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John Woo directing a live action HE-MAN movie' What the hell'!'!'

What the? by Darksider	Oct 5th, 2004 07:46:25 AM
Wasn't this done before? They must be running out of ideas.
If Dolph doesnt play He-Man... by BitterMan23	Oct 5th, 2004 08:06:25 AM
...it wont matter much, its still gonna suck. But at least if Dolph IS in it maybe it will lead to more occasional theatrical released. John Woo is like the Uwe Boll of the A-List these days...
I think Hulk Hogan should play He-Man! by mbaker	Oct 5th, 2004 08:11:26 AM
BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL, BROTHER!
Check out these 'He-Man' parody episodes! by mbaker	Oct 5th, 2004 08:12:57 AM
http://www.he-man.toywars.net
Woo should go back to making Hong Kong movies. Pretty much every by Jim Jam Bongs	Oct 5th, 2004 08:13:28 AM
Remember a few years ago when he was supposedly going to direct or produce a new live action version (or was it an all CG version?) of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? What the fuck was up with THAT one?
Maybe Tom Jane can play Prince Adam/He-Man... by Jim Jam Bongs	Oct 5th, 2004 08:16:54 AM
Since we're remaking Lundgren's movies, might as well go with a proven formula.
No one dose chicken like me, Beeeiiitch! by mbaker	Oct 5th, 2004 08:29:38 AM
The only good that can come out of this will be having the cartoons available on DVD. It's such a shame that the new 'He-Man' series on Cartoon Network' got cut short. (Thanks mostly to Mattel's inept thinking.) That series had so much potential. Maybe we'll get some animated DVT movies that'll pick up where the series left off.
homophobe by BurlIvesLeftNut	Oct 5th, 2004 08:46:55 AM
You have a problem with gay undertones? The show wouldn't even be watchable without the subtext. Bob Hoskins for He-Man, John Rhys-Davies for Skeletor!
Maybe I was too young..... by Hunter-X	Oct 5th, 2004 09:30:22 AM
But I don't recall any homoerotic references in He-Man. In fact I always thought there was an insane amount of sexual tension between He-Man and Teela. Not to mention a love triangle between Adam, He-Man (who were the one in the same!!) and Teela. Speaking of, Jessica Biel has my vote for Teela. Hell yeah!!!!!!
Did they have doves at Castle Greyskull? by howstone	Oct 5th, 2004 09:42:09 AM
Oh yeah, and he also has to have a shot of He-man and Skeletor pointing swords at each other.
No no no No no no No no no No no no No no no No no no No no no by iamarayya	Oct 5th, 2004 10:02:21 AM

