The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal was shot on 35mm film and has been scanned, cleaned up and finished as a 4K Digital Intermediate thanks to Sony Pictures. It is this 4K DI that has been used here for this Ultra HD Blu-ray....

The disc has been given a Dolby Atmos remix and addresses some of the issues from the previous Blu-ray releases’ front heavy mix. First up there is now a greater since of ‘space’ with this track; for example...

Extras are all found on the included Blu-ray: The Myth, Magic and Henson Legacy featurette – The only new feature in the set, both Lisa Henson and Toby Froud regale us with their stories of their respective...

THE GREAT CONJUNCTION IS THE END OF THE WORLD! Or the beginning. Innovators Jim Henson and Frank Oz, both masters of puppeteering, pooled their respective talents, along with fantasy illustrator Brian...

1982 saw Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s The Dark Crystal hit the theatres, and fantasy movies were never quite the same again. The very simplistic tale of good triumphing over evil is made extraordinary with...

A movie like The Dark Crystal would seem to be an ideal candidate for a 4K/HDR release. Here's a movie that was shot on film; is full of richly and carefully constructed costumes, creatures, and set pieces;...

The Dark Crystal's UHD features a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix, and it's nearly every bit as precise and exciting and complimentary as the 4K visuals. The track soars, presenting every aggressive action element,...

The Dark Crystal's UHD set contains all of its supplement content on the bundled Blu-ray disc. Sony's UHD disc does not include the studio's heretofore typical Moments and still photo cast and crew tab....

Sony has released the fan-favorite Jim Henson/Frank Oz film The Dark Crystal to UHD. This new release features a magnificent 2160p/HDR video presentation and a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack. A bundled remastered...

The Dark Crystal remains a wonderful movie, and it looks practically brand new thanks to Sony's amazing UHD release. It's ultra-sharp, amazingly complex and revealing, and richly colored. There's no doubt...

Given a fresh new native 4K restoration, this 4K UHD Blu-ray release takes all of the great things from the SDR Blu-ray and dials everything up. Where the Blu-ray was an earned and respectable 4.5/5, this...

While I was already impressed with the new DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix, this new Dolby Atmos mix for The Dark Crystal is a showstopper. That opening shot of the Skeksis' castle with the rumbling storm overhead and...

The Dark Crystal arrives with all of the previously available bonus materials along with the new The Myth, Magic, and Henson Legacy bonus feature. While the new material may not be all that extensive,...

"Another world, another time, in the age of wonder. A thousand years ago this land was green and good - until the crystal cracked."As our own Aaron peck did an exceptional write-up about the 2009 Blu-ray...

As I was hardly six months old when my parents took me to see The Dark Crystal in theaters, it isn't an understatement to say that I quite literally grew up watching this film. It's always been a part...

Sony remastered The Dark Crystal from the original 35mm film elements, and its presentation in Ultra HD is derived from that 4K image and the results are quite good....

Disc 1: The Dark Crystal Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: The Dark Crystal Blu-ray • ALL-NEW: The Myth, Magic and Henson Legacy: Go behind the scenes of this iconic film with stories from Lisa Henson and Toby...

In another time, The Dark Crystal was the Balance and Truth in the Universe, but it was destroyed, dividing the world into two factions: the wicked Skeksis and the peaceful Mystics. Now as the convergence...

It’s making its debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray in this Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that features beautifully restored video, a complimentary Dolby Atmos immersive sound mix, and new, and...