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This sword-and-sorcery animated feature basically stars two "toys" -- She-Ra (voice of Melanie Britt) and He-Man (voice of John Erwin). Princess Adora has a special destiny -- to manifest as She-Ra an... read more read more...d save Etheria from the really nasty Horde -- but she is not aware of her power-to-be. When Prince Adam (who is really He-Man) goes to Etheria to find the future She-Ra, his job is cut out for him -- or at least drawn out in standard animation but with added visual tricks that entertain the eye. He and She-Ra wreak havoc on the nasties, so violence is not absent -- just concentrated on the enemies. This feature was quickly followed by She-Ra: Princess of Power in 1986. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas

Release Date: March 22, 1985

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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2006

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  • November 19, 2009
    This was up on Youtube as a "featured" video (I have no clue why), and I decided to watch it because it's been years upon years since I last saw anything He-Man related. Well, it was terrible. The animation was stiff and jarring. The dialogue was trite and dumb, and all the chara... read morecters were imbicilic.
  • July 9, 2008
    He Man seemed to be the big adventure cartoon for boys of the time, so why not introduce his heretofore unknown sister and get ther girls in on it? She Ra, for what it was, a marketing tool, wasn't half bad as a cartoon fantasy. The classic idea of finding a lost sibling who happ... read moreens to be very much like the brother is somehow touching at times. The story was well thought out, on a level better than the series, but then they made a cartoon from this. That wasn't so great.
  • November 17, 2007
    i haven't seen this movie since i was a kid but i rememebr how great it was.i would love to find it now.
  • June 24, 2007
    I rushed to the theaters to see this. I'm sure I declared it the "best movie ever." I'm sure now that it's not.
  • February 20, 2007
    Another great cartoon film based on a great cartoon. "The Secret of the Sword" is a "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" film where he meets his sister She-Ra. A well animated and great story, too. Great characters, I remember seeing this film in the theatre in 1985 and I lov... read moreed it.

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John Monaghan
May 5, 2006
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

Though hardly a lost classic, the cartoon's irony-free approach and bizarre characters show why it resonates today. Full Review

Phil Villarreal
August 4, 2006
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

I was surprised to see that the movie was even better than I remembered. And though it's no longer my favorite, it endures as an affecting cinematic experience. Full Review

May 6, 2006
Chicago Reader

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Janet Maslin
May 6, 2006
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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