The Dark Crystal

[Kaka Tim]

ive got the original on dvd and it i think its really good. the old witch women/thing Aughra is ace and the skecksies are marvelous badies. My kids (4 and 6) really like it.

 

[krtek a houby]

Yes!

 

[Badgers]

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The BFI is hosting a behind the scenes exhibition on about this

Regardless of whether the series itself is any good, the art and design behind it is going to be interesting I'd say.

 

[Lazy Llama]

The BFI is hosting a behind the scenes exhibition on about this

Regardless of whether the series itself is any good, the art and design behind it is going to be interesting I'd say.

We missed out on the ballot for tickets of the preview showing at the BFI but might go along to the exhibition.

 

[Badgers]

I want to go for it too but not sure I can get time off. The weekend tickets are all gone

 

[Artaxerxes]

The BFI is hosting a behind the scenes exhibition on about this

Regardless of whether the series itself is any good, the art and design behind it is going to be interesting I'd say.

We walked down to see this last night but got there to late to get into the exhibit (we spotted the advert for it in a copy of Time Out lying around in a cafe after work)

What we did see looked fabulous, they've got a life size Aughra and Emperor in the foyer.

 

[Badgers]

Is anything on UK Netflix yet?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

No, just the original film.

 

[Badgers]

No, just the original film.

*stamps feet*

Guess I will watch that then

 

[DexterTCN]

*stamps feet*

Guess I will watch that then

Try this

 

[Badgers]

 

[DexterTCN]

They're nitpicky, it's all in good fun, they remove sins. It's a great movie.

Try another as a palate cleanser. CinemaSins

 

[Gramsci]

The BFI is hosting a behind the scenes exhibition on about this

Regardless of whether the series itself is any good, the art and design behind it is going to be interesting I'd say.

From the exhibition:

 

[Gramsci]

Was there today. Stunning lifesize models. Lots of children at BFI.

 

[Badgers]

Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Season 1 Review - IGN

 

[Badgers]

 

[Badgers]

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[Fez909]

I've never seen the original, I don't think. For nostagia viewers only?

Looks garbage from the trailer, but...trailers are shite in general.

Worth a watch as a newbie?

 

[cybershot]

I've never seen the original, I don't think. For nostagia viewers only?

Looks garbage from the trailer, but...trailers are shite in general.

Worth a watch as a newbie?

I watched it for the first time last year after my sister kept harping on about it, expecting it to be shit from an adult first timer perspective but it was actually pretty decent. A solid 7/10. From me at least. It seemed pretty dark excuse the pun for kids of even today and is probably a better understood story as an adult.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It's on UK Netflix now - I watched some last night.

I'm happy that they've kept the intricate and slightly clumsy puppetry for all the characters and close scenes, even if I suspect there's a lot of CGI in the epic backgrounds. The gelflings' facial expressions still look wooden because they literally are. These are plus points.

The skeksis are great villains, lots of character and individuality, but the heroes are all wet and boring so far, and the plot is taking forever because this is fucking Netflix and that's what happens. So I dunno how much I will actually watch. Last year I said:

I think we can be fairly sure that it will look gorgeous (it has a lot of legacy to live up to, more from the influence it had than just the original film itself, and people will be queuing up to work on it) and will have a bog standard fantasy quest plot. Because it’s a Netflix series it will also sag in the middle entirely avoidably and people will somehow be surprised by this.

Beyond that, its possible that it might do it all well, with sharp dialogue and good characters and well written scenes. It might also do it in a very pedestrian way. But I don’t think it will be worse than the original.

It looks gorgeous and it has a bog standard fantasy quest plot and it's already sagging. The dialogue is not sharp and some of the characters are interesting but not the heroes, but that may change.

 

[equationgirl]

I watched it all and really enjoyed it. Everything was really well done.

 

[Rosemary Jest]

Best series I've watched since Twin Peaks the Return, it's absolutely wonderful and I'm only 4 episodes in.

 

[danny la rouge]

Netflix has been pushing this at me. It didn’t look at all like something I’d like. (Fantasy is very much not my thing). But I spotted this thread and noticed there’d been a film. That had completely passed me by. So I duckduckgoed it and see it was a Jim Henson film. I like the Muppets.

Is it funny?

 

[danny la rouge]

Is anything on UK Netflix yet?

“Watching Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" is like watching a ten-hour magic show”.

Oh. Definitely not for me then. As you were.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I've never seen the original, I don't think. For nostagia viewers only?

Looks garbage from the trailer, but...trailers are shite in general.

Worth a watch as a newbie?

Liked it A LOT as a kid when I saw it at the cinema. Utterly unwatchable bullshit as an adult.
My brother tried to watch it with my 12 year old for nostalgia reasons last week (and in preparation for the new series). They both hated it.

 

[Gromit]

The main target audience seems to be puppeteers.

Followed by kids who won't understand what the hell is going on.

Followed by adults that want to force said kids to watch something they are nostalgic about.

About the only thing I really liked about it was the Podling Paladin.

 

[Rosemary Jest]

Netflix has been pushing this at me. It didn’t look at all like something I’d like. (Fantasy is very much not my thing). But I spotted this thread and noticed there’d been a film. That had completely passed me by. So I duckduckgoed it and see it was a Jim Henson film. I like the Muppets.

Is it funny?

If you like Lord of the Rings I reckon you'll like it.

It's a wonderful series and looks better than most cgi stuff as the puppets are actually real, in the main. It is funny, scary, horrifying and moving, which isn't a bad thing. I love it.

 

[danny la rouge]

If you like Lord of the Rings I reckon you'll like it.

That’s what I thought. Lord of the Rings is exactly what I don’t like. Bored of the Rings more like.