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He-Man, and also the Masters of the Universe
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Elephino.
Mammush.
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Also just playing around with the toys
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Also just playing around with the toys
I really want him to have an ass that opens up to hold extra parts alla Mr Potato Head.
-ZacWilliam, that really sounds like an a actual Master.
Just got back. As someone who didn't grow up with MOTU, and only got into it in the last couple years, that was fun. It was the big bombastic live-action cartoon it needed to be. Was the humor heavy-handed? A bit. Do I have nitpicks? Absolutely. But this movie knew what it wanted to be, and did it. It's a shame to already be reading that it's a flop and doomed and all that.
Some things in no particular order:
- Voice or no, Skeletor got to be hammy. That was important. And they nailed it pretty well.
- Elba's arc for Man-at-Arms was compressed but very understandable, I liked him in the role.
- I continue to appreciate that, one throwaway joke aside, it was not an 'Adam doesn't know who he really is' plot. He knows everything he needs to, it's the plot driver for the entire (and thankfully short) Real Earth bit, and it drives him to do some pretty stupid jive in pursuit of his goal. Believe it or not I think that's a good thing.
- Dolph's cameo was fitting.
- Say what you will about spiking The Final Fight with humor, but the 'Skeletor Flashbacks' made me snort.
- Given that Brian May was in on the soundtrack, I should have been less surprised by the Queen song. Especially that one, with the Highlander reference earlier.
- Meta humor always makes me twitch, it's just a reflex. But at least this was "I know I'm cheesy and doing this anyway" meta humor that I could roll my eyes and laugh at. Not...I don't know the right word. Disney characters saying "if you start singing I'm gonna puke" meta. Self-denigrating?
I want the soundtrack, I will be picking it up when it's available, and I wish that apparently more people enjoyed it. I know I did.
Some things in no particular order:
- Voice or no, Skeletor got to be hammy. That was important. And they nailed it pretty well.
- Elba's arc for Man-at-Arms was compressed but very understandable, I liked him in the role.
- I continue to appreciate that, one throwaway joke aside, it was not an 'Adam doesn't know who he really is' plot. He knows everything he needs to, it's the plot driver for the entire (and thankfully short) Real Earth bit, and it drives him to do some pretty stupid jive in pursuit of his goal. Believe it or not I think that's a good thing.
- Dolph's cameo was fitting.
- Say what you will about spiking The Final Fight with humor, but the 'Skeletor Flashbacks' made me snort.
- Given that Brian May was in on the soundtrack, I should have been less surprised by the Queen song. Especially that one, with the Highlander reference earlier.
- Meta humor always makes me twitch, it's just a reflex. But at least this was "I know I'm cheesy and doing this anyway" meta humor that I could roll my eyes and laugh at. Not...I don't know the right word. Disney characters saying "if you start singing I'm gonna puke" meta. Self-denigrating?
I want the soundtrack, I will be picking it up when it's available, and I wish that apparently more people enjoyed it. I know I did.
Toy Habits has dug up higher res images of Core Wave 4, due late this summer. Usual caveats apply: These are mostly proto/renders and the final products may vary as we’ve seen with figures like Trap Jaw. This assortment will feature the premiere of Ram Man and TriKlops into this line, while Tesla and Skeletor are getting their second and fourth iterations, respectively.
Ram Man and Triklops seem to follow the same “formula” as prior figures: Likely using the same sculpt references used for Chronicles, these guys are re-scaled, with articulation, deco and accessories scaled back to fit this segment’s price point. That said, like other Core figures, that means you’re still getting a pretty solid product for $10-12. I do appreciate that TriKlops seems to have higher elbow cuts, allowing him to hold his rifle in some decent positions. The official text indicates his head DOES rotate!
Teela is sporting a new head sculpt with her hair pulled back, and the text lists her accessories as sword and her “blaster staff” seen in battle against Beast Man (the first version just had a sword and pistol). I’m mostly waiting for in hand shots to see if Mattel managed to improve the face deco relative to the first.
