- Actors: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox
- Directors: Gary Goddard
- Writers: Gary Goddard, David Odell, Donald F. Glut, Stephen Tolkin
- Producers: Edward R. Pressman, Elliot Schick, Evzen Kolar
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Warner
- DVD Release Date: 16 Jun 2003
- Run Time: 106 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009B0RI
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,332 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Gary Goddard's take on the classic He Man cartoon series is a cult classic, which kids, teens and younder adults will really enjoy... It would make an ideal Bank Holiday tea-time movie!
'Masters' finds HeMan and friends diving into our world and time, pursued by the evil Skeletor and his dark amy.
The brilliant cast include a young courtney cox, and the guy who played school-principal Mr. Strickland, in Back to the future.
Skeletor for me, stole the show - the make up is fantastic and it's actually very believable!
This movie rocks!!
'Masters' finds HeMan and friends diving into our world and time, pursued by the evil Skeletor and his dark amy.
The brilliant cast include a young courtney cox, and the guy who played school-principal Mr. Strickland, in Back to the future.
Skeletor for me, stole the show - the make up is fantastic and it's actually very believable!
This movie rocks!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The film is only loosely based on the cartoon, but it is a mix of unitentional comedy and decent action.
This film was originally made in 1987 and it shows. It has clearly dated and many of the effects are nothing compared to recent blockbusters. This said, it is still a fairly decent film.
The acting is shambolic but it doesn't detract from the great nostalgia of watching it. I first watched this when I was 9, and I can still feel the excitement I felt all those years ago.
Masters Of The Universe has all you really want from this type of film: regular fight scenes, a very simple plot, future stars embarassing themselves and frequent unintentional comdey, as well as bringing back the good old days.
This film was originally made in 1987 and it shows. It has clearly dated and many of the effects are nothing compared to recent blockbusters. This said, it is still a fairly decent film.
The acting is shambolic but it doesn't detract from the great nostalgia of watching it. I first watched this when I was 9, and I can still feel the excitement I felt all those years ago.
Masters Of The Universe has all you really want from this type of film: regular fight scenes, a very simple plot, future stars embarassing themselves and frequent unintentional comdey, as well as bringing back the good old days.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Lets get one thing straight, Masters of the Universe doesnt have a strong link with the cartoon series that preceeded it. He-Man, Skeletor and another couple of the cast are characters from the cartoon but there are also large amounts that did not feature.
The plot is centered around a young female and her boyfriend who stumble upon the Cosmic key by accident. The key is needed by He-Man to save the sorceress and by Skeletor to gain super strength and leads to all kinds of crazy scenarios, at first on Earth and then on Eternia.
The cast could be stronger and features Courtney Cox and Dolph Lungdren as well as one of the crew from Star Trek Voyager (wow he gets around!). As with any Lungren film, the plot isnt too clever, the acting worse but the action is fun. Plenty of battles and destruction make it an easy film to watch without much thought necessary. A happy ending, a catchy tune, plenty of action, some genuine moments of amusement (particularly the whole Japanese synthesizer garb and police detective Lubik) and a happy ending make the film worth watching on more than one occasion, whether a fan of the cartoon series or not.
In an interesting side note, the actress who plays Monica's ( Courtney Cox) mother in friends also appears in the film as the sorceress. A script for a sequel was made but duo to the falling popularity of the cartoon it was adapted and becamse Cyborg starring Jean Claude Van Damme!
A note to all who rememeber this film or are yet to discover it - Dow-ne-now-ne-now-now!
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