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Jen! Kira! Girl of Fire! POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Promotional Flyer Image!!

Published at:  Jun 15, 2006 10:55:50 AM CDT





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The Lady Galadriel sent in this scan of a promotional flyer for POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL (is it just me, or does this title sound like the slogan for an energy drink?)



Even though I'm not the biggest fan of THE DARK CRYSTAL (I thought it was extremely dull), I'm tremendously curious to see how this project turns out -- this is the type of filmmaking I wish there was more of these days.



IMDB says Trevor Jones will return to score; I'm hoping this is actual instead of presumption. To my ears, his work has improved tremendously since the original film. I'd love to hear what he might do this time around.



The image below pretty much speaks for itself, so here it is. Enjoy!

















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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:00:59 AM CDT

    First

    by firebird

    ..one was enough. No need for a sequel.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:01:22 AM CDT

    FIRST

    by clockpolitiks

  • Jun 15, 2006 11:02:05 AM CDT

    nice.

    by casinoskunk

    this is gonna be boring, but awesome at the same time.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:02:14 AM CDT

    Shit

    by clockpolitiks

    Anyway, I actually look forward to this. The original was a little weird and IMO too scary for children, but I liked it a lot.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:05:39 AM CDT

    Gay

    by tristeele1

    Why cant it just be about the same characters. These sequels always go to the new kid. EVERY disney sequel is like that. Theyve ruined those and now they will ruin a truly classic fantasy BLEH. Bring on Thundarr the Barbarian 2 - Sheila The duaghter of Ookla and Thundarr.
    Yeah you read that right.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:05:48 AM CDT

    Am I the only guy who doesn't care about this?

    by r.c. the "wise"

    I'd rather they'd be gathering insight or reporting on stories like who's going to be WonderWoman.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:07:45 AM CDT

    Spring 2008? Gah!

    by george newman

    too far away. Although that allows for 1000s of hours to fully realize the puppet and cg world. Make it pretty.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:09:21 AM CDT

    TROLL DOLLS ON BROADWAY!!! DANCE TROLL DOLLS, DANCE!!!

    by sydbarretsmydad

  • Jun 15, 2006 11:10:02 AM CDT

    All physical effects!!

    by digitaldong

    That's why we have to wait for 2008!!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:10:20 AM CDT

    This is cool because....

    by donkeyballs

    ...it is so random. Of all the 80's movies to be followed up, it is really cool that they would revisit one which starred puppets. Also, the Orphanage is the most amazing group of FX guys around (the SF division.) Many of these guys were hired to work on Episode I, and when the design of that film left them doing effects work they hated, they defected to the Orphanage. I saw a presentation by these guys at the SF film fest last year and they blew my mind. These guys just need a big canvas to draw on, and maybe this will be it. Combine that with practical effect puppetts, and you've got a movie I am dying to see.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:11:13 AM CDT

    Im with you on the original Merrick...

    by quadrupletree

    But I'm still glad they're making this. Some really talented people involved here...

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:11:44 AM CDT

    How can you say it'll be boring?? GENNDY TARTAKOVSKI!!!

    by george newman

    SAMURAI JACK and CLONE WARS. . . This will be an action bonanza!!!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:13:49 AM CDT

    Already looks great!

    by www.valiens.com

    Better than CGI Yoda, even.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:19:50 AM CDT

    Those look so much like Rosinski's Chninkels...

    by salvatoregravano

    ...that he'll probably plagiarise the creatures from this sequel, too.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:21:55 AM CDT

    Henson is rolling over in his grave

    by zacdilone

    If "The Muppet Wizard of Oz" didn't prove that the Henson Company is devoid of the magic and charm Jim brought to it, this film will remove any doubt.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:25:36 AM CDT

    LOOKS like Gelfling! SMELLS like Gelfling!

    by osmosis jones

    Booshay booshay booshay.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:26:24 AM CDT

    A lot of talent signed on...

    by ourmaninmontr

    Early reviews (2 years from now?!) will have a large influence on whether I deem this one ticket-worthy, or just a stoned rental. This could be wonderful, and yet could go so wrong. Just a strange choice... feels more like somebody devoid of imagination needed to pitch a puppet movie (hot right now, just think 'Team America', 'Strings', 'Elmo's World-Food, Water & Exercise'...) and had to go back to the vault for brain cells than someone going "Hey, what fantasy movie has had the public screaming for a sequel for years?..." Still, the first 'Dark Crystal' had me completely transfixed, if a little bored, when I saw it as a kid. Dark, beautiful, simple-but-not-condescending, and, of course, great puppetry.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:27:40 AM CDT

