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Review: Labyrinth
2/18/16
Thoughts on Labyrinth: the Movie
David Bowie
I keep forgetting how truly awesome this movie is. So while watching it today, to get out of a sour mood, I decided to give a review. Be kind to me, first movie review and I’m feeling pretty sick right now. Very tired…tried to with a headache but with David Bowie! That’s right, I’m watching Labyrinth! Here’s a bit of a review written just out in my thoughts as I sleepily watch the movie.
A fairly simple description: Girl has to constantly babysit annoying still infant child, girl had FANTASTIC imagination, and prays to the Goblin King to rid her of her evil (he’s very blond and chubby…looks menacing.) little sibling boy. NOT SO MUCH TO ASK! But the girl (Sarah. AKA Jennifer Connolly at a very young age) decides to rescind the offer and go after her brother after all. The only way to him is through the Goblin Mazes, and the path is a dangerous one. Personally, I hope she gets paid triple time for that babysitting night!
“Filmed in 1986, Labyrinth is about a selfish 16-year old girl, Sarah, is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.” And that’s the crux of it straight from IMDB, but I’ll elaborate some.
So, it’s got all the amazing cast and crew that you knew you loved. It’s the kind of fairy tale that isn’t edited for content. They don’t leave out Cinderella’s killer corset (metaphorically, of course, she’s not in this one), or the evil step-sisters chopping off the tops of their feet to fit in the slippers. It’s on THAT caliber of fantastsy.
And yet there are AMAZING puppets. It’s a Jim Henson project with Lucas Films producing. There’s really not much more you can hope for! It’s definitely a Family Style movie. You can watch this with your mum and pop and they’ll be as entertained as you! There’s also a stunning amount of humor in this movie, so don’t let any of it skip past you!
Background on Labyrinth Actors: Starring: Jennifer Connolly (Sarah), David Bowie (the Goblin Kin/Jareth!) Hoggle the amazing goblin is voiced/played by Shari Weiser. Oh, and the baby is played by Toby Fruad and his name in the movie is Toby! Easy to remember!
It’s, as I mentioned, a Lucas Film LTD porduction, meaning that George Lucas had his hands all over it. Which I think explains the brilliance and I only wish that Henson and Lucus would do it again! Not to mention the Number One character’s in the entire movie: THE GOBLINS! They. Are. Amazing. Henson is still King.
That’s right, all the puppets are thought up and designed by Jim Henson and crew. There’s no Miss Piggy, be warned. They spooked the hell out of me when I was a little girl. The movie is only PG rated, of course, but this is being reviewed by the girl who COULD NOT watch the Indiana Jones movies…without crying hysterically and running from the room…until age 15. Legit. Something about be crushed into jelly freaks me out. So air this to your kids with caution. I would recommend it, but I personally always would have run like a baby from the Goblin King until about age nine. But I was a wimp when it came to “scary” movies when I was a kid. I think I was a vivid dreamer. No such luck now.
Also, the movie runs 101 minutes. Not a long jaunt, but totally worth the short getaway.
Who wouldn’t want to give away their baby brother that they CONSTANTLY have to babysit to a mythical Goblin King. I can’t say I blame her. I’m sure a lot of babysitters and older siblings LOVE this movie and love when the kids finally get old enough to watch and be terrified!
DANCE MAGIC DANCE! JUMP MAGICAL JUMP! Beware, this movie has the best random musical interludes. Very Rocky Horror-esque mixed with all your favorite terrifying childhood’s stories. And I mean the REAL scary ones. The ones you read with a flashlight under the covers when you’re a little girl so mum and da will never know. NEVER.
Random: Ludo the giant Wookie looking creature is simply is adorable. I need one! Nice for quick traveling as well.
NOTE TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE: YOU NEVER DRINK OR EAT ANYTHING FOR THE FAIRIES! THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED! Clearly this doesn’t work out well for her since the whole erotic ballroom thing started.
Goblin shin-digs look like fun, but I’m glad that Hoggle came to rescue her!
NO! THE BOG OF ETERNAL STENCH! Ruuuuuuun! Appropriately disgusting! But the whole kissing thing was totally unforgivable SARAH, he could have turned into a prince!
