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Year: 1982
Director: Frank Oz, Jim Henson
Plot: Jim Henson ventures into Tolkien territory in his all-Muppet fantasy feature The Dark Crystal. The titular Crystal maintains equilibrium in a mythical kingdom. When the Crystal is broken, the evil Skeksis take over, killing off the good-guy Gelflings and enslaving everyone else. Two of the Gelflings have survived: Jen was raised by the all-knowing Mystics, while Kira grew up amongst the swamp-dwelling Podlings. Jen and Kira join forces to "heal" the precious Dark Crystal and restore order to their world. Adults may find the whole affair a little precious, while children may be disturbed by the film's mortality rate. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:38:16 GMTThe Dark Crystal1982Frank Oz, Jim Henson<a href="/players/P____94083/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Henson</a> ventures into Tolkien territory in his all-Muppet fantasy feature The Dark Crystal. The titular Crystal maintains equilibrium in a mythical kingdom. When the Crystal is broken, the evil Skeksis take over, killing off the good-guy Gelflings and enslaving everyone else. Two of the Gelflings have survived: Jen was raised by the all-knowing Mystics, while Kira grew up amongst the swamp-dwelling Podlings. Jen and Kira join forces to "heal" the precious Dark Crystal and restore order to their world. Adults may find the whole affair a little precious, while children may be disturbed by the film's mortality rate. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide18Tag Target (>10)47633http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u39313w8f52.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Dark_Crystal/8006/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/7/8/32292.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: (photo: La Jetée, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters this Friday. Del Toro is a rare filmmaker who, despite his unique vision, often works on projects based on material from an outside source (Pan’s Labyrinth being a notable exception). Assuming all the legal issues get ironed out,  he’ll next direct a two part film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the most prestigious property to date to get the del Toro treatment. Here are seven either failed or unjustly obscure movies ripe for being remade by Hellboy’s father. 1. Spawn - Todd McFarlane’s comic about a Hell-trotting anti-hero indebted to the Devil opened my young eyes to genuinely dark storytelling. While the 90s were a simpler time in terms of comic to movie adaptations, I was already dreaming about a big screen adaptation after reading the first issue. Unfortunately, my dream came true in 1997, when Mark A.Z. Dippé’s god-awful Spawn slumped into theaters. 2. The Never Ending Story - If you were to describe Pan’s Labyrinth as a story about a little girl with a cruel stepfather who escapes into a fantasy world with fairies and magical pan, it could sound like many tame children’s movies of the ’80s. The Never Ending Story del Toro style: the gnome is evil (or a least a little sadistic), the giant flying dog thing eats at least one sentient being, and the kid dies in the end. 3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - This 1920 German Expressionist classic is one of the first horror films, and maybe the first ever movie with a twist ending. A black and white sound version was made by David Lee Fisher in 2006, where green screen was used to incorporate the original backgrounds. I picture del Toro’s version in color, with a few added plot flourishes. Who knows, maybe it could be the genesis of a new genre: Mexican Neo-Expressionism. 4. Jim Henson’s The Storyteller (watch the video, sorry it won’t embed)- While compiling this list, Adam Forrest started telling me about an episode of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller called The Heartless Giant. It felt like he was describing nightmares I had when I was seven (turns out the nightmare was actually a memory I had of watching this very episode). While still slightly goofy at times, it’s Henson at his creepiest, and I’d love to see del Toro pick up where the puppet master left off. Other freaky Henson classics like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (keeping David Bowie in the cast, of course) would also be great, but I picked The Storyteller because del Toro could really kill in this semi-episodic TV format. 5. La Jetée (entire 27 minute film is embedded above)- This 1962 French short film consists only of a series of black and white photos accompanied by narration. It’s a stunning post-apocalyptic downer and an absolute must-see. Terry Gilliam already remade it as Twelve Monkeys, where he added a lot of story content in addition to quadrupling the original run time. I’d like to see del Toro build something different, but equally good, using La Jetée’s bare-bones structure. 6. Dungeons & Dragons - In 2000, the undisputed king of tabletop role playing games became the undisputed king of shitty movie adaptations. There are inherent problems in adapting a game like D&D to the screen, for one thing, the game is really just a rules system, the players provide the story. That being said, there have been countless supplemental “campaign settings” published which describe immensely imaginative worlds. I would particularly like to see what del Toro would do with Keith Baker’s fantasy-noir Eberron. 