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.
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05/13/08
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... [More]
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, Billy Barty
Director: Gary Goddard
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Reviews for Masters of the Universe
1 - 16 (sorted by date)
There are some decent special effects, but overall it's about what you'd expect from a movie inspired by a line of toys.
05/13/08
The result is a colossal bore.
05/13/08
Top CriticThere are lots of flashes and bangs, but the effects are neither special nor camp enough to be more than vaguely amusing.
06/24/06
No review available.
08/10/05
No review available.
07/07/05
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05/10/04
No review available.
01/08/04
No review available.
09/01/03
Their weapons make a Fourth of July sparkler show, but they almost never hit anybody.
05/21/03
Top CriticHalfway 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.
11/07/02
stinks
08/01/02
No review available.
07/30/02
I'm not saying He-Man deserved all that brilliant of a movie ... but this thing's a freaking disaster.
07/25/02
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.
01/01/00
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September 24, 2009:
He-Man Heading to Columbia? 
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September 10, 2009:
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May 13, 2009:
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