    Actually I think Henson would appreciate what

    by lando griffin

    Tartakovski can do. Theres no way of ever knowing for sure but I think he would apprecaite Genndys eye. I was never a die hard Samurai Jack fan but always appreciated it when I would catch it and Clone Wars, which I was just watching Vol 2 dvd last night, was the shit!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:29:00 AM CDT

    Oh but the puppets faces are still creepy

    by lando griffin

  • Jun 15, 2006 11:30:56 AM CDT

    I highly, highly doubt this is genuine

    by symphy

    There is no way any studio or even indie production company would release a "promotional flyer" with that many grammatical errors, awkward sentences, and Photoshop-default hyphenation. It's fake.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:32:39 AM CDT

    Tooooo Soooooon

    by bigboxer

    What about all the puppets that are still grieving over Jim Hensen? Hmmmmm, what about their puppet feelings???

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:37:43 AM CDT

    The theme from The Dark Crystal...

    by hammer2fall

    ...Still sends a chill down my spine whenever I hear it. So Trevor Jones returning to score the sequel would be a very good thing.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:39:25 AM CDT

    Aw, I thought this was dropping next summer.

    by shermdawg

    BUMMER. Still, this will rule...RULE I SAY!!! Hopefully there will be a appearance of Nany Skeksis. ;)

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:40:51 AM CDT

    I am having a wide awake nightmare.

    by chickychow

    and it involves pixies or elves or whatever the holy fuck those things are!!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:45:21 AM CDT

    Whoa whoa whoa ... Skesis and Mystics? WTF?

    by chrth

    Are they ignoring the end of the movie? I'm screaming FAKE because I refuse to believe that. And Merrick: you suck. Dark Crystal kicks ass. Loved the Board Game too.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:50:54 AM CDT

    This is an age Litmus test... Young bucks don't get it

    by modlight

    If you're not excited for this chances are you're under 25 and don't remember how cool/exciting/scary this movie was as a kid in the theaters.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:53:41 AM CDT

    GENNDY TARTAKOVSKI, is THE reason to see this

    by future help

    hell, i wish GT was allowed to Write & Direct the 3 prequel Star War movies. instead of that washed up, soul suckin', money eatin', no sex havin' Lucas.
    LONG LIVE GENNDY!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:57:33 AM CDT

    Love Live Genndy!

    by future help

    hi, me again...
    those puppet faces remind me of the current plastic face lifts going on in society now.
    - say, any word on the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros. movie?

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:59:40 AM CDT

    I'm with Modlight

    by finky089

    I think there's a certain, specific demographic that really this film plays the best to. Beyond that, I just don't know what happened. I've talked to people, both older and younger than myself, about this film and most are decidely lukewarm or just don't have much appreciation for it. I was almost 5 when TDK came out and I remember being scared as crap by the trailer in the theater (shown in front of ET, no less). But really enjoyed the movie once I saw it. I'm sure there's nostalgia jading my perception of the movie, but the fact remains that I, and many others enjoy the original film. I just wonder if there's anough of us out there to make this new film worth making....

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:00:13 PM CDT

    form? don't they mean, from? that flyer was rushed

    by orionsangels

  • Jun 15, 2006 12:05:24 PM CDT

    wow! i'm so underwhelmed!

    by newc0253

    look, i loved the dark crystal. well, not actually 'loved' because - let's face it - it had a pretty skeletal story and paper-thin characters, but it had fucking amazing art design and i'm a sucker for fantasy settings and anything involving muppets. but this poster? wow, it's a shot of some gelflings: two of them are old and one looks like her head is on fire. is this what people have been waiting twenty years for? i guess some folks is easily excited...

