Jonathan adores THE DARK CRYSTAL
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The Dark Crystal is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company and distributed by Universal Pictures. The plot revolves around Jen and Kira, two Gelflings on a quest to restore balance to the world of Thra and overthrow the evil, ruling Skeksis by restoring a powerful broken Crystal.
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He must react to the series and then for it all to make sense React to DreamFastWithMe videos! The Skeski used to be very good and the series shows just how entrenched they were after they slowly lost their wondrous feathers and coloured scales. The ancestors of the current Gelfling Leaders all once knew the skeski when they were good. A lot of their societal and tech improvements came from them. There’s a lot of history which was all inspired by J.R.R Tolkien. ❤
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Goddamnit I am still so pissed Netflix canceled it. It was so well done and Jim would have been so proud of it.
@@Makkaru112 That goes agains the lroe, though. The UrSkeks were good until they split themselves into the evil Skeksies and the spiritual Mystics. Skeksies were always evil and corrupt. If the early Gelfling knew the good guys, they knew the UrSkeks, not "good skeksies"
"Is he around here?"
"He's dead."
"Could be anywhere then."
I LOVE Aughra!!! I fangirl over her everytime she's onscreen.
This has always been one of my favourite lines! thank you for putting it here, it made me smile again.
I saw this movie in the theater as a child. I was blown away. Shortly thereafter my parents bought me the Read Along record for it...which I played over and over again.
Thanks for the reaction to this movie. This was a lot of fun.
Same here! 5 yrs old at the theater. THe crystal eye scenes creeped me out! A little while later the making of came on tv and blew me away too. I didn't know how they did some scenes and thought they were ALL puppets but some were huge!
I loved those Read ALong records! This movie was awesome to see in the theater!
Hightly reccoming also watching 1) the making of featurette on this on RUclips... and 2) the 2019 Netflix Prequel series Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The Henson company basically made several more hours of Dark Crystal movies and its glorious (though sad that it was cancelled partly due to Covid
They don't make movies like this.... ever again. Visually amazing & creative.
This world was created by one of my favorite artists Brian Froud. If you watch Labyrinth you’ll see his handiwork again.
@@danwood7888 including the baby lol
I received JJ Llewellyn's beautiful book "The World of the Dark Crystal" featuring Froud's work when I was 15. I loved The Dark Crystal and also already had Froud's "Faeries," so I was over the moon.
22:50 practical effects go a long way and hold up so much better. That's why 80s movies are still amazing. It was the pinnacle of the craft
There is a deep and profound beauty in this film. It has always spoken to me in a very emotionally intimate way. Thank you for your reactions. Peace always 😌
I grew up with movies like this one, Time Bandits, Krull, Gremlins, Dragonslayer, Star Wars... I had NO idea how spoiled I was
I don't think anyone has mentioned the score for this film yet but when those opening strains start over the words "The Dark Crystal" ... 😮❤
Crazy how accurate this reaction is. This is exactly how I felt back in the 80s. So few people have shared this movie with me. And yet it somehow is so important to me after all these years. The true puppet masters made so much great content.
Not gunna lie, as a kid the Skeksis terrified me.....and I also had a crush on Kira.
I remember seeing this in the theater as a kid. Later, at school, many a kid was doing The Chamberlain's whimper.
One of my all time favorite movies since I was young. Brian Froud- one of my favorite artists - was the conceptual designer for this movie and Labyrinth. The World of the Dark Crystal is a fantastic book that delves into the art behind the movie. I just can't describe how much the creature designs and aesthetics of this movie bring me joy.
the making of this back in the day (even now) was so amazing. loved this. teh netflix series was great too.
He must react to the series & then for it all to make sense React to DreamFastWithMe videos! The Skeski used to be very good and the series shows just how entrenched they were after they slowly lost their wondrous feathers and coloured scales. The ancestors of the current Gelfling Leaders all once knew the skeski when they were good. A lot of their societal and tech improvements came from them. There’s a lot of history which was all inspired by J.R.R Tolkien. ❤
I remember watching the making of Dark Crystal as a kid. I remember watching the stunt men practicing how to run on stilts for the landstriders. Amazing work.
