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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneEveryone 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.
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldMasters 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]
- 60Film ThreatAlan NgFilm ThreatAlan NgIt’s a good-looking movie overall.
- If you liked the toy, you'll love the movie.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThere are some decent special effects, but overall it's about what you'd expect from a movie inspired by a line of toys.
- 40Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonA misfiring, underdone epic that takes its inspiration not from life or literature, but from a toy line and the cartoon series it inspired.
- 30Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyLittle kids at play have come up with craftier plots, better characterization and conceivably more spectacular effects -- provided their mothers let them play with matches.
- 20EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasThe 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.
- 20IGNIGNI'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.