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:12:58 PM CDT

    Genndy Tartty is the Shiz-Shamz Snip-Snap-Snap

    by tripp5

    i'm all for this just to see him do somethin new

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:15:46 PM CDT

    *gulp*

    by ky-el

    Jeebus that is freakin creepin me out.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:24:28 PM CDT

    MERRICK, You guys give these fakes time of day, but...

    by shermdawg

    you won't aknowledge or even entertain my find in the Spider-man 3 teaser image. THERES A HIDDEN FACE IN THE CLOUDS!!! I HAVE PROOF!!! AND IT'S NOT DOCTORED BULLSHIT LIKE THIS!!! MIRROR IT, FLIP IT, AND YOU'LL SEE TEETH BETWEEN THE WRISTS AND EYES AT THE FINGERTIPS!!! IT'S REAL PEOPLE!!! THIS, HOWEVER, IS NOT. Still, I can't wait for it.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:27:18 PM CDT

    Worth Making

    by blackwood

    Brian Froud + Puppets + Digital Enhancement + Genndy + original characters (that's Gen and Kira looking leathered in the corner) + original talent (writing and score) = a film worth watching. The original is one of the few films from my childhood I can still watch, and it still gets me in the same way. PUPPETS FOREVER!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:31:04 PM CDT

    By the way, has anyone played ...

    by chrth

    comparing the Dark Crystal to Matrix Revolutions? They definitely share the same mythology origins. Smith=Skeksis.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:32:32 PM CDT

    MAN IN SUIT!!!

    by brycemonkey

    JK ;-) Yeah, kinda random...

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:44:04 PM CDT

    Shermdawg

    by purgatori

    I see it! Your right! By his hand, you can see Venom's head!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:49:00 PM CDT

    Best thing about the original Dark Crystal

    by theoneofblood

    When that tree is audibly drinking from the river then it GETS UP AND CRAWLS AWAY!! That shit blew my 5 year-old mind!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:51:59 PM CDT

    These puppets were creepy in the original..still creepy

    by capt. murphy

    I think John Madden should be some sort of shaman or something in the movie, he looks like a big, weird puppet, and he could improvise and say cool, useless stuff like, "The crystal is part of the world, and the world is part of the crystal."

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  • Jun 15, 2006 12:55:31 PM CDT

    Purgatori

    by shermdawg

    I'm not certain it's Venom, it's a human face, and I'm not exactly sure it's Tophers. There is a reflection that resembles Venom in the eye lens, so it would be a bit redundant to have him in the clouds. Although there are two white patches above the eyes that might be a retracting symbiote. It could be Sandman though. Who knows? All I do know is, there is somethin there. DARK CRYSTAL... WOOOOOO!!!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:00:42 PM CDT

    8======>

    by doctor_sin

    Yeeeeah, boy! It's on, now! PotDC will pwn the box office.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:04:22 PM CDT

    Fake? Probably.

    by zarles

    However, with how stupid the average person is when it comes to proper grammar and hyphenation, this is probably as real as it gets. How long until Quint comes in here and starts wetting his pants because this flick will all be done with puppets, models and miniatures? It's all George Lucas' fault somehow, I'm sure.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:16:49 PM CDT

    Tartakovsky

    by bigdickmcgee

    I hope it has the wacked-out, kinetic Samurai Jack type action that GT is known for. If it does, it'll be worth seeing. The original was beautiful but boring.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:26:58 PM CDT

    As long as they get......

    by mjayace

    Della Reese to star as Ogra--I am there.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:34:02 PM CDT

    Cool, Olsen twins finally getting new work!

    by crispyone

  • Jun 15, 2006 1:37:04 PM CDT

    Don't know anything about the original...

    by anagentofevil

    I'm coming at this more from as a Tartakovsky fan. The guy's a genius. Just finished Samurai Jack S3 on DVD, and the show is better than ever. Can't wait for the final installment.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:42:30 PM CDT

    yeah, Tartakovsky is a really interesting choice:

    by newc0253

    as another talkbacker said, he's known for his kinetic style whereas the original DC was hardly known for its dynamism. if only they could get a decent writer for the story, it might well surpass the original.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:45:53 PM CDT

    Powerade + Crystal Light

    by veritasses

    re: Energy Drink.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:47:49 PM CDT

    Ok, I'll say it: mmmmmMMMMMMMM!!!!

    by little beavis

    There, I said it.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:49:59 PM CDT

    Kira was hot!

    by cerebulon

    She was my first and only gelfling love. Now she's old!!!! Oh well, at least there will always be Kate Blanchet.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 1:50:27 PM CDT

    Dark Crystal was stupid and unwatchable

    by rupee88

    I always hated this when it was on cable when I was a kid. Maybe I wasn't young enough to "get it", but it was just pathetic.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 2:10:16 PM CDT

    this is real

    by jrbarker

    it will be good

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  • Jun 15, 2006 2:17:27 PM CDT

