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THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/
User Rating:   7.0/10   16,271 votes


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016BWACI/

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Dark-Crystal-Blu-ray/5033/

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare2/darkcrystal.htm


Studio: Sony Pictures

BluRay Release Date: September 29, 2009


Director: Jim Henson, Frank Oz


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Jim Henson's fantasy epic The Dark Crystal doesn't take place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but like Star Wars it takes the audience to a place that exists only in the imagination and, for an hour and a half, on the screen. Recalling the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, Henson tells the story of a race of grotesque birdlike lizards called the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. A prophecy tells of a Gelfling (a small elfin being) who will topple their empire, so in their reign of terror they have exterminated the race, or so they think. The orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal (which gives the Skeksis their power) and restore the balance of the universe. Henson and codirector Frank Oz have pushed puppetry into a new direction: traditional puppets, marionettes, giant bodysuits, and mechanical constructions are mixed seamlessly in a fantasy world of towering castles, simple huts, dank caves, a giant clockwork observatory, and a magnificent landscape that seem to have leaped off the pages of a storybook. Muppet fans will recognize many of the voice actors--a few characters sound awfully close to familiar comic creations--but otherwise it's a completely alien world made familiar by a mythic quest that resonates through stories over the ages.



Format: BluRay 1080p Dual-Layered

Disc Size: 35.89 Gb -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 93 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Video: MPEG-4 AVC

Sound (main feature): English Dolby TrueHD Audio 3112 kbps 5.1 (AC3 Core 5.1)
                      French Dolby TrueHD Audio (dub)
                      Portuguese Dolby TrueHD Audio (dub)
                      Spanish Dolby TrueHD Audio (dub)
                      commentary track

Subtitles: optional English | French | Portuguese | Spanish



DISC FEATURES:

# Audio Commentary by Conceptual Designer Brian Froud.
# Storyboard Picture-in-Picture Track - BD Exclusive.
# The Book of Thra - Dark Crystal Collector Interactive Game - BD Exclusive.
# Skektek's Crystal Challenge Interactive Game - BD Exclusive.
# Original Skeksis Language - Test Scenes:
    - Play All (480p, 22:56)
    - Introduction by Screenwriter David Odell (2:18) - BD Exclusive
    - Emperor's Deathbed (1:55)
    - The New Emperor (5:00)
    - Aughra & Yen (5:32)
    - Podling Village (0:51)
    - Aughra & the Skeksis (1:52)
    - Fountain of Youth (3:24)
    - Presenting Kira (2:02)
# Deleted Funeral Scenes (480p, 3:50).
# The World of The Dark Crystal" Vintage Documentary (480p, 57:26).
# Reflections of The Dark Crystal" Featurettes:
    - Light on the Path of Creation (480p, 20:25)
    - Shard of Illusion (480p, 16:18)
# Bonus Trailers (1080p) for "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep", "Open Season", "Open Season 2", "Monster House", "Surf's Up" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".



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