Labyrinth (1986)

Because this was a Henson production and in the age when cartoons were strictly for kids -- I believe the "Goofs": such as Toby the baby being obviously replaced by a doll while being tossed in the air were not really goofs since they clearly owned the tech to make it more realistic. I propose that GRAPHIC scenes were DONE INTENTIONALLY fake to REDUCE THE GORY factor; make it obvious to the young and tenderhearted that no real babies or animals were ever put into danger or injured in any way in the making of this movie. Another example is the Fire Creature popping out his eyes and rolling them as dice, the background is clearly changed during that to show it was fake. This kept the Parental Guidance Rating low, maybe PG instead of PG13. This increases the available audience of viewers.

this movie is trippy, 8/10 (-2 for pedo stuff) that's all i have to say but this review needs to take up 5 lines so ill just talk about my dogs now. their names are bowie and clyde, and yes bowie is named after the David Bowie in this movie. tubular am i right? clyde was named what he is named because their names are supposed to be a play on bonnie and clyde the famous criminals. they are both good boys. have a nice day

This movie sounds like a cheap dub to some Honk Kong movie from the 1980s. The acting is bordering unpleasant. Although the production team tried real hard. The contact juggling is nice, although not too much. And with all the camera angles it shows the hands do not belong to Bowie. The puppets are well done and their animation is excellent. After all this is the specialty of most of the cast. But when they go for special effects, those have dated ugly. And the story is okay, but not that thrilling. I have far better memories of the Neverending Story. But who knows? Someone who has seen the Labyrinth a few decades ago and Neverending Story today might feel exactly the same, only in reverse.It might be an unfair comparison, but El laberinto del fauno is so much better. Still, it is done later and for a different age group.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch

A menagerie of puppets, puppets everywhere!Got a lot of Jennifer Connelly's performances, so wanted more, research showed me this, her big vintage performance, so took the leap recently and got me the 30th Anniversary edition.Was skeptic about the puppet-fest, but settled in to watch.I have to admit, of course it is clearly a good film with a magical story-line, it is just not in my line. Jennifer Connelly started off bad, and I thought, hoo boy, in for a dismal ride at this rate, but she improved quickly, maybe the first few scenes should have been redone?Weird and wonderful stuff. Check out the Lady Godiva fairy. Hey, there's a guy prancing around in here wearing a blonde wig, looks just like Tina Turner.Just kidding. Wonderful cinematography. Cute long-haired heroine. Bright colors and lots of wondrous scenes. And, ah, yes, er, Hoggle. What have I done to deserve Hoggle? Face like Ernest Borgnine. And a very unimpressive choice for the baby, who spoils all his scenes, as all film-babies invariably do, but this particular baby was the conceptual designer's, part and parcel. Anyway... Total magic. I wouldn't have been here if not for Jennifer, but let me put it this way, however back-handed my comments might be, anything good said from the non-converted one here actually speaks more than the volumes by the straight-out fans.So, won't make a habit of this kind of stuff, but yeah, good work.