    This is going to suck... it should be CGI

    by wolack22

    I liked dark crystal... but i want a CGI sequal, that would be uber-cool

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  • Jun 15, 2006 2:26:08 PM CDT

    Can not wait!

    by murf55

    I am so happy that the have the Brian Froud on board. I am also impressed that they will be using puppets and not jumping on the CGI band wagon. At San Diego Comic Con they said that there would be some CGI. The original film was so dark, different and didn't answer everyones questions. I like it for that fact. To many films now a days have to name every detail to death (like people can't add 2 and 2) and would rather work on special effects thinking we're all to dumb to want a good story! I am a bit concerned about the story. I hope that Jim Henson's daughter will not let too many exectives sink this ship. That it keeps the heart of exploration and imagination.
    I also am excited for the prequal animated series.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 2:51:39 PM CDT

    This seems good for now.

    by roborob

    wolack22 people like you are the reason Disney stopped making decent animation for rubbish CGI.

    Puppets can be good look at Farscape, and those were the same company who are doing this. A good director check, a decend original which is faded a bit in public memory Check.
    So far I have not heard any thing to say this will be other than good and as long as that continues I'll be happy.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 2:52:34 PM CDT

    Couldn't they have come up with a better plot?

    by acroyear77

  • Jun 15, 2006 3:18:47 PM CDT

    I hope this is fake because that plot sucks

    by the game master

    I am absolutely the biggest Dark Crystal fan I have ever known (and that's saying something), so for a sequel to hit on the 25th anniversary is wonderful news. However, the plot sounds terrible, doesn't it? I hope this "news" article is indeed a photoshopped fake, but I have heard echoes of this plot before, so even if it IS fake, the worst part (the plot) is probably real. I mean, it sounds like it's undoing everything from the original to nearly Highlander-esque proportions! The crystal was healed, so how can they get a shard again? Why would they let anyone NEAR the damned thing? And, the Skesis and Mystics reappear? WTF? The original film was a masterpiece of imagination. Bringing back the Skesis and Mystics smacks of desperation and marketing. I have met and spoken at length with Brian Froud--I KNOW he can come up with really cool, ORIGINAL creatures that don't unmake the triumph of the original quest. This sounds like studio bullshit: "Everyone loved the Skesis and Mystics (who are really supposed to be called "Uru", by the way), so we have to have them here, even if it makes no sense". Sounds like style over substance. Marketing over imagination. Well, ya know something you studio dickheads? Nobody knew about Skesis and Mystics the first time around, and everyone grew to love them anyway. Make some NEW creatures, preserve the original film quest's victory, and people will grow to love the new creatures as well. But then, I'm probably pissing in the wind. I had high hopes for this when I first heard about it, but now I'm getting really, really worried.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 3:30:09 PM CDT

    First plot sucked.

    by jimmy_009

    Oh wait, was there a plot?

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  • Jun 15, 2006 3:35:27 PM CDT

    POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL plot points (*SPOILERS*)

    by joseph merrick

    From Dark Horizons(http://tinyurl.com/don6g), although very similar information appeared on many sites 'round the time of the film's announcement last year:
    The Power of the Dark Crystal (working title), sees Jen and Kira (the original film's heroes) as King and Queen and guardians of the Crystal who fight to save their kingdom when the Crystal is once again split. When Jen and Kira welcome a fiery and unexpected visitor to their castle they learn that the very existence of the U-mun people, who live in the searing heat of the centre of the earth, is threatened by the death of their sun. There is apparently only one thing powerful enough to heal the ailing star - a shard of the Crystal. The Gelflings flatly refuse the request for a fragment and the desperate visitor takes matters into her own hands and steals one, making a hasty escape through tunnels deep in the bowels of the castle. So begins an adventure that will see love and goodness triumph over evil and re-introduce cinema-goers to a host of indelible characters including the mystic Ur-sol, Aughra the one-eyed seer, the evil Skeksis and their crab-like and violent Garthim foot soldiers.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 3:42:25 PM CDT

    Trevor Jones Remix

    by neozyem

    squidaudio.googlepages.com

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  • Jun 15, 2006 3:51:13 PM CDT

    That girl with her hair on fire...

    by amazing inframan

    ...reminds me of Michael Jackson in the Pepsi copmmercial!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 3:51:56 PM CDT

    Why make a sequel?

    by godhatesyou

    Why make a sequel? When nobody has seen the original Why not remake the original movie but make it better?