7. The Wizard of Oz - It would be pretty ballsy of del Toro to take this one on. In 1985 Walter Murch, known mostly for his stellar editing work, directed the wonderfully dark Return to Oz. While not a perfect film, it exploited the more disturbing dimensions of the Oz story, namely a lost girl in a strange world targeted by a supernatural evil. If all goes well with del Torro’s take on The Hobbit, I think the world will be ready to go back to an Oz where munchkins hanging themselves would no longer be confined to shadowy backgrounds. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:01:14 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com7/8/2008 3:01:14 PM (photo: La Jetée, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters this Friday. Del Toro is a rare filmmaker who, despite his unique vision, often works on projects based on material from an outside source (Pan’s Labyrinth being a notable exception). Assuming all the legal issues get ironed out,  he’ll next direct a two part film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the most prestigious property to date to get the del Toro treatment. Here are seven either failed or unjustly obscure movies ripe for being remade by Hellboy’s father. 1. Spawn - Todd McFarlane’s comic about a Hell-trotting anti-hero indebted to the Devil opened my young eyes to genuinely dark storytelling. While the 90s were a simpler time in terms of comic to movie adaptations, I was already dreaming about a big screen adaptation after reading the first issue. Unfortunately, my dream came true in 1997, when Mark A.Z. Dippé’s god-awful Spawn slumped into theaters. 2. The Never Ending Story - If you were to describe Pan’s Labyrinth as a story about a little girl with a cruel stepfather who escapes into a fantasy world with fairies and magical pan, it could sound like many tame children’s movies of the ’80s. The Never Ending Story del Toro style: the gnome is evil (or a least a little sadistic), the giant flying dog thing eats at least one sentient being, and the kid dies in the end. 3. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - This 1920 German Expressionist classic is one of the first horror films, and maybe the first ever movie with a twist ending. A black and white sound version was made by David Lee Fisher in 2006, where green screen was used to incorporate the original backgrounds. I picture del Toro’s version in color, with a few added plot flourishes. Who knows, maybe it could be the genesis of a new genre: Mexican Neo-Expressionism. 4. Jim Henson’s The Storyteller (watch the video, sorry it won’t embed)- While compiling this list, Adam Forrest started telling me about an episode of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller called The Heartless Giant. It felt like he was describing nightmares I had when I was seven (turns out the nightmare was actually a memory I had of watching this very episode). While still slightly goofy at times, it’s Henson at his creepiest, and I’d love to see del Toro pick up where the puppet master left off. Other freaky Henson classics like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (keeping David Bowie in the cast, of course) would also be great, but I picked The Storyteller because del Toro could really kill in this semi-episodic TV format. 5. La Jetée (entire 27 minute film is embedded above)- This 1962 French short film consists only of a series of black and white photos accompanied by narration. It’s a stunning post-apocalyptic downer and an absolute must-see. Terry Gilliam already remade it as Twelve Monkeys, where he added a lot of story content in addition to quadrupling the original run time. I’d like to see del Toro build something different, but equally good, using La Jetée’s bare-bones structure. 6. Dungeons & Dragons - In 2000, the undisputed king of tabletop role playing games became the undisputed king of shitty movie adaptations. There are inherent problems in adapting a game like D&D to the screen, for one thing, the game is really just a rules system, the players provide the story. That being said, there have been countless supplemental “campaign settings” published which describe immensely imaginative worlds. I would particularly like to see what del Toro would do with Keith Baker’s fantasy-noir Eberron. 7. The Wizard of Oz - It would be pretty ballsy of del Toro to take this one on. In 1985 Walter Murch, known mostly for his stellar editing work, directed the wonderfully dark Return to Oz. While not a perfect film, it exploited the more disturbing dimensions of the Oz story, namely a lost girl in a strange world targeted by a supernatural evil. If all goes well with del Torro’s take on The Hobbit, I think the world will be ready to go back to an Oz where munchkins hanging themselves would no longer be confined to shadowy backgrounds. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/tallquasimodo/archive/2008/6/16/31302.aspx Post By: tallquasimodo
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Body: Somehow missed this one as a kid, though that's excusable merely because it was made before I was born. I enjoyed the fleshed-out fantasy world and the general lack of human actors. While I admire it for being incredible for the time in which it was made, it has not held up particularly well over the years. I hate to say it because I believe there is more artistry in puppet-work than in CGI, CGI has really spoiled me. All the puppets were wood and plastic, lacking even the facial emotion of the earliest Pixar movies. The guys in suits were really cool, but were still just guys in suits. The seams were just a little bit too visible. Not a bad movie, but I am niether the target audience nor close enough to the era in which it was made.
