Am I missing the widespread interest in a He-Man movie?

by Chris, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:04 (5 days ago)

Because that seems like just lighting money on fire.

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I'm actually hearing reports that it's fun.

by domer.mq ⌂ @, Friday, June 05, 2026, 08:24 (4 days ago) @ Chris

Though apparently it's very goofy. I was a huge He-Man fan as a little kid, but this hasn't really done much for me in the trailers. The Skeletor voice is entirely wrong.

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If Freddy were still around to do the soundtrack

by OGerry @, Maine wilderness, Friday, June 05, 2026, 08:27 (4 days ago) @ domer.mq

I'd go.

Not sure about widespread, but my 5 y.o. can't wait

by HCE, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:45 (5 days ago) @ Chris

He just started binge-watching the original series, and he's already insisting on playing He-Man games. I expect to be role-playing as Skeletor all summer and quite possibly donning a Skeletor costume on Halloween at his behest.

Update: It was the best movie he has ever seen in his life

by HCE, Saturday, June 06, 2026, 08:56 (3 days ago) @ HCE

He spent most of the movie literally jumping up and down in his seat, then walked home pretending to be Skeletor and insisting his mother be Evil-Lyn. His one complaint was that it needed more Battle Cat. His older brother (11) was far less impressed, but the neighbor kid (10) who came with us said that, after the Skywalker Saga and the Mandalorian and Grogu, it was probably his favorite movie.

FWIW, while it's not exactly "good," it is better than it has any right to be. Some of it is genuinely funny, and the soundtrack is pretty great.

The pure joy of a 5 year old…

by bk @, Close enough, Monday, June 08, 2026, 13:36 (9 hours, 38 minutes ago) @ HCE

Love it! Thanks for sharing.

nice

by Jay, San Diego, Monday, June 08, 2026, 09:26 (13 hours, 48 minutes ago) @ HCE

This reminds me of Lollapalooza 2007, seeing Daft Punk (only the second time they had ever toured), with the crazy pyramid light show and everything. We were surrounded by totally stoked 18 year olds. It was really awesome, but when it ended, this friendly kid turned to us and yelled THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE! And you know what, it probably was!

Hell yeah.

by domer.mq ⌂ @, Saturday, June 06, 2026, 15:50 (2 days ago) @ HCE

Glad it was such a great summer movie for y'all.

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Did you stay for all the credits?

by Chris, Raleigh, NC, Saturday, June 06, 2026, 10:36 (2 days ago) @ HCE

Apparently the post credits scene is great.

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MYAH!!!!

by irishoutsider @, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 13:50 (4 days ago) @ HCE

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That's awesome.

by Chris, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:54 (5 days ago) @ HCE

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You are so lucky…

by bk @, Close enough, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:49 (5 days ago) @ HCE

That’s seriously awesome. Enjoy every minute of it!

Skeletor

by Jay, San Diego, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:43 (5 days ago) @ Chris

So he’s this skeleton guy, right? But with MUSCLES!

(Would have loved to be in the original pitch room for this show)

I met one of the members of the creative team

by IrishGuard, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 13:09 (4 days ago) @ Jay

at Pat O'Brien's one night. He said the execs wanted a hyper-masculine toy for boys, so they pitched "He-Man" almost as a joke because the name is so ludicrously over the top, and he was surprised it got picked.

Man - e - faces?*

by MEH, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 11:56 (4 days ago) @ Jay

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Have you seen “The Toys That Made Us” on Netflix?

by Pat, in the cloud, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 11:22 (4 days ago) @ Jay

It covers how they came up with the ideas and characters. Good series for nostalgia.

I watched that episode last night based on this

by Mike (Embrey), Mountain Holler, Friday, June 05, 2026, 12:41 (3 days ago) @ Pat

The production is kinda silly, but as you said it was a fun nostalgia ride. I'd forgotten some of those characters. The lizard guys with the tongues lol

Although I have no recollection of Stink Man. That just sounds like an awful idea

There are some amazing Instagram accounts with Skeletor.

by Chris, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:54 (5 days ago) @ Jay

Until we meet again...


https://www.instagram.com/p/DXFKLuokQ0O/?hl=en

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It is getting far better reviews than I expected

by Publicola, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:18 (5 days ago) @ Chris

I watched the trailer because I watched He-Man as a kid and the cast is kind of nuts, so I was curious. But the trailer was even worse than I could have ever imagined. But it is not being universally panned like I thought it would be.

If we’re being honest, I was rooting for a She-Man movie

by Joe I @, Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:16 (5 days ago) @ Chris

World’s Strongest Human meets SuperPerson in outrageously glamorous RuPaul’s Drag Race attire.

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