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She-Ra--the twin sister of He-Man--battles against Hordak, the ruler of Etheria and seeks to help those less able to help themselves. Includes a feature length episode and five She-Ra episodes.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is a true piece of my childhood; each time I watch this, it's like I'm that little kid all over again.
'The Secret of the Sword' was released in cinemas back in the 80s prior to the beginning of the 'She-Ra' show and is actually the first five episodes sandwiched together with a few cuts and a large portion of the music altered. At present, the only way to watch the first five episodes individually is to buy the Region 1 release of the first season of She-Ra. But if all you are interested in is watching the birth of She-Ra (and I can't stress this enough) BUY 'THE SECRET OF THE SWORD' Some of the die-hard fans will tell you that it doesn't work as a film cos it winds up having five beginnings, middles and ends (being five episodes in one); this is total tosh! This is the version that people will remember from their childhood and it's as good now as it was then.
Watching it for the first time, I was amazed at how much of it I actually remembered from being kid. From the classic opening credits, to the Sorceress' dream of Hordak kidnapping a baby, He-Man's first battle against the Horde and subsequent capture after being shot from behind, through Adora's journey from being Hordak's loyal servent to finally seeing the truth about the Horde and the first time she transforms into She-Ra to save her brother. But for all the classic moments, my favourite scenes are those that bring the two villains of the shows together; Hordak (She-Ra's nemesis) and Skeletor (He-Man's foe). From their first scene where they start fighting from the get-go, through their alliance to recapture Adora, Skeletor's inevitable betrayal of Hordak, concluding with Skeletor and his minion getting trounced by She-Ra.
Considering the film is over twenty years old, the animation has held up well. A must see for everyone that watched it as a kid and ideal to show to today's kids- assuming they haven't had their minds tainted by the latest re-make of He-Man. The bonus disc contains what have been deemed to be the five best She-Ra episodes. This I find questionable as four of the five are crossovers to He-Man (either involving He-Man himself, Skeletor or both) The exception to that is the episode 'Of Shadows and Skulls' which sees Skeletor defeat Hordak and capture She-Ra and thus rule Etheria and the Horde (for all of five minutes). To my mind, the stronger She-Ra episodes are those which focus solely on the Etherian heroes and villains. So while these five are fun, I wouldn't say they are the best.
I really didn't want to end the review this way, but the thought of it is too tempting now... FOR THE HONOUR OF GREYSKULL!
'The Secret of the Sword' was released in cinemas back in the 80s prior to the beginning of the 'She-Ra' show and is actually the first five episodes sandwiched together with a few cuts and a large portion of the music altered. At present, the only way to watch the first five episodes individually is to buy the Region 1 release of the first season of She-Ra. But if all you are interested in is watching the birth of She-Ra (and I can't stress this enough) BUY 'THE SECRET OF THE SWORD' Some of the die-hard fans will tell you that it doesn't work as a film cos it winds up having five beginnings, middles and ends (being five episodes in one); this is total tosh! This is the version that people will remember from their childhood and it's as good now as it was then.
Watching it for the first time, I was amazed at how much of it I actually remembered from being kid. From the classic opening credits, to the Sorceress' dream of Hordak kidnapping a baby, He-Man's first battle against the Horde and subsequent capture after being shot from behind, through Adora's journey from being Hordak's loyal servent to finally seeing the truth about the Horde and the first time she transforms into She-Ra to save her brother. But for all the classic moments, my favourite scenes are those that bring the two villains of the shows together; Hordak (She-Ra's nemesis) and Skeletor (He-Man's foe). From their first scene where they start fighting from the get-go, through their alliance to recapture Adora, Skeletor's inevitable betrayal of Hordak, concluding with Skeletor and his minion getting trounced by She-Ra.