]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:58:53 GMTtallquasimodotallquasimodo Blog6/16/2008 11:58:53 PMSomehow missed this one as a kid, though that's excusable merely because it was made before I was born. I enjoyed the fleshed-out fantasy world and the general lack of human actors. While I admire it for being incredible for the time in which it was made, it has not held up particularly well over the years. I hate to say it because I believe there is more artistry in puppet-work than in CGI, CGI has really spoiled me. All the puppets were wood and plastic, lacking even the facial emotion of the earliest Pixar movies. The guys in suits were really cool, but were still just guys in suits. The seams were just a little bit too visible. Not a bad movie, but I am niether the target audience nor close enough to the era in which it was made. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jj79/archive/2008/6/9/30935.aspx Post By: JJ79
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Post Date: 6/9/2008 12:47:58 PM
Body: Release Year: 1982Director: Jim Henson, Frank Oz*****Imagine watching The Lord of the Rings, chopped down to 93 minutes. Now, imagine LotR with muppets. Not one or two, like Yoda is the Star Wars trilogy, but a full cast of muppets. Good guys, bad guys, creatures...every last speaking part is for a muppet. Essentially, The Dark Crystal is the muppet version of Lord of the Rings. A quest film, a big bad meanie that has to be destroyed, a somewhat elaborate backstory, wondrous-ish looking sets, elements of science fiction and fantasy. The only thing left out of this 1982 film is an appearance by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. I'm going to level with you: I'm not sure who The Dark Crystal is aimed at. Is it kids? Probably not, since the material is too dark and complex for them to comprehend. Is it adults? More of a possibility, but still not likely. What adult in their right mind wants to watch an action movie hamstrung by the very nature of the film. (We get very few full body shots of any character precisely because they are muppets.) As good a puppeteer Jim Henson was, there is no way having these characters carry a dramatic full length movie was a good idea. They can't emote, they don't look real in any definition of the word and, frankly, look downright silly at times. Consider Jen running through a forest. The entire sequence is half covered in grass to mask the fact Jen is a muppet, which is painfully obvious to anyone watching. And it is shown in such a long shot, we get to see the landscape of this other world...complete with foam planets and wholly unbelievable wildlife. Suspension of disbelief only gets the audience so far; the movie has to meet us halfway. The quest, by the way, is to destroy the Dark Crystal by reuniting a missing shard with the main crystal, which is in the hands of the Bad Guys. We're told all of this in an overlong and completely confusing prologue.
