From: utzoo!utcsrgv!dave Newsgroups: net.movies Title: Re: Whither the Dark Crystal? - (nf) Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1169 Posted: Fri Mar 11 11:17:53 1983 Received: Fri Mar 11 11:23:21 1983 References: sri-unix.5290 We saw The Dark Crystal the other day, only because it was on the same double-bill (for $2.75) as The Toy, which we wanted to see. The Dark Crystal was AWFUL! It came across like an attempt to be a Great Fantasy (say, like Lord of the Rings). But when I've never seen or heard of (or read about) this particular world, with its Mystics, Skeksis and whatnot, a five-minute blurb told in a deep voice at the beginning of the movie isn't going to turn me on. Towards the end of the movie, when you've had a couple of hours exposure to the world, it gets a little better, but not much. Much of the speech was unintelligible, too. I don't care if Skeksis speak in ugly gutteral tones - I prefer to understand what they're saying. About the only redeeming feature was Fizzgig, a dog-like pet which is something like a constantly rolling ball of fur, and very cute. Dave Sherman Toronto P.S. The Toy was pretty good. Standard Richard Pryor.