Krull - The Best Movie You Never Saw
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- Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either before it’s time and/or has aged like a fine wine.
Based on the column created by Paul Shirey and currently written by Chris Bumbray for JoBlo.com, this video version of the column features narration by Bumbray and editing by Lance Vlcek. For our latest episode, we take a look at the eighties fantasy adventure, KRULL!
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#Krull #LiamNeeson - Zábava
I remember as a kid every time this would come on tv I’d get so excited. Me and all my friends loved it.
I did the exact same thing too.
It’s a timeless classic for me.
Always halted all that was a priority to make watching this as a priority back in the day. No matter if I caught it while flipping thru the channels, and it only had 20 minutes left; I’d watch it.
my parents hated it, because i was nagging their heads of to watch it
Same i miss this
"Krull" is my absolute favorite movie and I really can´t understand why so many people hate it.
because it’s worse than Howard the Duck.
@@johnnyfavorite1194 Would you also have the courtesy to support this outrageous comparison with arguments?
But I don´t want to argue with you. I like your username. There was a time when I watched "Angel Heart" very often. This movie made a big impression on me.
(At least I assume that it is a username alluding to Johnathan Liebling´s stage name and not your real name.)
that is correct....still my all time go to.
@@Jujufeedongoogle Sorry, I don´t understand what you mean. What is correct? That it is my absolute favorite movie or that it is worse than Howard the Duck? If you wanted to state the latter, shouldn´t you have replied to Johnny Favorite? Or did you do so? I don´t really know how the reply function here on youtube works exactly, but because your reply appeared in my message box, I assumed you wanted to reply to my original comment. Or does your reply refer to my reply to Johnny Favorite and you wanted to mention that it is correct that "Angel Heart" made a big impression on me?
Classic. One of my favorites
As someone who has no nostalgic connection to this film, beyond always seeing it's cover at the video store as a kid & watched it for the first time in their thirties, I will state that the film does hold up rather well.
There are weird incongruous elements to the film, the fact that The Beast comes from space seems to have been tacked on ONLY to make this film "just like Star Wars," but if one takes it as a straight fantasy, with it's quest as another version of The Heroes Journey, it's a much better fantasy film than more recent ones in the genre.
Another advantage this film has is how REAL everything looks. There are no computer generated landscapes, they are using REAL locations or very well constructed sets. No digital creatures, everything is Props, prosthetic & puppets (plus a little stop motion animation). Even the magician who turns himself into animals, is changing into REAL animals, a luxury rarely seen anymore.
Then there's how dark this story is, from start to finish Characters Actually Die in this film. All through the quest, more & more of the supporting cast perish, sometimes in brutal ways, which gives the villains real threat & makes the final victory actually feel meaningful. Again, not something you see very much these days.
And then there's what to ME is the most memorable scene: The Ride of the Fire Mares. Yes, it's easy now to pick apart how the effect was achieved but it still looks incredible. If you cannot be carried away by James Horner's indispensable music to ride those horses through the air... this movie simply wasn't meant for you.
Thank You for Reading.
People who say this movie is silly or has silly elements, it's weird, so many people die in this movie, there are real stakes...
There are many fantasy series that are set on other planets and involve travelers from between stars. Some aren't "sci fi" because they lack lasers or spaceships but still have some similar elements.
@@robwalsh9843 Yes, that is a fair point.
This just reminded me of the existence of 'The Ice Pirates' so thanks for that :D
Ice pirates rules
You are people of quality distinction.
Classic !!!
Ron Pearlman is Hellboy to many. To me, he is forever Zeno, and I was happy he could pick his nose.
Oh yeah, I remember seeing that on either Laserdisc or VHS :)
This movie both horrified and inspired me. Cyclops!
Love the review, Minus all the Starwars comparisons.
When I watched this movie as a Kid back in the 80. Last thing i was thinking was "Gee this is allot like Starwars."
I was thinking... "Gee this is allot like the Lord of the Rings Cartoon." Also I think Conan was more of an influence then Starwars was.
I mean I get it, Starwars was a great movie... But it wasnt the be all end all sci fi movie at the time.