]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:47:58 GMTJJ79JJ79 Blog6/9/2008 12:47:58 PM Release Year: 1982Director: Jim Henson, Frank Oz*****Imagine watching The Lord of the Rings, chopped down to 93 minutes. Now, imagine LotR with muppets. Not one or two, like Yoda is the Star Wars trilogy, but a full cast of muppets. Good guys, bad guys, creatures...every last speaking part is for a muppet. Essentially, The Dark Crystal is the muppet version of Lord of the Rings. A quest film, a big bad meanie that has to be destroyed, a somewhat elaborate backstory, wondrous-ish looking sets, elements of science fiction and fantasy. The only thing left out of this 1982 film is an appearance by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. I'm going to level with you: I'm not sure who The Dark Crystal is aimed at. Is it kids? Probably not, since the material is too dark and complex for them to comprehend. Is it adults? More of a possibility, but still not likely. What adult in their right mind wants to watch an action movie hamstrung by the very nature of the film. (We get very few full body shots of any character precisely because they are muppets.) As good a puppeteer Jim Henson was, there is no way having these characters carry a dramatic full length movie was a good idea. They can't emote, they don't look real in any definition of the word and, frankly, look downright silly at times. Consider Jen running through a forest. The entire sequence is half covered in grass to mask the fact Jen is a muppet, which is painfully obvious to anyone watching. And it is shown in such a long shot, we get to see the landscape of this other world...complete with foam planets and wholly unbelievable wildlife. Suspension of disbelief only gets the audience so far; the movie has to meet us halfway. The quest, by the way, is to destroy the Dark Crystal by reuniting a missing shard with the main crystal, which is in the hands of the Bad Guys. We're told all of this in an overlong and completely confusing prologue. http://www.spout.com/blogs/yojimbo73/archive/2008/4/20/27570.aspx Post By: yojimbo73
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Body: 1982 may have been the greatest year ever. At least for a 9 year old movie geek it was. Sure, '81 brought us the births of Indiana Jones and Snake Pliskin and '83 would wrap up the Star Wars trilogy and introduce us to the glaive and Tom Cruise, but '82 gave us E.T., Fast Times, Rocky III, Conan, The Thing, First Blood, Tron, Wrath of Kahn and Blade Runner . To close out the year was a little movie called the Dark Crystal. I saw a few of these in the theatre, but as I was only 9 (and funds were slim), most would have to wait for VHS. I did get to see The Dark Crystal in the theatre however, most likely because it was from mother approved Jim Henson and company. And really, that's all I needed to know. It was by the father of the Muppets and the voice of Yoda. Does a kid need to know any more than that? For the uninitiated the Dark Crystal follows Jen and Kira as they traverse Thra on a mission to return a crystal shard to the dark crystal so balance will be restored to the world. On the way they encounter Mystics, Skeksis, garthim, striders, podlings and Fizzgig (dear Fizzgig). It was filmed entirely with puppets and elaborate costumes and it was absolutely magical. In '83 the behind the scenes special, the World of the Dark Crystal, was shown on T.V. (which I recorded) and Marvel released their adaptation in comic form, so I was able to relive the magic over and over and over again. My zeal carried over to the playground where we would ride chicken style on each others backs pretending to be racing across the plains of Thra atop our giant striders to do battle with the evil Skeksis. It's been a couple decades since I've seen my one time favorite movie, so how does it hold up.... It turns out it holds up incredibly well. CG was still in it's infancy, so every creature is a tangible being and every set could be walked through (if you were so lucky). The story is still filled with wonder and beauty. And it turns out Aughra went on to star in Touched By An Angel. OK, maybe not, but I can't see Della Reese without thinking that. The creature costumes were so well done that they could proudly stand next to any of the aliens from Henson Co's Farscape. Apparently I'm not the only one who's remained infatuated with the film. He of Samurai Jack and the Clone Wars, Genndy Tartakovsky, is set to release a sequel next year. I don't really see the need for this sequel, but at least he has insisted on using puppets and Brian Froud is back on board for design work. As long as Fizzgig remains a little rolling lintball with a face, I'll be a happy man. Oh yeah, Annie came out in '82 as well. Man, did I ever have a crush on that little orphan girl.
