King Colwyn has found the Glaive, a mystical weapon that has the power to destroy the Beast, an evil being laying siege to the Monarch's planet of Krull. But, Colwyn's quest is far from over as now he must discover where his enemy's citadel is before it vanishes once again in order to rescue his betrothed Princess Lyssa. Along with that, members of Colwyn's party dropping like flies making his heroic quest that much more difficult.
While the first issue of this two-parter was fraught with the standard fantasy cliches, this half was more exciting and less predictable. With deception, humor, and a mysterious cyclops, this miniseries actually has me excited to see this movie- warts and all. Though the ending was (as I remember seeing on TV recently) a bit hokey. (However, with the promise of a galactic savior on the horizon, I think a publishing company like IDW should create a follow-up to this film. Hey, Krull does have a cult status, people.)
I know that Krull is one of those films that 'so good, it's bad.' But with early appearances of actor's Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane, this could be a fun little time capsule into early 80s British cinema. Now, if only I could find this movie on TV again...
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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