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- Netflix
- Aug 30, 2019
- Netflix
- Aug 30, 2019
- Netflix
- Aug 30, 2019
- Netflix
- Aug 30, 2019
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
82
75% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
25% Mixed
5 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
82
75% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
25% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance isn’t just a masterwork of practical puppeteering, production design, and CGI artistry. .... This return to the planet Thra exceeds any and all nostalgia-tinged expectations, delivering a multi-strand quest that’s exciting, funny, charming, and mythic—and sure to satisfy newbies and die-hards alike. ... It’s the rare prequel (or sequel, for that matter) that not only justifies its own existence but proves to be an immediate genre classic in its own right.
One of the most ambitious and immersive TV events of the year. ... The level of detail in the puppets and their surroundings is, to be blunt, astonishing. Still, “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” would’ve been nothing more than a technical feat without a story and characters to match, so it’s to the writers’ credit (not to mention the voice actors’ and impressive puppeteers’) that the interwoven stories are equally compelling.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 121 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
6% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
5% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 121 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
6% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
5% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Absolutely masterpiece one of the kind. Almost every part of the sceoneography is hand made. Must watch.
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SEASON 1
Really awesome show...something kids are missing these days.
This prequel succeeds in what the Lion King and Aladdin remake fails. I've loved the orginal film, still have the VHS that still works fine., but I always felt like there more to tell about this story. This prequel gives me exactly what I've been wishing for. The puppets don't feel like puppets, but like real people and you can connect with them.
The CGI mixed with the practical effects works wonders. I love how this show can be so kid friendly yet so dark at the same time. The show is rich with it's own lore, great characters, fantastic villains that steal most of the spotlight,stories and world design.
Kids will love this show if their parents will let them see it, it is a masterpiece that cannot be missed.
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SEASON 1
Thanks to Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach’s outstanding script, Age of Resistance is surprising, funny, sad, and heartwarming all in turn. The pacing is swift but metered. ... For those who dare to let Age of Resistance overwhelm you, there will be nothing better this year.
It’s dense going, until the outlines of the heroes’ journey snaps into focus. ... Age Of Resistance is the best type of YA fantasy fiction, engrossing and escapist and full of hidden depths, ideal for viewers weaned on Harry Potter and The Legend Of Zelda but not quite ready for George R.R. Martin.
Political metaphors and messages about the environment abound, but it’s not as if we’re being lectured. “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” is primarily a screen-popping plunge into pure escapist fantasy, filled with trippy imagery and gorgeous landscapes. It’s a series of memorable dreams punctuated by the occasional nightmare.
Those invested in this world will lap up every nuance, meaning that, for better or worse, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is unabashedly a fans-only thing.
Much of the series is beautiful to look at conceptually, but there's no getting around the sameness of the character design (Gelflings tend to look alike), the lack of expression in those big, soulless American-doll-style eyes, and the lifeless storytelling, which certainly isn't helped by the generic characters and some of the irritating Jar Jar Binks-type dialogue.
There is something seriously weird with the animation and in particular the camera movements. I has the unnaturaly swooping CGI camera over land, and in fight scenes they just seem to be shaking the camera up and down and back and forth just to make things look terrible (probably because otherwise it would just be puppets bumbing into each other US: World Police style).
The enemies are really cartoonishly evil. There is a lore reason (ish) for that, but it gets really old really fast. And the rest of the world seemed to base their action more on what is needed to progress the story than what would be more in line with their character...
In short:
Interesting world
Terrible camera work (and CGI camera work)
Silly villains
Inconsistent characters.
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SEASON 1
The movements of both the puppet's limbs and lips are triggering an uncanny valley effect, ripping me out of any immersion. When they focus the camera so that you cannot see legs the effect is less of a distraction, but then you pickup more of the desync with the lips. Also the story was quite childish, making little to no sense in many respects. It is clear that they were trying to appeal to adults, but failed. This should be considered a child's program in the 4-12 year old range, at which I would consider it an 8, but labelled adult this is merely a 5.
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SEASON 1
Had to stop 15 min in. The cinematography is nauseating: Maybe puppets and camera action do not work and felt disjunct (in particular when the eyes do not move with the rest of the body). The villains are not so much scary as unbelievably grating in their design and voices. Really unbearable. Plus, the story background, the world building at the start of the show, doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
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