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Did anyone ever watch The Dark Crystal

I never saw it - the previews seemed like a drag. And it was too muppety for me, back then. Maybe it was good, and I missed out?

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by Anonymousreply 17October 14, 2025 4:44 AM

So why don't you watch the movie, now? If you don't like it, you can turn it off.

Currently you are able to watch "The Dark Crystal" streaming on Peacock or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV.

Pay for it on Apple.

Borrow it from your library.

by Anonymousreply 1June 5, 2024 10:10 AM

It was fun to cheer for the villains and hope they'd obliterate the annoying fake!elves.

by Anonymousreply 2June 5, 2024 10:16 AM

Yes it’s more to be admired (as an adult) than enjoyed. It’s much too dark for children.

Very famous anecdote about Henson showing the first cut of the film to the Universal executives and all of them left the screening room after it finished without saying a word to him. They knew they couldn’t market it.

However the Netflix prequel from a few years ago is excellent and not as overwhelmingly macabre.

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by Anonymousreply 3June 5, 2024 10:23 AM

Back in theaters today with Fathom Events!

by Anonymousreply 4October 13, 2025 6:51 PM

we always laughed at, "Please! Please make peace!"

by Anonymousreply 5October 13, 2025 7:04 PM

I think it’s one of the most brilliant things Henson ever did. Up there with Star Wars in terms of world building.

by Anonymousreply 6October 13, 2025 8:08 PM

I loved Chamberlain’s “OooooooooOoooOoooOhhhhhh”.

by Anonymousreply 7October 13, 2025 8:42 PM

I loved it as a kid and I love it now. It's definitely a dark story but just like The last unicorn there's small sliver of Hope in it.

by Anonymousreply 8October 13, 2025 8:44 PM

I recently read it was supposed to be The Dark Chrysalis without anything to do with crystals. The art director misheard during the pitch and Henson worked the crystal aspect into it.

by Anonymousreply 9October 13, 2025 8:47 PM

I saw it 3xs as a kid. Loved it.

“Prophets don’t know everything!”

by Anonymousreply 10October 13, 2025 8:50 PM

Agreed that the Netflix prequel was quite good. I was disappointed it was only the one season but at the same time, almost relieved because here we were learning all about the Gelfling expanded world but also knowing that every last one of them would be killed.

by Anonymousreply 11October 13, 2025 8:54 PM

I saw it in theaters and loved it. It’s better than “Labyrinth” and Jennifer Connelly’s terrible acting.

by Anonymousreply 12October 13, 2025 8:56 PM

There were a ton of weird dark fantasy films from that era that scared the crap out of kids.

by Anonymousreply 13October 13, 2025 9:09 PM

Aughra’s observatory is one of the best sets I’ve seen in any movie. I

Dark Crystal ia really Henson’s masterpiece.

by Anonymousreply 14October 13, 2025 9:12 PM

Now that you’re in your 90s you might like it.

by Anonymousreply 15October 13, 2025 9:19 PM

I find that current day Barbra Streisand looks like a character in this film...

by Anonymousreply 16October 13, 2025 9:48 PM

Omg she does look like one of the wise ones! Lol

by Anonymousreply 17October 14, 2025 4:44 AM
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