Krull - Good Bad Flicks

Krull is a grand mix of fantasy and scifi that doesn't come around too often. A film overflowing with ideas that could have filled 3 movies.
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[@GoodBadFlicks]

oh yeah! I'm so happy to know there are still folks out there that know the joy of Krull

[@zagnorch1336]

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."

[@Melarancida]

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.

[@Richieb75]

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..

[@cehaver]

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.

[@BobbyD262]

The Nestle bit was inspired. Bravo!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Bob Drummond thank you! I was very happy with how that turned out :)

[@terrelldavis7417]

Seriously. The most solid 80s pull. Got a verbal "Oh shit".

[@1stPCFerret]

*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!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Awesome! You are in for a treat, this movie is so full of wacky ideas and cool visuals. Its a good time.

[@SlowlyFallingUpwards]

I always wanted the Glaive (that star weapon) when I was a kid hahaha

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

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 .

[@randywoodworth5990]

The throwing weapon from Beastmaster was cool too.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

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.

[@carpetfluff35]

@@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.

[@frankyflowers]

@@JW...-oj5iw are you the comic book guy from the Simpsons?

[@frankyflowers]

@@carpetfluff35its probably ocd with a smidge of ADHD that compels him.

[@stillhuntre55]

Krull is one of my mother's favourite movies; and she's in her seventies! A fun movie is a fun movie!

[@cochabambas]

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 .

[@vickielawson3114]

Krull’s buddy Ergo is played by David Battley. I know him as the teacher in Willy Wonka and as the karate instructor in a Mr. Bean show, ergo it was cool to see him here.

[@toxlaximus3297]

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

[@jmgmarcus808]

I've been trying to write a song as good as that Nestle jingle for over 30 years only to fail miserably. That song is pure genius.

[@LordNifty]

5:12 - For those who were wondering what an early 80s Nestle commercial featuring Kate Bush would look like.

[@Reject101Personal]

I absolutely adored this film as a kid. Was legit one of my fav ever movies growing up

[@roadiethegamecat4124]

I loved this movie when I was a kid, and obviously I wasn't the only one. Spielberg made the Glaive a major weapon in Ready Player One. I really loved the art direction and design of the Black Fortress.

[@newvoice7945]

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

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you! I am still very happy with that one. :)

[@GoofyOldGuyPlays]

I remember taking my son to see this movie when it came out. I think he was around 8 - 9. It has been one of my favorite moves and always will be. Other than it being a great movie, it has that emotional link as well. I'm surprised it took me this long to find your video. lol, I thought I had seen them all.

[@christraven]

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.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@Slappap]

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..

[@torquarath]

one of my favorite fantasy movies and soundtrack

[@coreyweber2340]

The Nestle commercial gag had me rolling...I remember those they are so weird, it was like they were B-Roll from Legend or something

[@iflarnted]

One of my favorite films. Glad you mentioned Horner's wonderful score. Fine direction by Yates.

[@greyeyed123]

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.

[@ronniejdio9411]

The beast

[@emmettfitz-hume9408]

Same here!! My boomerang was green foam. I then made all my glaives out of cardboard and my dad's electrical tape.

[@fluidikons]

I LOVE this movie so much and used to watch it every time it got overplayed on HBO. I was gonna be salty if this movie didn't make your good bad list. I went scrolling through the playlist just to find it thankfully. The Nestle ad spoof was dead on!

[@JoeDredd2012]

5:14-5:42 ROFL! 11:35 That and a Pulse Rifle from ALIENS too! Conrats on finally getting this one on here Cecil I was about to reply to your comment you left on your other video you had up for this sending everyone to your site but when i clicked on it I got ''the video is now private''.Epic job once again for a very underrated sci fl/fantasy with a kickass theme IMO!

[@johnst3296]

Loved this. Sword and the sorcerer, beastmaster, Conan...80s ruled this genre.

[@SereniaSaissa]

I LOVED Krull. Can't remember if I saw it at the theatre or not, but I probably did.

[@ianfindly3257]

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?

[@stephenhicks9902]

Serious cast in this film, and a quality film as well.

[@FuckinLittleDreamer]

Yes, this is my childhood love.

[@theScytheofGod]

You give some of the best references, man. Some I didn't even remember until you mentioned them.

[@tleeg74]

That Krull star blade thing was awesome. I loved this movie when i was like 10 just because of that star thingy.

[@vickielawson3114]

12:55 - Uh, those are definitely _not_ Clydesdale horses. Clydesdales are the ones which look like they’re wearing white bell-bottoms.

[@5TailFox]

That Nestle commercial bit? Genius.

[@cgh7337]

I remember a South Park episode Randy uses a Glave. Trey Parker must have been a fan.

[@KudoRedfox]

That's actually Jesus

[@garysmith3037]

Well, Randy is the Lorde....

[@yellowcougar18]

That may have been a Xena/ Batman homage.

[@brokenman58]

actually yellow its ahomage to this movie and a stab at the matrix

[@MrMmnngghh]

"Creme Fraiche", LA - la - la - laaaa......

[@jeryhenuhili9263]

Thought this just a video that makes fun of a movie, but the next part of it narrates the behind the screen information. Awesome.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

It's the best of both worlds!