This is one of my favorite movie of all time! Thanks for the watchalong, it was super fun seeing your reaction. You're probably've been suggested these already, but I would recommend you watch Labyrinth, Willow, Neverending Story or Seret of NIMH next.
In many Muppet productions, Muppets can be 'remotely' operated by puppeteers via wires, strings and such. The larger ones do contain actors inside. So the question at 10:25 is confirmed that an actor inside is also, by cannon, a 'Muppet'.
This is one of the earliest movies I can remember from my childhood (I was 4 when it came out). It was such an amazing movie and I can remember watching it over and over and just being enthralled by it. As an adult, I've never rewatched it out of fear that it would dim my memories, but watching it through your reaction let me see it again for the first time. Thank you for that!
I think this is the first time I've watched any of your reactions. Seeing true wonder and appreciation for these films on your face is everything. Most reactors especially younger ones have zero wonder at anything. I subscribed!
Such a wonderful reaction video to one of my most favorite movies! I’m so glad you loved it too!
This was the last embrace of Jim Henson's creature shop, and his last effort was the Story Teller, which is a must-see! After watching this beautiful movie, you must check out Jim Henson's Story Teller if it is available!
"Why does this look SO GOOD?!"
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Sorry if this sound weird, but I just wanna say, I really appreciated how you respectfully took to this story.
I wonder if you would be interested in giving the prequel Netflix series "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" a look at?
It'a a real callback to the age of puppetry blended with modern day mechanics and storytelling.
Saw this when I was 7 years old. I was awestruck at how the puppets brought the entire world to life. Plus, I had a crush on Kira haha! ❤
My favorite parts, there soo many, I love everything about it. I just recently seen this film for the first time weeks ago. I like that little creature called "Fizzgig". I think my most favorite parts is when Jen and Kiera hold hands and could see the lives of each other. My other favorite scene is the part where Jen holds Kiera close to her as the Crystal Being tells him "Hold her close, she is a part of you, as we all are a part of each other". The film is a magical, empowering, emotional, and spiritual healing experience and it is beautiful to see others, like you, that could watch and appreciate the magic and mastery of his art; that is the Genius of Jim Henson.✨
There was a phenomenal prequel series a few years ago; quite possibly one of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen.
this was one of those films I would watch as a kid that scared me just about as much as it intrigued me
The close up shots of Jen were a puppet, but the long shots were a human in a suit.
There's also a flick called Marquis (1989) that, while not by Henson, uses a similar technique. It's a kind of bizarre historical drama slash dark comedy in which the characters are all animals of some kind or other.
I've loved this movie ever since it creeped me out as a little kid : p Practical effects and good storytelling for the win.
I’m echoing the recommendation of Netflix’s *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019). This prequel to the iconic classic film was produced by Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson, who leads The Jim Henson Company. They truly brought their best to the series. Although it was unfortunately canceled after one season due to low viewership, I still highly recommend it. The magic of Jim Henson’s imagination remains intact, and that’s why I cherish this show as much as the original film. You may want to react to it as well and give us your thoughts.
I had the movie poster for this on my bedroom door for years. Saw it in the theater a couple of times. And in my opinion, the Castle of the Dark Crystal is still the ultimate BBEG lair.
"Krull" 1983 and "Legend" 1986 (Tom Cruise and Tim Curry) are also favorite fantasy movies of mine. Yeah, The Dark Crystal is the truth. It is a wonderful and deep movie. I Most Definitely have this one in my physical collection.
I'll say it again as a Gen X member, 80s kid, 90s teenager and early 2000s adult: These were some of the best of times ever to be alive, for everything.
Just leaving some words that stay for the algorithm. Thanks for taking me back to third grade. And for being the first person I've ever seen to have the correct response to seeing the garthim. #WorstSoldiersEver
The Dark Crystal bombed at theaters, but I love it. It’s such a beautiful movie. Great reaction! You really got it!
(At 5:58) Ironic, how they have the main character played by one the directors himself, "Jim Henson".
