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The Dark Crystal

starring: Jean-Pierre Amiel, Robbie Barnett, Peter Burroughs, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds
directed by: Henson, Jim, Oz, Frank

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767821650
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767821653
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 05, 1999
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 2047
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1982



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Product Description:
Gelfings attempt to save the world from evil in this elaborate fantasy. Special features: dual layer widescreen version subtitles: english spanish the world of dark crystal documentary character profiles and drawings deleted scenes alternate language sequences talent files and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/27/2007 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Jim Henson/frank Oz

Amazon.com:
Jim Henson's fantasy epic The Dark Crystal doesn't take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but like Star Wars it takes the audience to a place that exists only in the imagination and, for an hour and a half, on the screen. Recalling the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, 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 will topple their empire, so in their reign of terror they have exterminated the race, or so they think. The orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal (which gives the Skeksis their power) and restore the balance of the universe. Henson and codirector Frank Oz have pushed puppetry into a new direction: traditional puppets, marionettes, giant bodysuits, and mechanical constructions are mixed seamlessly in a fantasy world of towering castles, simple huts, dank caves, a giant clockwork observatory, and a magnificent landscape that seem to have leaped off the pages of a storybook. Muppet fans will recognize many of the voice actors--a few characters sound awfully close to familiar comic creations--but otherwise it's a completely alien world made familiar by a mythic quest that resonates through stories over the ages. --Sean Axmaker



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Classic Henson
I bought this for the kid's and I to watch over the holidays, overall we all enjoyed it, however, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - AWESOME for the generation who grew up with Jim Henson, however...
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good movie
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Love the movie
I only had the basic DVD of this movie awhile back, but saw this one recently and I just had to get ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Dark Crystal
It's a Jim Henson movie, that's really all I have to say. If you havn't seen it, you should. This ... Read More

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