1982 Directed by Frank Oz, Jim Henson
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.
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
Universal Pictures Associated Film Distribution Lord Grade Presents ITC Entertainment Henson Associates, Inc.
Ciemny krysztal, Dâku kurisutaru, El cristal encantado, El cristal oscuro, Le Cristal Magique, Der dunkle Kristall, Cristal oscuro, Dark Crystal, O Cristal Encantado, Den mörka kristallen, Το Μυστηριώδες Κρύσταλλο, הקריסטל האפל, A sötét kristály, Тёмный кристалл, Den sorte krystal, Temný krystal, Siyah Kristal, Тъмният кристал, 다크 크리스탈, Ciemny kryształ, El Cristal encantado, 魔水晶, Le cristal magique, 黑水晶, Темний кристал, Cristalul întunecat, Tamni kristal, Temni kristal, ダーククリスタル, Pha Lê Đen
CanadaPG
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Healing comes from nature, and from within, in the wake of sacrifice and assault, in the wake of fundamental shifts in the world. The first time, it is an eerie raid of a lively party, in the relics of ancient genocide. The second time, the survivors bask in crystal-reflected light, after both willingly offered to give up something important for something more important. One offered life for the world, the other the world for life. They achieve symmetry in this moment, and the consequences are further symmetry, light through the crystal, fragmented but perfectly shaped. Life and death are intertwined here.
As a philosophy, the New Age ideal of balance seems distorted more often than not. Without infusing this interpretation…
This is so much more compelling and poetic when you've watched the series. What's that you say? A prequel that adds depth and context to the original? I can't fathom it.
Obviously an outstanding technical achievement, don't get me wrong, but at times so diabolically slow it feels more like a travelogue than an adventure. And impressive though it may be I just hate the design. Sure, let's build this richly imagined, intricately detailed fantasy world only everything is old and gross.
if jim henson was still alive, this movie is proof that he would have LITERALLY SAVED HUMANITY FROM OUR OWN SPIRITUAL DEMISE !!!!!!!!!! my eyes want to eat this movie up for the rest of my fucking liiife
everyone acting like going braless is some modern trend when aughra was doing it in 1982
My mom would threaten to put this on when I mouthed off when I was a kid because she knew how scared I was of it. I still hate it. Probably not actually awful but I still hate it so bad.