Brilliant sound effects. I wish I could work on a Foley Stage. There’s nothing much better than trying to recreate the sound of an axe murder with a bag of freeze dried meat and baseball bat. Or so I’ve seen on TV…I swear, only TV!
Oh, and SO totally I figured out how to FINALLY sedate my cat! All he needed was to watch a movie with his namesake in it! He’s snoring away now! Look at the below picture!
Still in love with Jennifer/Sarah’s Wedding grown! What can I say, I think Bowie is immensely good looking as well. (And Sarah doesn’t seem to totally disagree!) The whole masquerade ball scene is so pretty and I WANT TO GO! I have so many pretty masks…when will someone help me plan a costume party?! I missed Mari Gras again. Maybe next Halloween. It’s a Labyrinth theme and we all watch the movie! OOOH, best idea yet, Hannah! Masquerade party, anyone? I have masks that can be provided!Labyrinth
Jennifer Connely
Really freaky when the ballroom explodes. Where IS Sarah? Is she alive? Why does Hoggle think he’s so unforgivable?
Sarah FINALLY remembers she has to save Toby after a quick mental breakdown. Thank goodness! Weird slacker scene where she just wants to play with her childhood toys!
HOGGLE SAVES THE DAY BY DEFEATING THE GOLLEM! And getting a new rig! Well…for a few minutes. And then there’s a sweet forgiveness scene between the gang, and they get BACK ON TRACK!
Bowie with the baby on his lap just looks so…cool. He’s the epitome of epic awesome. Forever!
Love the score for this movie. Classic mixed with techno-pop. But it just WORKS!
Bowie’s serenade to Sarah. “Your Eyes can be So Cruel, Death I Do Believe in You” “I-I-I Can’t Live Without You.” So creepy and haunting, and might I add a little bit romantic. What can I say, I have a thing for the “bad guys”.
So I’m going to spoil a little bit and admit that there’s a happy ending to this movie. It’s worth the watch. It’s worth the time and the smiles and the nostaglia…or if it’s you’re first time it’s even more worth it! It cheered up an otherwise boring afternoon, and reminded me of the things I love the most. I love story telling, I love gothic, I love horror, I love humor, I love fantasy and science fiction. I love it all and this movie has it all, if only it could have sequels.
RIP, David Bowie. You were an amazing actor, writer, singer, director and so much more. I hope you’re rocking some epic concerts up in the big theather, so to speak.
Quotes:
“You have thirteen hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes one of us… forever.” Jareth/The Goblin King
I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave. -Jareth
“You’re Horrible!” -Sarah “No, I ain’t. I’m Hoggle.”-Hoggle
“You Would Never Be So Brave If You Had Smelled the Bog of Eternal Strench! If you so Much as Put a Foot in the Bog of Eternal Stink You’ll Smell for the Rest of Your Life!” -Hoggle
Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you. I move the stars for no one. -Jareth / Goblin King
“Your mother was an aardvark!” —Random Goblin
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. And the baby was a spoiled child, and wanted everything to himself, and the young girl was practically a slave. But what no one knew is that the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the the girl, and he had given her certain powers. So one night, when the baby had be particularly cruel to her, she called on the goblins for help!
Goblin: Listen!
Sarah: “Say your right words,” the goblins said, “and we’ll take the baby to the castle, and you will be free!” But the girl knew, that the Goblin King would keep the baby in his castle for ever and ever and ever, and turn it into a goblin! And so the girl suffered in silence. Until one day, when she was tired from a day of housework, and she was hurt by the harsh words of her stepmother, and she could no longer stand it…” – Sarah
Gaurd: Well, the only way out of here is to try one of these doors!
Guard: One of them leads to the castle at the end of the labyrinth, and the other one leads to…
Guard: Ba-baba-BOOM!
Guard: Certain DEATH!
Guard: Ooooooooooooohhhhh!
Sarah: [after eating the peach] Hoggle, what’ve you done?
Hoggle: [leaves in fear] Oh, damn you, Jareth. And damn me, too.
Goblin: Jump that magic jump on me! Slap that baby, make him free!
You Have No Power Over Me —Sarah FINALLY STEPS IT UP! YOU GO GIRL! TELL THAT GOBLIN KING WHO’S BOSS!