Its like saying Ironman was the first Super hero movie. Sure Iron man kicked off the MCU but that statement ignores Blade, The fantastic 4, Spider man, X-men.
Ironman was the first superhero Movie that did it right.
There was a tone of Sci fi and fantasy before Starwars, Starwars just was the first that did it right.
was thinking same thing this is a conan clone not starwars and I enjoyed it
Yes this movie is alot more 'sword and sorcery' than sci-fi. The only thing like Star Wars in it is the laser bolts from the Slayers. Other than that it's like Lord of the Rings.
@@germanicelt Ill give you that the laser effects was ripped from starwars. That's just one thing.
Just eats at me how everyone acts like Starwar's was this huge cinematic achievement, Like it was Avengers Endgame or something. When it was more like Iron man. The first movie was moderately successful yah but it wasn't that much of a game changer. That didn't happen until the completion of the series in the early 80s. It was Return of the Jedi that changed everything.
Crazier yet, I remember being sat down in front of an old black and white tv to Watch star wars... Wile the adults drank and played cards in the other room.
It was a HUGE cultural milestone....I remember hardly anyone giving two shits about. Past all the figures and toys and lunchboxes, it was just another movie.
Ill not deny it set a standard, but it didn't define that standard.
Its been that way all the way up until a few years ago. When Disney bough the rights, and then suddenly Starwar's was this Massive cultural paragon of cinema everyone and there mother was trying to rip off. Never mind the fact that there where successful Sci Fi movies before Starwars Like 2001 a Space Odyssey, and Silent Running.
Point is Nowday's everyone think anything that remotely resembled Starwars is a ripoff. Wile Starwars was not as big as some remember it being.
I think Disney helped with that.
Star wars is overrated, to this day I haven't seen any of them.
Slayers = Stormtroopers; Vanishing Castle = Death Star; Outlaws = Han and Chewy. The movie is clearly influenced by Star Wars, but that doesn’t stop it from being fantastic in its own right. The Slayers are still some of the best cannon fodder henchmen out there. The scene of them rising out of the pool shooting the bolt (laser?) off their sword and then using said sword was amazing!
Watched it again during lockdown and I still very much enjoyed it.
I don´t comprehend what this movie has to do with "Conan the Barbarian". The setting is much more medieval than prehistoric. It resembles more "Excalibur" to which it actually was compared by some critics.
It is not the only questionable comparison in the review.
@@schwarzerritter5724 I am glad that you also find this comparison inappropriate.
Which other comparisons do you have in mind?
P.S.: Are you a fellow countryman from Germany (I´m from Berlin) or a citizen of another German-speaking country? Or are you just using a German username?
@@howardpope3932 All those other science fiction movies that supposedly copied the Star Wars formula, despite the only thing they have in common is playing in space. Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Black Hole and Moonraker. I kind of see it with Battle Beyond the Stars, although that movie completely copied the The Seven Samurai formula.
I am from Paderborn.
@@schwarzerritter5724 Thank you for the quick reply. I agree to you, I also don´t find that the movies listed by you are very similar to Star Wars. But I assume that they all wanted to jump on the bandwagon of the enormous Star Wars success (in the case of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "The Black Hole" and "Moonraker" I even heard that explicitly). But just like you I don´t see much similarities between the end products and Star Wars. (As for "The Black Hole" one could at most claim that this black sentient android has a slightly resemblance to Darth Vader.). So these movies had been inspired by Star Wars but didn´t copy it.
Grüße aus der Hauptstadt und noch eine angenehme Nacht!
Agree 100% Howard
JoBlo: Krull, The best movie you never saw
ME: Jokes on you, me and dad saw this in the theater and we both love the magical glaive.
Ditto.
I still love this movie. I play it when I'm depressed and it makes me happy again.
I've seen nearly ALL of these "Best Movie You Never Saw" movies. This is one of my childhood favorites.
I love this movie, when it came out in theatres when i was younger i seen it about 10 times.Later I bought it on VHS. I played it so much I wore out the VHS. Then when DVD's came out I bought it on DVD.I still own it And I just watched it again a week ago.
Now thats a fan
I would call it a pseudo Sci fi. It was more like pure Fantasy
This movie flopped because it didn’t have any big Hollywood stars back then it was difficult to make money without big stars in your movie ...Imagine Mel Gibson and Sean Connery starring in it...