Skelator got FAT. by phatboi560	Oct 5th, 2004 10:12:55 AM

At last, Woo has given up his last vestiges of cred and embraced by TV CASUALTY	Oct 5th, 2004 10:21:00 AM
It's actually kind of refreshing. Now I don't have to think about him as the cinematic Boston Red Sox - which one will we see, the edgy, exciting one that keeps you riveted, or the craptastic suck-fest that makes you want to curse God and this miserable earth. It's better if he just sinks into the shitpit once and for all. His career died when he cast Van Damme in a movie.
WOO WHO by cocolopez	Oct 5th, 2004 11:04:43 AM
John Woo isn't the same cat who directed classics like Hard-Boiled... He's now the cross-over wash-out who dircted crap like Paycheck and MI:2... and sorry but He-Man was always some over excitable gay-man's true fantasy- We who had the figures when we were mere tykes didn't know any better- but now some muscle-bound blonde in a loin-cloth swinging a giant sword appears far too gay... A perfect fit perhaps for the unintentional humor of Woo's latter day flicks... Gang way as I take a steaming dump on this movie- here it comes- unghhh! here it comes- unghhh! here it is... ungggggghhh WHAT A LOVELY SNAKE COIL OF CRAP FITTINGLY BEJEWELING THIS WOO-HE-MAN CELLULOID BUTT SUCKER
R.C.'s prediction: He-Man will be played by either Brad Pitt, T by R.C. the "Wise"	Oct 5th, 2004 11:21:31 AM
It should be interesting. Woo's directing style has always been there. It's his project selections that have been suspect. Though M.I.2 could've worked if Tom Cruise didn't meddle with the script, direction, and the stunts. Only one major 80's cartoon franchise left, (two counting Robotech) G.I. Joe. If Warner Bros. is smart, they sign Viggo NOW!!!
When I was a young man with flesh and organs by Lost Skeleton	Oct 5th, 2004 12:00:15 PM
...I always watched He-Man on weekdays, not because I liked it, but because it came on after Voltron (the Lions) and before Transformers so aI needed something to look at while I waited. That said, I always found He-Man very gay...and a talking tiger who became a Battle-cat...stupid. The best thing about that cartoon is when he became He-Man and turned the tiger into Battle Cat and Skeletor- he was money. That said, John Woo needs to go back to China and make some more kick ass action movies with Chow Yun Phat.
anime bullhit new He Man by FakeTrout	Oct 5th, 2004 12:13:58 PM
is not japanese, nor has it even made it to that country as far as I know. and if you'd bother watching it you'd see its every bit as good or BETTER than the old masters of the universe series. This isn't like some Transformers vs Beast Wars arguement, this is fucking fact.
The new cartoon is WAAAAY better! by krosshair	Oct 5th, 2004 12:46:22 PM
The old one is a classic only because of the high camp...and the fact we were little kids. If you can't see how much better the new cartoon is, you are blinded by nostalgia.
Masters of the Universe by SamBlackChvrch21	Oct 5th, 2004 01:18:14 PM
I don't remember the cartoon well enough to judge wether it had gay undertones. But the Movie? Its as gay as a room full of KY. The ending had Skeletor dressed in gold having accquired He-Mans sword, the least of his concerns is conquering Eternia and he is more concerned with chainging he-man in a loin cloth to his throne. go figure
Quint proves his ignorance yet again by slone13	Oct 5th, 2004 01:41:55 PM
The old Filmation show was complete and utter crap. The new one is so much better that it's hard to even compare the two. I'm 31 years old and I can't wait to see what Woo does with this. Though, to be honest, I think I've been remarkably underwhelmed by each and every movie he's made in America since HARD TARGET. (Say what you want, that one's a guilty pleasure of mine.)
The Lundgren live-action film is an underrated 80s kiddie classi by Aston Lad	Oct 5th, 2004 01:42:15 PM
Especially Frank Langella's Skeletor, how could you not love the scene where he humbles the 4 warriors who failed him before vaporising one of them? His whole scenery-chewing ruled. Never mind the fact that no-one ever questions why the Eternians speak perfect English with mostly American accents despite coming from a completely different part of the universe; it didn't bother me as a child and it shouldn't bother us now. PS...THIS IS OLD NEWS. I read this in Empire about a year ago I think, it was in the same issue that featured previews of Return of the King and Matrix Revolutions. News? I don't think so.
Hey whatever happened to Woo's CGI TMNT movie? by Gheorghe Zamfir	Oct 5th, 2004 01:53:49 PM
I was looking forward to that.
gayzilla... by TV CASUALTY	Oct 5th, 2004 02:06:47 PM
I'll bet you want Ram-Man. Ok, that was too easy.
Haha Quint by Spyhunter	Oct 5th, 2004 02:27:56 PM
Obviously Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings is far superior to that crap Peter Jackson threw up on the screen. The new He-Man cartoon had some of the best writing I've seen in a cartoon and the animation was top notch. It's gone now because they couldn't sell enough Samurai Eskimo Armor He-Man figures.
New series is much better then old by Blok Narpin	Oct 5th, 2004 02:31:05 PM
The new series is not anime, it's good traditional animation. No Anime bullshit at all. It's MUCH better then the old series. It's Very faithful but not cheesy. I hope Woo can pull this off and make a great movie. I hope it's more based on the new then the old because the old is pretty cheesy.
best episode by WorstPoochieEver	Oct 5th, 2004 03:18:26 PM
I like the He-Man episode where Man-at-Arms explains to He-Man that Skeletor is sucking up Eternia's oxygen, and the reason He-Man feels tired is, in fact, because living things need oxygen to live. Enlightening.
Take Frank Langella... by DocPazuzu	Oct 5th, 2004 03:38:21 PM
...in Skeletor mode, give him a metal mask and a green cloak -- instant Dr. Doom, exactly as he SHOULD be played. By a different actor, of course.
What's wrong with the original movie??? by cherrycola	Oct 5th, 2004 03:58:43 PM
it's a friggin' classic!
The Recent He-Man and The Masters of The Universe was Excellent! by Ines5	Oct 5th, 2004 06:35:26 PM
