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I was very much amazed when i first saw this movie...It been so long since i watched a Greek movie using so bold images to present itself.I was even more amazed when i heard that it was actually presented with an Oscar nomination.I love it but I understand that it is not the type of movie that could easily have the wide recognition required for that.

Anyway as a whole this movie is a strict statement against manipulation and isolation that authority usually imposes on the people. Weather someone wants to interpret that on a society or family scale it doesn't really matter for the results and characteristics are the same. Although since I grew up in Greece i believe that that movie wants to focus on the outdated traditional Greek family values that for some reason still survive in many cases. The original motive of protecting the children leads to isolation, lies, manipulation, corruption and the creation of a world that makes twisted, incomplete individuals of both the parents and the children.

This is a highly symbolic film that uses exaggerated, harsh images and stories to get its opinion out clearly. Whoever tries to interpret the events of this film literally and tries to find realistic motives in the characters will fail miserably. It is over the top and crazy and weird exactly because it wants the show how unnatural this kind of relationships truly are.For me it was brilliant! If any of you find what I describe interesting just go and see it for yourself.

I really don't know why this film does not have the recognition it should.OK granted it has a cheesy and cliché plot.A Prince tries to save his princess from the ultimate space evil.And you can find 100 plot holes but...Still...It is an 80s fantasy movie...You just suspend your disbelief a little bit more than usual and that is all you need to enjoy an entertaining movie.Cliché but classical and enjoyable Hero/Chosen one story, AMAZING (AMAZING!!!!) soundtrack,pretty good acting,a few unique characters and the usual 80s atmosphere we all know and love.One can say a lot about the death of aesthetics during the 80s but what movies had back then was atmosphere.Photography ,lighting and cheap but well crafted stages. A feeling of (alternate?)reality that really could immerse you even in the most cheesiest of flicks. The best proof that is that even now 30 years later, with the audience eyes trained in all the crazy SGI, these movies still give the same unique feeling in terms of atmosphere, just as they did back then....

Krull has that exact feeling of its time.And the Glaive..Which fantasy buff cannot dream himself wielding such a weapon.(Yeah I know geeky as hell but true!).Any way if you enjoy this particular genre don't even think of not seeing Krull.

Cheesy, Corny but It has everything a good fantasy movie needs to be entertaining...Give it a chance....