Fresh
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.
Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune
Masters of the Universe
A battle fought in the stars...now comes to Earth.
1987 · 1h 46m · PG
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Gary Goddard
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Masters of the Universe
Overview
When He-Man is driven from Eternia after Skeletor seizes Castle Grayskull, a stolen portal device strands the fight on Earth, where a pair of teenagers become entangled in a war that spans worlds.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
With Masters of the Universe -- the latest numbskull entertainment from the creators of Castle Greyskull -- He-Man makes the transition from animation to live action. Taking a live actor along for the ride might have helped.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
A misfiring, underdone epic that takes its inspiration not from life or literature, but from a toy line and the cartoon series it inspired.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
If nothing else, we can probably thank Lundgren for ensuring that there will be no more Rambo movies in the near future because he has obviously depleted the world supply of body grease.
Bob Morris, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
The result is a colossal bore.
Variety Staff, Variety
More films
Labyrinth (1986)
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · PG
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted ma...
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Director
- Jim Henson
- Cast
- David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
50
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Action · Adventure · Fantasy · PG-13
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, wh...
- Runtime
- 3h 21m
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Cast
- Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
IMDb
9.0
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
94
The Four Robinsons (1939)
Comedy · N/A
Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey
IMDb
5.8
La mantilla de Beatriz (1946)
Drama · Romance · N/A
In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert
Comments
Talk about the film with other members