The Dark Crystal
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Movie Reviews of The Dark Crystal
Movie Review: An underrated masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Jim Henson actually resented the Muppets' success much of the time, as it kept him from being taken seriously by many members of his industry, as well as the public. He channeled much of this resentment into "The Dark Crystal," which is often too dark for many of the children it was marketed towards. As a child, however, I was never frightened by the film. I was awed, mesmerized by it. Although not wholly succesful in some aesthetic terms (the mouth movements of the Gelflings can be annoyingly badly synced to the actual dialogue), it is a truly beautiful film. Almost 20 years down the line, and the ending still makes me a little teary. OK, so I'm a big sap. But as much as I love the Muppets, and I do, I regret that Jim Henson didn't have more opportunities to stretch his wings into more science fictiony, older audience things like this. The extras on the disk are nice, too. A fairly lengthy featurette on the making of the film sent me back to childhood, happily wide-eyed at the tricks they used to create another world.Movie Review: ONE OF THE BEST FANATASY MOVIES EVER
Summary: 5 Stars
the dark crystal is an awesome movie for anyone to behold with any sort of imagination. there is not one scrap of the real world in this fantasy world. it is a totally alien experience. the characters are all well defined and you know who is good and who is bad. it is classically told in terms of good and evil, growth versus death, and a great coming of age story. i believe that this movie is suitable for anyone above the age of 7 because yes there are some scary parts that might scare a child it is nothing that they will not get over, plus they probably wont understand what is going on in the movie till they are older. the fact that this movie is solely performed by puppets makes its greatness even more profound. the talent of jim henson will never be matched and he deserves so much credit for the endurance of this movie. i remeber this movie from when i was young and i am so thrilled to have it on dvd. anyone and everyone should go out and buy this movie because of it great stroy, great puppetry and just overall greatness.Movie Review: One of the best of the 80's and of all time!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well the Dark Crystal is one of those films that you either love or you hate, much like Lord of the rings! I have to admit first though that I'm biased in as such as I grew up with this film, it being released the year after I was born. It's just magical, mythical and exciting all at the same time and while it would appeal mostly to the under 10's, I know for a fact it appeals to a much wider audience. The puppets are simply fantastic, so real looking infact and so well played that from the outset you never look upon them as puppets. Instead you'll look upon them as you would any other human actors. A great theme tune and amazing scenery really make this a blockbuster of a puppet movie.
I think we all need a bit of the old imaginary, fictionary tales once in a while. In the 80's there was the Dark Crystal, and others of course, and in this decade it would have to be lord of the rings.
All in all a great film that will have you glued to your seat to see what happens next in this funny, imaginative and dreamy classic.
Movie Review: 22 Year Old Masterpiece of puppetry, still
Summary: 5 Stars
When you think of Jim Henson you would sooner think of brightly colored animals with funny voices like dogs, bears, frogs and gonzos or fraggles. The Dark Crystal is something completely different however. It is scary, scary as hell. It is a story of two races, Scepsis and Mystics who became seperated when the crystal cracked. To regain the balance in the universe the crystal must be whole again. In a prophecy it is said that a Gelfling will do this, allmost all of them are killed, except for one Gelfling called Jen...
Even though this movie is made 1982 it does not look dated at all. The puppets and body suits are amazing and really form their own world, much like Lord of the Rings. I'm surprised not more movies or stories in this fantasy world have been made.
This movie should not be watched by children under at least 12. The Scepsis are scary, vulture like creatures aided by an army of big bugs. Even the Gelflings look a little scary.
It's a masterpiece of puppetry, so definitely watch it.
Movie Review: Beautiful Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to watch this movie all the time when I was 4, and a few years later, I recently watched it with my brother and I found out that one of the designers of the movie was Brian Froud, who's work I truely admire and adore.
This movie is about a human-like creature named Jen, who in this world, is called a Gelfling. He's adopted by gentile creatures called The Mystics. When his master, the wisest of the Mystics dies, we is sent out on a quest to find a piece of the Dark Crystal, which is at the castle where the Skecies are.
The Skecies are evil, frightening, monster-like creatures find out there's a gelfling alive. They killed all of them many years before. When Jen meets a strange, beautiful gelfling named Kira, she joins him on his quest.
The storyline of the movie is incredible, and the characters are interesting. This movie is Frightening, adventurous, and a little humorous. I highly recomend it.
- Audrey