[@theholymackerel072]

The coolest weapon to barely be used.

[@GreenbeardtheEnt]

enjoyed this back in the day.... thanks for posting this video

[@Bigbacon]

love this movie. Great soundtrack also.

[@idunbeezasmart1]

One thing that never sat right with me was where did the cyclops come from? The fact that Ynyr knew of his kind suggested they were native to Krull, but if the cyclops were native to Krull, why was he such a mystery to the others? Also, Ynyr said that all cyclops suffered the same curse which suggests their deal with the Beast happened a very long time ago. My point is, I don't think cyclops were from Krull and that begs the questions, "How long had the Beast been on Krull and were the cyclops even from Krull?" This film needed a lot more backstory and history to really explain how it got to where the film takes place.

[@andymcfly]

This is one of those movies that can benefit from a remake using the better technology.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Its a nice mix up of things. While I will admit some of the effects are a little dated, the sweeping storyline and cool characters make up for it.

[@TheVarietyVendor]

Very cool. Would love a sequel to this and i really like your idea for it. Nestle part was aww..some.

[@SMChurchill]

So the slayers were as effective as Stormtroopers then........ ;-)

[@MonkeyJedi99]

To be fair, the slayers' armor was hella impractical for any sort of movement. But you 'could' explain it as being necessary to allow the alien worm thing inside to manage bipedal movement and tool use.

[@rickc2102]

Krull, The Wraith, TRON... goddamn, I miss my childhood sometimes.

[@rickc2102]

I'd always wanted the cyclops's trident spear even more than the glaive, myself.

[@angelique1508]

That was great. Loved the Nestle commercial. I remember when that was fresh. lol

[@chrisklecker]

The problem with the movie is that it's all over the place and it doesn't really have any real focus to it. As you said, it's ambitious, but its ambitious in all the wrong ways. It has all the elements it needs to be a great movie, but it's mostly overkill. Star Wars had a singular focus on Luke, Han, and Leia. Krull tried to introduce so many elements that it needed a lot more time to flesh out those elements. Krull needed to rewritten to generate a new macguffin, and reduce the focus significantly. My suggestion would be the following. Colywn and Ellisa escape from the invasion at the Castle and are hunted. They meet up with the Bandits who have captured the Cyclops, and Ynyr is the leader. The MacGuffin is the glaive to which Colywn gets and the Beast wants. The glaive is a weapon he can use to rule. The blade doesn't work with Colywn yet because Colywn isn't "ready". The glaive is sentient. And so on and so on. This treatment has the focus on the glaive, not on the beast and Ellisa which didn't work and the boring globetrotting of the group. It turns into a cat and mouse movie which is all it should have been.

[@xkumanekox]

I remember seeing this movie once last time. I liked it because the princess looks like Merida from Brave and Liam Neeson's in it.

[@fossilmatic]

Krull is possibly the greatest movie of the 1980s... nay, of. All. Time.

[@GregsGameRoom]

Always loved this movie! I was a master at the Atari 2600 game!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@williamcrowe2576]

The DVD release included the Marvel Comics adaptation as a bonus feature.

[@Chappell5252]

Great movie that SO needs a sequel! (not a reboot!)

[@scottgrohs5940]

Let’s see a Masters of the Universe sequel that ties together the worlds of Krull, Ladyhawke, The Dark Crystal, Willow, Kull The Conqueror and Legend.

[@docdave15]

I think this film has great potential. It just has a lot of script problems. Why doesn't the Beast just take off? How long had he been there? Why doesn't he use the Glaive instantly? The bandits are developed enough, there is great potential there. Rell is the best defined character and the most interesting. I think it could be done well as a remake. Punch up the script, develop the characters more, set the story more. But I still really enjoy this film.

[@TheWallsofDis]

Holy hell; I forgot about this movie! Score!

[@jtib5968]

I like this film. It's not masterpiece but I have mad respect for the vision and effort that went into it.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

krull is awesome. I grew up on this stuff, Red Sonja Conan Chud Runaway Dragon Slayer the sword and the sorcerer The Beast Master Critters Xtro watchers ect. ect. ect.

[@nostalgiaworks5999]

The Atari 2600 game is one of the best movie-licensed games of all time, along with Goldeneye 007 and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game.

[@tiffsaver]

I remember seeing this film when it first came out. For some reason, despite its huge budget, it just didn't resonate with me. There was some element of great filmmaking that it just didn't have, and even now I'm not sure I can describe it. Perhaps the word "hokey" comes close, though.

[@MaxLadik]

This isn't a "good bad flick", this is a great movie. I knew I had met the right woman when she told me it was one of her favorites.

[@MrMmnngghh]

The nine - year old me prized the triumvirate of Star Wars: A New Hope, Battlestar Galactica and Krull. The nineteen - year old me watched this again and coveted Lysette Anthony While I'm here, is that a South Park Canadian wedding reference @ 1:27?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you! Keep Bay away!

[@jeffreychasefriedman]

Iv'e been saying it for years: The glaive was stuck inside the Beast before the Black Fortress went UP INTO SPACE. There's your sequel setup.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I appreciate it!