Sarah: Through dangers untold. And hardships unnumbered. I have fought my way here to the castle; beyond the goblin city, to take back the child that you have stolen. My will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great…
Jareth: Stop! Look what I’m offering you. Your dreams.
Sarah: My kingdom as great… my kingdom as great… damn, I can never remember that line.
Jareth: I ask for so little. Just fear me. Love me. Do as I ask, and I shall be your slave.
Sarah: You have no power over me!
I need you Hoggle. I need all of you. – Sarah…LEADING TO ANOTHER GREAT EPIC DANCE PARTY TO FINISH OUT THE MOVIE!
Random Fact: I love how little the baby is actually IN the movie. I’m not even sure why the Goblin King wanted him specifically in the first place. I guess because Sarah asked. Oops. I’ve asked Goblins to take away MY sister and absolutely nothing happened. And I remembered the words!
Okay, there’s my review. Thought I’d try giving you something to “chew” on. What do you guys think? Classic gothic fantasy as I claim, or just Snaptraddle. And don’t say that, while it’s a fantastic word that I’m pretty sure I just made up, it’s really a great movie! However you’re entitled to your opinion, please just don’t my REVIEW is Snaptraddle. Or if you must, say it in a nice way!
My cat gets bummed when I “screen block” him. He likes to watch! Random and not about the movie, but still very funny. Go Bowie watching Bowie! Well, Bowie sleeping on top of Bowie, but he woke up later and partied with me!
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Review: Labyrinth
2/18/16
Thoughts on Labyrinth: the Movie
David Bowie
I keep forgetting how truly awesome this movie is. So while watching it today, to get out of a sour mood, I decided to give a review. Be kind to me, first movie review and I’m feeling pretty sick right now. Very tired…tried to with a headache but with David Bowie! That’s right, I’m watching Labyrinth! Here’s a bit of a review written just out in my thoughts as I sleepily watch the movie.
A fairly simple description: Girl has to constantly babysit annoying still infant child, girl had FANTASTIC imagination, and prays to the Goblin King to rid her of her evil (he’s very blond and chubby…looks menacing.) little sibling boy. NOT SO MUCH TO ASK! But the girl (Sarah. AKA Jennifer Connolly at a very young age) decides to rescind the offer and go after her brother after all. The only way to him is through the Goblin Mazes, and the path is a dangerous one. Personally, I hope she gets paid triple time for that babysitting night!
“Filmed in 1986, Labyrinth is about a selfish 16-year old girl, Sarah, is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.” And that’s the crux of it straight from IMDB, but I’ll elaborate some.
So, it’s got all the amazing cast and crew that you knew you loved. It’s the kind of fairy tale that isn’t edited for content. They don’t leave out Cinderella’s killer corset (metaphorically, of course, she’s not in this one), or the evil step-sisters chopping off the tops of their feet to fit in the slippers. It’s on THAT caliber of fantastsy.
And yet there are AMAZING puppets. It’s a Jim Henson project with Lucas Films producing. There’s really not much more you can hope for! It’s definitely a Family Style movie. You can watch this with your mum and pop and they’ll be as entertained as you! There’s also a stunning amount of humor in this movie, so don’t let any of it skip past you!
Background on Labyrinth Actors: Starring: Jennifer Connolly (Sarah), David Bowie (the Goblin Kin/Jareth!) Hoggle the amazing goblin is voiced/played by Shari Weiser. Oh, and the baby is played by Toby Fruad and his name in the movie is Toby! Easy to remember!
It’s, as I mentioned, a Lucas Film LTD porduction, meaning that George Lucas had his hands all over it. Which I think explains the brilliance and I only wish that Henson and Lucus would do it again! Not to mention the Number One character’s in the entire movie: THE GOBLINS! They. Are. Amazing. Henson is still King.
That’s right, all the puppets are thought up and designed by Jim Henson and crew. There’s no Miss Piggy, be warned. They spooked the hell out of me when I was a little girl. The movie is only PG rated, of course, but this is being reviewed by the girl who COULD NOT watch the Indiana Jones movies…without crying hysterically and running from the room…until age 15. Legit. Something about be crushed into jelly freaks me out. So air this to your kids with caution. I would recommend it, but I personally always would have run like a baby from the Goblin King until about age nine. But I was a wimp when it came to “scary” movies when I was a kid. I think I was a vivid dreamer. No such luck now.