Skeletor has a number of changes and alterations. In addition to a “threat/spell” open right hand, he gets a new “open mouth” headsculpt (with vintage-esque green deco), a massive effects piece for the Havoc Staff, and his basic mold is cast in gorgeous translucent plastic. The varying purples on his boots/bracers and belt/hood-cape offer a nice contrasting pop to the whole thing
Ram Man and Triklops seem to follow the same “formula” as prior figures: Likely using the same sculpt references used for Chronicles, these guys are re-scaled, with articulation, deco and accessories scaled back to fit this segment’s price point. That said, like other Core figures, that means you’re still getting a pretty solid product for $10-12. I do appreciate that TriKlops seems to have higher elbow cuts, allowing him to hold his rifle in some decent positions. The official text indicates his head DOES rotate!
Teela is sporting a new head sculpt with her hair pulled back, and the text lists her accessories as sword and her “blaster staff” seen in battle against Beast Man (the first version just had a sword and pistol). I’m mostly waiting for in hand shots to see if Mattel managed to improve the face deco relative to the first.
Skeletor has a number of changes and alterations. In addition to a “threat/spell” open right hand, he gets a new “open mouth” headsculpt (with vintage-esque green deco), a massive effects piece for the Havoc Staff, and his basic mold is cast in gorgeous translucent plastic. The varying purples on his boots/bracers and belt/hood-cape offer a nice contrasting pop to the whole thing
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So probably the last update on my Pretender Bumblebee. I did indeed buy Fang Man for the red crotch and 200x Zodak for the white hands. Unless some new figures come out with some unexpected parts I think I've pushed this as close to Pretendee BB as I can.
I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
themotupowertour.blogspot.com
So I did my best:
ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.
I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
SONGSTER
This part of the blog is dedicated to S ongster " musician of Eternia " Songster was one of the stars of the po...
themotupowertour.blogspot.com
So I did my best:
ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.
Not bad! I always wished we'd gotten a Songster figure.So probably the last update on my Pretender Bumblebee. I did indeed buy Fang Man for the red crotch and 200x Zodak for the white hands. Unless some new figures come out with some unexpected parts I think I've pushed this as close to Pretendee BB as I can.
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I've also been wishing for some more DnD classes as He-Man characters. I was wishing there was a bard, and then I looked around the web and discovered there was One.
SONGSTER
This part of the blog is dedicated to S ongster " musician of Eternia " Songster was one of the stars of the po...
So I did my best:
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ZacWilliam, Mattel doesn't seem to mind going obscure, if the rights aren't a mess I could see Songster getting a real Origins figure. Happy with this till then though.
They have already started to meme, as they deserve to be.
I'm just sad that Mattel's Chronicles iteration is a classic-styled Skeletor in a suit and not the office casual Skeletor look in the film. The office casual look just hits better
Just found out this was published last week, so I went ahead and ordered a copy. Will report back.
I'm looking forward to this:
I LOVE Will Henry's Wallace comic strip. This should be a lot of fun.
-ZacWilliam, and Patis is cool as well of course.
EDIT: Feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this panel:
I LOVE Will Henry's Wallace comic strip. This should be a lot of fun.
-ZacWilliam, and Patis is cool as well of course.
EDIT: Feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this panel:
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A look from Travis Knight for “Mer Man”. Knight said he wanted to get Mer Man into the film, but just couldn’t make it work. So the props/effects guy put together a “Mer Man” they could use for crowd scenes (who reportedly showed up in the post-film “Moral of the day” scene).
www.he-man.org
I’m still saddened in my bitter heart that the film hasn’t really taken off, thus far. Because it’s obvious that the cast and crew were into this project, and they were having fun. Hell, the Fisto actor reportedly showed up to one of the film premieres WITH HIS CHILDHOOD FISTO TOY in his front pocket. In discussing working on the soundtrack, Brian May actually pulled out his son’s childhood MOTU collection. There is such a passion for this goofy-ass franchise being put in by these people, it is sad that audiences haven’t turned out at the theatre, at least in the US. Guess we’ll see how things go on streaming in a few months…
Also, the YouTube shorts Tales from Eternia didn’t crop up on the 10th, so maybe they will on the 17th (I heard both dates being bandied about). For now, Mattel Adventures uploaded an introductory short for He-Man.