[@newvoice1935]

Nestle's creamy white so bright, N E S T L E S so bright

[@jeffvanmeter1330]

This video neglected to mention, that it features one of the earlier works of Academy Award winning composer, James Horner.

[@Schnipah]

Oh and @goodbadflicks, please do one for american warships, it is ok, the story is fine, but the low budget makes some of the scenes ridiculous, they are supposedly on the USS Iowa, but they are on the USS North Carolina during filming, you can tell because the NC is the only blue painted battleship still in existence. Also, they still make the 16-inch shells, and would have armed the Iowa incase of attack on its final voyage. Also, all of the Anti-Aircraft guns were taken off, making the scene where they shoot missiles down with 40mm Bofors.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

alexleinbach lol well it is an Asylum production, they aren't known for continuity

[@matthewmcneany]

It was much more trading on the critical an commercial success of Conan than Star wars, stylistically the films have quite a lot in common.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

It’d be great to see a remastered version with the dubbing removed.

[@kennethbond1313]

Jesus Christ, I'd forgotten all about those Nestle commercials.

[@radioblueheart]

It really is too bad that this movie flopped. It is amazing! But premiering 3 days after "Return of the Jedi" was just suicidal! Once again bad marketing and douche bag "suits" fuck over a beautiful piece of art! It seems kind of unfair that the slayers have laser weapons while the people of Krull have only medieval weapons. With the only exception being the glave and fire power. This does deserve some sort of sequel. Your idea sounds AMAZING.

[@steveN111333]

I still have nightmares about the Cyclops being crushed to death ! He did not deserve an end like that ! :(

[@SlicerJen]

krull was great for its time.

[@artbunker]

I loved Krull , Great fun movie to me '

[@robertenyart9883]

This was a fun movie with a GREAT James Horner soundtrack.

[@kungfuman82]

Man, Benedict Cumberbatch hasn't aged a day since he played Colwyn.

[@darkmaven1976]

I love this movie

[@Tigerfire75]

This is a great movie.

[@sadisticsmokie666]

Ergo is the real hero, we all know this! Liam was his backup.

[@doctorclu]

5:13 FTW!!

[@Fandango541]

I loved this movie and have nothing bad to say about it. It was very much of its time, so comments like 'gigantic hair', plot holes, blah, blah, aren't restricted to old timey movies. Just wait until the CGI crap of today is 30+ years old. The generation after you will be bitchin' about the same thing. Wait, you'll see! 😎

[@madquest8]

Great movie!

[@MotiviqueStudio]

OMG I'd forgotten that horrible damned Nestle song.

[@tedpilledtonysoprano5512]

Colwyn is Eddington from DS9. He looks different without the wig. Not bad, just alot different.

[@anthonyp7051]

Clash of the titans had everything better for me Conan And even masters of the universe I know their slightly diff times released but that’s ok since I seen them all only on tv editions with commercials. Still this is a rememberable movie and well done with the breakdown thx

[@rev68]

I wanted to see this movie so badly when I was a kid, but my super religious dad wouldn't take us. I never got around to watching it over the years, but made it a point to see it 40 years after it came out.....and boy was it pretty bad. I'm not sure how I would have thought about it when I was a kid, though.

[@DontFeedTheTrolls]

I fucking LOVE Krull

[@sickofthelies1627]

Krull!!!!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I saw this movie...and I wished I have that glaive.

[@leobgoo6350]

@14:12 kinda like storm-troopers

[@Green_Playdoh]

Kinda like the Nestle song

[@hotfarts6731]

I saw Krull when it was first released. Thought it was a fantastic fantasy flick.

[@Spamwhichwizard]

I went to target and bought krull and. Spacehunter adventure in the forbidden zone for 10 bucks. Best ten bucks spent

[@kriadydragon]

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.

[@MaximumCarter]

I couldn't agree more with this comment. Same here.

[@pikehk]

Same

[@Luciphell]

yep

[@tomsylvester8089]

Same. U named them all. Also not same genre water ship down

[@chrismortimer4068]

Same dude!!!

[@homeboy2166]

Krull is a fucking awesome movie!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

DJ Newt Indeed!

[@PRhymeExample]

DJ Newt this

[@leungjohn1]

And a semi awesome board game!

[@brainspider]

Definitely a excellent film!

[@megataurus7779]

@@brainspider you have got to be fucking joking!! You must be 7 years old?

[@LetsPlayPC]

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!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

+LetsPlayPC :)

[@Jillbles]

Agreed, that was kickass. You, us, and Faith No More.

[@johntumahab323]

Could have gone for the obvious "Labyrinth" reference, but he went for Nestle instead. Well played.

[@KageMaxwell]

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?

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

I remember that add all too well. Sometimes I still catch myself humming it. It's very catchy.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Krull was an excellent movie...nothing bad about it!

[@brainspider]

Agreed!

[@Syklonus]

Cosigned. Fucking awesome film, and great cast too.

[@seanwilkinson8696]

Modern sci-fi meets old-style fantasy, you might say, and for fans of one or both genres, it's a great treat.

[@DistantCallingPictures]

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!

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

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.