Just discovered your channel. I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm happy to see you're traveling through 80s sci-fi/fantasy & adventure movies. I've watched your reaction to this and Krull so far. I'd like to recommend (if they haven't been already) "Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985) and "The Secret of NIMH." (1982). Both movies I grew up watching and loving and still do to this day.
By the great puppetry of Jim Henson.
Ah, yes, The Dark Crystal. I own this movie along with Labyrinth, both timeless 80s gems.
Excellent reaction the dark crystal with Jim Henson masterpiece he thought labyrinth was but nobody liked it. Well, hardly anybody critics bandit haven’t seen yet, but he wanted to make a sequel for the longest time, but so before Jim Henson, died, he made a partnership with Disney when he died, they took it over lock stock and barrel. His family still has some saying they were, they still have some say but what projects they do for the creature shop the dark Crystal was all his idea he wanted just an adult. He already mastered them Muppets. He wanted to show them. They could do more than just comedy skits. Nothing wrong with that but he knew more and he was right, I think Disney owns so much. I think they forgot their own crystal so much so that a couple years ago on Netflix made a dark crystal series on Netflix thanks for the fun until next time
Jim Henson's daughter was the one behind the Netflix series, She did very well to honor her father's work and memory.
Fact: This was a made up bed time story Jim told his daughter when they missed a flight.
What an imagination he had.
If you are interested, there is a prequel to the Dark Crystal called Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. You can do a reaction on that.
If Sweetums is a muppet, these count too. :)
If you liked this movie I highly suggest you watch the 2019 prequel Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. It was made by the Jim Henson Company for the modern audience, but still features a stellar cast, many of them famous names, great story writing, there's action, adventure, and thrills...and it's all done with puppets! You'll even see many of the characters from this movie, and you'll learn how the world of Thra fell so far into the cracks. I can't say enough good things about it, 10 episodes of pure adventure!
when I first saw this as a kid I loved the character Augrah. the dinner scene where she's telling the bad guys, off steals what i'm guessing is a salt shaker, I seriously thought when she squatted down she was taking a poop. she didn't of course but if she did I wouldn't blame her because these guys literally made her homeless, she deserved petty revenge and that silver salt shaker to sell for cash for a new home.
Seeing you feel so bad for the Chamberlain at the beginning and cheer for him made me laugh because once you see the prequel show Age of Resistance (when the Gelfling genocide starts, when the Skeksis discover the concept of essence and that it helps make them feel younger) once you rewatch his humiliation you'll go "HAH BITCH HAD IT COMING" 🤣
Frank Oz performed as Aughra, but his voice was deemed too recognizable as Miss Piggy or Grover, so for the Final Cut the character was dubbed by Billie Whitelaw, best known as the demonic nanny, Mrs Baylock, in THE OMEN.
First time seeing your reaction lad, amazing! I’ll keep watching for the upcoming stuff too - Neverending Story will be good. ❤
This movie was great especially for the time, I was little when it came out, and terrified and fascinated me lol.. First time seeing your channel, fun reaction;) if you want a cool classic fantasy movie to watch ,try Legend with a young tom cruise, one of my favs.
I would also recommend Gremlins if you havent seen it.
Augra is unique in this world.
I really enjoyed the Dark Crystal TV show. It just sucks it was cancelled after one season.
Some context here for Trip Like I Do lyrics from a The Crystal Method 😊
Labyrinth must be the next. If you liked this one.
*cough*Watch Dragonslayer*cough*
This is a good Film- not due too it approach to the style- with mostly puppets - But the person that was the main puppeteer - or at least made the movie as it should. .Jim Henson - Can't wait you too see the last Starfighter - now that got some My Fav Soundtracks for the 80's
To add another layer to appreciating the movie and Henson's brilliance, the Skeksis/Mystics connection also applies to the Qabala, the 10 Sephirot of the Tree of Life for the esoteric philosophy of Emanations, and their reverse, the 10 Qliphot on the 'inverted' or 'perverted' side of the Tree of Life. The same energy, just positive and negative. You can explain the personalities of the 10 Skeksis by understanding the Qabala. Unsure if it was intentional, but it maps.
