{"id":21191,"date":"2026-06-03T08:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=21191"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:24:57","slug":"masters-of-the-universe-early-reviews-critics-call-the-fantasy-film-enjoyable-but-there-are-some-discrepancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=21191","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019 early reviews: Critics call the fantasy film &#8216;enjoyable,&#8217; but there are some discrepancies |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131479531,imgsize-109604,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/heman.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019 early reviews: Critics call the fantasy film 'enjoyable,' but there are some discrepancies\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers and key details from the film <\/span><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8216;<\/span><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Masters of the Universe<\/span><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8216;. Reader discretion is advised if you haven&#8217;t watched it yet.<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>After his success with \u2018The Sheep Detectives\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nicholas-galitzine\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nicholas Galitzine<\/a> is back again, this time in the lead with \u2018Masters of the Universe.\u2019 The 1980s nostalgia is real as the film brings back the iconic He-Man to the big screen with a fresh new take. Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/travis-knight\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Travis Knight<\/a>, the film is set to be released on June 5; however, with the early screenings, early reviews are out, and here&#8217;s what they are saying about the action-fantasy film.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019: Critics rave about a fresh take<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Rotten Tomatoes, one critic\u2019s review stated that \u201cFreed from the burden of contemporary relevance, \u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019 succeeds by doing something refreshingly straightforward: telling a rousing fantasy adventure with conviction, humor, and heart.\u201d While another shared, \u201cThe film is tons of fun, especially for 14-year-old boys. There are more sword-based double entendres than one can shake a whatever at.<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Another critic wrote on the website that \u201cThe adaptation of the toys-turned-cartoon instead joins the ranks of knowing IP films that play on nostalgia to serve up something fun and a little meaningful in a candy-coated shell.\u201d Another critic rated the film 3 out of 5 and stated, \u201cMasters of the Universe is as a typical popcorn movie: something fun and not too serious with a focus on loud action scenes filled with special effects. For a film that has an iconic 80s toy as its hero, audiences shouldn&#8217;t expect anything less.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Film reviewer Brian McWilliams took to his social media and stated that \u201cSaw an early screening of Masters of the Universe. Fun movie, great visuals and battles, and some decent comedy that stays honest to the source material. My only complaint was it does have the &#8220;millennial&#8221; writing style that&#8217;s in everything now, where no one can just say something without having some contrived secondary line of dialogue undermining their first statement.<!-- --> Still, I enjoyed it.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Olde Man Grim further wrote that \u201cthe special effects are FANTASTIC! Seriously, I felt like the practical effects and costuming were pretty amazing, and the CGI stuff seriously felt like peak Marvel era work (not the garbage CGI we got from Phase 4 onward).\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Plot of \u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The film stars Galitzine as Adam, a prince of the realm of Eternia. He uses the Sword of Power to transform himself into the heroic He-Man, also known as one of the strongest men in the entire world. The film overlooks his story of the discovery of his origins and his mission to defeat and defend Eternia from the evil Skeletor, who is being played by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jared-leto\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Jared Leto<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Other cast members include Camila Mendes as Teela, Jared Leto as Keldor \/ Skeletor, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, James Purefoy as King Randor, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena Glenn, and many others.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/english\/hollywood\/news\/masters-of-the-universe-early-reviews-critics-call-the-fantasy-film-enjoyable-but-there-are-some-discrepancies\/articleshow\/131479411.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers and key details from the film &#8216;Masters of the Universe&#8216;. Reader discretion is advised if you haven&#8217;t watched it yet.After his success with \u2018The Sheep Detectives\u2019, Nicholas Galitzine is back again, this time in the lead with \u2018Masters of the Universe.\u2019 The 1980s nostalgia is real as the film&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}