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Labyrinth
"Where everything seems possible, and nothing is what it seems."
Starring David Bowie and the Jim Henson Creature shop, this film is absolutely amazing. One night Sarah wishes that the goblin king would come and take her baby brother, Toby, away. What she didn't count on was Bowie actually appearing and taking the baby. To get him back she must make her way through the labyrinth, and its dangers, to the king's castle.
The film is really good, of the same class as 'The Dark Crystal' and 'Ledgend'. The Jim Henson creatures are so fantastically crazy and the songs just stick in your head. You've got to see it, even if the sole reason is to see Bowie singing and dancing with puppets.
"You remind me of the babe." "Which babe?" "The babe with the power!" "What power?" "The power of voodoo." "Who do?" "You do." "Do what?" "Remind me of the babe."
Added: Tuesday, July 08, 2003
Reviewer: Psyche
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Posted by IamSquid on Aug 25, 2003 - 06:51 PM
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OMG,
yoo beat mee to it, psyche! Labyrinth is my favorite movie (Well tied for it anyway). Kudos, my girl!
-Squid |
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Posted by Shade on Aug 20, 2003 - 10:47 AM
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The music, you can't forget the music. Bowie is fabuluous, and the sets are amazing, and that trick he does with the crystal balls is so mezmerizing; but the music has always captivated me from Labyrinth. I swear that soundtrack is still what I judge half the bands I listen to against. |
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Posted by Rae on Jul 29, 2003 - 12:19 PM
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Okay, time of truth: how many of us have absolutely never wished that we were somebody else, or at least somewhere else - preferably a prince with a big dragon-slaying sword or a princess with, er, a big dragon-slaying sword. More or less everyone spends a healthy amount of time before the complicated years of puberty pretending to be superheroes, mystical warriors, magical animals and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And then you go to the big school and replace daydreams with maths homework and playmates with the coolest crowd that'll have you, despite the fact that all they do is stand around and talk about Dawson's Creek. In three words: you grow up. And, forget about stolen brothers, this rather mundane, but quite alarming transformation is the real plot of Labyrinth. |
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Posted by Meranda_Jade on Jul 26, 2003 - 08:28 PM
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I wiill always have a special place in my heart for this movie. It became a ritual to rent it when I was 14 and watch it with my best friend and our sisters while eating Star pizza (a local thing) and drinking chocolate cows. It took on greater meaning when I met another best friend at a time when I really needed one, and it was her favorite movie. We'd ad lib the lines to one another all the time. It was then that I realized the deeper meaning behind the movie. It wasn't just about David Bowie dancing around in skin tight gray pants. It was about a girl growing up and confronting her imagination and leaving her childish dreams behind so she could have new, grown-up ones. Jareth represents Sara's imagination (Fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave. Just let me rule you, and you can have everything that you want.) She had to realize that she was in control of her own life and her own decisions (You have no power over me.) before she could grow up and become a whole person, and be grounded in life, and not just in her dreams. There's a very important message in this one, if you pay attention and know where to look for it. |
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Posted by Kira on Jul 11, 2003 - 05:09 PM
My score:
Hahaha. I've seen this movie about a thousand times, and I never once thought about it your way xaoswolf. That's why I love this place.
The movie will always be one of my favorites. Who can beat David Bowie bouncing around in spandex tights? ::boing boing::: |
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Posted by Xaoswolf on Jul 09, 2003 - 08:37 PM
My score:
I didn't like labyrnth.
The entire movie is one long gay bashing session.
I mean, c'mon, the Goblin King is played by David Bowie, who, if not gay, is at least bisexual. Now, this wouldn't be all that bad, if he wasn't playing the part of a monster that kidnaps little boys so that he can convert them into monsters like him.
Ponder the message that the movie puts out. |
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