Also, the movie runs 101 minutes. Not a long jaunt, but totally worth the short getaway.
Who wouldn’t want to give away their baby brother that they CONSTANTLY have to babysit to a mythical Goblin King. I can’t say I blame her. I’m sure a lot of babysitters and older siblings LOVE this movie and love when the kids finally get old enough to watch and be terrified!
DANCE MAGIC DANCE! JUMP MAGICAL JUMP! Beware, this movie has the best random musical interludes. Very Rocky Horror-esque mixed with all your favorite terrifying childhood’s stories. And I mean the REAL scary ones. The ones you read with a flashlight under the covers when you’re a little girl so mum and da will never know. NEVER.
Random: Ludo the giant Wookie looking creature is simply is adorable. I need one! Nice for quick traveling as well.
NOTE TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE: YOU NEVER DRINK OR EAT ANYTHING FOR THE FAIRIES! THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED! Clearly this doesn’t work out well for her since the whole erotic ballroom thing started.
Goblin shin-digs look like fun, but I’m glad that Hoggle came to rescue her!
NO! THE BOG OF ETERNAL STENCH! Ruuuuuuun! Appropriately disgusting! But the whole kissing thing was totally unforgivable SARAH, he could have turned into a prince!
Brilliant sound effects. I wish I could work on a Foley Stage. There’s nothing much better than trying to recreate the sound of an axe murder with a bag of freeze dried meat and baseball bat. Or so I’ve seen on TV…I swear, only TV!
Oh, and SO totally I figured out how to FINALLY sedate my cat! All he needed was to watch a movie with his namesake in it! He’s snoring away now! Look at the below picture!
Still in love with Jennifer/Sarah’s Wedding grown! What can I say, I think Bowie is immensely good looking as well. (And Sarah doesn’t seem to totally disagree!) The whole masquerade ball scene is so pretty and I WANT TO GO! I have so many pretty masks…when will someone help me plan a costume party?! I missed Mari Gras again. Maybe next Halloween. It’s a Labyrinth theme and we all watch the movie! OOOH, best idea yet, Hannah! Masquerade party, anyone? I have masks that can be provided!Labyrinth
Jennifer Connely
Really freaky when the ballroom explodes. Where IS Sarah? Is she alive? Why does Hoggle think he’s so unforgivable?
Sarah FINALLY remembers she has to save Toby after a quick mental breakdown. Thank goodness! Weird slacker scene where she just wants to play with her childhood toys!
HOGGLE SAVES THE DAY BY DEFEATING THE GOLLEM! And getting a new rig! Well…for a few minutes. And then there’s a sweet forgiveness scene between the gang, and they get BACK ON TRACK!
Bowie with the baby on his lap just looks so…cool. He’s the epitome of epic awesome. Forever!
Love the score for this movie. Classic mixed with techno-pop. But it just WORKS!
Bowie’s serenade to Sarah. “Your Eyes can be So Cruel, Death I Do Believe in You” “I-I-I Can’t Live Without You.” So creepy and haunting, and might I add a little bit romantic. What can I say, I have a thing for the “bad guys”.
So I’m going to spoil a little bit and admit that there’s a happy ending to this movie. It’s worth the watch. It’s worth the time and the smiles and the nostaglia…or if it’s you’re first time it’s even more worth it! It cheered up an otherwise boring afternoon, and reminded me of the things I love the most. I love story telling, I love gothic, I love horror, I love humor, I love fantasy and science fiction. I love it all and this movie has it all, if only it could have sequels. RIP, David Bowie. You were an amazing actor, writer, singer, director and so much more. I hope you’re rocking some epic concerts up in the big theather, so to speak.
Quotes:
“You have thirteen hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes one of us… forever.” Jareth/The Goblin King
I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave. -Jareth
“You’re Horrible!” -Sarah “No, I ain’t. I’m Hoggle.”-Hoggle
“You Would Never Be So Brave If You Had Smelled the Bog of Eternal Strench! If you so Much as Put a Foot in the Bog of Eternal Stink You’ll Smell for the Rest of Your Life!” -Hoggle
Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you. I move the stars for no one. -Jareth / Goblin King
“Your mother was an aardvark!” —Random Goblin
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. And the baby was a spoiled child, and wanted everything to himself, and the young girl was practically a slave. But what no one knew is that the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the the girl, and he had given her certain powers. So one night, when the baby had be particularly cruel to her, she called on the goblins for help!
