He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
TV-Y7 | 16 August 2002 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    Incannerax

    What a waste of my time!!!

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    AniInterview

    Sorry, this movie sucks

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    Lidia Draper

    Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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    Quiet Muffin

    This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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    florentinoalejandro

    It's better because: I say both! i like the new story line. the plot and the settings. He-Man and Adam looks cooler too. The 80's seem to be a gay image now like the most comments i am reading in youtube. Eitherway,they should have finished Season 3.It was left behind just like that. I really like the story. What's wrong with the world. Aside from the almost "real" situations like sometimes Adam can't use the sword, you gotta love some jokes even with Skeletor's minions. i really like the way and the story transition.It's worse because: He-Man 2002 may seem too early to fall for the fact that it does not garner high TV ratings that is why Season 3 was canceled all the way. Matell should focus on this rather than on boobs show Barbie they have. Anyway of course since it's a business establishment, they aim primarily on earning money rather than making their audiences entertained - yes in conjunction with He-Man. They should have however finish the story at least for those people paying their cable networks and buying some of their toys as collections. I also didn't got the chance of collecting all the characters.OK, that would be all.

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    rhoberic

    So, the new He-Man cartoon on CNX. Is it good, telling a good story while at the same time making us all nostalgic for the original, or is it just a big pile of elephant turd? There haven't been many re makes of 80's cartoons yet, except for a couple of attempts at new Transformers series, which I have to say, were pretty appalling. So, I was kinda sceptical about the new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. But, I have now watched enough episodes to make a judgement. I will do so by listing the good points followed by the bad points. Good points: 1: The new looks for the characters. They have modernised, and dare I say it, improve upon the look the of characters, making everyone look very cool, while still remaining incredibly faithful to the way they looked in the original. For example, Man At Arms helmet always looked kinda stupid in the original, but with the updated look, seems pretty cool. Beastman looks pretty much the same, but is now also really rather large, which works better for the character. So the new look is actually an improvement. 2: Todays animation techniques are obviously better than they were 20 years ago, and this has worked very much in He-Man's favour. Everything about the cartoon looks incredible and moves fluidly. But just look at the locations. Most of the time, they have enough character of their own. 3: The characters really haven't changed. Everyone is pretty much what they were in the original, with only slight updates to keep up with the times. Sure, Adam and Teela are younger, but again, it just seems better. 4: Cringer/Battlecat doesn't talk anymore. This is one of the biggest differences to the original, but I prefer it this way. Having Cringer just mew like a frightened kitten, then roaring and snarling when he becomes Battlecat works better than having him talk. He seems more like what he's supposed to be now: the loyal pet. 5: The voices. Most of them sound pretty similar to the voices from the original. Skeletor particularly. The actor doing Skeletor's voice is one of the best things about this series. 6: The humour. There's some very funny moments in the new series, and I don't remember there being very many of those in the original. For example, have a look at the episode where the Masters try to defeat Skeletor once and for all by attching a device to him which hurts him whenever he say's or does anything bad. Watching Skeletor trying desperately to be nice and polite to his minions is hilarious. 7: Where else on television today are you going to find characters with such great names like Buzz-Off, Mechaneck, Man-E-Faces and Ramman? 8: It wipes away any memories of the awful Dolph Lundgren film Bad points: 1: They changed the theme tune! All right, so maybe the original theme tune just wouldn't work in this day and age, but come on! 2: He-Man doesn't hold his sword in front of him now when he say's "I have the power!". He just keeps it pointed skyward. That just seems wrong somehow. So there you go. The good points far outweigh the bad, and lets face it, how tiny and petty are thos bad points. So I say that the new He-Man is a triumph. It's at least an equal to its predecessor, if not better in some ways. Lets hope this paves the way for some decent re makes of other classics. I for one would love to see the Thundercats come back in a good cartoon, and it's about time the transformers came back in a cartoon that did justice to the fantastic originals. And lets also hope that the new He-Man goes on for long enough that they remake the Secret of the Sword movie which introduced She-Ra and we get a new She-Ra cartoon. That'd be cool.

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    Tricer1447

    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is part Yu-Gi-Oh, part Thundar the Barbarian, part ThundarCats and part Samuri Jack. (He Man sounds just like Yami Yugi) This is Cartoon Networks 3rd original action series (fourth counting Powerpuff girls) and like the other ones its pretty cool. Of course Samuri Jack is the only true original of these three. This series has far more characters than any other CN original, I'll go over them.The GoodiesHe-Man- The alter ego of Prince Adam, who is like Hercules, he is VERY POWERFUL and a true heroe. (Just like Jack and the League) his companion is the alter ego of Prince Adam's green tiger Cringer, Battlecat. Man at Arms- Leader of the MAsters ( a powerful group of warriors) his real name is Douncan (he has two lame names but he's a pretty cool character, I mean you would have to be a warror without getting beat up with those names.Teela- MAn's daugther who loves who harrass Prince Adam. She's loyal and a brave fighter but I think she's a b"tch. She seemigly has a crush on He-MAn. SHe is cool but she's a b"tchOrco- a little magic sprite who serves has comic relief. He is one of my favorite characters. His magic is weak without his wand and he does get in the way but he helps sometimes.Sorrceress- Teela's mother who gave Adam the sword to become He-ManMAsters- Ram man ( a bulldozer Homer Simpson like guy) Stratos (Think Birdman or Hawkman) Maney-faces (part man, part monster and part robot) Mekaneck (a cyborg with a streching neck) Buzzof (an insectoid figther who was once Stratos's enemy) Cyclone (a strom blowing gaurdian)The baddiesSkelator- He is freaky. His face was burned right of, leaving his face bones sticking out. He's also a pretty smart guy. His minions are powerful but most of them (except Evelin and Triclopes) have limited intelligence. This way he can control them his fearsome powers. HE is the enemy of Adams father. King Randor who caused him to mutatePanthor- Skelator's pet panther monster who is Battlecat's arch enemyEvelin- My favorite villian in the show. She is a witch with very strong magic. She's cunning, sly, sleazy, powerful and all around diabolical. She may be evil but I have a hard time deciding who's a bigger b"tch. Her or Teela.Beastman- a spiky ape man who can control any monster except for dragons. HE is probably the least intelligent bad guy.Merman- a wimpy fish man who is really good only in his element.Triclopes- a fighter with three eyes around his forehead covered by a macanical ring who is like a scientist.Other baddies- Whiplash (an ankylosaurs man with a clubbed tail, Clawful (giant lobster man) TrapJaw (cyborg thug)This is a pretty good show with great animation and awesome sound effects 10/10

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    Doc_ock_4mugen

    He-man and MOTU 2002 Version awakens nostalgic feelings on those who were fans of the original 1983 He-man and MOTU. The show is really well made and has a great cast of Voice Actors and Actresses. The characters are mostly 98% similar to their 1983 counterparts with a few exceptions of course. Fans of the original He-man and MOTU might find a few references to the original series like the show's Intro Speech by Adam, Cringer's pose in the Cringer/Battlecat Transformation. The show is a bit more action packed than it's '80s counterpart. Skeletor was fearsome back then now he's a force to be reckoned with. Now you can see the difference between Adam and He-man. Some characters have gotten more important than before like Teela. Other characters have lost their chemistry like Orko and Man-At-Arms, and I liked their chemistry. A few things that are missing from the original are the theme song which is etched into my mind, He-mans echo(Thank goodness it's gone because it was annoying sometimes) and the Morals at the end. But nonetheless it's one great show for He-man Veterans and Newcomers alike. I only wish that Cartoon Network could show back to back episodes of He-man the 1983 and the 2002 versions...

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