DVD- Krull

Before Liam Nesson was a household name; before Robbie Coltraine was Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, they played escaped criminals turned warriors in this mid-80's heroic fantasy movie, Krull.    ************************    When the alien Beast and his army of slayers land on the world of Krull in there mountain-like ship known as the Black Fortress, two rival kingdoms will form and alliance to save their planet. An ancient prophecy, fortells a girl of ancient name shall become queen, that she shall choose a king, and that together they shall rule their world and that their son will rule the galaxy. the Beast is determined to insure he benifits from this prophecy and he kidnaps Princess Lyssa on the day she is to wed Prince Culwyn and kills their families. Culwyn is the only survivor of the attack, and he must rescue Lyssa from the Beast's clutches. First he must find an ancient and magical weapon called the Glaive, then find a way to locate the Black Fortress where Lyssa is being held. Making the task more difficult, the Black Fortress relocates every dawn. On his journey he will be joined by many interesting characters, including a bumbling magician, as they form an unlikely army to save the princess and the world.

I won't tell you if they succeed but I will say this is one of my favorite films. It has some cheesy moments as many fantasy movies did back then. The film crew built twenty-three amazing sets for this movie and visually it is breath taking. When you watch this film you have to remind yourself that true artist made this film long before movie makers became overly dependent on CGI technology. The storyline is based on Dungeons & Dragons. The movie is filled with action and thrills.

Although not a scary movie, the sci-fi elements make it a great Halloween choice.