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1983
Krull is a 1983 British science-fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, David Battley and Alun Armstrong. Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane, still early in their film careers, appear in supporting roles. The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his…
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Many years ago, when the author of this review finished reading Tolkien’s *The Lord of the Rings* for the first time he, like many others, began to wonder what would inevitable live action film adaptation would look like. It took some time before Peter Jackson finally gave the answer to that question. In the meantime, some kind of idea what would such film would look like was given by *Krull*, 1983 fantasy epic dire…More
In 1983, Krull happened. My brother, quoting IMDb.com, called it, “Excalibur meets Star Wars: A New Hope.” I don’t know what to think of it, truthfully. It is weird. A fortress from the stars lands on the planet Krull, unleashing the Slayers to conquer. They interrupt a wedding that is forging an alliance between two kingdoms, kill the two kings and kidnap the bride, Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Her betrothed, Colwyn (p…More
In 1983, Krull happened. My brother, quoting IMDb.com, called it, “Excalibur meets Star Wars: A New Hope.” I don’t know what to think of it, truthfully. It is weird. A fortress from the stars lands on the planet Krull, unleashing the Slayers to conquer. They interrupt a wedding that is forging an alliance between two kingdoms, kill the two kings and kidnap the bride, Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Her betrothed, Colwyn (p…More
In 1983, Krull happened. My brother, quoting IMDb.com, called it, “ Excalibur meets Star Wars: A New Hope .” I don’t know what to think of it, truthfully. It is weird. A fortress from the stars lands on the planet Krull, unleashing the Slayers to conquer. They interrupt a wedding that is forging an alliance between two kingdoms, kill the two kings and kidnap the bride, Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Her betrothed, Colwyn…More
It's Star Wars without those dumb jedis getting in the way, which in and of itself is a rip off of the movie 'The Fortress.' How do I describe the plot... a planet that uses magic and swords gets invaded by an alien Dragon that kidnaps the wife of the king on their wedding day. So the movie is basically the king and thieves he comes across trying to get to the black castle. It literally just clicked in my head that…More
