The Dark Crystal

It fits in with the movie....Additionally, as there was no human actors, sound effects.... ... Full Review

In 2006, rumors of a sequel had surfaced online.....Dark Crystal became a highly successful endeavor.....parents were apprehensive due to the film's apparent dark tone.... ... Full Review

It's brave of the film to demand performers search within themselves to lend invaluable reality to their characters....THE FILM Had Jim Henson simply rested after giving the world The Muppets, nobody would've complained.....solidified him as an absolutely dazzling filmmaking architect..... ... Full Review

A Review of a Childhood's Favorite Movie....As a child, I remember being enthralled by a movie called The Dark Crystal, directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz..... ... Full Review

The movie always came across as nicely well defined and accurate. It's a film that broadens the horizons of what can be done with puppets, but instead of worrying about what they should do with the story, the filmmakers were more concerned with what they could do and the resulting movie suffered for that. ... Full Review

Crystal s ability to inspire terror is indicative of its creators amazing craftsmanship. It preserves the movies visuals as best it can; there are numerous scratches and flickers on the otherwise rich widescreen transfer (this is probably a result of poor preservation; I saw a projected print of the film several years ago, and it was, excuse my tech-speak, scratched all to hell). ... Full Review

The great strength of The Dark Crystal is its truly fresh and imaginative world. Watching The Dark Crystal again was a nostalgia trip: it really impressed me as an eight-year-old back in 1982, so much so that pretty much the entire story and all the key images of the film were still fresh in my memory 21 years later. ... Full Review

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However, the film is effective because it does transport the viewer to a truly unique world where many fascinating sights are seen. A stronger main character was needed to make a compelling story. Of the two, Kira is the more interesting character. ... Full Review

The movie always came across as nicely well defined and accurate. However, this makes much less difference when the source materials show as many flaws as we find during The Dark Crystal . Frankly, the movie bored me. ... Full Review