Dark Crystal or Labyrinth
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claudia02127 — 16 years ago(July 31, 2009 03:24 AM)
I think it's unfair to compare them. I love them both.
Dark Crystal is a much deeper storyand Labyrinth is more comedic and silly, IMO.
I watch them both all the time.
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Koosh_King01 — 16 years ago(September 23, 2009 09:56 AM)
Considering they're different films visually and thematically, I say both. They're different and yet the same. Companion films and yet not. There's enough in them that's the same that they belong together on the movie shelf, but enough that's different that I don't feel I need to pick one over the other as my favorite. And which one I watch is just dependent on my mood at the time.
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RolandOfGilead82 — 16 years ago(December 04, 2009 02:56 PM)
Dark Crystal.
Labyrinth is definitely a lot of fun (especially if you're a Bowie fan), but it has so many flaws. Dark Crystal is the better film in my opinion, it's more original and artfully done. -
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CosmosX9 — 15 years ago(July 13, 2010 03:36 PM)
Well I DID see the Labyrinth first, and loved it, but I thought TDC had a more creative and original look to it, while "Labyrinth" kinda reminded me of an upbeat "Alice in Wonderland." That's not to say it's not good, they're both excellent. But if I had to choose, I'd go with "Dark Crystal", mostly because the story's edgier and the message is much stronger.
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Raiden_OC — 15 years ago(July 20, 2010 07:10 AM)
Sorry I will be Bias here to The Dark Crystal.. As I grew up with it mostly than Labyrinth.. I mean Labyrinth was good but it did not have that Essence that The Dark Crystal had and the way the world was portrayed with all the characters is just awesome..
I like Labyrinth but To Me I think The Dark Crystal is the better movie
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m_olmstead — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 12:43 AM)
labyrinth was the best the dark crystal terrified me as a child
and i ony recently tried to watch it again. the only thing scary
about labyrinth was david bowie's huge package.
oh yeah, and willow was a good movie that came out
about that time too. also a little bit scary for a kid -
particularly when they all turn into pigs. but another
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creaturefeeture — 13 years ago(December 11, 2012 07:00 PM)
This. Exactly.
Dark crystal scared me too much when I was young, although I'd like to give it a shot now that I'm older. Plus it was hard to sympathize with puppets alone. Plus you can't beat a soundtrack by David Bowie. -
dboh — 15 years ago(January 23, 2011 02:30 AM)
I think Labyrinth works better as a film, but I like The Dark Crystal's story and production design better. Personally, I feel that the big mistake Henson made with The Dark Crystal was that the antagonists (Skeksis, Garthim, Crystal Bats weren't threatening enough. As is said, a story's protagonist is only as strong as their antagonist. The Skeksis were too effeminate (I know that they and the Mystics were supposed to be sexless), whiny, scared of Kira and whimpering (Chamberlain). For starters, I always thought a scene with Jen and Kira being swarmed by Crystal Bats after they shot that one down on the lake could have been a do-able addition to raise the stakes in the film. Also a second Garthim attack before the one where they get to the castle. I hate to use this overused, often ambiguous term, but the film just needed to be a bit more edgy, even though it was intended for families. This is what SW Ep's 3-6 and E.T. did well. Fortunately, Henson did this better with Labyrinth. No other complaints AT ALL though.
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