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Usually I only post these announcements on [email protected], but Krull... well it's not a GREAT movie, but it's not quite a B movie either. It had a video game tie-in, a respectable budget, and it was aimed at being a hit. It's more like a first-run movie that didn't quite come off. But it has nostalgia value! And parts of it are pretty good!

Anyway, if you want to watch it this Sunday with a pack of fediverse wits and wisealecks, read on...

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20694076

Krull (1983) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

Krull is a 1983 British[1] science fantasy adventure film[2] ... The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride, Princess Lyssa (Anthony), from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

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The film was a box-office bomb upon release, and critical opinion has been mixed, both upon release and in retrospect. Numerous reviewers have highlighted its visual effects and soundtrack, while several critics have criticized its plot as being derivative and nonsensical. In the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)

We discussed this movie here on B Movie Bonanza a year and a half ago!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Are they really DRMing a 40 year old video?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah I was a little surprised, but... there's been talk of a reboot by JJ Abrams.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Man, my fam and I do weekly watch parties every week on Signal, but it's usually recent horror movies that we want to show each other. However, I love Krull, might do this one too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Thank you for sharing !

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Fun movie. Very 80s β€œnew wave” feeling about it. Also the lead goes on to have a supporting role in Star Trek ~~Next Generation~~ Deep Space Nine!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks, I hadn't realized that!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Wait...that thing shoots lasers?? I thought it was like, a boomerang or something.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

The origin of the throwing glaive, which ended up influencing game designers for decades to come....

Pretty impressive for a weapon that would, in real life, sever all your fingers upon first use.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Liam Neeson's breakthrough role!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

One of my faves from childhood. I still love corny old fantasy movies to this day. :D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i haven't seen it since it was 'new' in the video store.. on betamax it would've been, even.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Betamax....wow....lol. That really brings me back.... :D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I made my wife watch this once because I liked it as a kid. She described it as "meandering."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Krull IS a great movie. Certainly a movie of its time, but underrated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I just love how specific that moment is, where you could bill your story as being "beyond all imagination" and it's literally a fight between an evil monster and a heroic king.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The only time I ever heard my childhood Episcopal priest curse was after six year old me encouraged him and his son/my best friend to watch this movie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Its my dream, "in my spare time"^β„’^, to build a modified quadcopter drone that acts like the spinning blade, which can be steered using something akin to a glove/ powerglove, as in the movie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago