As well as the nostalgic joy of (SPOILER ALERT!) that catchy "Nestle Alpine White" commercial jingle at 5:12, which I recall someone aptly describing it as "a Calvin Klein ad for candy bars set to the best single Roxette never recorded."
I loved this movie so much when I was a kid. This, the Dark Crystal, Legend, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story, and the cartoon version of Lord of the Rings (both of them) all cemented my love of fantasy. But Krull was the one I watched to death.
The Glaive and the Firemares are two of the coolest things to come out of this movie. That, and James Horner's awesome musical score, especially the track Ride of the Firemares.
I used to love this movie when I was a kid (still do) and now as an adult I understand that a big part of that was because of it's beautiful sets and costume design, as well as for some solid cinematic and good acting (Freddie Jones and David Battley in particular). It's unusual and bizarre and I love it all the more for it.
FINALLY someone gives a halfway decent review of KRULL! I loved this film as a child and still love it, flaws and all. I don't think it's nearly as "bad" as some reviewers make it out to be. All of the points you make in your video are spot on. You also have a very good grasp of movie dynamics which most hipster-critics don't. Bravo!
Oh, I believe Krull is a great fantasy movie. It has its flaws, but then so does Star Wars. And it gets the essence of a good fantasy story down pat, unlike Disney Star Wars.
I always liked the story of the cyclops.. he knew his fate lied with the band of heroes and knew how he was to die, is why he hung around them it was his destiny to die helping them. Yet when it came to fulfilling his destiny and accepting his death that was foreseen, he told Colwin that his time to die had come but it was elsewhere and tried to escape it only to come back and help them get into the castle and get crushed to death. In a way, the beast deal with the cyclops helped to seal his own fate by allowing the cyclops' to see into the future even if it was only seeing their deaths..
Ok I’m 11 years late, but this movie was on constant replay in my house in the ‘80’s from the wherehouse. I love it so much, esp since as a 6 year old girl, I loved horses. The stampede of clydesdales with fire hooves was amazing. And I cried every time the old man gets killed and is replaced by a monster.
Idk... my father took me to see it when I was 6 - for some reason this was one of the rare western movies we got to see in eastern germany. I had horrible nightmares afterwards, exclusively about the scene were the magic weapon is pulled from the lava by bare hand.
I love Krull. It's an amazing film with an amazing score, great characters, some really good dialogue...and it's lots of fun. I really hope they DON'T remake it. That would be horrible. Some films just need to be left alone.
One of my favorite films from the 80's. I don't know why some people say this is a bad film even watching it now I still enjoy it.... great characters, acting, story, music and villains. Just some of the special effects that are dated I see as a negative. I think a film like this would be perfect to remake or maybe a distant sequel.
Three words as to why I love this film - ERGO. THE. MAGNIFICENT. He remains my fave character in the film - and I LOVE this film! Perfect? No. But, for me, it succeeds in doing exactly what it sets out to do - entertain people with a neat take on the sword/sorcery, fantasy and sci-fi genres. Horner's score is legendary and the film looks great even to this day!
The first time I watched this movie I was very young (8 or so) and the movie scared the shit out of me. Many years later I saw it again and was pleasently surprised. Pretty fun / enchanting movie with good story, interesting characters and great effects. Sure, it's no masterpiece but I still think there are FAR worse sci-fi fantasy movies out there.
*KRULL* is one of my favorite movies. I even own a copy. One of the very few I do own. The notion of The Beast landing on Earth and being confronted by the US military is amusing.. squadrons of A-10 Warthogs attacking the Fortress while a couple of tank divisions hit it from the ground -- yeah!
To help balance out the Lysette Anthony fans in the comments, I was always mesmerised by Ken Marshall as Prince Colwyn. Looking back at Krull now, it's so refreshing that that the protagonist isn't an egotistical, overly muscled Gary Stu.
crap review...says female lead has a deep voice...dosnt mention how they fucked this char by having her voice dubbed by an actress 20 years older..a prob the most famous fact about this film.
*When this film was released here in New Zealand it was given a G rating* I can assure you that 5 year old me was TERRIFIED of the Beast (it still gives me the shits to this day) but I came out of the cinema on top of the world and in love with the film. It's nice to see that this overlooked film is now getting so much love. P.S when I became a teenager I made a 'Glaive' in metal shop and almost got in serious trouble because it was basically a lethal weapon haha
Ynyr gave him the whole "don't use it until you need it" speech in the beginning but it just seemed like so many times, like when they were all getting killed by the Slayers, that was a time when he needed it. It was just some arbitrary time frame put on the item to build it up until the end when he finally used it. Thanks!
Great review of an heralded flick. Krull is truly one of a kind..At first I didn't really care for it..but as the years went by and I saw it on cable more often, I fell in love with it. The SFX are fantastic for 1983 standards, and the score by James Horner is a pleasure to the ears. You can hear a little of Star Trek II in there though..And the Glaive is one of the most bad ass weapons in movie history. Another fun Fantasy flick from back in the early 80's is Sword and The Sorcerer..
This was a childhood favorite of mine that I also watched a few times again as an adult. I find that it is still awesome, no matter my chronological age... albeit there are forgivable flaws. :)
I think the best thing about this movie is the epic musical score. To this day it still sounds amazing and uplifting. I also always thought it was dumb that he never used the glaive earlier. They probably thought it was too powerful and if he used it right away then nothing could stop him. The film could have been so much better if they had worked out this glaring flaw. Thanks for the review! Oh and the Nestle bit was hilarious lol.
The 80's gave us Ghostbusters' Proton Packs, Robocop's Auto 9 handgun, and Indiana Jones' whip. All truly iconic, instantly recognizable movie-weapons. Don't think many 80's kids would've said: "The Glaive from Krull is my favorite". Most likely reaction: "What the fuck is a glave? ...And what the fuck is a krull?"
The Glaive was indeed an iconic weapon...but, myself & the brethren nerds in my gaming group were way too busy being coveting that amazing and highly implausible sword from SWORD AND THE SCORCERER .
MARSHOMEWORLD ... You tried to write intelligently, and almost succeeded. It's strange that you have not looked at your comment in three years and thought to yourself, 'Geez, I sure screwed that up.' Then, all you needed to do to correct it is edit out the word "being" and then zip out the C in the misspelling of SORCERER. Those tiny changes would give your statement credibility.
@@JW...-oj5iw You're correcting a three year old comment? Why would they have come back to it in those years? The first response to it, bar a few likes, was two days before yours. For all you know they got hit by a bus the day after they typed it.
I love Krull. There were a few ideas that the tech of the early 80s just couldn't pull off well, but taken as it is, even that adds to the film's charm.
This is in no way a bad movie. It was right up there with the classic 80s fantasy films of the time, and it did something quite unique with the genre as well. The Glaive is still THE coolest weapon ever put on screen, bar maybe the lightsabre.
While a lot of this movie hasn't aged well, it's still a lot of fun, and beautiful to look at. And the score is FANTASTIC! Rest in peace, Mr. Horner, I wish you were still around.
Aside from the "magic" elements in the film (including from Ergo), I thought the film was really well done. If I could have anything from that film, it would be a copy of Lysette Anthony's wedding gown (its gorgeous) and a firemare. I love the idea that they can run so fast that they leave fire and temporarily fly through the air. (That scene is just fantastic)
I used to love this movie as a kid. I must have drove my parents crazy watching it over and over. Great episode, I never knew any of the behind the scenes information you gave about it. Really interesting stuff!
Thanks! I love the movie and its a bummer it didn't go over so well when it was first released. They had tons of unique ideas and it would have been great to have more movies in that universe.
+GoodBadFlicks I completely agree. Plus, this movie was made in the 80's and gives it that distinct 80's feel which for me, just makes a movie like this that much better. 80's films just had a certain tone about them that has always tugged at my nostalgia strings.
I absolutely hated this movie. Krull stinks of a paint-by-numbers attempt to copy a new trend with no idea what made it successful in the first place. Then spend a third of your budget on marketing and walk away. Forget about a remake or sequel. We already have a better version of this story: Samurai Jack.
Grizabeebles How is Samurai Jack, the same story as Krull? No time travel in Jack. No glave in Jack. Jack is alone, aside from a few team ups, no group. Etc.
I LOVE Krull. Great story and characters, but if there was ever a movie that was made by its score, that's Krull. I put the Krull soundtrack up there with all of the John Williams classics. The music during the battle in the swamp is EPIC.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Megaforce is absolutely on the list. I'm just trying to get some more background info on it. (also hoping for Shout Factory to put it on Bluray)
The scene were the princess is being kidnapped and surrounded by the Slayers is an amazing sequence of shots. the shaky camera and very little lighting really convey a dark theme where you're actually scared about what might happen to her much like a group of unruly concert goers might act around a lone drunk woman exposing herself.
Thank! I beat it up a little but I love the film very much. If they were to remake it there is much they could improve upon but i have a feeling it would just end up like the Clash of the Titans remake...a mess.
Truly a classic film that not enough credit is given to.... And I agree about the Glaive, it should have come in later... AND... DAMN STRAIGHT! If I could not have a lightsabre, I wanted that bloody Glaive!!!!
