The Dark Crystal is a beautiful expression of mans need to create art. Anyone who says it’s slow or boring is a spud😂 I saw this in 4K the other day and it was utterly gorgeous. My 6 year old niece was visibly shocked when I explained it was “real” not cgi. She loved it btw.
I actually like this version better because it doesn’t spoon feed you. It’s more immersive without a narrator or inner monologue. I always thought that a good film shouldn’t need those things to get across the point. Here you can just live in the world like a fly on the wall. In that case you would take more time to understand full what’s going on and I like that.
I like this version better than the final one. I feel like someone could easily re-edit the final version to be more like this- without the introductions and inner monolgues.
Someone did circulate an edit around the time someone originally uploaded this. I think it's hard to find now, but there were articles written about it when it was. @@tysargent9647
If I saw this now in 2024 with no context or explanation, i might be obsessed with it for the rest of my life. It's like an old school SCP (from back when they were good)
The presentation of this grants it a sort of historical context. It almost feels like Begotten. The voice overs that were adde to theatrical cut are almost insulting.
Let me say I love the 1960s Dr. Who vibes the terrible film… artifacts? What are those called? Are giving this. Like I would have loved to see this get some black and white to color transition like wizard of oz action.
Please do not delete the Dark crystal work print I really would like to be sharpened 4K and also artificial intelligence the (video) pictures technologies and also coloured the film we have the technology to do that
It's basically the rough original draft of the movie before they go in with extra editing, effects, and in this movie's case, redubbing This is the closest we have to Jim Henson's original vision for the movie
It's interesting, but you can see why they needed to make changes. Some of these bits, namely the banquet scene, did nothing to advance the plot. Also, Jim Henson was a little too confident, if slightly arrogant.
I disagree….i would say that Henson was more indulgent than arrogant. A lot filmmakers/storytellers make the mistake of sharing too much of their work to the detriment of their audience. That’s why they have editors and handlers to keep their works palatable