Does Anyone Know if The New He-Man and The Masters of The Universe Cartoon is Coming Back or was it Cancelled? When it Began it was Getings very High Rateings but The Last March They Just Stoped Airing it All Together! and if it is Gone for Good Just Why Did Cartoon Network Cancel it???
TMNT CG animation by cganimation	Oct 5th, 2004 07:18:52 PM
Now that would be awesome!
The original movie was inspired by Jack Kirby's NEW GODS... by Ivan_Mtl	Oct 5th, 2004 07:32:59 PM
... which begs the question, why not go directly to the "Source" (pun obviously intended) and direct a New Gods movie? The director of the original MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE has always maintained that he was inspired by Jack "King" Kirby's Fourth World books and even mentions it in the accompanying director's audio comentary of the DVD. Many, including John Byrne, picked up on this upon its initial release. When you consider that Star Wars blatantly stole ideas from the comic book (acknowledged by George Lucas' wife at the time), it is unbelievable to me that no studio has seized upon the opportunity of bringing the ORIGINAL epic series to the big screen. Instead, we are going to get a lame-ass Fantastic Four movie which, in no way, resembles the comic book. Such a pity.
He Man was the least favorite of the 80's toys by SexyBeast	Oct 5th, 2004 08:07:32 PM
Obvious favorite is Transformers. Then GI Joe. Heck even MASK was better than He Man.
Finally, a remake to shun away the awful movie that was the orig by screenplaywriter	Oct 5th, 2004 08:44:58 PM
The cartoon was good, but even the cartoon had it's weaknesses. My guess for people to play the title character will start off with some teen as Young Prince Adam, than he'll magically transform into The Rock, or Thomas Jane, or Arnold. Hell, anybody could really play the part, but I bet anything John Woo will probably pick somebody he's already worked with before. I mean look at "FACE/OFF" and "WINDTALKERS"- Nicholas Cage. I do believe John Woo has gone wild with not having the same originality he had before. My suggestion would be go back to Japanese kung-fu movies, or shoot em' ups, or action-packed smart films like "FACE/OFF." That was a damn good film and if Woo could go back to his old routes he'd save himself from mediocricy. His "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" idea would've been cool to see, but the men in suit Turtles are where it's at. Stick with the Jim Henson Turtles, not the Saban turtles, or the CGI turtles. And get old Kevin Clash back for Splinter, Corey Feldman for Donatello, and the original cast, but get a new April. Anywho...to make this short. I'm kind of skeptical of "SPYHUNTER" mainly because I think The Rock went from suck with "THE SCORPION KING" to awesome with "THE RUNDOWN" to just plain suck again with "WALKING TALL." As far as I see it if "SPYHUNTER" sucks again expect his stardom to fall and him to be sent back to the wrestling ring for more chair shots and more looking up Trish Stratus's skirt and thong.
I want my Homosexualist He-Man. by Floyd Gondolli	Oct 5th, 2004 08:54:54 PM
I'm no homosexualist myself, but I want my He-Man ripped, oiled up and ready to tussle. And I want him to be Dolph Lundgren. By the way, homosexualist is lingo for someone who is homosexual, not someone who believes in homosexuality, although technically that would be correct definition of homosexualist. Kapeesh (or however the fuck it's spelt).
He-man...gay? WTF? by Anlashok	Oct 5th, 2004 09:16:25 PM
Where do you motherfuckers come up with this shit?! I watched He-man avidly as a kid and gotta tell ya the last fuckin thing I thought about when watching it was fucking sex. (This coming from a guy who was sexually active at the time) I think all this homo shit comes from people who can't seperate themselves from their dicks long enough to read a paper, watch a flick or cross the fucking street. People who see sex in every nook and cranny are sex obsessed and just plain sad motherfuckers. Having said that, as an animator my opinion on the more recent cartoon is that the character design and shading look like pure shit compared to the original (take some fucking anatomy courses you fucks), can't say anything about the story since the visuals kept giving me dry heaves... at first I despised the original live action movie, I would have totally went in another direction, but I was eventually pulled in by Frank Langella's performance, fucking awesome "..and as you die so shall I be reborn." good stuff
SWORDFIGHTS IN SLOW MOTION. WITH DOVES. by el zar	Oct 5th, 2004 09:40:42 PM
AND LOTS OF GUY LOVE. HAR !
This is almost as bad as Burton, Ratner, and McG's attempts at S by KingKrypton	Oct 5th, 2004 10:05:08 PM
Could Woo possibly be LESS appropriate to this project? We need a more Old Hollywood-style approach to this property, not a Hong Kong take (especially with a director whose penchant is for graphic violence). This sounds like shit and I wouldn't be caught dead watching this thing even on cable. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE deserves better than this. Let Woo make an Evil Ernie movie or something instead.
This guy is a hack and always has been...now he has material to by Lezbo Milk	Oct 5th, 2004 10:47:23 PM
Every film this guy has done has been completely empty, lifeless, slow motion, stomache churning shit. He-Man is a perfect vehicle for his ilk. Maybe he can talk Dolf Lundgren into doing it? Ooooooo!!!! Michael Ironsides would make a perfect Skeletor! And when Woo is done doing some slow motion ass kicking under the wings of doves, he can do Thundercats!!!!!!!!!!
Holy shit I didn't even know Dolf was in it when I wrote my eari by Lezbo Milk	Oct 5th, 2004 10:49:49 PM
I'm fucking psychic!!!!!!
He-Man Live Action Show At Universal Studios by Uncapie	Oct 5th, 2004 11:10:57 PM
Did anyone see it in the late eighties?
Damn, they should have got Tsui Hark instead of Woo. Langella w by Declan_Swartz	Oct 5th, 2004 11:14:49 PM
If you think He-Man is gay, have you ever thought that besides kids, only Furries would go see a Thundercats movie? The last thing we need is a big budget Furries movie.
I want Beyounce Knowles as He - man by drompter	Oct 5th, 2004 11:32:01 PM