If they were to do a remake, Keep the story as is, make the slayers more bad ass... and keep the Glaive until the later part of the film so that they don't end up wasting the best weapon for most of the movie!!! Yes it has its tropes, but dear god what movie doesn't... When people moan about the predictable plot it annoys me as almost every movie is predictable now... Every Genre has been done to death!!! Its not about what tropes are used but how effectively you use them... For its time, KRULL was a good film, sadly the tropes were not utilised very well but it is no worse than many others that came out at the time that fared far better!!! To name a few that get more praise than they deserve, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Death Wish, ANY Dirty Harry Movie... All these films are hailed as Classics, yet all had ONE idea they used OVER and OVER and OVER AGAIN! No one complains about these trope fests... Even though the same tropes are in all the flaming remakes as well!!!
Hah! That Nestle jingle fully encapsulates the music of the 80's genre. I never was able to watch the whole krull movie as a kid, I gotta sit through the whole movie someday. Thanks, I always enjoy your videos man.
This movie is a timeless classic that I grew up watching many times. I was always scared of the Beast, and I always loved the giant spider scene the best.
Thanks to this a 80's ninja movies I made a fortune selling home made ninja stars at school, a week later the school storage shed was more hole than shed. :D
I love this film. One of my favourites from Childhood. What other film do you get that has a pre-kick ass Liam Neeson, An early comedy Robbie Coltraine and Todd Carty from Eastenders. The widow of the web is a great sequence and the Glave is a great weapon. I knew Lysette Anthony's voice was dubbed but I had no idea it was Lindsey Crause who did it lol I like your idea for the sequel
i watched this while growing up before cable, it was on FOX, i found it quite awesome, i also wished they used the glaive more, but ehh i'll live with how much they used it, they still made it look like an OP weapon. i liked how you thought up the sequel in the way you did, would've been good if done right, oh well...
Other than the early 80's special effects, this movie still stands the test of time. It is much better than any movies released the last couple of years.
Did you happen to watch the review all the way through? I was poking fun at the movie but I genuinely love it. Towards the end of this (and all my videos) I talked about how hard it was to get this made and all the effort that went into it.
Thanks man! Always been facinated by this flick but never had the courage to watch through it when it was on cable. Never understood what was happening. Was it futur or past with aliens? Now i know! Thx again, love you work!
I reckon Krull is part of the Star-Wars universe, the Beast being some minor Sith wannabe warlord who got a rep in a backwards part of the galaxy by hitting a few lost colonies. Colwyn and Lissa use leftover slayer tech to make contact with the wider galaxy and later on, send their beloved -and gifted- little boy Palpatine for an off-world education...
You know, your suggestions for how to handle a sequel for Krull are pretty spot-on, and not at all farfetched. They did it with Tron: Legacy, after all. Maybe we should get a kickstarter going for that.
I didn't even know they wanted to remake this. I hope not.. I do like his idea for a sequel. Krull was a movie I saw as a kid and no one believed me this was a real movie..
I saw this in a theatre when it first came out and loved it so much that I went right back and watched it again the next evening, something I almost never do, and despite the fact that I don't even like this genre of film. Later that year, Siskel & Ebert panned it as one of the worst five pictures of the year because (get this) they couldn't get past the name Krull, not knowing what Krull was. Like, DU-UH, the film makers flat out tell you right at the beginning of the movie...but nooo, that was their "big complaint" about it. Anyway, I had the chance to watch it again last year and yes, it still holds up for me. Enchanting in every way
Anyone remember that Nerf boomerang that came out around this time? I spent hours playing "Krull" with that boomerang...until the neighbor's dog chewed it into a million pieces.
''Not as hard as...'', well you've won a new subscriber with that very immature remark. Totally my level of humour (I really need to grow up!!). Great review man, I wet myself at the Nestle ad.
Three days. It's been three days since I saw this vid and all I've been doing is singing that damn nestle song. It won't stop. But great review. I've been binge-watching a bunch of these good bad vids. Great job with them.
God, I have such clear memories of some of the images of this film! I can't really remember it, but I must have watched it when I was younger. The part with the spider is particularly memorable.
First film I ever watched on home video, way back in ´85! When watching this again on cable in the 90s I recall one of the fire mares was quite obviously a steed .
One of the absolute best fantasy B movies out there. I have loved it since I was kid. The sound track by James Horner is one of his early works and for heroic fantasy movies is glorious and the reason I am a Horner fan to this day. It's really doesn't have any sci-fi in it at all. All of the Beast's and Slayer's abilities even traveling between worlds can be explained by magic alone. The Slayer's weapons are one shot only weapons. If you look at them the part that become the bolt of energy is a physical and after being fired the Slayer's turn the weapon over and its a kind of half pike for hand to hand. I have always felt that after they would go back to some supply place and set an new rod of death into the handle to have an new shot. The only other thing I love about the movie is the on location shoot, the places they picked to film the traveling and wilderness scenes were stunning. All and all a great movie, I will always love it.