“Mer-Man” and Komodo, behind the scenes – HE-MAN.ORG
www.he-man.org
I’m still saddened in my bitter heart that the film hasn’t really taken off, thus far. Because it’s obvious that the cast and crew were into this project, and they were having fun. Hell, the Fisto actor reportedly showed up to one of the film premieres WITH HIS CHILDHOOD FISTO TOY in his front pocket. In discussing working on the soundtrack, Brian May actually pulled out his son’s childhood MOTU collection. There is such a passion for this goofy-ass franchise being put in by these people, it is sad that audiences haven’t turned out at the theatre, at least in the US. Guess we’ll see how things go on streaming in a few months…
Also, the YouTube shorts Tales from Eternia didn’t crop up on the 10th, so maybe they will on the 17th (I heard both dates being bandied about). For now, Mattel Adventures uploaded an introductory short for He-Man.
Hopefully for the better.
Hopefully it's a movie people want to see and will like, just maybe not at movie theater prices.
How do Amazon movies do in theaters usually, anyway? Just hearing (or I guess seeing) the name "Amazon" makes me feel like I should either be streaming it or buying the DVD from them, not going to a movie theater.
Technically, it’s Amazon/MGM
But Amazon’s lack of focus on theatrical makes performance hard to gauge. Earlier this year, they released Project Hail Mary to widespread acclaim and a haul of nearly $350 million domestic to a worldwide total over $680 million. But they also seem content to “contractual” theatrical releases which see a quick turnaround to Prime Video. The Roadhouse remake had a reported budget of $85 million, and Amazon was quite happy to put it to streaming, where it was successful enough to warrant sequel development.
IN GENERAL, Amazon/MGM’s theatrical releases have been…spotty. But generally lukewarm to poor (Ministry of Ungentlmenly Warfare was a flop, Beekeeper was a minor hit, Crime 101 had a worldwide gross of $73 million against a $90 million budget). You had Crime 101 garner only 40-some days in theatres before going to Prime Video. Underperforming Mercy was granted 35 days in theatres. But then you have semi-indie far like “Is God Is” which has garnered $15 million against a $5million budget.
Project Hail Mary and The Sheep Detectives are two of the brighter points in their slate for the past couple of years. But I also don’t know if Amazon is THAT worried about pure theatrical performance. Again, they’ve been more than willing to put fairly pricey films directly to streaming. I think Amazon views theatrical more as a marketing vehicle than a pure review driver. And in the case of MOTU, Amazon is probably getting a piece of the movie merchandise like Paramount did for Transformers and GI Joe.
As an aside, I found Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare a whole lot of fun. Definitely a must-watch to fans of Inglourious Basterds, at least!Technically, it’s Amazon/MGM
But Amazon’s lack of focus on theatrical makes performance hard to gauge. Earlier this year, they released Project Hail Mary to widespread acclaim and a haul of nearly $350 million domestic to a worldwide total over $680 million. But they also seem content to “contractual” theatrical releases which see a quick turnaround to Prime Video. The Roadhouse remake had a reported budget of $85 million, and Amazon was quite happy to put it to streaming, where it was successful enough to warrant sequel development.
IN GENERAL, Amazon/MGM’s theatrical releases have been…spotty. But generally lukewarm to poor (Ministry of Ungentlmenly Warfare was a flop, Beekeeper was a minor hit, Crime 101 had a worldwide gross of $73 million against a $90 million budget). You had Crime 101 garner only 40-some days in theatres before going to Prime Video. Underperforming Mercy was granted 35 days in theatres. But then you have semi-indie far like “Is God Is” which has garnered $15 million against a $5million budget.
Project Hail Mary and The Sheep Detectives are two of the brighter points in their slate for the past couple of years. But I also don’t know if Amazon is THAT worried about pure theatrical performance. Again, they’ve been more than willing to put fairly pricey films directly to streaming. I think Amazon views theatrical more as a marketing vehicle than a pure review driver. And in the case of MOTU, Amazon is probably getting a piece of the movie merchandise like Paramount did for Transformers and GI Joe.
I mean, honestly, this is me. I absolutely want to see MotU. There's actually a few movies I want to see. But I just don't have the money, time or bladder strength for watching movies at the theater anymore.
New Evil Plan: Make a movie entitled "The history of water on Earth" and have it in one of those simulator theaters so there will be realistic sloshing motions as the movie plays. Claim its the best movie ever made and charge everyone a premium to see it, working on the hope that no critic will be able to sit through the whole thing to dispute my claim.
Careful, you might make a religion out of it....