He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Gary Hartle

Writer:

Dean Stefan (written by)

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy

Plot:

The beginning of how the strongest man in the universe gained the power to defend his home.

Plot Keywords:

He Man | Superhero | Sword | Based On Toy | Masters Of The Universe

Cast

Cam Clarke	...	Prince Adam / He-Man
Kathleen Barr	...	Evil-Lyn (as Kathleen Baar)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Teela
Gary Chalk	...	Man-At-Arms / Whiplash (as Garry Chalk)
Brian Dobson	...	Keldor / Skeletor
Paul Dobson	...	Trap-Jaw / Tri-Klops / Man-E-Faces
Michael Donovan	...	King Randor
Gabe Khouth	...	Orko / Mekaneck
Scott McNeil	...	Ram Man / Stratos / Merman / Clawful (voice)
Nicole Oliver	...	Queen Marlena / Sorceress

Runtime:

USA:76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mike Young Productions

Quotes:

King Randor: He-Man... you can fly.
He-Man: Well... no.

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1978)

better with each episode

those who don't like the new "masters of the universe" haven't seen more than 5 episodes, which is shame, not so much for the series as for the viewers - for if they could stick a bit longer before giving judgements, they would be in for a great treat. of course the show will not be perfect when compared to the old cannon; the value of the original is never easy to compensate (true, the old series is very cheesy by today's standards, but that cheesyiness only ads to the series' feeling). however, the show does preety good job of getting on the old tracks. with the exception of several episodes ("siren's song" most notably) the series has been great so far in capturing the old feeling, and has offered some new elements to the mythos that were not present in the original. how many times did skeletor get into sword fight with randor in the original? well, in the new series, he gets to fight randor AND he-man at the same time, which is extra-cool. the redesigns and the new characters are exceptional, as well. the only disatvantage of the show is that so far it has been trying to deliever what the fans wante d (a pretty long list of wishes) and couldn't find a voice of its own for some time. this has been settled after some episodes like "the snake pit" and "separation", though. the first season will have its ending somewhere in june and a bit later on, new season with at least 13 episodes will continue.