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The version of The Dark Crystal that was released in 1982 was dark and weird, especially for a kids' movie. But there was an earlier version—darker, weirder, and trippier—that didn't make it to theaters. The earlier cut didn't test well with audiences, so the film was substantially changed to appeal to a broad audience. Voiceover was added, and English dialogue was added to many scenes where the action was previously supposed to be understood through puppets' pantomime.
i saw this one as a kid because i was a huge Jim Henson fan...i was pretty obsessed with The Muppets at the time....and this movie became one of my favorites...i wont forget the experience of seeing this one at the cinema.
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bada wrote:
The Restored Cut is super cool but adding the narration and dialogue was the right move.
From a financial standpoint maybe, it probably would have bombed, but this cut is so much better to me! Much creepier and, well, better. The voiceover in the final cut is brutal. 80s movies and their forced voiceovers...
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I haven't heard of this. Feels very Tolkien inspired.
I like it because it doesn't feel Tolkien inspired. I guess all fantasy movies owe something to Tolkien, but this movie feels different. Not your usual dwarves, orcs, goblins, elves, bla bla bla.
The Restored Cut is super cool but adding the narration and dialogue was the right move.
From a financial standpoint maybe, it probably would have bombed, but this cut is so much better to me! Much creepier and, well, better. The voiceover in the final cut is brutal. 80s movies and their forced voiceovers...
It's def creepier but I wonder if you would still think it was effective if you hadn't seen the theatrical version and knew exaltly what was going on and what the characters were saying. I'm thinking of a young, confused Bert.
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bada wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
bada wrote:
The Restored Cut is super cool but adding the narration and dialogue was the right move.
From a financial standpoint maybe, it probably would have bombed, but this cut is so much better to me! Much creepier and, well, better. The voiceover in the final cut is brutal. 80s movies and their forced voiceovers...
It's def creepier but I wonder if you would still think it was effective if you hadn't seen the theatrical version and knew exaltly what was going on and what the characters were saying. I'm thinking of a young, confused Bert.
I was young and confused when I first watched it in a theater. and terrified. I thought my aunt took me to watch a horror movie. it stuck with me though.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
bada wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
bada wrote:
The Restored Cut is super cool but adding the narration and dialogue was the right move.
From a financial standpoint maybe, it probably would have bombed, but this cut is so much better to me! Much creepier and, well, better. The voiceover in the final cut is brutal. 80s movies and their forced voiceovers...
It's def creepier but I wonder if you would still think it was effective if you hadn't seen the theatrical version and knew exaltly what was going on and what the characters were saying. I'm thinking of a young, confused Bert.
I was young and confused when I first watched it in a theater. and terrified. I thought my aunt took me to watch a horror movie. it stuck with me though.
Yeah I was around 8 years old when this came out and I saw it in the theater. I was terrified but ended up really liking it.
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There was just a screening here over the weekend & I knew several people who went & loved it. I didn't it when it came out, it was just within the past few years that I finally saw it. As an adult, and by today's standards, well, let's just say I was not blown away. But I probably would have really enjoyed had I watched as an '80s adolescent.
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