Goblin: Listen!
Sarah: “Say your right words,” the goblins said, “and we’ll take the baby to the castle, and you will be free!” But the girl knew, that the Goblin King would keep the baby in his castle for ever and ever and ever, and turn it into a goblin! And so the girl suffered in silence. Until one day, when she was tired from a day of housework, and she was hurt by the harsh words of her stepmother, and she could no longer stand it…” – Sarah
Gaurd: Well, the only way out of here is to try one of these doors!
Guard: One of them leads to the castle at the end of the labyrinth, and the other one leads to…
Guard: Ba-baba-BOOM!
Guard: Certain DEATH!
Guard: Ooooooooooooohhhhh!
Sarah: [after eating the peach] Hoggle, what’ve you done?
Hoggle: [leaves in fear] Oh, damn you, Jareth. And damn me, too.
Goblin: Jump that magic jump on me! Slap that baby, make him free!
You Have No Power Over Me —Sarah FINALLY STEPS IT UP! YOU GO GIRL! TELL THAT GOBLIN KING WHO’S BOSS!
Sarah: Through dangers untold. And hardships unnumbered. I have fought my way here to the castle; beyond the goblin city, to take back the child that you have stolen. My will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great…
Jareth: Stop! Look what I’m offering you. Your dreams.
Sarah: My kingdom as great… my kingdom as great… damn, I can never remember that line.
Jareth: I ask for so little. Just fear me. Love me. Do as I ask, and I shall be your slave.
Sarah: You have no power over me!
I need you Hoggle. I need all of you. – Sarah…LEADING TO ANOTHER GREAT EPIC DANCE PARTY TO FINISH OUT THE MOVIE!
Random Fact: I love how little the baby is actually IN the movie. I’m not even sure why the Goblin King wanted him specifically in the first place. I guess because Sarah asked. Oops. I’ve asked Goblins to take away MY sister and absolutely nothing happened. And I remembered the words!
Okay, there’s my review. Thought I’d try giving you something to “chew” on. What do you guys think? Classic gothic fantasy as I claim, or just Snaptraddle. And don’t say that, while it’s a fantastic word that I’m pretty sure I just made up, it’s really a great movie! However you’re entitled to your opinion, please just don’t my REVIEW is Snaptraddle. Or if you must, say it in a nice way!
My cat gets bummed when I “screen block” him. He likes to watch! Random and not about the movie, but still very funny. Go Bowie watching Bowie! Well, Bowie sleeping on top of Bowie, but he woke up later and partied with me!
2/18/16
Thoughts on Labyrinth: the Movie
David Bowie
I keep forgetting how truly awesome this movie is. So while watching it today, to get out of a sour mood, I decided to give a review. Be kind to me, first movie review and I’m feeling pretty sick right now. Very tired…tried to with a headache but with David Bowie! That’s right, I’m watching Labyrinth! Here’s a bit of a review written just out in my thoughts as I sleepily watch the movie.
A fairly simple description: Girl has to constantly babysit annoying still infant child, girl had FANTASTIC imagination, and prays to the Goblin King to rid her of her evil (he’s very blond and chubby…looks menacing.) little sibling boy. NOT SO MUCH TO ASK! But the girl (Sarah. AKA Jennifer Connolly at a very young age) decides to rescind the offer and go after her brother after all. The only way to him is through the Goblin Mazes, and the path is a dangerous one. Personally, I hope she gets paid triple time for that babysitting night!
“Filmed in 1986, Labyrinth is about a selfish 16-year old girl, Sarah, is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.” And that’s the crux of it straight from IMDB, but I’ll elaborate some.
So, it’s got all the amazing cast and crew that you knew you loved. It’s the kind of fairy tale that isn’t edited for content. They don’t leave out Cinderella’s killer corset (metaphorically, of course, she’s not in this one), or the evil step-sisters chopping off the tops of their feet to fit in the slippers. It’s on THAT caliber of fantastsy.
