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The Dark Crystal - Region 1 DVD

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2 years ago at Mar 28 18:18
Jim Henson had brought us the immortal Muppets and films like Labryrinth, but The Dark Crystal is a wonderful film, that was part of my childhood, as well as my brother's. A lot of effort clearly went into this, and it really does show, with the rich details of the characters. It tells the story of Jen, a Geffling who must return the Crystal shard to the dark Crystal, before the conjunction of the... read more
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Description: E E 0 0 Jim Henson's fantasy epic The Dark Crystal doesn't take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but like Star Wars it takes the audience to a place that exists only in the imagination and, for an hour and a half, on the screen. Recalling the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, Henson tells the story of a race of grotesque birdlike lizards called the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. A prophecy tells of a Gelfling (a small elfin being) who will topple their empire, so in their reign of terror they have exterminated the race, or so they think. The orphan Jen, raised in solitude b ... (more)
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date: 5 October 1999
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780767821650 UPC: 043396028494
Tags: Fantasy (17), Adventure (6), Jim Henson (5), Epic (4), Puppets (4), Family (3), Balance (3), Quest (3), Muppets (2), Family-Oriented Fantasy (2), Monster Film (2), Fantasy Adventure (2), Frank Oz (2), Shelf (2), Drama (2), Action (2), Children (2), VHS (2), Scifi (2), 1982 (2)
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Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years ago

“Jim Henson had brought us the immortal Muppets and films like Labryrinth, but The Dark Crystal is a wonderful film, that was part of my childhood, as well as my brother's. A lot of effort clearly went into this, and it really does show, with the rich details of the characters. It tells the story of Jen, a Geffling who must return the Crystal shard to the dark Crystal, before the conjunction of the three suns, or the skeksies will rule forever. The film is recognised as fantastic by people, because of its clear symbolism and themes such as the personifications of good (the mysties) and the evil (the skeksies). The film is directed by the immensely talented duo Jim Henson and Frank Oz. The film looks dazzling,with fabulous visuals and very well staged sequences, and Jen and Kira are very eng” read more