The He-Man movie (yes, I think it is the same He-Man movie that led to some of us writing seminar people calling ourselves "the green light of jealousy" and "the yellow light of fighting," thanks to the use of obvious color-coding of scene types in this big-screen He-Man) is on sale on DVD at Amazon.com.
It is only $5.79.
But before you put your money where your blue light of dialogue is, consider the people in your company in the virtual line to make such a purchase. Read the reviews. One reviewer states, for instance, that "the true highlight of the movie is Frank Langella as Skeletor. He was made to play the role. He is very scarey and at most very evil in the movie."
The reviewer means, of course, that Frank Langella was born to play Skeletor, that he's perfect for the part -- which I realized about a minute after I assumed the first interpretation that popped into my mind, which was that he'd been forced, possibly at gunpoint, to play Skeletor, despite his objections.
The next most helpful reviewer explains why this version of He-Man is so weird to those of us who loved him in the 80's: This movie is actually based on a different comic book series, and uses He-Man characters the way a puppeteer might use Hansel and Gretel puppets to tell the story of Snow White.
It's no three wolves howling at the moon T-shirt, but it's not bad for ironic/camp purchase and review.
Consider adding your own voice to the masses'.
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