Sci-Fi Classic Review: KRULL (1983)

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The sci-fi fantasy adventure Krull is an odd but ambitious film that deserves a second look.
If you're looking for a "review" in the traditional sense, then let me just say I like this movie. This video, however, is a "review" in the literal sense (using the Miriam-Webster definition "a retrospective view or survey"), in that I'm going over the history of the film and its place in sci-fi cinema history.
In other words, please stop commenting on how my videos aren't what you consider "reviews."
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00:00 Intro
01:18 Synopsis
02:04 Production Background
03:58 Casting
06:31 Filming
09:57 Shameless Self-Promotion
10:37 Release & Legacy
11:18 Opinion & Analysis
14:32 Outro
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@racookster Жыл бұрын

If the clips that were shown are any indication, the transparent spider was marvelously well done! It really does look like any number of "glass" animals, organs and all.

@palmercolson7037 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this in a theater so long ago. A lot of the story did feel contrived at the time. The only things that I really remember from it was the cyclops, the first example of black contact lenses (giving the actor completely back eyes) that I remember and the lack of trust in the cyclops who earns the fellowship (er, group's) respect.

@AbrasiousProductions Жыл бұрын

Krull (1983) is a personal favorite of mine, my mom introduced me to it when I was 7-8 years old and since then I've cherished the film ever since, thank you mom❤

@b.k.ontheair Жыл бұрын

Love Krull! Also my favorite Horner score. 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼

@kirnpu Жыл бұрын

Krull really was a mish mash of a film but I've always loved it. The Widow of the Web scene really sticks in my memory. Loved the alien look/feel to it and although it's been probably decades since I've seen it I can still hear the screech the slayers make when they're killed. I had no idea back then I was watching Liam Neeson (who I was immediately drawn to) or Robbie Coltrane. Thanks for the review!

@keithbrown8490 Жыл бұрын

I too enjoyed this movie when first released with it's flaws and all. I took my young nephew to see it giving me an excuse to head to the theater to watch it again. I do miss not having James Horner around to score many more movies. He was taken away far to soon from this world.

@indyspotes3310 Жыл бұрын

The phrase that pays is "guilty pleasure", TUG. Once again, your review of this film is eerily similar to my own. This film is a mish mash of trite concepts, mostly banal execution, and ham-handed performances galore. And I really like it a lot. So much nonsense. So much fun.

@christopherwaldrop5293 Жыл бұрын

The Nickelodeon show "Lights! Camera! Action!" hosted by Leonard Nimoy had a segment on the production of "Krull". The segment narrator said something like, "Sometimes when a lot of attention goes into special effects the script becomes secondary." That line was just left hanging there. When I saw "Krull" I thought, yes, that's exactly what happened. After the brilliant Spider-Woman sequence, though, David Battley's comic delivery made the film for me.

@rehetbutler Жыл бұрын

Thank you for acknowledging us Earthlings

@ggoedert Жыл бұрын

I think it was a great fun movie that is easy to criticize in hindsight because it was not a great commercial success... Sometimes little great gems are just like that, and maybe it is for the best... Success and great craftsmanship are not necessarily consequence of each other and there is some joy in sharing a gem that few other people already know off.

@thrashpondopons8348 Жыл бұрын

I've GOT to watch this Flic again... So much of what you talked about was lost on my teenage self! & YES! The Star Wars Franchise (The Original Trilogy!) triggered a Sci/Fi Renaissance... which is odd, as it was not Science Fiction.

@saltygrasshopper Жыл бұрын

I never tell anyone that Krull is a great movie.... but I always suggest that everyone should watch it.

@russellgentile4719 Жыл бұрын

I saw this in the theater as a kid and always loved it even though I knew it wasn't that great of a movie. What stood out the most to me was the movie built up the Glaive, as the ultimate weapon that was sought to destroy the Beast. After the first use and failure, it was determined that "love" and "fire" of all things was used to dispel the dreaded Beast. The Glaive was a big dud!

@Medraut00 Жыл бұрын

just rewatched this. I like that it's the best quest adventure movies. the hero has to gain objects or meet people that either help him or harm him.

@SovereignKnight74 10 ай бұрын

This is my personal favorite from the 80's. Especially The Glaive weapon!

@mmattson8947 Жыл бұрын

There are some movies that I love, even though I recognize that (as a whole) the movie isn't very good. Krull is one of them. There are moments of greatness that shows the filmmakers were trying for more, even though the movie didn't sustain them. Like the reviewer said, the Widow of the Web is the standout, The spider was a nice menacing effect, but the scene wouldn't have been the same without the sadness and regret of the two characters dealing with their past. I'd add the cyclops, as he knew what horrific fate awaited him if he didn't leave the group. The doppelgänger creature taking out one of the side characters so early was unexpected. The visuals of the Glaive and the Firehorses were great, even if they were barely used.

@nasalpolecat091 Жыл бұрын

KRULL is awesome!! RIP James Horner and thank you for the awesome score!!

@redcardinalist Жыл бұрын

I love Krull. I like that it's a combo of sf and fantasy. I like the charcters and the dialogue is good. I happily watch it today. I'd certainly take it over the "by the numbers" Marvel Universe movies (is there no end to these?)

@hafor2846 8 ай бұрын

I remember this movie. It felt like an acid trip at 5 years old. I knew that fantasy Star Wars happened, but literally no one ever knew what I was talking about. I completely blocked any of this until now...