    You know like the Omen, King Kong, Superman, The Italian Job, Get Carter, Oceans 11, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House on Haunted Hill, The Posiedon Adventure, Get Carter, Rollerball and the list goes on and on and on and on...........

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:05:49 PM CDT

    My cousin wants to own those puppets

    by terry_1978

    I responded with, "dude, your ass wouldn't be able to sleep with those things in your fuckin' house. I'd get freaked out beyond belief if they were just out sitting and not stuffed away somewhere." And as cool as they look, yes they still scare me from back when I was a lad.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:06:29 PM CDT

    That Luc Besson Minimoys movie = CG Dark Crystal

    by terry_1978

    Watch that trailer again.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:14:24 PM CDT

    This has to be fake. If they didn

    by llac9

    which was before it

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:19:39 PM CDT

    if not fake, then unprofessional

    by bigwig

    If this isn't a fake you'd think they would at least spell-check their official poster... "characters FORM the original..." Unprofessional.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:21:12 PM CDT

    llac9

    by blackwood

    Because ever since they put out the Dark Crystal DVD, it's been flying off the shelves.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:31:52 PM CDT

    If you were a film maker.

    by godhatesyou

    Would you make a Dark Crystal sequel?

    It's a good movie but it was an undeserved flop.

    If the sequel flops then it is deserved.

    Remake the original.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:48:00 PM CDT

    The female puppet looks like those twisted chicks

    by powervideo

    ...who get too much plastic surgery/botox.

    Lookit those frog lips, man.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:49:20 PM CDT

    appeal

    by ashfett

    Am I the only one who's noticed a ton of Dark Crystal shirts and other merch popping up in the last couple of years at Hot Topic and the like? (same for Labyrinth). It's almost all aimed at female's mind you, but that's where The Dark Crystal has a pretty good fanbase: amongst female fantasy fans. It's very much the kind of cult hit that eventually justify's a sequel.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 4:57:19 PM CDT

    You monkeys underestimate how POPULAR this film is...

    by laudnergomez

    The DVD is one of the top titles in the Sony catalog, and the first film has a huge following of fans worldwide. I can't someone could suggest this film has faded when, in fact, it is as popular now as it ever was. Same with LABYRINTH, which will get the sequel treatment if POWER suceeeds.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:10:56 PM CDT

    the ONLY time I'll ever suggest a remake

    by alienindisguise

    is for this. Since more people than not won't know what the hell is going on in this film, I think a remake would've been a better idea. I like the characters of the Dark Crystal but yeah, the first was damn boring.
    Hopefully Genndy will give them some cool shit to do.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:14:57 PM CDT

    I'm very very VERY excited for this . . .

    by nice marmot

    . . . but what a shitty flyer. It would look right at home in a college dorm between "Mini-Fridge For Sale" & "Need a Ride to Cleveland this weekend."

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:30:27 PM CDT

    a remake would be boring...

    by newc0253

    because the original was intrinsically boring. face it, it looked great and was lovingly detailed, but the story was thinner than toilet paper ("go to augras house, then go to the dark crystal, fix it, the end"). froud's art design was great but it takes more than that to make a great movie.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 5:34:42 PM CDT

    A Labyrinth sequel with Jennifer Connelly and Bowie?

    by performingmonkey

    A Labyrinth sequel should only be made if they are both in it. It's Connelly's teen daughter that goes into the Labyrinth and then she has to go and save her before she's seduced by the creepy older Bowie!

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  • Jun 15, 2006 6:09:47 PM CDT

    ALL FAMILY

    by samsquanch

    that's sick.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 6:21:49 PM CDT

    yeah I always prefered labyrinth

    by misnomer

    but I dont think it would have the same charm if remade...not without bowie. I mean who would you get these days...thom yorke? I actually watched labyrinth recently and its really quite genius...theres a lot of metaphors in that movie...its basically a sexual awakening kind of thing... "do as I say and I will be your slave"=sex drive apple= temptation owl=wisdom labyrinth=making a choice to be a spoilt kid or a mature woman etc etc etc

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  • Jun 15, 2006 7:34:33 PM CDT

    Wow, I guess this talkback is for Krull whores.

