The Dark Crystal (Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray) PG
Another World, Another Time... In the Age of Wonder.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: March 6, 2018
- Originally Released: 2018
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Jim Henson & Frank Oz | |
Screenwriting by | David Odell & Jim Henson | |
Produced by | Gary Kurtz |
Entertainment Reviews:
A children's fantasy film so enjoyable, imaginative and devoid of cuteness that you want to shake the hand of each individual member of the huge team of collaborators.
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Boston Globe
...A dazzling technological and artistic achievement by a band of talented artists and performers...
Variety
...This live-action yet actorless exercise is distinct enough to stand apart from typical fantasy fare...
Entertainment Weekly
The Dark Crystal remains a wonderfully crafted adventure from a simpler time.
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Film School Rejects
Rating: 4.5/5 --
Though the puppet technology wasn't adequate in 1982 for Jim Henson's imagination, Dark Crystal still possesses an innate, undeniable magic.
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The Film Yap
Rating: 6.5/10 --
The puppetry is incredible. Unbelievable how fluid it is with such great attention to detail
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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)
Jim Henson and Frank Oz... designed and directed this 1983 film, in which no human actors appear (except as crude long-shot doubles for the animated figures); it's a cute gimmick, but the puppets are so stiff and inexpressive that the film drops dead.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
Featuring fantastical puppet flora and fauna from Muppet man Jim Henson, this dark but wonderful children's movie follows Jen and Kira, two young Gelflings who are the last of their kind, as they try to fulfill the prophecy of the Dark Crystal. Jen's wise master reveals on his deathbed that only a Gelfling will mend the crystal that cracked 1,000 years ago and placed the land under the dark rule of the evil, selfish Skeksis. To break the prophecy, the Skeksis killed all the Gelflings, and only Jen and Kira escaped their wrath. Now, though, Jen and Kira must journey into the heart of the Skeksis castle to reach the crystal and return the land to its former goodness.
Like all good children's movies, THE DARK CRYSTAL contains enough scary elements to keep the tension tight and the kids enthralled, while the puppet mastery will impress and tickle adults. THE DARK CRYSTAL was the first co-directorial effort of Frank Oz, who went on to direct THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, IN & OUT, and BOWFINGER, among many other comedies.
Like all good children's movies, THE DARK CRYSTAL contains enough scary elements to keep the tension tight and the kids enthralled, while the puppet mastery will impress and tickle adults. THE DARK CRYSTAL was the first co-directorial effort of Frank Oz, who went on to direct THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, IN & OUT, and BOWFINGER, among many other comedies.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Animation
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Fantasy
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Puppets
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Jewels
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Recommended
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Theatrical Release
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Fantasy Worlds