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.
Masters of the Universe (1987)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:2
Rotten:14
Average Rating:3.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: He-Man battles the evil Skeletor for control of the universe. In order to save the day, our hero must, within 24 hours, find the cosmic key that will free the Sorceress, whom the wicked Skeletor... He-Man battles the evil Skeletor for control of the universe. In order to save the day, our hero must, within 24 hours, find the cosmic key that will free the Sorceress, whom the wicked Skeletor has locked up. The key has somehow made it to Earth, where a musician and his girlfriend mistake it for a "new Japanese synthesizer" -- until they find themselves pursued by Skeletor's villainous henchman. [More]
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, Billy Barty
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, Billy Barty, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles, Meg Foster
Director: Gary Goddard
Director: Gary Goddard
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Reviews for Masters of the Universe
There are some decent special effects, but overall it's about what you'd expect from a movie inspired by a line of toys.
There are lots of flashes and bangs, but the effects are neither special nor camp enough to be more than vaguely amusing.
Their weapons make a Fourth of July sparkler show, but they almost never hit anybody.
Halfway through this live action version of the popular early 1980s kiddies TV show, I wondered what I had done wrong to deserve all this pain and suffering.
I'm not saying He-Man deserved all that brilliant of a movie ... but this thing's a freaking disaster.
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.
Latest News for Masters of the Universe
September 24, 2009:
He-Man Heading to Columbia? ![]()
Mattel might be sending Barbie to Universal, but that isn't the only one of the toymaker's properties finding a new studio home this week: Columbia Pictures is negotiating to... More...
September 10, 2009:
Warner Bros. Evicts Itself from Castle Grayskull ![]()
Confirming months of speculation, Warner Bros. and Mattel have announced they've come to a parting of the ways on the "He-Man" movie, which will now be set up at another studio. More...
May 13, 2009:
Warners Hands Power of Grayskull to New Writer ![]()
Evan Daugherty has been hired to write the latest draft of Warner Bros.' "gritty" He-Man adaptation, titled "Grayskull." More...
January 29, 2009:
John Stevenson Confirmed for Masters of the Universe ![]()
The power of Grayskull is strong in "Kung Fu Panda" co-director John Stevenson, who has been confirmed as the director of Joel Silver's long-in-development "Masters of the... More...
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