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.