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Summary: The most spellbinding fantasy world ever visited!
Review: I saw it on video when I was a young teenager, though I wished I could've seen it in the theaters. Be aware, folks, that this movie is NEVER anything like you have ever seen before! It is the true realm of deeply profound creativity featuring a very alien world where no human ever set foot upon. In fact, it is very full of the most fantastic creatures and landscape you will ever see since the old days of Star Wars. However, I do not think this high fantasy is intended for everyone, including impressionable young kids and anyone else who is not open-minded enough because it is quite full of very horrific scenes where a shaggy old witch literally takes an eyeball right out of its socket to take a better look around; a dying emperor of the evil bird-like monsters whose face fell apart just like a crumbling cookie; and the very flesh of helpless victims in a mad scientist's laboratory sniveling up like rotten old tomatoes. So if you are parents of young children, please screen it first before buying it for them. In fact, putting a gothically fantastic tale like this in a children's package is quite an uncalled-for insult to this kind of film as well as us fantasy fans everywhere, for not every one of us is a chubby-cheeked young toddler who is really into Kermit The Frog and the Sesame Street.
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Summary: A Timeless Masterpiece!
Review: The remastered version of this film is of the best quality ever. The colors are sharper than ever before the sound quality is superb. Jim Henson is truly a master of the film art! With Frank Oz bt his side in the making of this great film the limits are endless. The documentray portion on here was just as exciting to watch as the movie itself. This is a must have for any REAL movie collector. GREAT JOB!
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Summary: Dark Crystal's Strength is in Design, Not Story
Review: This film is mesmerizing. The creature designs are incredible - even down to the flora and fauna! And the film's music score is gorgeous. However, I simply was not moved or affected by the film at all. I don't think the story is its strong point. There are prophecies, saving the world, and magic. But it's almost as if the script is some textbook example of what elements to incorporate in order to call a film a "fantasy". I never felt connected to the main characters, the Gelflings. So I never care what happens to them at the end. And my final complaint are the "bad guys" - the Skekses (or however you spell it!). I found them simply annoying. They are the most Muppet-like and least successful as creatures. I was very excited to see this film again - it'd been a while since I'd experienced it. It was a bit of a let down. However, there is no denying that Henson & company tred new ground with THE DARK CRYSTAL. The work is simply amazing. I just had a few qualms with the story. The DVD, by the way, is an excellent presentation. And the bonus cut scenes are interesting. There is also an isolated music score. Good job!
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Summary: These ain't no muppets
Review: The late Jim Henson, not to put too finer point on it, was an absolute genius. Not only did he take a piece of green felt, stuffed it, added two ping pong balls for eyes and turned it in to the world's most popular frog, he also concocted this wildly imaginative film that makes for enchanting entertainment whatever your age. When the 'Dark Crystal' was shattered, the universe was split in to factions - the Skeksis ( boo hiss ) and the Mystics ( hurray! ). A prophercy was written that a Gelfling would return the shard and restore ballance to the universe, the main character in the film is a young Gelfling, his name is Jen, he forms the focal point of the film. The 'Dark Crystal' soon develops in to an extremely unusual fantasy adventure, boasting imaginative visuals and a thoroughly entertaining tale. This is a must have video/DVD.
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Summary: The Dark Crystal Delivers,immaculate classic to have
Review: I mean C'mon, do i really have to say more, this john henson masterpiece is not only wonderful in everyway, but it was one of those few movies to break through the pre historic special effects days of the late 70's and early 80'. It was way ahead of its time just as star wars, but then again so was henson with most of his work, im not saying imn a huge muppet fan, i mean i do love the great muppet capper, but he was truely a genius with entertaining young and old
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Summary: Henson's Best
Review: This is a masterpiece. Many people consider "Labyrinth" to be Henson's best movie, but "Dark Crystal" has an incredible mysticism associated with it that no other movie has been able to develop. I only have one complaint about this movie: it was too ambitious for the budget alloted to it. This is especially noticable in some of the sets, which are often too small, and that some of the lighting was not as good as one would expect. However, this movie more than makes up for those shortcomings with story, the excellent directing, and some of the best animatronic puppets ever created. This movie is one of a kind. No one else has ever made anything like it, and this is totally different from anything else Henson ever created.
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Summary: Dark Crystal = Bright Idea
Review: As a Jim Henson buff, I had to have this film. Having seen it in the theaters, and also on the Image Laserdisc presentation (completed shortly after Henson's death), I can say that the DVD version of The Dark Crystal is the finest version available. Besides the standard excellent picture quality, you get many extras such as deleted scenes, bios, ALL available US and International trailers, and a "making of" feature. Considering how many films only give you the movie and a trailer, you really get a full disc of entertainment with Dark Crystal.
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Summary: "La Fantasia no Tiene Limites"
Review: Esta pelicula contiene elementos que llenan la espectativa tanto reconociendo el Bien, el Mal y el Amor que logra unir las diferencias creando un solo todo que dirige y guia la existencia.
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Summary: Fantasy come to life
Review: The story about a young hero's quest to save the world from destruction has been told many times, but never like this. This film is pure imagination, the kind of movie that never gets made anymore. Jim Henson truly went all out with this one. The use of puppets to tell the entire story was incredible. I still remember how I felt the first time I saw this when I was a child;I still feel that way now. As a conceptual arist, Brian Froud's work speaks for itself. This is truly one of the most original and fascinating films to ever be created, the result of an incredible vision. It's too bad that Henson died before any more of these visions could be seen.
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Summary: Need to have a service that emails you when it re-releases
Review: When I saw this movie when I was little it scared the bejeezes outta me, hen i saw it when I was about 14, id like to buy hopefully on DVD. AMAZON.com get some sorta update email service!
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