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Rating: Q=4, P=3 / Thanks But No Thanks
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=1, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1
Fantasy, Dark, Adventure
I so want to like this film because the artistry--lighting, visuals, atmosphere--is impressive, but the story is so convoluted and strange that it's just impossible to enjoy, for me. It felt like a conglomeration of Fantasia and Peter Pan and The Chronicles of Narnia. But creepy and cryptic. The best part of the film BY FAR is Tim Curry's performance as the Lord of Darkness. He totally steals the show and leaves you wondering why there wasn't more of him on the screen. This could have been so much better. I'll stick with other 1980s fantasy films like Willow and The Dark Crystal.
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