7. He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) - Masters Of The Universe
Unable to mount a large-scale picture that remained close to the cartoon series, Cannon Films choose to set the majority of the action in present day California - not a bad idea considering how cheap and cheerful Castle Greyskull looks. To the gratitude of Bad Movie fans everywhere, they also cast Dolph Lundgren in the lead. Then white-hot after Rocky IV, Lundgren was hired on the understanding that his dialogue would be dubbed in post-production, but when financial woes torpedoed that idea, Cannon cheerfully let them stand, which is why He-Man speaks in an occasionally hard to understand growl. Throw in some scenes of He-Man flying that look suspiciously like the actor being towed, add some cornball dialogue and sprinkle with moments such as when the shirtless Lundgren steps out of a pink car, and you have a not very super hero who doesnt do very much apart from get under Skeletors feet. Then he follows his nemesis back to Eternia and kills him. The End.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