The Beast gave me the chills as a kid it isn’t lame I think it’s terrifying especially for kids...
"Planetary Romance" is the name of this subgenre. It doesn't even have to contain much science.
Especially when they changed the script to remove the Dragons that were supposed to be in it because Dragonslayer didn't do well.
You're most definitely right about getting chills as a kid due to the Beast. I was 7 or 8 when I first watched this over my aunt's house.
As a kid I watched it in the 90s by acsident switching channels and it was a rare movie compared 2 other movies as a kid your imagination runs wild more loved it in 90s I had no Internet recording tv on VHS lol now we have smartphones ipads consoles netflix choices it is better now but I'm glad I experienced both worlds
A real guilty pleasure...saw it on VHS in '87/'88 when I was a kid. So many creepy and memorable moments. Personal favourite, the changeling Seer attempting to murder Colwyn - "Here is the knowledge that you seek!"
That is a great moment!
That scene gave me nightmares! Almost as bad as Alien and The Thing!
I remember the beast used to scare the hell out of me. He looked like an Iron Maiden Cover come to life.
Every time I watch him go to retrieve the glaive out of the Beast's chest my chest tightens even though the jump is incredibly obvious. The warping of him with the camera lens just gave me big nightmare vibes
@@ColtSteele lol oh ya i know exactly what u are talking about. From a kid to this very day it is terrifying.
My all-time favourite film.
When my Dad would take me to his buddy's house when I was a kid, one thing I would often do was watch Krull, which was one of the only videos he had. I just loved it. Haven't seen it in a long time. I should buy it.
i absolutely loved this movie as a kid!!!
There's a lot of heartfelt moments in this movie that are done pretty well with very brief setups.
I rented this a zillion times when I was a kid. Watched it recently for the first time since I was a kid. Love it. Definitely more violent than I remember.
The fact that you pretty much use The Glaive in the game Dark Sector.....oh...hell yes.
I never thought I'd see Krull here...
In the years following, Ken Marshall found some small screen success at scifi again at LCDR Eddington on Star Trek's DS9, but his day job was a manager of a large gym, which I asked him about his old roles like this one.
Went to the movies to see this when I was a young kid, in my opinion 1982 was one of the best years for movies. 3 things I love about this movie was his throwing star ,that's what I described it as, those stallions that can run so fast they generated fire and last but certainly not least the Cyclops.🐎🐎🐎🔥🔥🔥
This movie was '83 (but who's nitpickin)
@@germanicelt 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
@@germanicelt I could have swore it was 82
@@grapeshot Nah I checked, and it wasn't out anywhere unti mid 1983.
Bernard Bresslaw played the Cyclops and was also in many Carry On movies
This is one of my favorite childhood movies. The Glaive is my absolute favorite film weapon. I’m actually watching it right now and decided to look and see if anyone reviewed it!
I watched this when it first came out and I am still watching it to this day
One of the first DVDs I ever purchased! Krull, Buckaroo Bonsai and Ice Pirates. 😁
A favorite from my childhood
Didn’t mention the teleporting castle y’all
Or the fire mares. To me the band getting to the castle and flying across the ravine made the movie. Also when the cyclops saves them all at the castle.
Freddie Jones is the father of Toby Jones, who was the VA of Dobby in HP, the Librarian in "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance",and the turncoat Julie in "Your Highness". The latter being a send-up of the golden age of fantasy, diected by the same director as "Pineapple Express".
Also, the Rifftrax version is HILARIOUS.
I saw this in the theater as a 10 year old. I loved it.
A friend of mine went to see this with her hubby about 4 years ago. One of those smaller indy theaters was playing it, giving out prizes under seats, that sorta gig. I totally missed out. But she came away saying it was something she could probably enjoy if she was drunk. She hosts D&D games, collects comics, owns every comic movie on disc. & comes away from "Krull" with a bad taste in her mouth?!?! wuhwuhwhat? I guess it's just one of those films you gotta see as a kid?