Ohhhhh I know, I hate how some jerks have to call just ANY flick that happens to have ohhh lasers, robots, spaceships etcetera a frickin 'Star Wars imitation"! . .. annoying isn't it?
That chocolate commercial was the best thing I’ve ever seen and so funny I can’t believe you even remembered that even existed to even put it into this you are the greatest
I remember seeing the trailers as a kid and being super excited when my mom said she was going to take us to see it. I loved the movie as a kid, and still love it to this day. It was awesome!!!
I Had a crush on her too. She was also in the Bryan Adams videos Summer of 69,Heaven and Run to You who had a crush on Bryan in the videos back in 1985.
The fire mares in the Atari 2600 game were actually on fire. Flaming horses with riders running across the screen. It was a cool effect for early 80s graphics.
Holy crap when I was a kid I would hum this song while walking on curbs as a kid, this opened my mind today and shoot me back in time....it's funny how a song can do that. Thank you!!!!!
oh yeah! I'm so happy to know there are still folks out there that know the joy of Krull
As well as the nostalgic joy of (SPOILER ALERT!) that catchy "Nestle Alpine White" commercial jingle at 5:12, which I recall someone aptly describing it as "a Calvin Klein ad for candy bars set to the best single Roxette never recorded."
I loved this movie so much when I was a kid. This, the Dark Crystal, Legend, Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story, and the cartoon version of Lord of the Rings (both of them) all cemented my love of fantasy. But Krull was the one I watched to death.
I couldn't agree more with this comment. Same here.
Same
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Same. U named them all. Also not same genre water ship down
Same dude!!!
The Glaive and the Firemares are two of the coolest things to come out of this movie. That, and James Horner's awesome musical score, especially the track Ride of the Firemares.
Firemares are things of folklore were I am from probably alot of other places as well
I used to love this movie when I was a kid (still do) and now as an adult I understand that a big part of that was because of it's beautiful sets and costume design, as well as for some solid cinematic and good acting (Freddie Jones and David Battley in particular). It's unusual and bizarre and I love it all the more for it.
Krull was an excellent movie...nothing bad about it!
Agreed!
Cosigned. Fucking awesome film, and great cast too.
Modern sci-fi meets old-style fantasy, you might say, and for fans of one or both genres, it's a great treat.
omg...i about died laughing when the Nestles commercial popped on !
Cracked the fuck up
It's funny because every time I see Lysette Anthony I feel like eating something :)
FINALLY someone gives a halfway decent review of KRULL! I loved this film as a child and still love it, flaws and all. I don't think it's nearly as "bad" as some reviewers make it out to be. All of the points you make in your video are spot on. You also have a very good grasp of movie dynamics which most hipster-critics don't. Bravo!
Oh, I believe Krull is a great fantasy movie. It has its flaws, but then so does Star Wars. And it gets the essence of a good fantasy story down pat, unlike Disney Star Wars.
Krull is a fucking awesome movie!
DJ Newt Indeed!
DJ Newt this
And a semi awesome board game!
Definitely a excellent film!
@@brainspider you have got to be fucking joking!! You must be 7 years old?
I always liked the story of the cyclops.. he knew his fate lied with the band of heroes and knew how he was to die, is why he hung around them it was his destiny to die helping them. Yet when it came to fulfilling his destiny and accepting his death that was foreseen, he told Colwin that his time to die had come but it was elsewhere and tried to escape it only to come back and help them get into the castle and get crushed to death. In a way, the beast deal with the cyclops helped to seal his own fate by allowing the cyclops' to see into the future even if it was only seeing their deaths..
Ha! I thought for sure I was the only person in the world who would have remembered that Nestle ad. You are a true child of the '80s, sir!
+LetsPlayPC :)
Agreed, that was kickass. You, us, and Faith No More.
Could have gone for the obvious "Labyrinth" reference, but he went for Nestle instead. Well played.
I totally forgot about that candy bar. Shame on me.That scene made my life.
Dammit! Now I want one. They don't make those anymore, do they?
I remember that add all too well. Sometimes I still catch myself humming it. It's very catchy.
Ok I’m 11 years late, but this movie was on constant replay in my house in the ‘80’s from the wherehouse. I love it so much, esp since as a 6 year old girl, I loved horses. The stampede of clydesdales with fire hooves was amazing. And I cried every time the old man gets killed and is replaced by a monster.
The Nestle part cracked me up. Bravo.
Thanks!
Coffee out the nose, funny.
GoodBadFlicks what commercial was that?
I read this before it happened but was still completely unprepared. Bravo
It's been twenty or some years since I'd heard the "Nestlé Rock Ballad".
