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The Dark Crystal (1982)
Directed by Frank Oz, Jim Henson
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Overview
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
Rated PG | Length 93 minutes
Actors
Jim Henson | Kathryn Mullen | Frank Oz | Dave Goelz | Steve Whitmire | Louise Gold | Brian Meehl | Stephen Garlick | Lisa Maxwell | Billie Whitelaw | Percy Edwards | Barry Dennen | Deep Roy | Kiran Shah | Jack Purvis | Bob Payne | Michael Kilgarriff | John Baddeley | David Buck | Charles Collingwood | Sean Barrett | Miki Iveria | Patrick Monckton | Susan Westerby | Joseph O'Conor | Thick Wilson | Jerry Nelson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I wasn’t a fan of this when it came out back in 1982 so I thought I’d revisit it to see if my opinion had changed in the ensuing years. Nope. Still not a fan. The movie is too static, a result of the puppetry, and the story too simplistic (both conceptually and in execution) that it feels dull and out of place.
There are some fun things about it and parts of it are cool, but it just doesn’t work well for me overall.
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