rew (12/13/82)
I have been seeing previews of Henson's newest (next?) movie, the Dark Crystal for almost a year now. Of course, it's 'coming soon to a theater near you'. Well, it hasn't come yet -- anyone know the scoop on this one? Bob Warren cbosgd!nscs!rew
wombat (12/15/82)
#R:nscs:-39800:uicsl:7600003:000:109 uicsl!wombat Dec 14 14:02:00 1982 Dark Crystal is being released this week. From the Today show this morning, during an interview with Henson.
mclure (03/09/83)
#R:nscs:-39800:sri-unix:1400008:000:162 sri-unix!mclure Dec 16 06:51:00 1982 The reviews I have read generally indicate that it is well produced and sophisticated, but depressing. And the characters are supposedly uninteresting. Stuart
dave (03/11/83)
We saw The Dark Crystal the other day, only because it was on the same double-bill (for $2.75) as The Toy, which we wanted to see. The Dark Crystal was AWFUL! It came across like an attempt to be a Great Fantasy (say, like Lord of the Rings). But when I've never seen or heard of (or read about) this particular world, with its Mystics, Skeksis and whatnot, a five-minute blurb told in a deep voice at the beginning of the movie isn't going to turn me on. Towards the end of the movie, when you've had a couple of hours exposure to the world, it gets a little better, but not much. Much of the speech was unintelligible, too. I don't care if Skeksis speak in ugly gutteral tones - I prefer to understand what they're saying. About the only redeeming feature was Fizzgig, a dog-like pet which is something like a constantly rolling ball of fur, and very cute. Dave Sherman Toronto P.S. The Toy was pretty good. Standard Richard Pryor.