Considering the film is over twenty years old, the animation has held up well. A must see for everyone that watched it as a kid and ideal to show to today's kids- assuming they haven't had their minds tainted by the latest re-make of He-Man. The bonus disc contains what have been deemed to be the five best She-Ra episodes. This I find questionable as four of the five are crossovers to He-Man (either involving He-Man himself, Skeletor or both) The exception to that is the episode 'Of Shadows and Skulls' which sees Skeletor defeat Hordak and capture She-Ra and thus rule Etheria and the Horde (for all of five minutes). To my mind, the stronger She-Ra episodes are those which focus solely on the Etherian heroes and villains. So while these five are fun, I wouldn't say they are the best.
I really didn't want to end the review this way, but the thought of it is too tempting now... FOR THE HONOUR OF GREYSKULL!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I read this as a child and was not disappointed to see it played out as a cartoon some years later! This is the pivitol moment where He-Man discovers that he has a sister and she was kidnapped at birth by Hordak, with help from skelator, who takes her to another dimension to the planet Etheria.
Back on Eternia He-Man discovers a glowing sword which is the sister to his own and, following the sword, he enters Etheria to find a people in slavery ruled by the evil Hordak. Adora (She-Ra) is under Hordaks spell and believes what he is doing is right. It is up to He-Man to release her from the spell and give her the sword that will let her become She-Ra so together they can save Etheria.
It is the best He-Man/She-Ra episode that I have watched, the charachters are wonderfull and in a cartoony way the whole story is quite moving!
Back on Eternia He-Man discovers a glowing sword which is the sister to his own and, following the sword, he enters Etheria to find a people in slavery ruled by the evil Hordak. Adora (She-Ra) is under Hordaks spell and believes what he is doing is right. It is up to He-Man to release her from the spell and give her the sword that will let her become She-Ra so together they can save Etheria.
It is the best He-Man/She-Ra episode that I have watched, the charachters are wonderfull and in a cartoony way the whole story is quite moving!
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This is a great DVD! picture quality is amazing - looks like it was just made. Has the same content as BCI 'Best of She-Ra' DVD minus their great packaging and art cards. If your a BCI completist then get the 'Best of' DVD if not and you only want 'The Secret of the Sword' movie and 5 more episode, you can't go wrong with this DVD.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
MONEY WELL SPENT !!!
By the power of greyskull.I am SO pleased with this DVD this was my absolute favourite cartoon as a young girl,Iam amazed by how much i remembered i wish they would bring HE-MAN... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. L. Gambo
Old School
I remembered watching this when i was younger, so i got a copy for my daughter. She enjoyed watching it. A good kid film for a rainy day.
Published 11 months ago by jemz
Great stuff
This dvd is a fantastic price if you like He-man or Shera then you cant go wrong it's got what it says on the box.
Plenty of viewing time at a l;ow price ;p.
Plenty of viewing time at a l;ow price ;p.
Published 18 months ago by Mr. R. W. Clarke
Amazing!!!
I have loved She-ra since i was a child. This dvd is an absolute bargain as you get a bonus dvd with 5 of the best episodes on, as well as the dvd with the film on. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Stella22
Still as amazing today as it was then
I first watched this on VHS when my mum bought it for me, must have been 1985/86. As a child I loved superheroes such as He-Man and had loads of books and a few videos. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Helen Anne
She-Ra Like being a child again
She-Ra secret of the sword gives you everything you got when you were an 80's child. It depicts the story of how She-Ra developed her secret idenity and her roots in Eternia. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2009 by A. Parkinson
She-Ra Princess of Power
This is the best package of the film yet This package gives you She-Ra episodes He-Man fans from the 80's will are in luck also even though this is She-Ra He-Man does feature in... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2007 by M. G. Hatfield
The best He-man she-ra film
The Secret Of The Sword.
The Sorceress of Castle Greyskull awakens from her sleep haveing nightmares of a young child stolen by Hordak leadre of the vile Horde. Read more
The Sorceress of Castle Greyskull awakens from her sleep haveing nightmares of a young child stolen by Hordak leadre of the vile Horde. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2006 by UlY 3000
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