I saw the new Masters of the Universe movie, despite Jared Leto. It's very good nostalgia for He-Man fans, with easter eggs from the show and the previous movie. The only character that I didn't recognize was the woman named Dion or Dian; a youtube video says that she's a deep cut from a minicomic or newspaper. The movie is funny and campy, including Skeletor's usual jokes. It also features 4 Non Blondes's "What's Up" song in a fight scene. Apparently there was a meme in 2005 featuring Adam singing that song, and I must have missed it at the time. It's popular enough that the filmmakers are leaning into it. I do wish they didn't undercut all dramatic moments with jokes, though; a hero march set to a Queen song should have been kept serious. Besides that, it was satisfying. There are some end-credits scenes, including a tease that they might do She-Ra next, if this movie is theatrically successful. If not, people have suggested that Amazon would at least make a film for streaming.
Incidentally, I've now learned how to use the "delete" and "insert" HTML tags to show revisions. Huzzah! I might go back and revise various old posts as needed, including my Revised Outline of DIM.
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