Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17180 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-09-25
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 260 minutes

Synopsis
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.

Customer Reviews

A true 80's classic
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!

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 many of the stories which are listed as extras.

If you are a fan of the classic He-Man and She-Ra series this is the DVD you want you may think the 5 best episodes are not the best but they are great extras and will delight 80's fans.

She-Ra and He-Man 80's version are the only version worth watching so this gives you everything needed.

ah nostalgia..
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!