Dark Crystal

Pros: creative creatures, great ending
Cons: very little humor

Okay, this isn't exactly the typical song-and-dance, slapstick muppet fare we have come to expect from Jim Henson. But what "The Dark Crystal" lacks in comedy, it makes up for in sheer beauty. The tale takes place on a far-off planet in an...

Pros: Beautiful and fun story.
Cons: Looks dated.

In my mind this is one of the best children’s stories ever put on the big screen. Out of the live action children’s stories, I feel this is the best. The Dark Crystal is able to do a couple of things that I think are essential; appeal to ...

Pros: read the review
Cons: none, seriously

As someone who was born in 1982, I have a certain powerful nostalgia for the children's films of the 1980's. Most 80's fanatics lived their teen years through the decade and heavily relate to the teen movies of the time, whereas I'm non too keen, in-fact ...

Pros: Great Movie
Cons: They can't make movies like this nowadays

This was actually going to be my submission for next month’s write-off, but I have since found a better movie to write about. Of course I had already come up with a structure to write about so why not write it up and submit it anyway.

My...

Pros: Amazing accomplishment in the art of puppeteering. Great family friendly movie.
Cons: Almost overwhelming with the total puppet planet.

The Dark Crystal (1982) Directed by Jim Henson. Beneath three suns; the Great Sun, the Rose Sun and the Dying Sun, many creatures and races inhabit the planet Thra, but the dominant race is the urSkeks who are the guardians of the Crystal of ...

Pros: Great puppetry, fun epic adventure
Cons: Lots of new age horsepucky, sometimes naive and indulgent.

Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. It clouds the mind, warps the soul, and sets expectations that canno ...

Pros: Characters and the landscape.
Cons: Fairly short - but a good length for children viewers.

There are only four movies that I can remember I saw during my childhood that piqued my imagination. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, E.T., 101 Dalmatians, and The Dark Crystal. Similar to today’s standards – I did see quite a few films when I...

Pros: Beautiful from beginning to end.
Cons: Too often passed over!

I was raised on the innovative form of animation given to us by the marvelous Jim Henson. From Kermit the Frog to the goblins in the Labyrinth, this creative genius managed to invent creatures and worlds of such depth, wonder, and jocularity that they...

Pros: One of the most creative and hard-to-make movie ever made.
Cons: unfortunately, this movie does not get the recognition it deserves.

It is impossible to watch an action or sci-fi movie in today's new age without seeing at least a hundred scenes of computer generated imagery(CGI). Movies like "The Matrix", "Van Helsing", and "Lord of the Rings" are all completely mesmerizing to watch, ...

Pros: Great effects work, I guess...
Cons: Not enough character development to really feel anything for the main characters, plot moves too fast to remember how anything is linked, nothing is fully explained, ending is too abrupt, humdrum musical score: Just not very well thought out. This movie

I suppose I may have ruined it for myself by watching Jim Henson's other fantasy masterpiece, "Labyrinth", before I saw "Dark Crystal" for the first time. I assume that Dark Crystal was made before Labyrinth because of the drastic...

Pros: Imaginative Characters and Age Old Moral
Cons: May not be appreciated by children under 5

The Dark Crystal is an old favorite of mine, and I consider it to be a wonderful Jim Henson movie for the older child. The Dark Crystal contains incredible visuals and typical Henson puppetry for the time of it's making and is completely devoid of human...

Pros: Amazing puppetry; sweetly executed
Cons: Too short

"Another world, Another time... In the age of wonder."

When Jim Henson passed away in 1990, he left behind diverse legions of fans and a company whose ultimate success, it now seems, hinged on his input. Jim Henson Productions...

Pros: A family classic, nice storyline
Cons: May be a bit intense for really young viewers, a bit hokey at times

The Dark Crystal held me enthralled (and a bit frightened -- hey, what do you expect, I was only 5 when I first saw it at the theater) as a child and it can still cast a magical spell over me today.

The epic tale that unfolds involves several...

Pros: It Is A Wonderful Film That Stimulates The Imagination
Cons: It Does Have Some Mild Violence

The Dark Crystal is another one of my favorites as a child. This movie is full of adventure, fantasy, action, and fun. I find that as a child I liked it, and even now as an adult I still find it entertaining.
This is a story of good versus evil....

Pros: Jim Henson creation, Cheap
Cons: a little harsh with the violence, confusing.

I bought this movie for my daughter a couple days ago, mainly because she loves the muppet movies and is a loyal viewer of anything Jim Henson.

We set out to Walmart to check on some Barbie Jammies that she had previously seen while shopping...