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Krull (1983)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 11

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Release Date: Jul 29, 1983 Wide

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Meant to be a whimsical sword-and-sorcery film about a prince out to save his princess from the jaws of the Beast, Krull has enough scenes borrowed from blockbuster predecessors (Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Robin Hood, Star Wars) and is gentle enough to be rather derivative, ordinary fare. Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) has inherited a kingdom under siege by the evil Beast, and not only has to rid the land of the monster, but he has to rescue his bride Lyssa (Lysette Anthony) from the Beast's

PG, 2 hr.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Peter Yates

Written By: Stanford Sherman

In Theaters: Jul 29, 1983 Wide

On DVD: Apr 3, 2001

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Ken Marshall
Prince Colwyn
Lysette Anthony
Lyssa
Freddie Jones
Ynyr
Francesca Annis
Widow of the Web
Alun Armstrong
Torquil
David Battley
Ergo
Bernard Bresslaw
Rell the Cyclops
Liam Neeson
Kegan
Tony Church
Turold
Bernard Archard
Eirig
Dicken Ashworth
Bardolph
Todd Carty
Oswyn
Robbie Coltrane
Rhun
Andrew Bradford
Darro
Belinda Mayne
Vella
John Welsh
Seer
Bill Weston
Menno
Clare McIntyre
Merith
Bronco McLoughlin
Nennog
Gerard Naprous
Quain

Critic Reviews for Krull

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (12) | DVD (11)

Despite the heaps of '80s hair and the special-effect sparks added to the clanking of swords, this is richer stuff than anything by Lucas before it, or Peter Jackson after it.

February 14, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

The only real fun comes from guessing which cinematic predecessor it'll rip off next.

November 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Dreadful.

September 28, 2005 Comments (3)

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Cheesy, yes. Goofy, ridiculous, and even embarrassing. But it looks good and its terminal silliness becomes infectious after awhile.

September 2, 2005 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

dark and creepy

September 19, 2004 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Pretty dumb, although the glass spider is cool...

December 30, 2003 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Deserves a bigger cult following than it has.

November 28, 2003 Comment (1)

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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Classic British fantasy film with a classic cast line up of future stars. The plot is very basic and very cliched, you can guess whats gonna happen a mile off but its just so damn cool you gotta forgive all that. The baddies are like Cybermen in black and the huge evil monster in the dark castle is quite scary hehe

November 17, 2008