The Black Cauldron (1985) 6.3
A young boy and a bunch of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can. |
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The Black Cauldron (1985) 6.3
A young boy and a bunch of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can. |
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Grant Bardsley | ... |
Taran
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Susan Sheridan | ... |
Eilonwy
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| Freddie Jones | ... |
Dallben
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| Nigel Hawthorne | ... |
Fflewddur Fflam
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| Arthur Malet | ... |
King Eidilleg
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| John Byner | ... | ||
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Lindsay Rich | ... |
Fairfolk
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| Brandon Call | ... |
Fairfolk
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Gregory Levinson | ... |
Fairfolk
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Eda Reiss Merin | ... |
Orddu
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Adele Malis-Morey | ... |
Orwen
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Billie Hayes | ... |
Orgoch
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| Phil Fondacaro | ... |
Creeper /
Henchman
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Peter Renaday | ... |
Henchman
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James Almanzar | ... |
Henchman
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Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named Taran is given the task of protecting Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, who knows the location of the mystical black cauldron. This is not an easy task, for The Evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get the cauldron. Written by Kelly
There were many good things going on in the Black Cauldron. First, there were NO SONGS, which really helped move things along. Second, the villain was truly frightening, the supporting cast was a lot of fun, and the movie's breakneck pace held my interest and entertained me throughout. But, there were some bad things as well. Taran wasn't really a character at all. Every important thing that happened to him was by luck or accident. And at the end of the story he's right back where he started. Also, the plot was little more than a succession of action sequences, with little sense holding it together. The heroes simply fell out of one situation into the next, perhaps the result of squeezing two full-length novels into one movie. And don't get me started on the ending. Our hero stumbles through the picture so that -- his furball sidekick can become the true hero of the piece. Yech. Still, I was entertained, and I'd see it again. But for those looking for the REAL Black Cauldron, read "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander. You'll be glad you did.