Release date: December 17th 1982 (American release). February 17th 1983 (British release).
Story: A thousand years ago on the planet Thra, a magic crystal was cracked and two races were formed. The evil and dominant Skeksis and the wise and gentle Mystics. The Skeksis rule over the planet and use the power of the crystal to replenish themselves. They eagerly await for the planet's three suns to align so that they can reign forever. The Mystics also know of this and the oldest and wisest one tells his adopted son Jen (who is a Gelflin and the last of his kind) to find the missing shard of the crystal and restore it before the three suns align so that the crystal can be healed and peace will return to Thra. Will Jen be able to find the missing shard and therefore restore the crystal? Watch the film and find out.
My thoughts: This was the first feature length movie that Jim Henson's company had released in cinemas. The movie itself is very good and the puppetry is amazing. This movie can get dark at times and it has some scary images in it. But it is a great movie and will suit anyone who is a fan of fantasy movies.
My score: Five stars.
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