In a recent article complaining about why both live-action He-Man movies needed to be set on Eternia, with the upcoming one having to shove it into He-Man’s origin story, I mentioned that I’ve seen fanfilms, something with less budget than a major motion picture and thus could less afford to create the fantasy world of Eternia, set exclusively on the proper planet. I apologize for that run-on sentence and for something else. Someone in the comments (I’m always surprised when someone actually comments) asked if I could recommend one of those fanfilms.
Then my mind drew a blank.
The problem is I haven’t seen a He-Man fanfilm in years. Like, I don’t even think I had this website. So I went looking and found surprisingly few. One was an AI produced film I still need to look at (I think the animation is AI but not the story), but I know that wasn’t it. Was I thinking of an old webcomic I know is no longer online? Was I lying to myself, and thus lying to my readers? If so I again apologize. I’ve seen a bunch of fanfilms that were better than the current output and great fancomics over the years and I’m wondering if I’m mixing memories here. Now I feel like a sham.
It’s actually amazing how FEW fan productions YouTube’s search brought up. One I kind of recognize, produced in 2015, which would be during the time of this site. In fact it already WAS a Saturday Night Showcase. You can check it out here. However, there is updated information and I don’t have time to watch the almost feature length AI movie, so here’s the new version plus new bonuses. The old post has its own extras…and slightly less gore to it. A character melts and it’s kind of graphic for BW’s usual fare but still a good story. Tonight’s remaster has extras not available back then, so there’s still something here to see no matter which version you choose.
If you haven’t seen the original, here’s the premise: The Sorceress dead. Skeletor has taken Grayskull and captured He-Man. Teela is forced to work with Shadow Weaver to free Grayskull…and we know who Shadow Weaver works for. The remaster has a few updated effects, including the face melting part I mentioned, and there’s a good reason Daniel Benedict remastered it (no pun intended), because we also have a sequel announcement and a music video this round. Just remember this is NOT one for the kids, which bugs me now as this is becoming more the exception than the rule, but it’s still worth checking out. Enjoy.
Bonus music video: “I Have The Power” cover from The Secret Of The Sword
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