Divin' kna aboot ye... but I gotta say the music alone raises this film to top tier levels! Favored, the movie, by me, is. mmmm
I can't say how many times I've actually seen it, but it did take me 'til I was in my mid 20's to actually HEAR the music. It just hit me one viewing: 'My gawd...this...this music is ...friggin SHWEET!'
I'm unable to perceive the booboos you point out in this, because the movie is a total blast. I've got the comic, I've got the novel.
One thing I can't figure is...why is Lyssa sssooooo special?
Went to see this in the cinema while on holidays in a relatively small resort town in Ireland back in the day, I sat down in a room with 2 others, soon after we were told they would not screen the movie. I went home disappointed but returned the next night and finally wrapped my eyes around it, my disappointment from the previous day diapered as I was drawn into a very enjoyable fantasy movie.
I loved Krull back in the day
Saw this at the cinema and loved it. Still do.
I still love this movie today. Watched it last week
Saw it in theaters as a kid. One of my favorite movies.
Absolute classic movie that helped define a generation of scifi fantasy movies.
Effects weren't necessarily that great but you didn't care because the movie is so enthralling.
I saw this the week it came out and I've loved it ever since, despite it's many flaws. One of my favorite guilty pleasure movies.
I loved this movie. The '80s were the best time of my life.
Just watched it again last week
I gotta say that this movie means a lot to me because as a kid for a solid month I would say I used to watch it every day after school 😅
I'm watching Krull right now, probably for the 20th time in 40 years.
I saw it in the theater and have never seen it since but I remember liking it.
I unapologetically LOVE this movie! ❤️❤️❤️
I don't want to sound mean but all these The Best Movie You Never Saw I've seen them all. Movie buffs like me discover movies from any era because they're passionate about films.
I used to watch this movie over and over when I was a child and rewatching it, I still love it. It's a great fantasy.
One of my all time favorite movies ever! I mean...SLAYERS!!
I absolutely ADORE This movie! Yes it has its laws but it was BRILLIANT! I never realised Liam Neeson was in it though! WOW!
A film that under teh right hands (Not anyone currently working in Hollywood then!) is ripe for a Remake and has Franchise Potential!
I saw this movie one weekend in 82 or 83 when I was 12 or 13. It was the 3rd movie we picked to watch on a weekend where I had a bunch of guys friends over for a "Sleepover" I have seen this movie on some Movie channel a couple of times since then. I liked certain parts of it and at other time I found it slow. The Love conquers all ending is what kills it for me. I loved the Cyclops and the effect for the Spider at the time was pretty good.
been loving this since I was 8 in 1991
Krull was shown in the cinemas in East Germany in endless rotation (like many other films). Star Wars and Star Trek never went there to the cinema.
What, such harmless movies dealing with rebellion against the evil empower and about the fun life and adventures in the Federation were not shown in the GDR?
@@klausstock8020 I think that was more a question of licensing costs.
I'm a fan of this movie. In some ways it's very 80s but in other ways it feels like even older fantasy epics. The overall concept of a medieval fantasy world invaded by cosmic horror aliens (the 'slayers' are pretty much tiny Cthulhus piloting animated suits of armour) is one I've ripped off for my own D&D game.
yeah..it's called being creative
I saw this in the theater when it came out. Really liked it. A Fantasy Sci-Fi, Conan feel is what I felt it was like. Never felt it was similar to Star Wars at all.
I love the almost "odyssey-an" feel of the flick
This is better than 99% of movies out today.
One of My Many Favorite Movies and Video Games
I watched this movie in the theater, it was awesome as a little kid!!
I don’t remember this being at cinemas but I do remember seeing it on tv and liking it. The kids at school seemed to like it too.
YES!!!! you guys have been knocking it out the park!!! RIDE OF THE FIREMARES!!!
That giant spider scene really scared me as a young kid and I'm sure it gave me a nightmare too.
I always thought the weapon was called Krull 😂
BTW South Park featured Jesus throwing Krull and catching it in a super cool way
I watched this movie so many times as a kid but the hallway pit with the slowly stabbing spikes reoccurred in my nightmares for years.
I saw Krull in the theater when it came out, loved it then, and I still love it!
I loved krull, medieval meets space kinda story, was way cool. Still have it to this day.
I have seen this movie far to many times. Good times.