]]>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:56:05 GMTyojimbo73yojimbo73 Blog4/20/2008 6:56:05 PM 1982 may have been the greatest year ever. At least for a 9 year old movie geek it was. Sure, &#39;81 brought us the births of Indiana Jones and Snake Pliskin and &#39;83 would wrap up the Star Wars trilogy and introduce us to the glaive and Tom Cruise, but &#39;82 gave us E.T., Fast Times, Rocky III, Conan, The Thing, First Blood, Tron, Wrath of Kahn and Blade Runner . To close out the year was a little movie called the Dark Crystal. I saw a few of these in the theatre, but as I was only 9 (and funds were slim), most would have to wait for VHS. I did get to see The Dark Crystal in the theatre however, most likely because it was from mother approved Jim Henson and company. And really, that&#39;s all I needed to know. It was by the father of the Muppets and the voice of Yoda. Does a kid need to know any more than that? For the uninitiated the Dark Crystal follows Jen and Kira as they traverse Thra on a mission to return a crystal shard to the dark crystal so balance will be restored to the world. On the way they encounter Mystics, Skeksis, garthim, striders, podlings and Fizzgig (dear Fizzgig). It was filmed entirely with puppets and elaborate costumes and it was absolutely magical. In &#39;83 the behind the scenes special, the World of the Dark Crystal, was shown on T.V. (which I recorded) and Marvel released their adaptation in comic form, so I was able to relive the magic over and over and over again. My zeal carried over to the playground where we would ride chicken style on each others backs pretending to be racing across the plains of Thra atop our giant striders to do battle with the evil Skeksis. It&#39;s been a couple decades since I&#39;ve seen my one time favorite movie, so how does it hold up.... It turns out it holds up incredibly well. CG was still in it&#39;s infancy, so every creature is a tangible being and every set could be walked through (if you were so lucky). The story is still filled with wonder and beauty. And it turns out Aughra went on to star in Touched By An Angel. OK, maybe not, but I can&#39;t see Della Reese without thinking that. The creature costumes were so well done that they could proudly stand next to any of the aliens from Henson Co&#39;s Farscape. Apparently I&#39;m not the only one who&#39;s remained infatuated with the film. He of Samurai Jack and the Clone Wars, Genndy Tartakovsky, is set to release a sequel next year. I don&#39;t really see the need for this sequel, but at least he has insisted on using puppets and Brian Froud is back on board for design work. As long as Fizzgig remains a little rolling lintball with a face, I&#39;ll be a happy man. Oh yeah, Annie came out in &#39;82 as well. Man, did I ever have a crush on that little orphan girl. http://www.spout.com/blogs/kristen/archive/2008/3/23/26535.aspx Post By: kristen
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Body: I heard from a multitude of people that "If you like Labyrinth, youll love The Dark Crystal". They misunderstood everything that I love about Labyrinth. Not only does this movie lack heart, it is boring and predicable. I did love that Labyrinth has cool looking puppets, and in this movie, the same puppets are not as cheesy, but in exchange, they are dry. Labyrinth has a spark of life. The music, the riddles, and most importantly the acceptance of fantasy make Labyrinth the most enjoyable "kids" movie that "adults" will watch. The Dark Crystal, on the other hand, tries to pass a serious adventure fantasy plot in a kids story, marketing both adults and children. It fails to achieve any message worthy of appreciation, and in attempting seriousness, it never finds a life of its own. The Dark Crystal may try to create a unique world with its sets and puppets, but new worlds have life. This is the most dead and atrociously boring film I have seen for a while. I give it no recommendation. From the stupid deep-throated opening voice over I predicted everything that would follow. There is nothing unique about the story to this fantasy film. There is a threat, one hero goes on a quest to save the others, find a piece of the crystal that will unite and save the race. A love interest is introduced along the way, near the end she makes a sacrifice for her love and in the end that love is rewarded. I love fantasy films, for example Labyrinth, Legend, Aladdin, Princess Mononoke (In fact, this story is similar to Princess Mononoke, but only in a simplistic way) etc. but those films have heart. I do not even like the way that the puppet world looks. Yes, it is intricate, and yes, the puppets are not cheesy, but this world is contrived. The lighting is boring, high key lighting, no shadows, nothing creative, especially for a world where everything can be controlled. The colors are ugly, pastel Easter colors. I think that the look of this movie is comparable to Sesame Street, but with dull colors without much contrast. Sesame Street looks better in my opinion. The Dark Crystal has a tone of Star Trek, that type of seriousness but without Star Treks humor, and an idiotic simple plot, and a look worse than a kids TV show. The only good thing about this movie is a nifty invention that shows models planets in a universe revolving around one another.