How about some gay overtones? by Eshu	Oct 5th, 2004 11:48:30 PM
I'd like to see prince adam finally outed and I'd love to see He-Man embrace the gayness. (and I'm not trying to be funny. I think this could work... it'all already there.)
http://www.x-entertainment.com/t hanksgiving/macyparade/1985-1986 by Declan_Swartz	Oct 5th, 2004 11:51:56 PM

The new He-Man series by pablojakaffo	Oct 6th, 2004 12:23:14 AM
I think everything is fine with the new He Man series except for the bloody AWFUL music. I don't know about any of you guys but the music is cheap and unexciting.
He-Man gay?!? by DrStrange	Oct 6th, 2004 12:56:22 AM
I think that paranoia and the ever-encroachcing gay communitte has finally fried a few brains and tinted everyone's glasses a bit purple. Not every big buff strongman is automatically Gay! ESPECIALLY in a cartoon series from 1984. It's merely the stereotypical strongman hero type, an archetype that goes back to Superman and ever farther to Hercules. No gay undertones inplied when He-man was on the air and none that should be taken now just because it's a popular thing to do. I know the Gay Communite would like everyone to think that everything everywhere is gay to make themselves feel more comfortable, but that's not the way things work. No homoerotic undertones at all, in fact I seem to recall our good Prince Adam had a bit of an affection for Teela (you remember, that FEMALE character?). Just because it's politically correct to Gayify everything under the sun doesn't make it right.
WOO BETTER HAVE PHUCKING ORKO IN THIS ONE DAMMIT!!! the New He-m by The Founder	Oct 6th, 2004 01:48:33 AM
The Masters of the Universe movie was good when I was a kid and saw it, but today it was so far and off from the cartoon. I wonder why all the changes?? At anyrate i have no idea who should get cast as He-Man, but I say an unknown is the way to go.
Ines5... by SonOfJorel	Oct 6th, 2004 02:51:58 AM
Here's a short history to answer your simple question. The new Masters Of The Universe cartoon was very highly rated and the comic sold pretty well. Problem was that Mattel, in all their infinite wisdom (coughidiotscough), decided to pack cases of six figures with (literally) 4-5 goofy looking variations of He-Man or Skeletor instead of the rest of the cast. When the glut of Ice Armor He-Mans and Fire Armor Skeletors (and their many, many more worthless variations, go take a look at any current Batman line in Wal-Mart and you'll get the idea) wouldn't sell, Mattel shitcanned the line, despite being told for an entire 2 years that thay were overpacking the main two and not nearly enough of the secondary characters (you know, the one's that collectors and kids actually want to complete their collections). With no line to promote, they shitcanned the cartoon. They've even put so many restrictions on what can and can't be done in the comic that the company producing it just ditched it for a lack of anything to do with it. Recently there's been talk of reintroducing it again as a collector's line, but this won't bring back the show. The fact that this movie's now confirmed (someone mentioned that it's old news, but it's actually only been rumor until now) kind of implies that Mattel's planning on relaunching this thing to the masses asain, which could mean a resurrection for the show. Just pray that they don't fuck it up again.
Yes, that Dolph He-man was a bit of a shocker. Hope we get somet by TheGinger Twit	Oct 6th, 2004 04:10:00 AM

He-man wasn't so bad. It just always had the same damn plot in e by TheGinger Twit	Oct 6th, 2004 04:32:29 AM
Skeletor was a gimp who always tried to kill He-man, but would end up in peril himself and He-man would end up rescuing the dumfuck. And I never understood why Adam and He-man were never in the same room together. That always threw me.
At least it was better than Thundercats by TheGinger Twit	Oct 6th, 2004 04:33:02 AM

