“The Dark Crystal” on Blu-ray

When The Dark Crystal came out on DVD, I snatched it up and I’m sure some Blu-ray fans are going to do the same thing.  Halloween was yesterday but this Jim Henson classic can give you the creeps year-round.  If you haven’t seen it, seriously pick up a copy.

First things first, yes this movie was created by the master of puppets but don’t assume this is a child-friendly film.  I saw it as a kid and there were definitely scenes that I wish I hadn’t watched until I was a little older and one of my children insists that she’s still not ready for it even though she’s seen every episode of The X-Files and Dexter.  The creepy factor here is that strong.

The storyline unfolds sometime in the past in a galaxy not too unlike our own in a lot of ways (that’s what makes it so scary).  The plot follows two young Gelfings (small elf beings) who take on a race of birdlike lizards called Skeksis.  These monsters believe the Gelfings to be extinct but they weren’t counting on Jen, an orphan raised by the Mystics, who searches for the missing shard of the Dark Crystal in hopes of bring balance to the universe.

The film is hugely entertaining and, for the time, you will be amazed by what Henson was able to produce. 

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