    by drath

    What the hell fantasy fandom have you lot been living in for the last twenty-some odd years? The Dark Crystal was a staple of video for any child of the '80s or those with younger siblings at the time. My little sister watched that movie so often it made me sick! It wasn't a bad movie though, no more tha the Secret of Nimh or Labyrinth which she also watched to death. it was actually quite inventive for it's time. Yet you bitches have the nerve to hold Tron and, good lord, fucking KRULL up as worthy geek shit?! Geez, that's more hopeless than die hard fans of Altman's Popeye! Like any good bad '80s romp, the Dark Crystal is not beneath anyone coming to this site to post.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 8:08:25 PM CDT

    I can't believe that after the Matrix films

    by chrth

    People can still condense the plot to "go to augras house, then go to the dark crystal, fix it, the end" ... unbelievable. People, it's the same story with the same mythological imperative: making the evil and good join to create a whole ... it's about restoring the balance. The difference is because it's a kid's movie they need to make Neo a non-mystic (i.e. he can't rejoin with a Smith/Skesis). Hasn't anyone been paying attention?

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  • Jun 15, 2006 8:32:34 PM CDT

    Labyrinth

    by chrth

    If I could have a small part in any film, I would want to be one of the hand models that molest Jennifer Connelly.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 9:04:03 PM CDT

    If they did a Labyrinth sequel......

    by doc_strange

    Yeah it should star Connelly and Bowie. With the FX seen in X3, they coud make Bowie look just as young as he was back in 85. Terry Jones writing the script would be a must, but I think the biggest thing would be to keep everything as practical as can be as in no CG puppets.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 9:59:54 PM CDT

    chrth

    by misnomer

    !!!! not only does that have to be the geekiest sexual fantasy ever...but dude, shes like 13 in that movie!!! lol

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  • Jun 15, 2006 10:44:31 PM CDT

    I would love a Labyrinth sequel.

    by jollysleeve

    But for some reason I have a feeling Jennifer Connelly wouldn't want to do it. I don't know why, but I think I read once in an interview that she cringes at most of the movies she did in her youth. A shame. Hopefully she doesn't cringe at ALL the movies she did--as Labyrinth is definitely a keeper.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 10:59:35 PM CDT

    Hmm, good point misnomer

    by chrth

    Ok, can I be the main character in Mulholland Falls, then?

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:02:51 PM CDT

    Connelly...

    by zerocorpse

    Labyrinth is a keeper. So is The Hot Spot... Although not for the actual plot, acting, or cinematography.

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  • Jun 15, 2006 11:27:25 PM CDT

    you can be whoever you want to be chrth

    by misnomer

    ..and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise(!)

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  • Jun 16, 2006 12:15:21 AM CDT

    heres what i think of D C (bends over to fart)

    by chickychow

    Hehhhhhhhhhhh... Hold up. Hehhhhhhhhh ughhhhhhh... okay wait- uhhh..... (wet fart noise) Ohhhhh, yeah. ohh. ha, hah ha.. yeah, thats what i think.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 12:30:03 AM CDT

    chickychow's review

    by tbrosz

    How many people think Ebert would be more entertaining if he reviewed movies like this? Then lit a match.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 12:54:51 AM CDT

    As long as they top the sex scene in Team America...

    by rainbow cotton

    I'm game.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 12:55:25 AM CDT

    How about a follow up o the 80's Flash Gordon!

    by doctorwho?

    Sam jones and Max Von Sydow. WAIT...no can do! Freddie Mercury and Queen not around to nail the soundtrack again. I AM OF AGE GREEN FATHER!

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  • Jun 16, 2006 1:39:45 AM CDT

    should be good

    by rich82

    How often do you see this amount of talented names attached to a sequel? The story sounds really good, I can't think of a better storyline that they could go with. The original was great except for the naked puppet at the beginning and the obvious similarities to Lord of the Rings.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 1:43:16 AM CDT

    Don't knock KRULL Motherfuckers!!!!

    by krullboy

    You KNOW you want the 4 part prequel!!! Don't deny it bitches

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  • Jun 16, 2006 1:46:14 AM CDT

    Potentially the greatest sequel of all time

    by doc_mccoy

    Few movies in my lifetime have caused this level of anticipation.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 2:34:46 AM CDT

    those characters look odd

    by v1cious

    seriously, what the hell?