Poor John Woo by CuervoJones	Oct 6th, 2004 05:29:50 AM

OK, all you 'phobes by TV CASUALTY	Oct 6th, 2004 09:47:02 AM
We're not saying the original INTENT of He-Man was that he was gay, only that he has become something of a gay icon. So don't worry, enjoying the show as a child is not a threat to your insecure sexuality. Jesus. Liberace - ACTUAL gay gay icon. He-Man - unintentional gay icon. Get it? And Gayzilla, in addition to having a clever handle, the Teela crack was great. Never thought of her as a transvestite. Now I'm questioning MY sexuality... curiouser and curiouser.
yeah, anime sucks. and... by scrumdiddly	Oct 6th, 2004 11:36:11 AM
what homo-erotic undertones?
Hey, TV CASUALTY, not everyone that thinks everyone in Hollywood by Lezbo Milk	Oct 6th, 2004 11:57:22 AM
is a scared closet homosexual. You know, for most people (straight people) thier sexuality is hard wired right into thier DNA. For guys exspecially the very thought of two dude getting it on, well, it churns thier stomache. It doesn't mean they secretley want to take it up the cornhole...they really are just grossed out by it on the most basic of levels. Women tend not to be grossed out so much by the thought of gay sex, because for them sex tends to be more emotionally based, not so visual and physical like it is for men. So don't buy into the bullshit that anyone who is grossed out by the thought of gay sex is actually a closet homo. It just isn't true, it's a myth, and it's propogated by gays and liberals. You can be grossed out by gay sex and still be tolerant of other peoples lifestyle. Gays shouldn't try to force people to "like" what they do in the bedroom, or try to force people to not think it's gross. That's a loosing battle...a battle that will never ever be won as long as there are straight men alive on the planet. So lets just go for tolerance.
Lezbo Milk, that wasn't my intent at ALL... by TV CASUALTY	Oct 6th, 2004 02:11:24 PM
and if it came across that way, then I need to re-check my posts. My point was that there's no reason for people to suddenly become outraged or shocked when something they grew up (in this case, he-man) with is suddenly claimed as a gay icon. I pretty much fit your description - I'm straight, I'm repulsed by the CONECPT of physical gay sex, but don't have a problem with it philosophically. I'm grossed out by the concept of golden showers, too, but if that drives your train, who am I to derail it. AND, I agree that much of Hollywood is "going gay" to the extreme, which in some ways is a detriment to gays by making them seem silly, bubbleheaded goofs, much like many black-casted programs and movies do blacks a disservice by making the general, whitebread public think that all blacks are either goofy comic misogynists, foul-mouthed cops, or crooks....... Shit... lost my train of thought... oh, right. Anyway, the point is that just because a particular group has adopted your childhood toy/cartoon, does not mean it is actually gay. Did that help de-confusify? Or just re-confusify.
Put Masters of the Universe back on Cartoon Network!!!!!!!!!! by ranting_dude	Oct 6th, 2004 03:29:57 PM
The new He-Man cartoons are pretty good I have to admit. I don't remember the classic one as much though. Although, does anyone else remember the girl He-Man from the cartoon? I believe it's like Shee-ra or something like that. Anyway, I think the reason they stopped airing is because people had trouble following its time change. At first it was on Fridays, but then they came out with their Saturday block and moved it there. Now that Saturday block of toons changed to Toonami. Last time I saw He-Man, it was the one about He-Man versus the Snake people. Long story short, where is He-Man, Kenshin, and Samurai Jack? Bring them back!!!!!!!!!!
Will he have He-man deliver a moralilty lecture/leson directly t by WONKABAR	Oct 6th, 2004 09:07:31 PM

Oh, and Adam wore pink...clearly, he was ghey by WONKABAR	Oct 6th, 2004 09:11:27 PM

That 'anime bullshit new cartoon' was probably the best thing on by StoneMonkey	Oct 6th, 2004 09:23:49 PM
It was better than the Filmation series: animation, writing, etc...but I still loved the rotoscoped look and female hottie character designs that Lou Scheimer & Co. cooked up to make us young horny lads even hornier and not turn us into homos.
I don't know if anyone's brought it up yet... by Super Person	Oct 7th, 2004 10:29:19 AM
But it's worth pointing out that the WHOLE reason Masters of the Universe ever got started was because Mattel made a bunch of action figures for "Conan the Barbarian" before they figured out it wasn't actually a kid's movie, so they dyed the heads blond, put different accessories on it, and invented a whole other story so they could make use of the figures and not lose money... thus, they had some people put together a cartoon to support the toy line... 's a fact Jack...

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