Features the voices of: Chris Wood, Mark Hamill, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liam Cunningham, Lena Headey, Melissa Benoist, William Shatner, Meg Foster, Keith David | Created by Kevin Smith | Directed by Adam Conarroe, Patrick Stannard If you were a kid of the 1980s your childhood was filled with some of the most amazing cartoon adventures in history. I’m talking about The Transformers, ThunderCats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and G.I. Joe. But there is one we did not list there, which was He-Man and The Masters of the Universe. Now we have seen reboots and live-action films. But that was quite a few years ago. For many, many years, we had heard rumours of movies and new series, but all those came to nothing. That is, until Netflix and Kevin Smith joined forces to bring us a ‘sequel’ to the original classic with Masters of the Universe Revelation + Revolution, featuring two epic story arcs. Mill Creek Entertainment have been releasing steelbooks for a little while now. We have seen Hollow Man, Lords of Dogtown, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Street Fighter. Now they’ve taken this epic cartoon event and have given it a deluxe Steelbook edition. Masters of the Universe Revelation Skeletor’s final assault on Castle Grayskull caused his demise, put an end to He-Man, and damaged the source of all magic in existence. After their battle fractured Eternia, Teela must solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power to prevent the end of the Universe. Her journey will uncover the secrets of Grayskull at last. Masters of the Universe Revolution Following He-Man’s return and Teela now assuming the mantle of the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, Skeletor seeks revenge after being corrupted with a technological virus created by his master, Hordak. With his newfound power, Skeletor resumes his revenge on Eternia under the guise of his previous identity, Keldor. Meanwhile Teela emphasizes her duties as the Sorceress by bringing the overworld afterlife of Preternia back after its evisceration by Evil-Lyn. These story arcs are presented over 15 episodes. The animation, while not Filmation, is still pretty good. So often in this generation, we get horrible, low-quality CGI animation. However, Powerhouse Animation Studios provided the animation for this series, and it has a bit of a nod to the classic Filmation, yet is inspired by Japanese anime. If it can’t be Filmation, this is the next best thing! It is so hard to make a series from a classic that which going to be beloved as much as that classic was. But I give Kevin Smith and all the writers for giving us a series that really does hold the spirit of the original. Plus, there are some really recognisable voices including Mark Hamill, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Melissa Benoist, William Shatner and Meg Foster. Masters of the Universe Revelation + Revolution have been transferred to Blu-ray in 1080p and are presented in widescreen format in 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The audio is English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. The episodes look really remarkable on Blu-ray. Forget streaming them, watch them on Blu-ray, the quality is just stunning. The colours are eye-catching, and the picture is crisp and clean with no signs of digital artefacts. These are just wonderful transfers. Best of all, the three “parts” of this mini-series are spread across three discs, giving us the best quality possible. This Steelbook features wonderful artwork and a full-colour episode guide booklet inside the case. But as for any other extras, there are none. I would love to have seen a making-of featurette or interviews with the cast. But that aside, this would still make a great addition to anyone’s He-Man collection. ***** 5/5 Masters of the Universe Revelation + Revolution steelbook is out now. ______ Review originally posted on ClassicCinema+
