Review of The Dark Crystal (1982) by Khristie A — 29 Sep 2011
It had been a long time since I viewed this properly, I couldn't even remember how many years. The main protagonist Jen sucks but works ok in this film. It was quite an epic for me as a youngster and hold up well nearly 30 years later.
The thing that makes this work is the detail and complete immersion into this fantasy world. There are no human characters and if there were it would probably fall apart. The next film Labrynth successfully blended the puppets/animatronics with live actors.
But I enjoyed this film on rewatching. It has a decent story, some interesting characters and creatures, great design and detail.
This review of The Dark Crystal (1982) was written by Khristie A on 29 Sep 2011.
The Dark Crystal has generally received positive reviews.
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