The Dark Crystal [Blu-ray]
by Jim Henson
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Director: Jim HensonBrand: Sony Pictures
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-09-29
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen
Movie Reviews of The Dark Crystal [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Great memories made even better on Blu
Summary: 5 Stars
Loved watching this film repeatedly as a teen when it came out. The Blu did not disappoint in any way.
The preservation came across in as good a light as could be with so many sets. The colors shined through beautifully in some of the exteriors and CGI landscapes. The garden sequences looked great, as did even some of the simpler things like the sand of the Mystics. The big test for me was the outlined exteriors where either Mystics or those walkers were set against the sky - it all looked good; the majority of the artifact and grain was gone. The sound was fine and really the only fault I saw right away was the credits vibrating with the film, otherwise the screenings have impressed everyone with the vibrancy and clarity all these years later.
The supplements include the array from prior releases with some complicated new ones, including:
* Book of Thra Dark Crystal Collector. A slide show intro gives the viewer instructions on how to use your four color buttons to collect items as they highlight on the screen (during the film). As you collect them you can open a book that gives historical info/trivia on the item you select (history of the castle, crystal info, etc.) You can open this book and read the material while the film is running so about half of the screen can be taken up while both collecting and reading; all pop-up options are disabled though so you have to exit all of this to re-access everything else.
* Trivia Game. This was actually fun if you have seen the film recently or are a hardcore buff on the information, otherwise most everyone was failing it that tried while re-watching for the first time in a bit. The game art takes up the four corners of the screen with a score tally and question sheets that have multiple guess answers selectable with the four color buttons. Same issue with pop-up capability as you have to close the game and have your player re-start from prior spot in the film (mine took about 30 secs to reboot back into the film). Would be fun for one of those rainy days where you don't want to watch the film but it would will still be playing in the background (sounds, music).
* PiP Storyboard Track. Outside of the textual intro about the storyboard process/trivia, the PiP was disappointing. Mainly because they admit the majority of the boards no longer exist so it was done from memory, plus the box takes up a significant part of the screen during the film, so it did not entertain me that much.
* Intro by Screenwriter - I could not find this anywhere so can't fill you in.
The menus play nicely with the majority of options being presented on the same screen - clear pics and nice music score on them also. Overall, a great product on a wonderful film. Enjoy.
Summary of The Dark Crystal [Blu-ray]
Features include:
?MPAA Rating: PG
?Format: Blu-Ray
?Runtime: 93 minutes
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