The Nestle bit was inspired. Bravo!
Bob Drummond thank you! I was very happy with how that turned out :)
Seriously. The most solid 80s pull. Got a verbal "Oh shit".
krull was awesome when i first saw 8it as a kid. Andvit still is.
Also Horner.
Melvin Gehteuchdochnixan bit of a fat finger thing going on?
Idk... my father took me to see it when I was 6 - for some reason this was one of the rare western movies we got to see in eastern germany. I had horrible nightmares afterwards, exclusively about the scene were the magic weapon is pulled from the lava by bare hand.
The giant spider gave me nightmares back in the 80's.
I love Krull. It's an amazing film with an amazing score, great characters, some really good dialogue...and it's lots of fun.
I really hope they DON'T remake it. That would be horrible. Some films just need to be left alone.
One of my favorite films from the 80's. I don't know why some people say this is a bad film even watching it now I still enjoy it.... great characters, acting, story, music and villains. Just some of the special effects that are dated I see as a negative. I think a film like this would be perfect to remake or maybe a distant sequel.
Three words as to why I love this film - ERGO. THE. MAGNIFICENT. He remains my fave character in the film - and I LOVE this film! Perfect? No. But, for me, it succeeds in doing exactly what it sets out to do - entertain people with a neat take on the sword/sorcery, fantasy and sci-fi genres. Horner's score is legendary and the film looks great even to this day!
***** This movie is so full of grand ideas, from back in a time when we could have bigger budget films that could also be experimental.
The first time I watched this movie I was very young (8 or so) and the movie scared the shit out of me. Many years later I saw it again and was pleasently surprised. Pretty fun / enchanting movie with good story, interesting characters and great effects.
Sure, it's no masterpiece but I still think there are FAR worse sci-fi fantasy movies out there.
It has flaws but its more inventive than many sci-fi fantasy movies
Well said :)
Hey, A.O.C, i'm going to as a "What If" question for you. What could of made this movie better, in your opinion?
Yeah man, it scared me as kid too! Really good though overall IMO, lots of cool stuff going on..
blvp2145 ... You didn't get an answer because of your poorly written question.
*KRULL* is one of my favorite movies. I even own a copy. One of the very few I do own.
The notion of The Beast landing on Earth and being confronted by the US military is amusing.. squadrons of A-10 Warthogs attacking the Fortress while a couple of tank divisions hit it from the ground -- yeah!
I always wanted the Glaive (that star weapon) when I was a kid hahaha
To help balance out the Lysette Anthony fans in the comments, I was always mesmerised by Ken Marshall as Prince Colwyn. Looking back at Krull now, it's so refreshing that that the protagonist isn't an egotistical, overly muscled Gary Stu.
crap review...says female lead has a deep voice...dosnt mention how they fucked this char by having her voice dubbed by an actress 20 years older..a prob the most famous fact about this film.
@@autopartsmonkey7992
Try watching the whole review before bitching!
@@Danko_Sekulic no...it ducked to bad..if he got to it at some point. Then it really sucked at timing and paceing
*When this film was released here in New Zealand it was given a G rating*
I can assure you that 5 year old me was TERRIFIED of the Beast (it still gives me the shits to this day) but I came out of the cinema on top of the world and in love with the film. It's nice to see that this overlooked film is now getting so much love.
P.S when I became a teenager I made a 'Glaive' in metal shop and almost got in serious trouble because it was basically a lethal weapon haha
Agreed. The music is so epic.
Ynyr gave him the whole "don't use it until you need it" speech in the beginning but it just seemed like so many times, like when they were all getting killed by the Slayers, that was a time when he needed it. It was just some arbitrary time frame put on the item to build it up until the end when he finally used it.
Thanks!
Great review of an heralded flick. Krull is truly one of a kind..At first I didn't really care for it..but as the years went by and I saw it on cable more often, I fell in love with it. The SFX are fantastic for 1983 standards, and the score by James Horner is a pleasure to the ears. You can hear a little of Star Trek II in there though..And the Glaive is one of the most bad ass weapons in movie history. Another fun Fantasy flick from back in the early 80's is Sword and The Sorcerer..
dropped many quarters into the Krull arcade game
NO DOUBT 😂😂😂 Aladdins Castle ❤
Way too ypung for going to arcades and especially a krull themed game ... was it worth it??
It was an Atari 2600 game and was near ET level of suckiness.
Same…so damn many.
I bought one of the krull arcade games a while back, lots better than the movie. 2 joysticks, like robotron, rescue the princess 👍
Awesome! You are in for a treat, this movie is so full of wacky ideas and cool visuals. Its a good time.