]]>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:44:16 GMTkristenkristen Blog3/23/2008 7:44:16 PMI heard from a multitude of people that &quot;If you like Labyrinth, youll love The Dark Crystal&quot;. They misunderstood everything that I love about Labyrinth. Not only does this movie lack heart, it is boring and predicable. I did love that Labyrinth has cool looking puppets, and in this movie, the same puppets are not as cheesy, but in exchange, they are dry. Labyrinth has a spark of life. The music, the riddles, and most importantly the acceptance of fantasy make Labyrinth the most enjoyable &quot;kids&quot; movie that &quot;adults&quot; will watch. The Dark Crystal, on the other hand, tries to pass a serious adventure fantasy plot in a kids story, marketing both adults and children. It fails to achieve any message worthy of appreciation, and in attempting seriousness, it never finds a life of its own. The Dark Crystal may try to create a unique world with its sets and puppets, but new worlds have life. This is the most dead and atrociously boring film I have seen for a while. I give it no recommendation. From the stupid deep-throated opening voice over I predicted everything that would follow. There is nothing unique about the story to this fantasy film. There is a threat, one hero goes on a quest to save the others, find a piece of the crystal that will unite and save the race. A love interest is introduced along the way, near the end she makes a sacrifice for her love and in the end that love is rewarded. I love fantasy films, for example Labyrinth, Legend, Aladdin, Princess Mononoke (In fact, this story is similar to Princess Mononoke, but only in a simplistic way) etc. but those films have heart. I do not even like the way that the puppet world looks. Yes, it is intricate, and yes, the puppets are not cheesy, but this world is contrived. The lighting is boring, high key lighting, no shadows, nothing creative, especially for a world where everything can be controlled. The colors are ugly, pastel Easter colors. I think that the look of this movie is comparable to Sesame Street, but with dull colors without much contrast. Sesame Street looks better in my opinion. The Dark Crystal has a tone of Star Trek, that type of seriousness but without Star Treks humor, and an idiotic simple plot, and a look worse than a kids TV show. The only good thing about this movie is a nifty invention that shows models planets in a universe revolving around one another. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/11/9/21574.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Post Date: 11/9/2007 6:56:01 PM
Body: I'm shocked and a little dismayed that more people I know haven't ever seen this film, or even heard about it. It's a real shame, as it is one of the better sci-fi/fantasy films ever made, especially since there are no "real" actors in the film - only hands puppets. A masterpiece that scared the living crap out of me as a kid...PLEASE give it a watch!
]]>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:56:01 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog11/9/2007 6:56:01 PMI&#39;m shocked and a little dismayed that more people I know haven&#39;t ever seen this film, or even heard about it. It&#39;s a real shame, as it is one of the better sci-fi/fantasy films ever made, especially since there are no &quot;real&quot; actors in the film - only hands puppets. A masterpiece that scared the living crap out of me as a kid...PLEASE give it a watch! http://www.spout.com/groups/missing_a_film/FilmBlur_Movies_and_Memory/263/6516/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: porcupine
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Post Date: 3/27/2007 11:56:30 AM
Body: Thinking about movies and memories, I thought of a twist on the Missing and Film dilemma. What about those movies you saw a long time ago that you do remember, but it's been so long that they begin to blur together with other similar movies? For me there are a group of fantasy films produced in the 80s that I saw as a child but haven't seen since. I'm now having trouble distinguishing characters and plot points from one to the next. Here are the films that are running together in my mind:The Dark CrystalLabyrinthWizardsWillow So film friends, which movies blur together in the distant recesses of your memory?
