darkmagicianst
Some call it preachy. But hey I grew up with cartoons like He-man, She-RA, Bravestar & Captain Planet. It's nice to have a cartoon with a message and it's nice to have something you can call a quality cartoon(at least with the TV it's unfortunately true). What can children watch on TV now nothing that would be worth to say that has quality. To see that a cartoon teaches children values, what's wrong and what's right and also what can and can't be done. Also the way the cartoons were drawn it's more nice than the way it's drawn in some cartoons nowadays. I loved He-man and the masters of the universe and I still love it. Sorry to say but cartoons like it was the 80s He-man don't grow on trees. Although when you look low quality, middle quality or just average cartoons now those really need weeding. Sure we can say that the cartoon without a message doesn't exist but still there's something about the cartoons from the past that even generations that see it today admire. As much as the computer drawing era produces, when you show to children, teens, young adults and even adults the cartoons made before those which are made by computer always say wow. And as an honor to these cartoons I award this cartoon a 10!
IkuharaKunihiko
The animated 80s hit show "He-man" about the strongest man in the universe, the title hero, protecting his country against the evil forces of Skeletor was one of my very personal and favorite series when I was a child. But today, as a movie buff familiar with Fellini, Pasolini, Kubrick, Capra, Wilder and others, I just have to face the music: "He-man" wasn't such a good product. One of it's main flaws is the one dimensional view of the makers. For them, every man in that world was strong and had muscles like a wrestler, while every woman was thin, attractive and always wearing make up. Not only that, but He-man/Adam is a pretty stiff character. That's why the cynical Skeletor is often much more realistic and amusing ( his priceless line "Bring them to the dungeon and make sure they are made...uncomfortable!" to his henchmen when they capture a few men ). Plus the story doesn't have a straight beginning or an end.----------- Season 1 is simply very weak. Even the best episodes, the ones on DVD, like "Teela's quest" and "Prince Adam no more", seem like campy travesties. Luckily, the second season is a lot better, featuring some great stuff, like "Into the Abyss" where Teela gets stuck in Greyskull's pit : when Adam transforms into He-man, thousand light beams fall down into the abyss, and then back up again, creating a magic scene. So there is something about "He-man". The animation, although over recycled, is fantastic and realistic, reminiscent of Japanese anime. The idealism, emotions, honesty and the sheer innocence of it's good characters is somehow beautiful, almost as if the makers still believe in human kind. It makes you want to be a better person.And, in some traces, there are brilliant situations operand. Just take 2 of my favorite episodes, both written by J. Micheal Straczynski, "Double trouble" and "Mistaken identity". In "Trouble" Skeletor accidentally discovers a mirror which creates opposite clones of one person. Evidently, it creates his clone, a good Skeletor, who tries to help He-man. In "Identity" Tharan, a teenage boy, goes on a date with his girlfriend Kareel, but she always keeps going on and on how great and perfect He-man is. The jealous Tharan then lures He-man into a cave with a help of false dragon sounds, and exits afterwords, making Kareel think that he is actually He-man. Of course, she gets all excited, but then he is kidnapped by Modulok. Kareel calls for Adams help, boldly stating how "Tharan, her boyfriend, is He-man and in trouble". I wish there were more such sweet episodes, and less those formulaic about how He-man just simply defeats Skeletor. But compared to some todays "kids" shows, you really can't complain about "He-man".Grade: 5/10
Unbreakable27
I happen to have loved the 1980's.The cartoons, movies, the music.Prince and Michael Jackson with the music, the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, and then there was of course, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.Those of us lucky enough to spend our childhood in the administration of Reagan, were blessed with this cartoon.I picked this gem up on DVD a month ago and I love it. I watch it with the intensity that I did as a kid.I wanted to show my children what real cartoons were all about. Now my children love He-Man, to the point where I had to make my 3 year old a power sword out of wood and I spray-painted it silver. Now he runs around the house, with it in the back of his shirt screaming, 'by the power of gray skull!' In fact, I'm going to also pick up the whole season 1 when it comes out later this week.Just watching these things takes me back to 1983. The only thing that ever bothered me was that the Eternians were idiots. How could you not know that Prince Adam and He-Man were one and the same.1. They look exactly alike2. One is never around when the other one is3. As soon as one disappears the other shows back up.Pick it up and you'll learn what real cartoons were all about!!
CocaCola18
Why? Because you might as well read what Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr/Prof Movie Nuttball wrote because it sums (quite literally) everything up! There's no need to write anymore... Why am I writing this? I don't know what's going on anymore!I loved He-Man, I even liked the Dolph Lundgrun, Courteney Cox live action film with that COSMIC KEY hahahaha!What I didn't like about it was the less than subtle "Don't Do This: advice" thing at the end... it's what I hate about cartoons unless it's subtle... That's are I didn't dig Captain Planet! DON'T BE IN MY FACE PREACHY!!!!thank you.