This was a childhood favorite of mine that I also watched a few times again as an adult. I find that it is still awesome, no matter my chronological age... albeit there are forgivable flaws. :)
Charlie bucket's science teachers in this movie! He's the fireball shape changer comic relief
"Two? I can't do two!"
I think the best thing about this movie is the epic musical score. To this day it still sounds amazing and uplifting. I also always thought it was dumb that he never used the glaive earlier. They probably thought it was too powerful and if he used it right away then nothing could stop him. The film could have been so much better if they had worked out this glaring flaw. Thanks for the review!
Oh and the Nestle bit was hilarious lol.
Yuri Nate Thanks!
2:46min "Cherry Jell-O Factory" LOL! I need to search the mountains around my house to see if I can find one! : D
The 80's gave us Ghostbusters' Proton Packs, Robocop's Auto 9 handgun, and Indiana Jones' whip. All truly iconic, instantly recognizable movie-weapons.
Don't think many 80's kids would've said: "The Glaive from Krull is my favorite".
Most likely reaction: "What the fuck is a glave? ...And what the fuck is a krull?"
The Glaive was indeed an iconic weapon...but, myself & the brethren nerds in my gaming group were way too busy being coveting that amazing and highly implausible sword from SWORD AND THE SCORCERER .
The throwing weapon from Beastmaster was cool too.
MARSHOMEWORLD ... You tried to write intelligently, and almost succeeded. It's strange that you have not looked at your comment in three years and thought to yourself, 'Geez, I sure screwed that up.' Then, all you needed to do to correct it is edit out the word "being" and then zip out the C in the misspelling of SORCERER.
Those tiny changes would give your statement credibility.
@@JW...-oj5iw You're correcting a three year old comment? Why would they have come back to it in those years? The first response to it, bar a few likes, was two days before yours. For all you know they got hit by a bus the day after they typed it.
@@JW...-oj5iw are you the comic book guy from the Simpsons?
@@carpetfluff35its probably ocd with a smidge of ADHD that compels him.
I love Krull. There were a few ideas that the tech of the early 80s just couldn't pull off well, but taken as it is, even that adds to the film's charm.
This is in no way a bad movie. It was right up there with the classic 80s fantasy films of the time, and it did something quite unique with the genre as well. The Glaive is still THE coolest weapon ever put on screen, bar maybe the lightsabre.
While a lot of this movie hasn't aged well, it's still a lot of fun, and beautiful to look at. And the score is FANTASTIC! Rest in peace, Mr. Horner, I wish you were still around.
Aside from the "magic" elements in the film (including from Ergo), I thought the film was really well done. If I could have anything from that film, it would be a copy of Lysette Anthony's wedding gown (its gorgeous) and a firemare. I love the idea that they can run so fast that they leave fire and temporarily fly through the air. (That scene is just fantastic)
EmilyGreene1984 the movie was just overflowing with new and cool concepts
I used to love this movie as a kid. I must have drove my parents crazy watching it over and over. Great episode, I never knew any of the behind the scenes information you gave about it. Really interesting stuff!
Thanks! I love the movie and its a bummer it didn't go over so well when it was first released. They had tons of unique ideas and it would have been great to have more movies in that universe.
+GoodBadFlicks I completely agree. Plus, this movie was made in the 80's and gives it that distinct 80's feel which for me, just makes a movie like this that much better. 80's films just had a certain tone about them that has always tugged at my nostalgia strings.
they may remake this they have everything eles
I absolutely hated this movie. Krull stinks of a paint-by-numbers attempt to copy a new trend with no idea what made it successful in the first place. Then spend a third of your budget on marketing and walk away.
Forget about a remake or sequel. We already have a better version of this story:
Samurai Jack.
Grizabeebles
How is Samurai Jack, the same story as Krull?
No time travel in Jack. No glave in Jack. Jack is alone, aside from a few team ups, no group. Etc.
I LOVE Krull. Great story and characters, but if there was ever a movie that was made by its score, that's Krull. I put the Krull soundtrack up there with all of the John Williams classics. The music during the battle in the swamp is EPIC.
One of my favorite movies from back then!
The Slayer the band reference alone is worth a thumbs up.
I love Krull it's one of those movies that I saw at 1 am as a kid, fun times.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers those
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Megaforce is absolutely on the list. I'm just trying to get some more background info on it. (also hoping for Shout Factory to put it on Bluray)
Krull is one of my mother's favourite movies; and she's in her seventies! A fun movie is a fun movie!
loved this movie as a kid. the cyclops was my favorite. i could forgive a remake.
That mountain climb was almost as long as the Nestle commercial lol
The scene were the princess is being kidnapped and surrounded by the Slayers is an amazing sequence of shots. the shaky camera and very little lighting really convey a dark theme where you're actually scared about what might happen to her much like a group of unruly concert goers might act around a lone drunk woman exposing herself.
