{"id":2040816,"date":"2025-09-22T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2040816"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:19:33","slug":"i-had-never-heard-about-krull-until-last-week-but-now-ive-seen-it-and-wtf-is-that-cyclops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-had-never-heard-about-krull-until-last-week-but-now-ive-seen-it-and-wtf-is-that-cyclops\/","title":{"rendered":"I Had Never Heard About Krull Until Last Week, But Now I&#8217;ve Seen It, And WTF Is That Cyclops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of friends and I recently started getting together infrequently (some of us have kids) to watch random movies. When I told one of the guys I had never seen or heard of <em>Krull<\/em>, he said we <em>had<\/em> to watch it. We did just that a couple of days later, and let me tell you, this forgotten \u201880s epic was legitimately one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-fantasy-movies-watch-streaming-220400010.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:best fantasy movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">best fantasy movies<\/a> I\u2019ve seen in a very long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It has action, fantasy, romance, a nonsensical, yet badass bladed weapon called the Glaive, and even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2475426\/the-best-liam-neeson-movies-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:early performances from Liam Neeson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">early performances from Liam Neeson<\/a> and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/robbie-coltrane-harry-potters-lovable-hagrid-actor-is-dead-at-72\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:late Robbie Coltrane;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">late Robbie Coltrane<\/a>. However, there\u2019s one thing I couldn\u2019t keep my eye off the whole movie, and that is that freaking cyclops that helps the heroes on their journey to save a princess from a diabolical creature. Yeah, I have to talk this out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ken Marshall in Krull\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uS2jZU7.6LJTwVlu2kWjLg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/f23f2bf88ef4ae9fd5dc719b82c4f212\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Krull Is A Fantastic Movie, And I&#8217;m Shocked I Went So Long Without Seeing It<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I don\u2019t know how I spent my 37 years on this planet having not seen or even heard about <em>Krull<\/em>, because this is something that\u2019s right up my alley. I wouldn\u2019t call it the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2567715\/the-best-80s-movies-and-how-to-watch-them\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best \u201880s movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best \u201880s movie<\/a> or anything like that, but this is a 1983 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-box-office-bombs-1980s-213440232.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:box office bomb that\u2019s actually great;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">box office bomb that\u2019s actually great<\/a>. From the beginning, well after the random space scene that felt like a last-minute addition to compete with <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>, I was hooked and couldn\u2019t wait to see where Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) and his merry band of raiders planned on saving his bride and the world from a space-traveling monster known as the Beast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bernard Bresslaw in Krull\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YOUPArZat2cTeGLttF_j7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/9a50d7a6004560a6e3b593fd1553d04c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">But That Cyclops Seriously Creeped Me Out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Rell the Cyclops (Bernard Bresslaw) first showed up in <em>Krull<\/em>, my friends and I legitimately yelped as the mythical creature just stood there and blinked (seriously, the way the animatronics used to pull this off is some uncanny valley stuff). Honestly, I feel like Ergo (David Battley), the wise-cracking shapeshifter best summed up our reaction whenever he would run away from this largely silent giant throughout the early goings of the movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You know how some old movies look like they should have never been restored in HD or 4K and look better on old VHS tapes playing on a CRT TV? This is one of those examples, and mostly due to how freaky this Cyclops looks in such high fidelity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bernard Bresslaw in Krull\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VCY3W9zL.0RKUAVeME3yFg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/a221d74e60d964e6b029dacd6a71255b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Columbia Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Rell Is One Of The Movie&#8217;s Best Characters, But I Couldn&#8217;t Stop Staring At&#8230; You Know<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Don\u2019t get me wrong, Rell is one of the best characters in <em>Krull<\/em>, and he\u2019s at the center of one of the movie\u2019s most heartbreaking deaths (it\u2019s comparable to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/How-Game-Thrones-Hodor-Scene-Was-Almost-Very-Different-142497.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Game of Thrones\u2019 \u201cHold the Door\u201d scene;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>\u2019 \u201cHold the Door\u201d scene<\/a>). Colwyn and the rest of the heroes would have been dead very early on if it weren\u2019t for this noble and fearless cyclops at their side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, I just couldn\u2019t stop staring at\u2026 you know\u2026 that freakishly large eye with the animatronic eyelid that moved a little too slow. I tried not to focus on Rell\u2019s defining feature, but it was like a high-fantasy car crash that I just had to watch. It was just there staring into my soul whenever he was on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you want to watch <em>Krull<\/em> for the first time in years or for the first time in general, it\u2019s currently one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/best-free-movies-online-where-135254806.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:best free movies streaming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">best free movies streaming<\/a> right now on Tubi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100029546\/krull\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stream Krull on Tubi.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Stream Krull on Tubi.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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