]]>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:56:30 GMTporcupinemissing a film3/27/2007 11:56:30 AMThinking about movies and memories, I thought of a twist on the Missing and Film dilemma. What about those movies you saw a long time ago that you do remember, but it&#39;s been so long that they begin to blur together with other similar movies? For me there are a group of fantasy films produced in the 80s that I saw as a child but haven&#39;t seen since. I&#39;m now having trouble distinguishing characters and plot points from one to the next. Here are the films that are running together in my mind:The Dark CrystalLabyrinthWizardsWillow So film friends, which movies blur together in the distant recesses of your memory? http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_My_Top_5/190/3914/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: patches
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Post Date: 11/30/2006 2:50:47 PM
Body: 1.) Poltergeist (Poltergeist's detail page) wasn't allowed to stay in the room when "the adults" watched this during a family get together, but I hid behind the couch and watched anyhow, scared the **** out of me for sure. 2.) Dark Crystal (TheDarkCrystal's detail page) Ugh... don't get me started here... 3.) E.T. (ETTheExtraTerrestrial's detail page) When the older brother finds ET in the river... he's all white a sick... there's a raccoon trying to eat him... damn, that messed me up for months. 4.) Labrynth (Labyrinth's detail page) I'm a fan of David Bowie now, but when that first came out, I was terrified. 5.) The Last Unicorn (TheLastUnicorn's detail page) With voices by Christopher Lee for heaven's sake.
]]>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:50:47 GMTpatchesTop 511/30/2006 2:50:47 PM1.) Poltergeist (<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Poltergeist/27026/default.aspx'>Poltergeist's detail page</a>) wasn't allowed to stay in the room when "the adults" watched this during a family get together, but I hid behind the couch and watched anyhow, scared the **** out of me for sure. 2.) Dark Crystal (<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/TheDarkCrystal/8006/default.aspx'>TheDarkCrystal's detail page</a>) Ugh... don't get me started here... 3.) E.T. (<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/ETTheExtraTerrestrial/9997/default.aspx'>ETTheExtraTerrestrial's detail page</a>) When the older brother finds ET in the river... he's all white a sick... there's a raccoon trying to eat him... damn, that messed me up for months. 4.) Labrynth (<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Labyrinth/19459/default.aspx'>Labyrinth's detail page</a>) I'm a fan of David Bowie now, but when that first came out, I was terrified. 5.) The Last Unicorn (<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/TheLastUnicorn/19753/default.aspx'>TheLastUnicorn's detail page</a>) With voices by Christopher Lee for heaven's sake. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_My_Top_5/190/3644/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Indie
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Post Date: 11/10/2006 2:26:05 PM
Body: 1. Superman 3- I didn't think that would end up being a common fear but yeah the machine swallowing the old woman and making her freaky about did me in. 2.Willy Wonka- The nervous breakdown on the boat- too out of left field. Thats when I figured Willy was messing with stuff I didn't want to know about. 3. Evil Dead 2- I watched it when I was 11or 12 because at that point I thought I was impervious, but the laughing deer head got me bad. 4.Mr. Boogedy (sp)- it was a Disney thing on ABC when I was very small. My parents let me watch it after they made me promise it wouldn't scare me. I don't think I've ever told anyone that it actually freaked me out. 5. Dark Crystal- Eye-popping old lady + Giant Beetles= one squirming kid close 6. The Secret of Nimh- because the great owl for some reason has wierd demon eyes and crunches on live animals (I know owls do that, but come on!)
]]>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:26:05 GMTIndieTop 511/10/2006 2:26:05 PM1. Superman 3- I didn't think that would end up being a common fear but yeah the machine swallowing the old woman and making her freaky about did me in. 2.Willy Wonka- The nervous breakdown on the boat- too out of left field. Thats when I figured Willy was messing with stuff I didn't want to know about. 3. Evil Dead 2- I watched it when I was 11or 12 because at that point I thought I was impervious, but the laughing deer head got me bad. 4.Mr. Boogedy (sp)- it was a Disney thing on ABC when I was very small. My parents let me watch it after they made me promise it wouldn't scare me. I don't think I've ever told anyone that it actually freaked me out. 5. Dark Crystal- Eye-popping old lady + Giant Beetles= one squirming kid close 6. The Secret of Nimh- because the great owl for some reason has wierd demon eyes and crunches on live animals (I know owls do that, but come on!) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Loved-It/MemberTagFilms.aspxLoved-It
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