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  • Jun 16, 2006 2:55:50 AM CDT

    Right on KRULLBOY!

    by doctorwho?

    Bring it!

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  • Jun 16, 2006 3:03:23 AM CDT

    Jen looks older

    by cuervojones

  • Jun 16, 2006 3:30:15 AM CDT

    SAVAGES!!!

    by ecto-1

    Y'know, I just can't believe that there's so many of you that don't like The Dark Crystal. Make's me feel kinda sad y'know? (sigh) The work of Jim Henson ( along with Harryhausen) had such an incredible impact upon me when I was young, and it still does today. For me The Dark Crystal was his crowning glory. Henson along with his team created a film that is well, to put it simply, special. As a creative person myself, The Dark Crystal strikes a cord deep inside me every time I watch it. This film was such an immense achievement and is a breathtaking experience to watch. Those of you who say you found it boring, BORING?????, well you just don't get it, and I feel sorry for you. Now, as for a sequel... An all CGI sequel? (shakes head) so sad... Personally I would love to see Henson's work with Brian Froud on creating a new world with new characters all realised through builing minature sets and puppets, ahhhhh beautiful puppets, and not a bit of CGI in sight... But not a sequel. The Dark Crystal should be left as it is. I must admit to being curious about The Power of The Dark Crystal, but on the other hand Henson's just ain't the place it once was... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 4:03:12 AM CDT

    For the poster above who was excited about Genndy worki

    by wingnut1a

    Mr. Tartakovsky has been doing stellar work lately. We must all write, email, phone, or do whatever necessary to get Korgoth of Barbaria made into a full series. The pilot episode that aired last week was sheer genius!

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  • Jun 16, 2006 5:12:05 AM CDT

    "I can't believe that after the Matrix films"

    by newc0253

    yes, the plot in the matrix films is also fairly simple. the difference is the matrix films are filled with action. almost nothing happens in the dark crystal. for quite a considerable. period of time. watching it. you really begin to notice. the passage of time.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 7:14:51 AM CDT

    from what froud says - fake.

    by henry bile

    I spoke to Brian Froud at a signing for his stunning book in THE WORLD OF THE DARK CRYSTAL (the conceptual design from the original film) and he said POTDC wasn't happening, that he'd fallen out with the director over a puppet/CG debate. If this DOES happen, it'll happen without the artist who created it in the first place. Check out the book and remember the first movie. It's better than any lame cash-in sequel will ever be.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 8:47:03 AM CDT

    Those CGI Gelflings

    by smackfu

    look like Indonesians...my point? I have none.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 9:32:22 AM CDT

    ITS NOT FAKE!!!

    by fleshmachine

    to quote malone in untouchables:

    "who would claim to be a treasury officer who was not?"

    why bother faking it??

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  • Jun 16, 2006 10:22:08 AM CDT

    Where's the Neverending Story IV?

    by capt. murphy

    The could bring back Jack Black as the father of a kid who finds the book years later and go back to...the place in the book and...rides on the giant dog and...saves...the place in the book. It would be the awesomest!

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  • Jun 16, 2006 1:30:01 PM CDT

    Maybe it

    by llac9

    ...making the Dark Crystal DVDs fly off the shelves. The Dark Crystal and the dissapointment it cause killed Jim Henson in the end. I remember seeing that on his biography.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 1:39:55 PM CDT

    flying dog?

    by mel garga

    You mean Falcor the Luck Dragon? Holy shit, I just called someone out for not knowing the difference between a flying dog and a luck dragon! (Puts gun to head and says, "I've wasted my life.")

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  • Jun 16, 2006 2:07:33 PM CDT

    What happened to Fizzgig?

    by mel garga

    Coincidentally, Fizzgig and my wang have a lot in common. They're both excessively hairy and overly aggressive.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 3:20:44 PM CDT

    Yippie!

    by ingeh

    I'm a big fan of that movie together with labyrinth.
    yought sentiment
    The big question will be, will i like it as much as the first.
    I'll wait and see(it)

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  • Jun 16, 2006 3:45:53 PM CDT

    Falcor the Luck Dragon

    by capt. murphy

    I don't care what they SAID it was...it was a dog.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 4:18:22 PM CDT

    Falcor is indeed it's name, but for years...

    by danielkurland

    I was positive it was Vortex for years though, strange how wrong things stick with you.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 4:30:41 PM CDT

    Sorry, it is simply unnecessary...

    by danielkurland

    posting that I had this memory "for years" twice. It is simply unnecessary.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 4:44:32 PM CDT

    RE: Skesis and Mystics

    by cerebulon

    I don't think they are forgetting the ending of the first movie. Remember, when the Crystal was shattered, it made the Skesis and Mystics... so it follows that if the fire girl breaks the crystal to get a shard... then the beings of crystal would split into the skesis and mystics again.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 5:28:13 PM CDT

    Fizzgig? Always thought it was Pisscake.

    by calico pete

    Really, that's what it sounds like.

