Synopsis: Jim Henson ventures into Tolkien territory in his all-Muppet fantasy feature The Dark Crystal. The titular Crystal maintains equilibrium in a mythical kingdom. When the Crystal is broken, the evil Skeksis take over, killing off the good-guy Gelflings and enslaving everyone else. Two of the Gelflings have survived: Jen was raised by the all-knowing Mystics, while Kira grew up amongst the swamp-dwelling Podlings. Jen and Kira join forces to "heal" the precious Dark Crystal and restore order to their world. Adults may find the whole affair a little precious, while children may be disturbed by the film's mortality rate.
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scariest film on this site
...the puppets freak me out. They looks so wrong-- spudthedestroyer @ dead-donkey.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/
IMDb Rating: 7.0/10 (13,534 votes)
Tomatometer: 70%
Directed by: Jim Henson & Frank Oz
Cast:
Jim Henson .... High Priest / Jen
Kathryn Mullen .... Kira
Dave Goelz .... General
Brian Muehl .... Ornamentalist/Dying Master
Kiran Shah .... Stunts
Stephen Garlick .... Jen [Voice]
Lisa Maxwell .... Kira [Voice]
Billie Whitelaw .... Aughra [Voice]
Percy Edwards .... Fizzgig [Voice]
Sean Barrett .... [Voice]
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Title: The Dark Crystal (1982)
Source: DVD / R2, PAL / Superbit
Size: 1.171.972.578 (1/4 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:29:17
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1140)
Video Bitrate: 1298 kbps
Resolution: 700x424 (Anamorphic, displayed at 2.35 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 (SAR: 64/45)
Frame rate: 25 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (5.1 channels)
Audio Bitrate: 448 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: English
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English / VobSub: Dutch, Hindi
SA: HP @ Level 4.1
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