@arthurok327 2 ай бұрын

Howdy, I have literally watched this movie countless times, since it first played in our small town theater, when I was a kid, I own it, and still watch it at least once or twice a year, I really enjoyed it when I first saw it in the theater, and still love it today, a very Cool movie indeed 👍 I own Battle beyond the Stars too lol and every other movie you've mentioned in this video lol Thank you for the trip down memory lane, of my young teenage years..

@ConsciousMigration Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I JUST started watching this again a couple weeks ago!

@larrydavis3645 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for all the great movie background. I have seen this film. For some reason, it did not make a great impression on me. Maybe I thought it was going to be more like Star Wars.

@williamcrowe2576 Жыл бұрын

Despite the wig, I recognized the actor who played Ergo the Magnificent as the science and math teacher in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

@shanep5819 Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year, U.G.! how about a review of Firefox?

@nigelobrien71 Жыл бұрын

Love this. Thank you.

@rsacchi100 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the '80. Lots of fun films. Dungeons and Dragons was popular in the '70s and directly or indirectly inspired many '80 adventure films.

@caldodge Жыл бұрын

"Battle Beyond The Stars" owed more to "The Magnificent Seven" than to "Star Wars".

@lorzon Жыл бұрын

Fair enough, but it wouldn't exist without Star Wars.

@redcardinalist Жыл бұрын

@@lorzon possibly true but as Calvin says it's bears little relation to SW and more to TMS

@CoinOpTV Жыл бұрын

cried when cyclops got crushed

@patrick1984ist Жыл бұрын

Great movie

@chuckpoore Жыл бұрын

I have to admit I never got around to seeing this one, though I remember it being at the theaters, and remember when it came to home video. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I skipped it, since I did watch most of those other 80s era fantasies you mentioned. But I just missed this one. After your review, I am 50/50 about going back and trying to watch it (if it's on Amazon). You seem to like it, which leads me to try it, but the things you criticize are mostly the kinds of things that annoy me about a bad movie. So, I have to think about it. Regarding Horner's score and it's similarity to his score for TWOK, I have found that's common for movie composers, not just Horner, to borrow from their own library. Horner again borrowed from TWOK in Aliens. And Leonard Rosenman borrowed from his own LOTR score (the animated version) for STIV. And I'm sure there are others. I guess sometimes that's how they can pump out a symphony a year. Of course, listening to the music you chose for your background, all I can think of right now is Dracula!

@indyspotes3310 Жыл бұрын

If you have a soft spot for films like Battle Beyond the Stars, or Beastmaster, it's probably worth a watch. If not, there's always Passage to Marseilles if you want a flashback within a flashback within a flashback within a flashback within a flashback. I suspect it may be Tarantino's favorite film...

@redcardinalist Жыл бұрын

to be fair 9imo) its a LOT better than the bland generic cgifest of the current superhero movies which are neverending

@joseluisherreralepron9987 11 ай бұрын

Like you, I grew up with this on home video in the 80's and have very fond memories of it. I have the Blu Ray but haven't watched it yet...I wonder what my response will be now.

@northprime_unlimited Жыл бұрын

I LOVE James Horner God rest his soul man, but he used to bite the hell out of his own work…HARD😂 luckily it was the good parts.

@shallendor Жыл бұрын

You know Krull is good, when Orion Acaba has a version of the Glaive made for his character Tiberious in Critical Role! It is a fun film worth watching!

@moritzstrohriegel8724 Жыл бұрын

great video.

@moritzstrohriegel8724 Жыл бұрын

interesting movie.

@inSaxony Жыл бұрын

Been a fan since its release. Initially because of Horner's shameless borrowing from Strauss' Alpine Symphony, among other things. (And of course Horner re-used bits of his Star Trek score not only in this, but in Aliens and other films.) Very fun to see the young Coltrane, Neeson etc. The "tropes" used in the story are indeed classic (see the books of Joseph Campbell) - which doesn't bother me, despite the contrived script. Visually very imaginative, and Horner's orchestral underlining of certain visual moments is almost Steiner-ian in its timing. (All to the good.) F. Jones makes the most of his often campy lines. - One question: why did you put Tchaikovsky's Lac des Cygnes under the final part of your review? (Or were you channelling Dracula 1931?)

@TheUnapologeticGeek Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I pick music for reasons that aren’t even entirely clear to myself. 😎

@inSaxony Жыл бұрын

@@TheUnapologeticGeek Sounds perfectly natural.

@andygold007 Жыл бұрын

I used to watch this film lots. It seemed to be on yearly in the holidays. I never like it. I didn’t dislike it but I found it corny. I preferred WILLOW. Sinbad. Jason and Argonoughts etc….Land Before Time pictures. Krull wasn’t rubbish but the look of it never drew me in.

@robertmagillold Жыл бұрын

But it IS a story of Palpatine’s parents!! (It’s the only way the plot makes any sense) 😂

@1kylecurry Жыл бұрын

A guilty pleasure of mine since its release. Not a great movie, but far from being a terrible one.

@thedon-e6514 Жыл бұрын

So commenting here to feed the algorithm. Krull was a fun movie, but was a hot mess. The story made no sense. Now that I know it was a fantasy movie with sci fi smooshed in, that explains a lot!

@sethrichardson8344 Жыл бұрын

Fantasy movies are still at the bottom end of cinema, except Lord of the Rings, first Conan movie and 300. I'm surprised they have done better sword and sorcery films with the quality production as LOTR.

@jasonblalock4429 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, never cared for this one. Just too cheesy and contrived. Except the score, which is one of my favorites from Horner. My own fave 80s fantasy is probably Dark Crystal.