This movie always reminds me of the Japanese 80's classic Legend of the Eight Samurai.
A must see...my dreams consist of krull....and 80s hair.....man....
krull - a film about Qui-Gon Jinn, Thufir Hawat, Lady Jessica, and Rubeus Hagrid.
Krull has always been considered a epic legendary movie.
I’ve always liked this movie. Seen it when it first came out many many moons ago.
Have always loved "Krull" especially the fire mares part.
Thank! I beat it up a little but I love the film very much. If they were to remake it there is much they could improve upon but i have a feeling it would just end up like the Clash of the Titans remake...a mess.
Truly a classic film that not enough credit is given to.... And I agree about the Glaive, it should have come in later...
AND... DAMN STRAIGHT! If I could not have a lightsabre, I wanted that bloody Glaive!!!!
If they were to do a remake, Keep the story as is, make the slayers more bad ass... and keep the Glaive until the later part of the film so that they don't end up wasting the best weapon for most of the movie!!!
Yes it has its tropes, but dear god what movie doesn't... When people moan about the predictable plot it annoys me as almost every movie is predictable now... Every Genre has been done to death!!! Its not about what tropes are used but how effectively you use them...
For its time, KRULL was a good film, sadly the tropes were not utilised very well but it is no worse than many others that came out at the time that fared far better!!! To name a few that get more praise than they deserve, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Death Wish, ANY Dirty Harry Movie...
All these films are hailed as Classics, yet all had ONE idea they used OVER and OVER and OVER AGAIN! No one complains about these trope fests... Even though the same tropes are in all the flaming remakes as well!!!
I used to love the way the soldiers heads cracked open and the paracites would crawl into the ground.
Hah! That Nestle jingle fully encapsulates the music of the 80's genre.
I never was able to watch the whole krull movie as a kid, I gotta sit through the whole movie someday.
Thanks, I always enjoy your videos man.
You know my name. thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
The nestle gag is still hilarious after all these years! Cheers Cecil!
I continue to be proud of that gag :)
Agreed 😂
This movie is a timeless classic that I grew up watching many times. I was always scared of the Beast, and I always loved the giant spider scene the best.
5:12 - For those who were wondering what an early 80s Nestle commercial featuring Kate Bush would look like.
Thanks to this a 80's ninja movies I made a fortune selling home made ninja stars at school, a week later the school storage shed was more hole than shed. :D
The range of level of fame each actor achieved is right across the board yet they all work together so well
Thank you for playing the Nestle commercial. I sing it when I'm depressed and everyone thinks I made it up.
I love this film. One of my favourites from Childhood. What other film do you get that has a pre-kick ass Liam Neeson, An early comedy Robbie Coltraine and Todd Carty from Eastenders. The widow of the web is a great sequence and the Glave is a great weapon.
I knew Lysette Anthony's voice was dubbed but I had no idea it was Lindsey Crause who did it lol
I like your idea for the sequel
i watched this while growing up before cable, it was on FOX, i found it quite awesome, i also wished they used the glaive more, but ehh i'll live with how much they used it, they still made it look like an OP weapon.
i liked how you thought up the sequel in the way you did, would've been good if done right, oh well...
Other than the early 80's special effects, this movie still stands the test of time. It is much better than any movies released the last couple of years.
Did you happen to watch the review all the way through? I was poking fun at the movie but I genuinely love it. Towards the end of this (and all my videos) I talked about how hard it was to get this made and all the effort that went into it.
Thanks man! Always been facinated by this flick but never had the courage to watch through it when it was on cable. Never understood what was happening. Was it futur or past with aliens? Now i know! Thx again, love you work!
Lemunt Picard Thank you!
I reckon Krull is part of the Star-Wars universe, the Beast being some minor Sith wannabe warlord who got a rep in a backwards part of the galaxy by hitting a few lost colonies. Colwyn and Lissa use leftover slayer tech to make contact with the wider galaxy and later on, send their beloved -and gifted- little boy Palpatine for an off-world education...
Oh and lost it at the Nestle ad. It took me a few seconds but I remember that commercial well. Thanks for the memories.
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Thanks! This movie is such a classic. So many cool and unique ideas.
You know, your suggestions for how to handle a sequel for Krull are pretty spot-on, and not at all farfetched. They did it with Tron: Legacy, after all.
Maybe we should get a kickstarter going for that.
Thanks!
I didn't even know they wanted to remake this. I hope not.. I do like his idea for a sequel.
Krull was a movie I saw as a kid and no one believed me this was a real movie..
YOU JUST CREATED THE MOST SMAZING SEQUEL OF ALL TIME.