And yet there are AMAZING puppets. It’s a Jim Henson project with Lucas Films producing. There’s really not much more you can hope for! It’s definitely a Family Style movie. You can watch this with your mum and pop and they’ll be as entertained as you! There’s also a stunning amount of humor in this movie, so don’t let any of it skip past you!
Background on Labyrinth Actors: Starring: Jennifer Connolly (Sarah), David Bowie (the Goblin Kin/Jareth!) Hoggle the amazing goblin is voiced/played by Shari Weiser. Oh, and the baby is played by Toby Fruad and his name in the movie is Toby! Easy to remember!
It’s, as I mentioned, a Lucas Film LTD porduction, meaning that George Lucas had his hands all over it. Which I think explains the brilliance and I only wish that Henson and Lucus would do it again! Not to mention the Number One character’s in the entire movie: THE GOBLINS! They. Are. Amazing. Henson is still King.
That’s right, all the puppets are thought up and designed by Jim Henson and crew. There’s no Miss Piggy, be warned. They spooked the hell out of me when I was a little girl. The movie is only PG rated, of course, but this is being reviewed by the girl who COULD NOT watch the Indiana Jones movies…without crying hysterically and running from the room…until age 15. Legit. Something about be crushed into jelly freaks me out. So air this to your kids with caution. I would recommend it, but I personally always would have run like a baby from the Goblin King until about age nine. But I was a wimp when it came to “scary” movies when I was a kid. I think I was a vivid dreamer. No such luck now.
Also, the movie runs 101 minutes. Not a long jaunt, but totally worth the short getaway.
Who wouldn’t want to give away their baby brother that they CONSTANTLY have to babysit to a mythical Goblin King. I can’t say I blame her. I’m sure a lot of babysitters and older siblings LOVE this movie and love when the kids finally get old enough to watch and be terrified!
DANCE MAGIC DANCE! JUMP MAGICAL JUMP! Beware, this movie has the best random musical interludes. Very Rocky Horror-esque mixed with all your favorite terrifying childhood’s stories. And I mean the REAL scary ones. The ones you read with a flashlight under the covers when you’re a little girl so mum and da will never know. NEVER.
Random: Ludo the giant Wookie looking creature is simply is adorable. I need one! Nice for quick traveling as well.
NOTE TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE: YOU NEVER DRINK OR EAT ANYTHING FOR THE FAIRIES! THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED! Clearly this doesn’t work out well for her since the whole erotic ballroom thing started.
Goblin shin-digs look like fun, but I’m glad that Hoggle came to rescue her!
NO! THE BOG OF ETERNAL STENCH! Ruuuuuuun! Appropriately disgusting! But the whole kissing thing was totally unforgivable SARAH, he could have turned into a prince!
Brilliant sound effects. I wish I could work on a Foley Stage. There’s nothing much better than trying to recreate the sound of an axe murder with a bag of freeze dried meat and baseball bat. Or so I’ve seen on TV…I swear, only TV!
Oh, and SO totally I figured out how to FINALLY sedate my cat! All he needed was to watch a movie with his namesake in it! He’s snoring away now! Look at the below picture!
Still in love with Jennifer/Sarah’s Wedding grown! What can I say, I think Bowie is immensely good looking as well. (And Sarah doesn’t seem to totally disagree!) The whole masquerade ball scene is so pretty and I WANT TO GO! I have so many pretty masks…when will someone help me plan a costume party?! I missed Mari Gras again. Maybe next Halloween. It’s a Labyrinth theme and we all watch the movie! OOOH, best idea yet, Hannah! Masquerade party, anyone? I have masks that can be provided!Labyrinth
Jennifer Connely
Really freaky when the ballroom explodes. Where IS Sarah? Is she alive? Why does Hoggle think he’s so unforgivable?
Sarah FINALLY remembers she has to save Toby after a quick mental breakdown. Thank goodness! Weird slacker scene where she just wants to play with her childhood toys!
HOGGLE SAVES THE DAY BY DEFEATING THE GOLLEM! And getting a new rig! Well…for a few minutes. And then there’s a sweet forgiveness scene between the gang, and they get BACK ON TRACK!
Bowie with the baby on his lap just looks so…cool. He’s the epitome of epic awesome. Forever!
