I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 1985 animated Christmas special "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" here in 2023, so I did so with my son, wanting to introduce him to another cartoon from my childhood.
The storyline in "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special", as written by Don Heckman and Bob Forward, is adequate. I mean, it wasn't the most thrilling or overly innovative of written material for neither a He-Man nor She-Ra stand-alone feature. It was watchable for what it was, for sure. But don't get me wrong, because it is not bad. It just had a certain generic feel to it.
If you enjoyed the 1980s animated series of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" and/or "She-Ra: Princess of Power", then you will certainly also find some enjoyment in this 1985 Christmas special. And thankfully, directors Bill Reed and Ernie Schmidt managed not to turn "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" into a "Star Wars: Holiday Special" monstrocity.
The animation and art style in "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" is good. But then again, I've always enjoyed the 1980s animated series of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", so of course I also enjoyed this one.
It is a fair enough tale to sit down and watch with the kids for the holiday seasons actually.
My rating of "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" lands on a five out of ten stars.
The storyline in "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special", as written by Don Heckman and Bob Forward, is adequate. I mean, it wasn't the most thrilling or overly innovative of written material for neither a He-Man nor She-Ra stand-alone feature. It was watchable for what it was, for sure. But don't get me wrong, because it is not bad. It just had a certain generic feel to it.
If you enjoyed the 1980s animated series of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" and/or "She-Ra: Princess of Power", then you will certainly also find some enjoyment in this 1985 Christmas special. And thankfully, directors Bill Reed and Ernie Schmidt managed not to turn "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" into a "Star Wars: Holiday Special" monstrocity.
The animation and art style in "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" is good. But then again, I've always enjoyed the 1980s animated series of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", so of course I also enjoyed this one.
It is a fair enough tale to sit down and watch with the kids for the holiday seasons actually.
My rating of "He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special" lands on a five out of ten stars.