So glad you did this one. Thanks, that was great.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Saw it at the cinema. Loved it ever since.
Not only did I see it, but I saw it in the theatre upon release.
80’s fantasy as a grade school kid was original and rad! Krull. Willow. Labyrinth. Never Ending Story. Clash of the Titans. The Dark Crystal. Conan The Barbarian. The list goes on and on. As a stereotypical broken home latchkey kid I owe my creativity and morality to these films. What do kids have now? Reheated leftovers.
I have fond memories of this movie and a bit of ptsd
This was actually the first one of these this entire year that I actually HADNT seen!
Oh, I’ve seen it many times. And played the arcade and Atari games. Very underrated movie
One of my all time great favorite movies. I love it
Actually, I saw it when I was a kid. The scene where the cyclops is squeezed by the rocks haunted my dreams for days after.
Gotta watch this one at least once a year.
I just had a glimpse of memory about this movie, googled "old movie with cyclops and horse fire trails" and ... i found it ... very different from what i remembered, but i recognized that star shuriken ...
One of the best "drive-in" movies I have ever seen.
I loved Krull. I didn’t really get the whole teaching through lava and not being immediately crippled though. Maybe I should rewatch it now I’m all growed up.
KRULL is awesome
I loved this movie as a kid in the 80s!
Never knew this movie was a flop. Loved it as a kid.
Saw this when it was released in theaters. Loved the Cyclops guy and Freddie Francis. Haven't seen it since. I'll have to try and watch it again!
Deb Werth Cyclops was played by Bernard Bresslaw from Carry On fame
I have seen Krull at least a dozen times.
The Cyclops' death was iconic as a kid.
I LOVED this movie.
Matter of fact, I recently found a copy on DVD, but the cover was made to look like an old, scratched up VHS box (I never owned a copy on VHS, so this brought a little warm spot to my heart ^_^).
This would make such a great remake. There are so many elements that can turn this easily to a dark fairy tale far from the typical 80s fantasy movie.
I´m a geek, and i love Krull. It´s much more like LOTR than Star Wars (even the giant spider was taken from "Big Spider", from Tolkkien). yes, Liam Nesson should played Colwyn, and i love Lyssette Anthony britsh accent, she was the Khalessi of the eighties. "Krull" deserves a remake, or a tv show. Greettings from Chile. =)
I remember seeing this in 70mm. BUT there is one other movie that was pretty cool fantasy. Legend.
I used to have the graphic novel adaptation of Krull. Wish I still did.
Saw it in the theaters, loved it.
What a coincidence. I've just been looking at clips of this movie the past week, and am gonna have a video night watching it soon. It's been since 2012 when i last saw it. I first watched it when it was new on VHS when I was 11. Kinda scary but cool, and I still wish I'd seen it at the movies when it came out. The score is one of the best ever for any film.
ITS A CULT CLASSIC. BACK WHEN MOVIES WERE ENTERTAINING
The Rifftrax version makes it even better.
Loved this movie as a kid (so much so, I made my kids watch it - and they liked it too)
Loved this film since I first saw at as a kid in the cinema in the 80's - perfect pop corn movie. Saw it again recently on the Horror channel here in the UK and its still a great film.
Krull was a million times better than Star Wars ever was! to me, the movie was pristine perfect. honestly, I love every single thing about this movie.I remember I used to have that thick, tie-in comic book, I loved the movie so much, I literally carried around with me at school, this comic book every day, to read it every day until it eventually fell apart, and even then years after I kept it until it was an utter mess. now, at age 51, I still love it just as much now, if not more, than when I was a kid (if memory serves, I think I was in 7th grade... I think...) truly an epic movie, top 10 sci-fi epicness, a million times over Star Wars. it's not even a contest... not by a long shot😇
Reminds me of good times with my Dad!
My husband loves this movie. Have you thought of what obscure movie you'll do next?... Robot Jox? Lol
Everyone is talking about krull lately.
It feels like I watched this video a month ago. Is this a redux?!
I literally watched it like 5 minutes ago...
before that i watched
Buckaroo Banzai
and before that
Big trouble in little china ...
Gotta love the "classics"
I do watch them once in a while...