🐱 Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe Audience Rating Is Being Review-Bombed

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Netflix and Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation is being review-bombed by fans.

Part 1, which premiered on July 23, has a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating of 97% from critics after 31 reviews. However, the Audience Score currently sits at just 42% after 81 reviews. While some of these reviewers offer constructive criticism of the series and its apparent lack of He-Man, despite being marketed as a He-Man show, others simply appear to be out for blood.


"Bland, as bland can come, it brought nothing new but insults and character destruction, it failed to glue me to my seat and never got close to hold me near the edge of it either, everything and more of what has been criticised about this failure can be clearly seen in this mee, a hard pass," one user wrote. "If I could give less than half a star I would, also why are 'He-Mans' nipples so close to his armpits, and did they sailor moon his transformation, for a second I thought I was going to see his *ahem* sword."

"It's He-man without He-man and has plenty of estrogen filled fight scenes, Go women !!!" another user added. "it might as well be She-ra. Congrats K Smith for Sh*ting on a great show, Maybe you should go back to being Silent Bob....... Insert middle finger"

Announced in 2019, Masters of the Universe: Revelation is executive produced by Kevin Smithand serves as a follow-up to the beloved 1980s cartoon. "Narratively our show is set up as the next episode in the legacy '80s animated series that aired from 1983-1985," Smith said in May. "This is a continuation of that story. We're playing with the original mythology and characters, and revisiting and digging deeper into some of the unresolved storylines."

Masters of the Universe: Revelation features an all-star voice cast that includes Mark Hamill as Skeletor, Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn, Chris Wood as Prince Adam/He-Man, Diedrich Bader as King Randor/Trap Jaw, Susan Eisenberg as Sorceress, Alicia Silverstone as Queen Marlena, Justin Long as Roboto, Jason Mewes as Stinkor, Phil LaMarr as He-Ro and Tony Todd as Scare Glow. The show has also already spawned a new line of toysand a prequel comic.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix.

 

[NyQuilninja]

While some of these reviewers offer constructive criticism of the series and its apparent lack of He-Man, despite being marketed as a He-Man show,

Perhaps this is why the fans are mad?

 

[The Valeyard]

It would still be getting shitty reviews from fans of He-Man, but maybe you wouldn’t have been getting so many if Kevin Smith hadn’t lied about the direction the show was taking before it came out?

 

[mate]

Mark Hamill as Skeletor... God damn he can't catch a break can he? Every franchise he touches gets soyed.

 

[Screw Danlon]

While some of these reviewers offer constructive criticism of the series and its apparent lack of He-Man, despite being marketed as a He-Man show, others simply appear to be out for blood.

Reviews do not need to offer constructive criticism. Reviews are not for the creator, they are for viewers. If I say “this is a flaming pile of dog shit, don’t waste your time” it’s a perfectly valid review.

 

[Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0]

I saw one pearl clutching article saying it ruined his childhood because it was Teela-centric and implied Teela is a lesbian.

But isn't Teela/Sorceress fantasy the whole point if you aren't a gay dude?

 

[JohnDoe]

I saw one pearl clutching article saying it ruined his childhood because it was Teela-centric and implied Teela is a lesbian.

But isn't Teela/Sorceress fantasy the whole point if you aren't a gay dude?

If you're into burly AGP troons slamming hippie girls, maybe? Because Teela looks like she was born as Helow.

 

[TowinKarz]

"Don't buy Smith brand chicken soup, it says "soup" on the label, but it's actually two golf balls inside the can"

"OMG! You trolls and haters need to get a life and stop COMPLAINING, they're perfectly FINE golf balls!"

"But I bought it expecting soup, and didn't get soup... I don't care if they're the best damn golf balls on Earth, I wanted chicken soup"

"IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! IT'S ABOUT SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT "SOUP" COULD REALLY BE! "

 

[Strange Wilderness]

"Don't buy Smith brand chicken soup, it says "soup" on the label, but it's actually two golf balls inside the can"

"OMG! You trolls and haters need to get a life and stop COMPLAINING, they're perfectly FINE golf balls!"