I loved this movie, and the arcade game, and the way you worked that classic nestle commercial into this video - cracked me up, well done!
I saw this in a theatre when it first came out and loved it so much that I went right back and watched it again the next evening, something I almost never do, and despite the fact that I don't even like this genre of film. Later that year, Siskel & Ebert panned it as one of the worst five pictures of the year because (get this) they couldn't get past the name Krull, not knowing what Krull was. Like, DU-UH, the film makers flat out tell you right at the beginning of the movie...but nooo, that was their "big complaint" about it. Anyway, I had the chance to watch it again last year and yes, it still holds up for me. Enchanting in every way
Anyone remember that Nerf boomerang that came out around this time? I spent hours playing "Krull" with that boomerang...until the neighbor's dog chewed it into a million pieces.
The beast
Same here!! My boomerang was green foam. I then made all my glaives out of cardboard and my dad's electrical tape.
''Not as hard as...'', well you've won a new subscriber with that very immature remark. Totally my level of humour (I really need to grow up!!). Great review man, I wet myself at the Nestle ad.
GazFunkstar Thank you and thanks for the sub! :)
Three days. It's been three days since I saw this vid and all I've been doing is singing that damn nestle song. It won't stop. But great review. I've been binge-watching a bunch of these good bad vids. Great job with them.
Thanks!
God, I have such clear memories of some of the images of this film! I can't really remember it, but I must have watched it when I was younger. The part with the spider is particularly memorable.
What, no love for Hagrid in his early years?
I remember making a Glaive out of crap I found around the house.
First film I ever watched on home video, way back in ´85! When watching this again on cable in the 90s I recall one of the fire mares was quite obviously a steed
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One of the absolute best fantasy B movies out there. I have loved it since I was kid. The sound track by James Horner is one of his early works and for heroic fantasy movies is glorious and the reason I am a Horner fan to this day. It's really doesn't have any sci-fi in it at all. All of the Beast's and Slayer's abilities even traveling between worlds can be explained by magic alone. The Slayer's weapons are one shot only weapons. If you look at them the part that become the bolt of energy is a physical and after being fired the Slayer's turn the weapon over and its a kind of half pike for hand to hand. I have always felt that after they would go back to some supply place and set an new rod of death into the handle to have an new shot. The only other thing I love about the movie is the on location shoot, the places they picked to film the traveling and wilderness scenes were stunning. All and all a great movie, I will always love it.
I remember a South Park episode Randy uses a Glave. Trey Parker must have been a fan.
That's actually Jesus
Well, Randy is the Lorde....
That may have been a Xena/ Batman homage.
actually yellow its ahomage to this movie and a stab at the matrix
"Creme Fraiche", LA - la - la - laaaa......
Ohhhhh I know, I hate how some jerks have to call just ANY flick that happens to have ohhh lasers, robots, spaceships etcetera a frickin 'Star Wars imitation"! . .. annoying isn't it?
That chocolate commercial was the best thing I’ve ever seen and so funny I can’t believe you even remembered that even existed to even put it into this you are the greatest
Thank you! I am still very happy with that one. :)
LOVED this movie, had a VHS as a kid that had Space Hunter, TRON and Krull on it... absolutely the most watched, most coveted VHS I had.
The director of the Deep, the great man that brought us Jacqueline Bisset in a wet t-shirt. God bless him.
Which was made in my...on my island, where i live...Berrrrrrrmuda.
This is one of those movies that can benefit from a remake using the better technology.
my first vivid memory of going to the cinema was seeing this movie. now at 41, this movie shall always hold a special place in my heart
I remember seeing the trailers as a kid and being super excited when my mom said she was going to take us to see it. I loved the movie as a kid, and still love it to this day. It was awesome!!!
All I can think of when I heard that explanation of the cyclops' bad deal is "Useless-ass psychic powers!"
I had such a crazy crush on Lysette Anthony, which only got worse after I saw save me.
I Had a crush on her too. She was also in the Bryan Adams videos Summer of 69,Heaven and Run to You who had a crush on Bryan in the videos back in 1985.
The fire mares in the Atari 2600 game were actually on fire. Flaming horses with riders running across the screen. It was a cool effect for early 80s graphics.
Came across this channel a few weeks ago and man am I hooked!
Thanks!
Nestle, lol
PABLO ARVELO hehehe
I miss Alpine White bars....
Do they even read the scripts they green light, or is it like, fantasy/scifi is hot now, we need to make one of them right away!
This is a movie that I would to see updated and remade with todays special effects. One of all time favorite movies that I watch at least twice a year
Holy crap when I was a kid I would hum this song while walking on curbs as a kid, this opened my mind today and shoot me back in time....it's funny how a song can do that. Thank you!!!!!