Love the score for this movie. Classic mixed with techno-pop. But it just WORKS!
Bowie’s serenade to Sarah. “Your Eyes can be So Cruel, Death I Do Believe in You” “I-I-I Can’t Live Without You.” So creepy and haunting, and might I add a little bit romantic. What can I say, I have a thing for the “bad guys”.
So I’m going to spoil a little bit and admit that there’s a happy ending to this movie. It’s worth the watch. It’s worth the time and the smiles and the nostaglia…or if it’s you’re first time it’s even more worth it! It cheered up an otherwise boring afternoon, and reminded me of the things I love the most. I love story telling, I love gothic, I love horror, I love humor, I love fantasy and science fiction. I love it all and this movie has it all, if only it could have sequels. RIP, David Bowie. You were an amazing actor, writer, singer, director and so much more. I hope you’re rocking some epic concerts up in the big theather, so to speak.
Quotes:
“You have thirteen hours in which to solve the labyrinth, before your baby brother becomes one of us… forever.” Jareth/The Goblin King
I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave. -Jareth
“You’re Horrible!” -Sarah “No, I ain’t. I’m Hoggle.”-Hoggle
“You Would Never Be So Brave If You Had Smelled the Bog of Eternal Strench! If you so Much as Put a Foot in the Bog of Eternal Stink You’ll Smell for the Rest of Your Life!” -Hoggle
Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you. I move the stars for no one. -Jareth / Goblin King
“Your mother was an aardvark!” —Random Goblin
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. And the baby was a spoiled child, and wanted everything to himself, and the young girl was practically a slave. But what no one knew is that the king of the goblins had fallen in love with the the girl, and he had given her certain powers. So one night, when the baby had be particularly cruel to her, she called on the goblins for help!
Goblin: Listen!
Sarah: “Say your right words,” the goblins said, “and we’ll take the baby to the castle, and you will be free!” But the girl knew, that the Goblin King would keep the baby in his castle for ever and ever and ever, and turn it into a goblin! And so the girl suffered in silence. Until one day, when she was tired from a day of housework, and she was hurt by the harsh words of her stepmother, and she could no longer stand it…” – Sarah
Gaurd: Well, the only way out of here is to try one of these doors!
Guard: One of them leads to the castle at the end of the labyrinth, and the other one leads to…
Guard: Ba-baba-BOOM!
Guard: Certain DEATH!
Guard: Ooooooooooooohhhhh!
Sarah: [after eating the peach] Hoggle, what’ve you done?
Hoggle: [leaves in fear] Oh, damn you, Jareth. And damn me, too.
Goblin: Jump that magic jump on me! Slap that baby, make him free!
You Have No Power Over Me —Sarah FINALLY STEPS IT UP! YOU GO GIRL! TELL THAT GOBLIN KING WHO’S BOSS!
Sarah: Through dangers untold. And hardships unnumbered. I have fought my way here to the castle; beyond the goblin city, to take back the child that you have stolen. My will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great…
Jareth: Stop! Look what I’m offering you. Your dreams.
Sarah: My kingdom as great… my kingdom as great… damn, I can never remember that line.
Jareth: I ask for so little. Just fear me. Love me. Do as I ask, and I shall be your slave.
Sarah: You have no power over me!
I need you Hoggle. I need all of you. – Sarah…LEADING TO ANOTHER GREAT EPIC DANCE PARTY TO FINISH OUT THE MOVIE!
Random Fact: I love how little the baby is actually IN the movie. I’m not even sure why the Goblin King wanted him specifically in the first place. I guess because Sarah asked. Oops. I’ve asked Goblins to take away MY sister and absolutely nothing happened. And I remembered the words!
Okay, there’s my review. Thought I’d try giving you something to “chew” on. What do you guys think? Classic gothic fantasy as I claim, or just Snaptraddle. And don’t say that, while it’s a fantastic word that I’m pretty sure I just made up, it’s really a great movie! However you’re entitled to your opinion, please just don’t my REVIEW is Snaptraddle. Or if you must, say it in a nice way!
My cat gets bummed when I “screen block” him. He likes to watch! Random and not about the movie, but still very funny. Go Bowie watching Bowie! Well, Bowie sleeping on top of Bowie, but he woke up later and partied with me!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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