Review of Krull (1983) by Harry W — 16 May 2013

Krul lip is a lovingly well-crafted sword and sorcery science fiction adventure adventure, that although tries to rise to an epic scale thanks to its $45-$50 Million budget never rises above the colourful and cheap fun of its 80's roots, even though its efforts are vivid.

The simple fact is, the cheap writing and flimsy thin plot is meaningless to the viewer, but for the right fans it gets ignored in lieu of the excessively high amount of colourful science fiction sword and sworcery in a fantasy realm ruled by strange creatures where you can ride a galloping fire horse across the sky just to get from point A to point B, but in this case to venture to a teleporting castle to battle an army of alien soldiers with laser rifles and swords, all to rescue the princess.

That's all there is to say really, as well as the fact that despite being a hollow adventure, it's packed to the rim with lovingly crafted colour and astounding visual effects, as well as a great musical score which displays the intended scale of the story.

Krull serves as an unfortunate critical and commercial failure, but is unforgettably one of the biggest examples of the sword and sorcery genre in the 80's and has an iconic combination with science fiction that overcomes the lack of appeal to the manic energy without substance, clever scriptwriting or a plot worth following.

So even though its just a fun venture that isn't clever or smart, it's a colourful film that tries hard and is easy to watch since there's nothing to think about and just a lot to enjoy with Krull, though I never determined the meaning of its title.