Masters of the Universe
Cannon Group, The | Release Date: August 7, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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63
Chicago TribuneJohanna Steinmetz
Everyone knows how the battles will turn out. It's what's between them that raises Masters Of The Universe ever so slightly above the mediocre. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldKathryn Foster
Masters of the Universe is an enjoyable escape, borrowing rather successfully from E.T., Star Wars and Back to the Future. [17 Aug 1987, p.C5]
60
Film ThreatAlan Ng
It’s a good-looking movie overall. Read full review
50
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
If you liked the toy, you'll love the movie. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
There are some decent special effects, but overall it's about what you'd expect from a movie inspired by a line of toys. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael Wilmington
A misfiring, underdone epic that takes its inspiration not from life or literature, but from a toy line and the cartoon series it inspired. Read full review
30
Washington PostRita Kempley
Little kids at play have come up with craftier plots, better characterization and conceivably more spectacular effects -- provided their mothers let them play with matches. Read full review
20
EmpireWilliam Thomas
The first film to be based on a line of toys, this might not be the last, but it'd take something awful to replace it as the worst. Read full review
20
IGNJeremy Conrad
I'm not going to lie to you here, this movie is a steaming pile of you-know-what. The acting is horrendous, the story is the most cookie-cutter clone of every movie after Star Wars as you can get, and the effects are downright laughable. Even an easy effect such as a laser blast looks bad here. Read full review
20
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
All elements are of epic proportions in this Conan-Star Wars hybrid ripoff, based on the best-selling line of children’s toys. Epitome of Good takes on Epitome of Evil for nothing less than the future of the Universe, and the result is a colossal bore. Read full review
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