| Labyrinth | | Cast : | David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly | | Director : | Jim Henson | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 27, 1986 | | DVD Released Date : | February 05, 2002 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | I feel sorry for you S. Stone | Content
 | S. Stone wrote "Anyone who takes this film seriously needs to get out more. Its just that bad". Well Mr. Stone, I would have to respond by saying people like you need to develope a sense of humor, a sense of wonder and perhaps NOT take things so seriously! You'd have to be a pretty sad sack with a chip on your shoulder if you found this film appalingly offensive to your intelligence!
Jim Henson was a true artistic genius. He redefined puppetry by creating living breathing worlds both in his beloved Muppets and in films such as Labrynth and the Dark Crystal. I grew up on Sesame Street and other Muppet shows and was always fascinated how he, like his friend George Lucas, managed to convey an image of traditional folklore and story telling with modern imagination.
The world of Labrynth is astounding. A world of fluttering faeries, furry worms with Cockney accents, dark underground catacombs, putrid swamps, towering warrior robots, and much more. The scope of this film is very rich and detailed with amazing imagination. The characters, both human and otherwise, are easy to likable and suprisingly realistic(Hoggle's arrogance and cowardice, Didymus's brash sense of bravado, Ludo's gentle interior).
Despite his silly poofy 80's wig, David Bowie commands a very powerful and formidable presence as Jareth, King of the Goblins. He, as well, turns out to be a slightly more complex character than your traditional villain.
All in all, this is a highly recommended fantasy adventure.
R.I.P. Jim Henson.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Why do i love this movie? | Content
| Well it has a lot of sentimental value to me. It reminds me of the good ol' days if you know what i mean. I watched this movie every summer and still do. Some beautiful work from set designers and Jim Henson's workshop for giving us some unforgettable characters. Also some great acting performances and some great musical numbers make this movie a hit for anyone. Enjoy! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Enjoyable for all | Content
| Released the year I was born, this film has been with me all my life.
The story is brilliant, the puppetry spectacular, and David Bowie plays perfectly the dark character of the Goblin King Jareth.
I recomend this film to all lovers of fantasy, young and old. It truly deserves its cult status, and with any luck a collectors edition will be out soon.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 21, 2005 | | Summary | Laughable Garbage at Its Best | Content
| This movie is atrocious. This may be the worst thing I have seen in my life, and I say that with the utmost sincerity. Hoggle is not the mascot of the 20th century and never will be. This movie manages one star because of its excellent, underappreciated unintentional humor that makes the most of this dark time in David Bowie's life. Jennifer Connelly should have been banished from the world of acting.
Anyone who can take this movie seriously needs to get out more. It's just that bad. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | I Wish I Could Give It A Million Stars- A Review By Mary Sanders | Content
| I loooooove this movie! I saw it for the first time when I was twelve, and I adored it.
The one of the biggest reasons I loved this movie is because it was a fairy tale and fantasy. I myself, love fairy tales and fantasy, and wished more than enough times I could solve a lybrinth like in this film.
Anyway, this movie is about a teenage girl named Sarah who loves to act and read fairy tales. She's kind of a brat, but oh well. Anyway, her father has remarried and now she has a stepmother and a new half brother. She doesn't like her stepmother, and one night while she is babysitting her brother, she is annoyed by his constant crying, and wishes goblins would come take him away. But her wish comes true, and suddenly she realizes her brother is gone, and the goblin king comes to see her (played by a then, quite handsome, and infamous British rock star David Bowie), his name is Jareth, and he tells her she has thirteen hours to solve the lybrinth and get to his castle or he will turn her brother into a goblin forever.
I believe King Jareth was in love with Sarah, and in a way tricked her by bringing her brother into the lybrinth, so he could convince her to stay with him forever(which he tries to do at the end of the film), and had no intention of turning her brother into a goblin at all.
Well anyway, while trying to solve the lybrinth Sarah meets up with awesome beings. I will say no more, but if you love fairy tales and beautiful music, BUY THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
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