He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special [DVD]

As a fan of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, I thoroughly enjoyed this Christmas special and watched it for the first time last year and will probably continue to watch it every Christmas.

Now THIS is how you make a DVD of a fan-favorite show! In addition to the rarely-seen special itself (more on that in a minute), you get a wealth of great extra material. I, for one, enjoy learning all the behind-the-scenes info about shows, especially animated ones. There's over an hour of documentary material here, focusing on the holiday special itself, and the universe of He-Man in general. There's a pair of great-looking art cards (apparently there are 16 available in all; I got a terric watercolor painting of She-Ra, and one featuring characters from both series), the rarely-seen music video "I Have the Power," plus a brief making-of segment on the video, a well-designed "character profiles" feature, trivia, and the complete script. The packaging itself is full of colorful artwork, an added bonus for fans.As for the show itself, it holds up fairly well (SPOILERS AHEAD). Unlike many cartoon holiday episodes, however, Christmas is really only a small part of the story. Orko's bumbling accidentally brings two Earth children to Eternia, where they share the news of Christmas with the denizens of She-Ra's world (and since this IS a kids' fantasy show, the legend of Santa take precedence over the Christian holiday, which gets only a throwaway line about Bethlehem). It's all innocent fun, although He-Man fans may cringe at how easily Skeletor is swayed by the Christmas spirit.If you're a fan of He-Man and/or She-Ra, there's no question you should have this in your collection. And if you just like animated holiday fun, give it a try. As a fan of both shows, I couldn't be happier with this first-class package.

Right after receiving this order, I watched it at least three times, and said in my mind, I can celebrate the Holiday season with the two warrior icons I grew up with. It's a stunning story line when Prince Adam and his sister Adora's birthdays are coming up, and then Mischief comes about when Orco jumps in the Sky spy and accidently crashes on our planet, then befriends two young children and learns the meaning of what Christmas is. When She-Ra returns from her planet with the water crystle Man-at-Arms transporter beam delivers the sky spy back to Eternia, and all the other people in the palace learn of the Holiday traditions. Towards the middle and ending of the film, it's funny when Skeletor get's this good feeling and lends a hand to Miguel and Alicia while traveling the snowy mountains on Etheria. Even though he was assigned to deliver the two earth children to Horde Prime,everyone gets to see how the spirit of Christmas even lights the hearts of some tyrannical beings, not all evil beings. I liked how the film ended when the two children return home to earth. As long as I'm drawing breath, I will still celebrate the Christmas season with this DVD. A must have for He-Man and She-Ra fans.

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my stepdaughter, and I'm sure that she'll love it!!

I didn't remember seeing this movie as a kid but, I'm sure I would of loved it then as I do now.I like how this story really gives an all star cast to play in this collection of the He-Man and She-Ra series.Although, the title of the movie is ©He-Man & She-Ra A Christmas Special; it seems as though Orko is the main character in this saga.Skeletor and Hordak team up like they have in the past against the do gooders, however as per usual, their partnership is always faulty.All and all, I must say that this is a must have for the Filmation fans of the past. Also, something that can be added to any Christmas collection to put on for the kids. In my opinion it's right up there with ©Miracle on 34th Street and other timeless classics.Only thing I would change would be to have made the movie longer.

I have to admit it, I was so excited to see that the Christmas special came out on DVD! She-Ra was my all time favorite cartoon of the 80's and I will never forget it. I loved the characters, the stories, the morals, etc., and such a cartoon portrayed a lot of characters that seemed realistic with every day issues. I remember, everyday after school, I used to leave in such a hurry because I did not want to miss She-Ra (sometimes I used to leave my little sister behind because she would not hurry up).I still have recorded on VHS about 1 entire episode of She-Ra and part of another one. She-Ra was a very cool hero for us girls and as for the guys it was He-man, which I think was so nice, since several episodes were cross overs. Everytime I think of She-Ra it brings back a lot of my elementary school memories of my friends and teachers. My biggest disappointment was when from one day to another She-Ra was off the air.When (hopefully) the entire series of She-Ra "Princess of Power" comes out on DVD, I will absolutely buy it.

I haven't yet seen the DVD version but I remember that as a child, this was one of my most frequently rented movies. She-Ra was definitely one of my favorite shows and I had most, if not all, of the action figures. I'm so glad something of She-Ra has finally been released on DVD and I give it 5 stars just for that. I'm sure I will love it.By the way, She-Ra and He-Man would not make a cute couple because they are twin brother and sister.Since writing the above, I have watched the DVD several times. The quality of the picture was good, I found no fault with it. As for the bonus material, I thought there could have been more about She-Ra. There is a list of She-Ra and He-Man characters and their descriptions, which I found to be incomplete.Despite those factors I'd still give the DVD 5 stars. Hopefully we'll be seeing more of She-Ra in the near future.

As a child of the 80's this gave me so many happy memories and a real case of the feels watching this over Christmas. The story is very obvious from the get go, and it's a bit cliche. But I love it. The animation and voice cast are brilliant and as a cheap Christmas movie for the family to watch together this is a really good dvd.

this is a good famly film any famly wood love it i wood say i loved this when i was seeing it when in the 80s i loved this as you see he man and shera brothere and sister in the same film it was realy good to see i wish it was like that in evrry film they did i loved the live he man film they made to back then to yes i loved this verry much

A MUST FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE .A CHANCE TO RE-LIVE YOUR CHILDHOOD BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN GOOD QUALITY CARTOONS FOR CHILDREN WERE MADE I'E EXCELLENT STORY LINE...NO NEED TO BLOW SOMEONE TO PIECES... PLENTY OF HUMOUR IF FACT A MOST ENJOYABLE DVD WHERE EVEN THE BADDIES SHOW THEY TOO HAVE A GOOD SIDE.EXCELLENT VIEWING

I bought this for my kids - 2 and 4 - as I loved He man and She ra as a kid and it was a great buy. It doesn't matter that the animation is dated they love it. In fact they spend their days running about the house with "swords" crying "by the power of greyskull". An oldie but a classic, definitely a great buy.

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