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  • Jun 16, 2006 5:56:56 PM CDT

    Baby:Legend of the Lost Dinosaur 2: Baby Got Back

    by pokadoo

    Coming, Fall 2011.

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  • Jun 17, 2006 8:50:05 AM CDT

    Disney owns the muppets

    by stvnhthr

    Does anyone know if the 2004 deal where Disney purchased the Muppets also included the Dark Crystal characters and movie?

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  • Jun 17, 2006 12:29:12 PM CDT

    This REALLY screws with the mythology...

    by admonisher

    HUGE GEEK RANT - You've been forewarned. :-) The prologue narration of "The Dark Crystal" and the closing words of the urSkek at the end of the film might *seem* to imply that the Skeksis and urRu (Mystics) appeared as a consequence of the Crystal cracking. But that is not the case. Henson had actually produced a rich, complex mythology, wherin the urSkeks, seeking to purge themselves of evil, entered the crystal in an attempt to harness its power to purify themselves. The experiment failed. They wound up split into two. It was a newly created Skeksis that actually cracked the Crystal! Take note: FIRST came the splitting of the races, THEN the Crystal cracked. Jen actually sees a vision of this scene in the finished film, while staring into the Shard. ALL of the rich literature produced around the film -- such as the novelization and the "World of the Dark Crystal" text -- affirm this story. The original version of the screenplay was more lengthy and explicit on this point, but the basic premise remains: the urSkeks were not *victims* of the Crystal being cracked, they perpetrated division upon theirselves, and the Crystal was the casualty. The idea that they will inevitably split in two again every time the Crystal is cracked is nonsensical to Henson's mythology. Perhaps the developers of this new film assumed that that urSkeks are somehow permanently tied to the crystal, or live inside it. Again, this was not Henson's mythology (which has the urSkeks as visitors -- exiles, actually -- from another planet/dimension who travelled through the Crystal like a portal), and it is not supported by the film (in which, after entering the Crystal, we see the spirits of the urSkeks fly up, through the beam, into the sky). Ultimately, I see this move as a blatant plot device to resurrect popular characters -- in my opinion at the expense of their integrity. If they wanted to do a story involving the Skeksis/Mystics, there was easily enough backstory for a prequel (ill-advised as that may have been). In fact, given Henson's enormously rich and imaginative world-building on this project, it seems insulting to his memory to fall back on a retread of old concepts. I have every confidence in Tartakovsky, but between this news and the admission that the film will be CGI-enhanced (they can't afford to build a whole world from scratch this time around) I fear the only thing to look forward to is the possibility of another excellent Trevor Jones score. At this point, I'd almost be relieved if "henry bile's" doomsaying turns out to be correct.

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  • Jun 18, 2006 7:03:50 AM CDT

    Oops we forgot to use a production designer...

    by lutz

    THIS LOOKS SO FAKE...The ears are the wrong shape. Kira doesn't look at all like she did in the press release drawing. THERE ARE NO DETAILS. Now come on. If this flyer was real it would showcase some of the terrific production design that is going into this movie. Just like the original promotional art work that came with the press release. The details are terribly fudged over Jen doesn't even have a real collar to his shirt, Kira isn't wearing a dress she is wearing some kind of haze and a plain badly drawn on ringlet (unlike the cowl with detailed head piece she was wearing in the promotional art work), and the fire girl is just a gelfling with its head on fire. If they arn't going to bother putting any sort of effort into this movie -and with someone like Genndy on board you know this isn't the case- then they shouldn't do it at all. I don't think that though. This picture is just fake. FAKE FAKE FAKE.

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  • Jun 19, 2006 3:16:36 AM CDT

    Early Promo

    by aughra

    Actually it's real. It's from an official brochure about the whole DC line (animated series, mangas, sequel movie).
    IMO these are just early prototype puppets.

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