Not a Bomb

Episode 153 - Masters of the Universe


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All hail the Patron Saint of Not A Bomb - Dolph Lundgren! The most reviewed action star on the podcast!
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are pleased to welcome back Zo from the Back Look Cinema Podcast to discuss 1987’s superhero film - Masters of the Universe. Known as one of the films that bankrupted The Cannon Group, Masters of the Universe was meant to rejuvenate the franchise and increase toy sales. However, the poor critical reception and bad business decisions from Mattel did more damage than Skeletor riding on Panthor through Eternia. The film bombed and the kiddos stopped buying the action figures. Lots of great topics this episode including grown men collecting toys and the best Cannon films of the 80’s. Also, why is Frank Langella in Masters of the Universe delivering a Shakespeare quality performance?
Timestamps: Intro - (2:35), Box Office Results and Critical Response - (23:50), People Involved - (26:09), Production and Development - (38:25), Commerical Break - (61:06), Masters of the Universe Discussion - (63:38), Is it a Bomb? - (109:48), RoboReviewer1000 - (114:03), Listener Feedback - (118:19), and Outro - (129:10)
Masters of the Universe is directed by Gary Goddard and stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courtney Cox, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles, Meg Foster, and Robert Duncan McNeill.
Please check out the Back Look Cinema podcast and if you want to hear Troy discuss Jackie Chan with Zo, listen to the Rumble in the Bronx episode!
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Cast: Brad, Troy, Zo
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