The two shall become 1
Think of the Skeksis as a representation of the biblical deadly sins while the Mystics were the balance to that.
He must react to the series and then for it all to make sense React to DreamFastWithMe videos! The Skeski used to be very good and the series shows just how entrenched they were after they slowly lost their wondrous feathers and coloured scales. The ancestors of the current Gelfling Leaders all once knew the skeski when they were good. A lot of their societal and tech improvements came from them. There’s a lot of history which was all inspired by J.R.R Tolkien. ❤
Thanks
"All I know is Jim Henson and Frank Oz are behind it."
"Why does it look so good?"
Connect the dots.
Where do you find all these people ?
So they become crowmadillos?
You need to read the novelisation. The general rule is, Book is better because movie adaptations loose a lot in adaptation process. Novelisations should follow the same principle, but it doesn't in this case. They are equal and complementary.
Please watch The Last Unicorn! It is such a great story and no one ever reacts to it
Recommending Conan the Barbarian (1982) 🏆
And to think, this was rated PG (before PG-13 existed) and parents took their children to this movie (or we went on our own).
React to "Conan The Barbarian" with Arnold....Great movie.
I love skekTek and Mother Aughra
Suggestions for a reaction on this channel where the host doesn’t like the film?
Yep this was a kids movie for GenXers complete with death, slaves and nightmarish creatures. 😂
I loved it as a kid, still love it as a 47yr old man and will still love it in my 90's.
Kira looks so much better than Jen. I can't put my finger on it, Jen always has this stupid look on his face lol.
Seems a shame that the film is nothing like the story that my friends sister wrote and submitted for film approval, her name was Jen and she wrote the story that was rejected then rewritten to suit the film makers, the last chapter was withheld thus the ending is not that good. Still they made a fairly good movie
mmMMMmmmm...
Add one more to the list: Ladyhawke. Fun, well done, and surprisingly good
Saw this in 1982 as a 6 year old...beautiful and traumatizing at the same time...
“Dragonslayer” 1981. Best movie dragon ever
A few years ago Netflix made a prequel series called The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and it is phenomenal! Unfortunately, it didn't get as much viewership as they wanted and it was very expensive to make, I'm sure, so they cancelled it after the first season...right after it won an award! ugh, Netflix has issues. Anyway, even though they were not able to continue with the story they were telling in that series, those episodes are SO worth watching!! A lot of the original practical effects people were involved and they had this wonderful blend of puppetry/practical effects and good CGI that made the characters come to life more than they ever could have done in 1982. This movie is one of my favorites from childhood. This and The Neverending Story are solidified in my core memories and I rewatch them often. I'm so glad you're taking the time to experience them. Enjoy!
It was winning Oscar’s. They took it out to give funding to Cutiez. Yuck.
He must react to the series and then for it all to make sense React to DreamFastWithMe videos! The Skeski used to be very good and the series shows just how entrenched they were after they slowly lost their wondrous feathers and coloured scales.
The ancestors of the current Gelfling Leaders all once knew the skeski when they were good. A lot of their societal and tech improvements came from them. There’s a lot of history which was all inspired by J.R.R Tolkien. ❤
@@zombiemom7378 I was devastated when they couldn't continue with season 2 😪
“I learn the shapes of Kindness” - Every time, EVERY time I hear this, I well up. I wish we were all so ready to recognise the shapes of kindness as Jen ❤
"This man's brain... is crazy!"
Oh Jonathan... you watched it in English 😅
There is an unreleased version with 100% con-lang for *every species. Jim was too genius for this world RIP
Some movie suggestions:
Dragonslayer
Ladyhawke
Willow
Legend
Time Bandits
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
all good! throw in Neverending Story, Labyrinth & the Dark Crystal Prequel series.
I second all of these suggestions! And I throw in, Labyrinth & Little Shop of Horrors.
I saw this when it released, and it blew my mind more than anything since. CGI has nothing on what practical effects could do in the right hands.
