Finally an official DARK CRYSTAL PREQUEL !!!

[MrBloogarFoobly]

http://io9.com/5962221/the-secret-origins-of-the-dark-crystal

Great essay by David Odell.

 

[Laszlo]

Thank you for the very interesting Link!

 

[bandit]

Ooooo! They really did dredge this up from the land of the nearly precariously close to being written off and forgotten! Love it. Thanks for sharing. Insightful stuff!

 

[mostlikemokey]

I want to see Dark Crystal. I hear it's amazing.

 

[bandit]

You know, believe it or not it's not one of my favorites. It's definitely impressive and the puppeteering is tremendous. Still, it's not one I could get really into. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I didn't care for the main character. It's a slow moving plot, which is good for building atmosphere but when you combine those elements, it just doesn't work for me. Still, I know it's considered one of the superior Henson films for most.

 

[mostlikemokey]

You are a fast-paced movie type for sure.

 

[bandit]

Hahaha! You'd be surprised. I don't mind slow build up....so long as it's building to something. Even if it's kind of cerebral, I can handle something like that if I can sink my teeth into it. For some reason, though, I just couldn't with this movie. But I do think the technology used for this one was really impressive. There's no question there. It LOOKS amazing.

 

[mostlikemokey]

Yeah, good point. It has to have depth.
Personally, I like stuff that's sappy but has action and depth.

 

[mostlikemokey]

Is that a weird combo?

 

[bandit]

Nope! Sounds like the perfect Tarbaby of movies.
Hmmm well I would describe the original Dark Crystal as a moody, fantasy adventure story with rather dire undertones. The prequel sound like it has the makings of a tragic paint by numbers. How did we get from point A to point Doomsday!?
^_^ Makes me curious. I'll probably pick it up. I mean, this could enrich the story even more and give more context to the actions that take place in the movie. I mean, that's the idea anyway.