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IN THE SECOND half of the new Masters of the Universe film , after Prince Adam has transformed into He-Man and put his chiseled, shiny, greased-up muscles on display for all to see, there’s a scene where he really gets the chance to put all of that brute strength to the test. In his attempt to take back his home of Eternia and face the evil Skeletor (Jared Leto) and his many cronies, Adam shows up to the evil fortress at Snake Mountain ready to rock and roll, Brian May guitar solos in tow .

The result is a thrilling sequence, filmed with tons of action and absolutely dynamic camera movement from director Travis Knight and cinematographer Fabian Wagner. I’ve seen the movie two times now, and have referred to this scene as Adam’s “1 vs. 100,” because that seems like the amount of baddies he single-handedly takes down.…