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Title:
The Dark Crystal
Region:
One
Genre:
Fantasy
Writer:
David Odell
Based
On A Story By: Jim Henson
Directors:
Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Feature
length: 93 minutes
Languages:
English Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean Language Subtitles
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 10
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1982/UMD Release: 2005
Theatrical
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Home
Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: PG
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
On
a far off planet the evil Skeksis have utilized the source of their power within
the dark crystal to extend their lives and enslave other races. Having wiped out
nearly all of the Gelfling race because of fear of a prophecy that states that a
Gelfling will put an end to their rule by returning the broken shard to the dark
crystal at the time of the great galactic conjunction, which occurs once every
thousand years, the Skeksis mount a ceaseless reign of terror to ensure their
own immortality. Two lone Gelflings undertake a quest to find the shard and
restore purity to the dark crystal or else the Skeksis rule forever.
Even
after more than twenty years, “The Dark Crystal” is still a visual landmark
in fantasy filmmaking with a cast of characters made up entirely of puppets
created by Jim Henson’s creature workshop based on designs by acclaimed
illustrator Brian Froud (Fairies), who would collaborate with Henson again on
“Labyrinth.” Ironically it is the more human like characters such as the
Gelflings and Podlings that look a little too Muppet like for what is an
otherwise well realized alien world. A few of Froud’s sketches for the film
can be seen within the UMD keep case.
As
with the UMD release of “Labyrinth,” the original theatrical release aspect
ratio of “The Dark Crystal” has been reformatted into a clear anamorphic
widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio to fit the 16 by 9 screen of Sony’s
PlayStation Portable. An English Stereo Soundtrack is provided along with
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean Language Subtitles encoded
as options. The menus are very well rendered and easy to navigate and although
there are no scene selection menus present on the UMD, manually I counted
approximately 10 chapter stops. A trailer for “Mirror Mask” is included on
the UMD too.
“The
Dark Crystal” is available on UMD-Video for PSP now at retailers on and
offline courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2005 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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