Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

David Roggenkamp He-Man is an older cartoon from before the 90s that was during the golden age of "Saturday Morning Cartoons". Children from around the United States would tune in ever Saturday to watch cartoons and share something awesome from the television. Granted, many of the shows were just to sell toys, but that didn't stop from helping to shape the childhood of children everywhere. Las I checked it was something like 20-30 million children that would tune in. How many do you suppose that watched He-Man?Anyway, He-Man gets his own movie tie in. This movie is a bit on the special side as it introduces He-Man's girl counterpart – She-Ra. She has most of the same goods that He-Man does, a mystical sword, enchantment phrase, costume, princess identity, as well as a talking mascot. She-Ra, unlike He-Man is from a world that is under war at all times; there is a great rebellion and She-Ra is part of it. Only, this movie is the predecessor to She-Ra and introduces her to her own series.In this movie, a portal has opened within the keep of Castle Greyskull. The Sorceress has summoned Prince Adam (He-Man) to check out this gateway to another realm. Adam reluctantly goes with his faithful companion Cringer. He takes with him a sword that has a special destiny for a woman. On the other side he makes friends and enemies fairly quickly. He is soon caught up in the rebellion against "The Hoard". Turns out one of the generals is the woman he is looking for and the sword he is carrying soon breaks the Hoard's mind control on her. The general does some soul searching, but is soon borough back under the influence of the Hoard. The movie spends a great deal of time behind this general's history, but I will not spoil it.There is quite a bit of cross over in this movie; different characters get screen time, and for the most part they make it a very memorable cartoon movie, unlike another 80s cartoon (Transformers – the Movie) which has one memorable fight and death and that is it. This movie also explains the origins of the villains, the relation between He-Man and the general, as well as why current events in Asteria exist the way that they do.I've heard that He-Man's animation team used the same models throughout the series and even in this movie, many of them look similar with only minor changes to differentiate characters. I do know He-Man transforms at least twice, his walk animation has been used in other sequences outside of the movie, but as well his punch is the same animation reused twice in the movie. His punch animation is also used in the introduction of the television series if I am not mistaken. Character models themselves are also a bit weird – big shouldered women with small waists and big hips, while the men have muscular legs that look real, their shoulder width is unbelievable – especially He-Man and Prince Adam.The music for the series is good – but many 80's movies had music play throughout – even if it was electronic music via a keyboard, it was a sign of the times. Voice acting definitely strived for differences in the characters and did it quite well, but at times the different renditions of the character's voices (played by the same actors no less) sounds bad at certain points and otherwise sounds out of place.This movie also combines technology with fantasy as magic is used right alongside science fiction elements. The fight sequences are also interesting and I enjoyed some of them. The overall plot for the movie is also good, but I will not spoil it. I recommend this movie to those that enjoy animated films or are looking for 80's nostalgia. Those that prefer live action may want to look elsewhere – as this movie has a bit of a goofy feel to it at times.Originally posted to Orion Age ().

cen19 A hundred million years ago, I thought He-Man was cool, but She-Ra was even cooler. I don't even know why I thought so.. maybe because I also dug Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, and Batgirl.. but I digress. When the movie came out, pre-multiplex, kids of all ages rejoiced when Adora 'held aloft her magic sword and said, "For The Honor of Greyskull!" Yeah, that was cool. She-Ra had a more upbeat theme than her brother, He-Man, and quite honestly, her special effects were better too. I coulda done with Cowl, the owl, and "Swift Wind", the lame-ass talking horse, but the rest of it was decent. Bo had a rockin' bod, Castaspella (don't you just love the name?!) could kick Shadow Weaver's butt, and Queen Angella, with her wannabe English accent, defended Castle Bright Moon till the cows came home. Mixing the original He-Man series with She-Ra was done effectively, meaning it was a buyable story-line... and when all was said and done, and Adora, nay She-Ra, realized her true identity, she decided to stay and "defend Etheria against the evil forces of Hordak." Pure cheese, but when you're a kid, who cares?!

FireHawk-2 The Secret of the Sword movie first introduced us to She Ra. I have not seen this movie for years, but I can still remember it. He Man and She Ra have and will always be my favorite cartoons ever. The best part about this movie is how He Man must battle the forces of Hordak, in order to save his sister Adora from beign one of Hordak's puppets. My favorite part is when He Man gets captured by Hordak and is chained up in Hordak's castle. Adora comes into the room and is confronted by the Sorceress. I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to enjoy the magic of the cartoons they remember from when they were kids. Todays kids would not even now who He Man and She Ra. Lets hope they one day return to TV so kids can see what a real cartoon is.

Divinia Secret of The Sword with He-Man and She-ra is one of my favorite children's movies when I was a kid! In fact I still remember when I saw it and where I saw it! This movie is one of my many prime posessions, as well as the other original episodes I have. Even though the animation wasn't the greatest, well it was in '85! Still amazes me how they did He-Man and She-Ra's transformation scenes. I would jump at the chance to re-do this movie over again, I did find some bloopers and they used a lot of stock footage and yes they had new footage too but the story lacked some emotion. I wish HallMark Entertainment would re-consider re-releasing the series on TV because I believe it will be great again! If not all the He-Man and She-Ra fans around the world will fight to keep them alive!