The Los Angeles skyline was taken over by a He-Man drone show and people had thoughts about it

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If you came outside and looked up and saw this in the clouds above you, you'd be forgiven for imagining that the world was ending:

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Me when I look up and see the lights of a gigantic Skeletor grinning down at me:

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As the New York Post reports, the drone show was part of a promotion for the newest He-Man movie, "Masters of the Universe:"

A drone light show over LA, which formed a teeth-chattering Skeletor and other "Masters of the Universe"-related art, broke the Guinness World Record for "brightest aerial image formed by" drones on Tuesday night.

The light show was meant to promote the "Masters of the Universe" movie coming out on June 5, starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Jared Leto. The movie is the first in the franchise since its first live-action adaptation in 1987.

Here's the full show, which is honestly pretty impressive:

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Still, folks had some thoughts about the wisdom of lighting up the night sky with a massive, hideous, grinning skull:

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Well I'm still not going to spend money on a reboot movie of a 40-year-old cartoon series so I guess this promo failed either way!

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