I’d been wanting to watch Masters of the Universe in theaters when it came out. Then it dropped right in the middle of several work trips, and I, like many, did not catch it during its theatrical run, though I’ve had time now that it’s one of the new streaming movies. I did catch The Odyssey a few days ago, and I was a little shocked to realize Masters does one thing way better than Christopher Nolan’s film did.
I’m not someone who was super familiar with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe before I watched it with my Amazon Prime Video subscription this week. I am not an ‘80s kid, and I had never more than a passing familiarity with the concept, so one thing I really needed when watching was a solid introduction to the characters. Frankly, Masters of the Universe does this way better than The Odyssey does.