The Age of Resistance showed how good practical melding with CGI could be. Pity that show only got the one season.
@@robertgronewold3326got one season because they wanted to use funding for Cutiez. Yuck.
@@robertgronewold3326 He must react to the series and then for it all to make sense React to DreamFastWithMe videos! The Skeski used to be very good and the series shows just how entrenched they were after they slowly lost their wondrous feathers and coloured scales.
The ancestors of the current Gelfling Leaders all once knew the skeski when they were good. A lot of their societal and tech improvements came from them. There’s a lot of history which was all inspired by J.R.R Tolkien. ❤
You have quickly become one of my favorite all-time reactors. Keep it coming, man!
Excellent reaction. Been enjoying the latest 80's content.
More recommended 80''s fantasy movies:
Dragonslayer (very serious fantasy)
Legend (very serious fantasy by Ridley Scott)
The Black Cauldron (Animated - serious fantasy from Disney's more adult era)
Willow - Serious Fantasy by George Lucas and Ron Howard)
Heavy Metal (Animated - Lots of adult themes so be carful)
Sword and the Sorcerer (Lots of adult themes so be carful)
The Beastmaster (Campy with adult themes)
Ladyhawke (with Rudger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Matthew Broderick)
I'd say VULTURES is a more apt comparison than crows. One of them even kinda resembles an alligator I notice.
Augra self says "you dumb lizzards!" so i resume, the Skesis are a kind of reptilians, where the mystics are mammals.
Nothing short of a masterpiece that I've loved since I was 6 years old.
Great reaction, thank you for sharing.
I love Mother Aughra not giving 2 shits about how powerfull the Skeksis are, she still fights the garthim and doesn't hesitate to tear the Skesis a new one.
And if you love the podlings already you WILL love Hup from the netflix series.
Man the 80's were so awesome with muppet/puppet work. Muppet Movies, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
Loved this movie back in 1982. Still holds up today. 🍿
I remember loving this when it came out. The film is a treat for the eyes and ears... The production design is nothing short of incredible and the puppetry is quite impressive. The music score is one of my favorites of the '80s. There's never been another movie before or since that is quite like it. I also remember thinking this is what the Lord of the Rings movie should look like when they finally get around to making a live action version.
They are just puppets... they are just puppets... they are just puppets...
Why am I so invested? Why am I crying?
Is the at what he said or? Haven’t watched this guy yet.
@@Makkaru112 Not said as much, but he had that expression, the same expression many had watching this movie.
Including myself when I saw it for the first time as an adult.
If you want freaky '80's fantasy, gotta check out The Last Unicorn as well.
Freaky, but beautiful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your Function?
Btw, the Gelflings are "muppets".. not people in suits. The onlu time theyte a little person in a suit is when theres a wide angle from far away. All the closups of Gen... Jim Henson is literally right below camera. Also, Ogra is being performed by Oz, but the voice was later dubbed by an actress.. as Frank's voice already too well known. However the behind the scenes feature shows Oz's live voiced version. The Skeksis and Mystics are operated kinda like a hunched over Big Bird.. the operaters hand is moving the head, and is monitoring their movments inside the body with a small analog tv. It got very hot in those things.
Wow, an unexpected but welcome reaction! I begged my mom to rent this movie when I was four years old, it’s really shaped my taste for fantasy and practical effects in films! There’s just no beating the Henson team!
Apparently the Garthim suit were so difficult to don & doff, but also very heavy, they built a ramp the performers could walk up between takes. This had a scaffold of sorts that would hold onto the suits, and allow the performers to get a rest. Very creative.
Two in one will be undone. Also the animal speech. That was awesome! Watching as a kid helped with empathy!
Another nice 80s fantasy, rooted in reality, is The Boy Who Could Fly. Some of the FX are kind of cheesy but it's a heartfelt film.
Dark Crystal is the first memory I have of something creeping me tf out without really scaring me. And I still get a strange and uneasy feeling watching it today.
This changed my life as a kid...really a core memory on all the creations and the story. Truely opened my mind ot stories like this on film and on the page