Blu-ray Review – The Black Crystal

1991's "The Black Crystal" arrives on Blu-ray, making its disc debut courtesy of AFGA, who elect to sell the picture with cover art title font that's an exact copy of the 1982 Jim Henson/Frank Oz masterpiece, "The Dark Crystal." It's a bewildering artistic choice, as the features have nothing in common and share no production connection, sure to leave those expecting to see a Gefling or two greatly disappointed. Instead of high fantasy and exquisite puppet work, "The Black Crystal" (which is titled "The Black Triangle" on the film) offers a no-budget thriller involving ill-defined magic and lengthy scenes of people driving. So much driving. Writer/director/composer/editor/star Mike Conway, who may have some type of automobile fetish, attempts to create excitement in the wilds of Tucson, Arizona with the endeavor, arranging a hunt for a special crystal pyramid involving an Average Joe and the jeans-only cult that wants to kill him. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com