"But I bought it expecting soup, and didn't get soup... I don't care if they're the best damn golf balls on Earth, I wanted chicken soup"

"IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! IT'S ABOUT SUBERTING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT "SOUP" COULD REALLY BE! "

Pretty much summarizes why people are angry about this He-Man reboot and every franchise that has been pozzed so far. Its false advertising, you are paying for a product that is completely different than the one you were promised. It would be the equivalent of buying a high-end sports car and instead the dealer gives you a broken down jalopy, or buying the best table ever and the minute you put a bowl of cereal on it the whole thing collapses and the manufacturer blames you for not using it right.

All these franchises that have gone woke in the past few years have done the exact same thing, lure you the viewer in with promises of nostalgia and then throw all that out so the writers can lecture you about current events and how the old show was bad. Star Wars did it, Star Trek did it, Doctor Who did it, She Ra did it, and now He-Man has done it. Promise the viewers daring adventures and action featuring your old favorite characters then turn them into sad sack losers while a POC lesbian OC either effortlessly defeats the villains or crys on to her lesbian lover whom shes in a borderline abusive relationship because thats romantic. People don't like being tricked or lied to and thats what Kevin Smith did here with He-Man.

 

[Dona Morte]

Isn't it called Master's of The Universe?
He Man is not in the title?
I agree thought the show was boring.

 

[X Pac Heat]

He-Man is pretty fucking gay so I'm really surprised they didn't make the show about him in current year. Kevin Smith done fucked up lying like that though.

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

They could have called it "Masters of the Universe: Death of Eternia" and had Teela straight up center stage and NOBODY would have bitched, hell, probably more people would have watched it.

Instead, they pulled a bait and switch and are now trying to hide behind sexism after just making a better "She-Ra" show without even She-Ra.

Teela could have stood on her own, she didn't need He-Man's name to carry a show.

 

[Red Hood]

Honestly if an 80s toyline based cartoon franchise's shitty reboot upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities. I understand getting pissed that your franchise is soy'd. But at the same time...it's Master of the Universe.

More people at this point know it for the HEYYYYEYYYEYYYEAAH meme than have ever watched the show.

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

Honestly if an 80s toyline based cartoon franchise's shitty reboot upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.

If a new Starwars shitty movie upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.
If a new Ghostbusters movie upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.
If a new Craft upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.
If a new Star Trek upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.
If a new direction for your hobby upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities.

It's not the individual one that's getting upsetting, it's EVERYTHING they touch, followed by "it's not for you" and "if this upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities" and "LOL it's ours now" and cries of racism, sexism, misogyny, whatever as they don't bother coming up with new stuff, just skin popular stuff and dance around in it like Buffalo Bill.

It's not the 80's animated toy magazine that's getting to everyone.

It's the lying and the mocking.

 

[White Devil]

Honestly if an 80s toyline based cartoon franchise's shitty reboot upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities. I understand getting pissed that your franchise is soy'd. But at the same time...it's Master of the Universe.

More people at this point know it for the HEYYYYEYYYEYYYEAAH meme than have ever watched the show.

Said by person with another shitty cartoon's avatar.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Honestly if an 80s toyline based cartoon franchise's shitty reboot upsets you, you might wanna reevaluate your priorities. I understand getting pissed that your franchise is soy'd. But at the same time...it's Master of the Universe.

More people at this point know it for the HEYYYYEYYYEYYYEAAH meme than have ever watched the show.

Feel free to be one hundred percent honest and not beat around the bush.

It's not like we haven't been here several times already.

You lose nothing mocking the utter state of entertainment.

 

[Some JERK]

Much like with timeshare pitches, if you have to trick people into listening to your story it's a shitty story.

 

[Autistsforuganda2]

I admit, i was living in denial and i was hoping that this treasure of my childhood, will not be "current year bad" and be an epic continuation.

I should've known better and be less autistic.

 

[Coolio55]

It's the worst kind of review bombing: People who watched it and didn't like it
SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

 

[Ed Special]

There's no such thing as "review bombing". If your product is so shitty or controversial as to drum up mass negative reviews, odds are you deserve that clapback.