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Dark Crystal, The (1982) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Dark Crystal, The (1982) a score of 2.9117 out of 4

based on (72) reviews

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Excellent

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Good

(9)

Fair

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filmdeculte.com (Pascal Lafitte)

Coproduit par Gary Kurtz (producteur des deux premiers Star Wars), ce film d'animation a demandÃ© cinq ans de travail. Le rÃ©sultat est envoÃ»tant. Les rÃ©alisateurs, le regrettÃ© Jim Henson (marionnettiste, crÃ©ateur du cÃ©lÃ¨bre Muppet Show en 1976, ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at filmdeculte.com (Pascal Lafitte)

Mutant Reviewers From Hell

Ah well. In any event, I eventually decided to touch on one those oft-forgotten aspects of the 80â��s, that being the last attempt at making high fantasy popular. Remember Ladyhawke? Willow? Legend? For whatever reason, the audiences back then seemed to ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell

DVDBeaver

What a strange circumstance. If I didn't know these were all taken from the same system I would think they were duplicates. The file size though indicates they are not "exact". I don't see a lot of difference in the three, perhaps the Super Bit being a ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at DVDBeaver

Film Threat (Ryan Cracknell)

It�s a story as old as time redone in books and films over and over again. But this one�s got the one-of-a-kind Henson vision and style. ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at Film Threat (Ryan Cracknell)

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

This ersatz Tolkien with puppets looks and plays like ersatz Tolkien with puppets. ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)

Points to the Henson team for trying to broaden the scope of their creatures -- and there's little denying that this particular flick still seems to hold up pretty darn well. ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at DVD Clinic (Scott Weinberg)

eFilmCritic.com (The Grinch)

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Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)

Recalling the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim 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 ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

You have to love a fantasy whose greatest peril is the Bog of Eternal Stench. ...read the complete Dark Crystal movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)