Krull

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Mark F One of those "guilty pleasure" movies but more pleasure and less guilt. Sure it's a bit cheesy, the special effects haven't aged well and the plot was unoriginal and generic even when it was made. However, it has a great cast, and all of them have their hearts in it. The production values are solid - especially some of the sets and visuals (it had a big budget for its time). The script is charming and lyrical, and the soundtrack is wonderful (one of James Horner's best IMO). In short there's much to enjoy here and as 80s fantasy movies go this for me is the superior effort to the similar but bigger and brasher 'Willow' (also scored by James Horner but less enthusiastically I would say). Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/26/24 Full Review Nathan Michael C Peter Yates' 1983 SciFi/Fantasy "epic" is a surprisingly fun, sometimes campy, relic of the 1980s that captures (even if by accident) more of the spirit of Dungeons & Dragons (the RPG) than almost any other film of the era. Nobody is watching "Krull" for great dramatic acting; the performances are mixed but fit the tenor of the film. The rag-tag band of seekers who join Colwyn (Ken Marshall) feature some great character actors, including Freddie Jones, Alun Armstrong, David Battley, and an early turn from Liam Neeson. All the basic stereotypes of the Friday night gaming table are essentially here. The music (by James Horner) is stirring and the special effects are decent for the time. The story (and setting) suffers from lack of development - and sometimes the camp borders on being dull and ridiculous. The sum creation is a nostalgic ride that is better than the critics say albeit never as good as it was the first time around. ...also, who wouldn't love to throw the Glaive at least once in their life? In a universe chock full of magic swords, a bladed boomerang-thingy is refreshingly "different." 3 Glaives out of 5. *** Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Graham G One of the most unique films I’ve ever seen. In this film, you got a mystical world that is not too different from mystical worlds shown in other fantasy films. The only thing that’s more unique in this film is that you got mystical dark beings from another planet invading this world. It would have been a very lame film if these aliens had technological gadgets and spaceships, but they didn’t. They had a mystical way to arrive on the planet called Krull in this film, which is what I find very unique. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Leon C Enjoyed this as a kid. It is what it is, low budget, good story, good soundtrack. Don't expect too much and enjoy the nostalgia of the 80s. Great film to watch at Christmas with the family when you're not trying to take life to seriously Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review nick s I remember seeing this as a child and thinking it had some good points. I must have been easily impressed because this is diabollically bad. The actors aren't taking their world seriously and smile in the middle of life and death moments; special effects look amateurish; dialogue couldn't be cornier; plot is cliche. We have the usual tropes like stormtroopers with laser weapons who couldn't hit the side of a barn, the quicksand scene for no good reason, the love weapons beat evil weapons nonsense. I mean it's real bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Stephen D A camp classic par excellence, with more cheese than a fondue fountain. For me it comes down not to the subjective tenets of artistic merit, but to whether or not I enjoy it. And I do. I really do. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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