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Labyrinth -- Superbit [1986]
from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm
directed by Jim Henson

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

Sarah (a teenage Jennifer Connelly) rehearses the role of a fairy-tale queen, performing for her stuffed animals. She is about to discover that the time has come to leave her childhood behind. In real life she has to baby-sit her brother and contend with parents who don't understand her at all. Her petulance leads her to call the goblins to take the baby away, but when they actually do, she realises her responsibility to rescue him. Sarah negotiates the Labyrinth to reach the City of the Goblins and the castle of their king. The king is the only other human in the film and is played by a glam-rocking David Bowie, who performs five of his songs. The rest of the cast are puppets, a wonderful array of Jim Henson's imaginative masterpieces. Henson gives credit to children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, and the creatures in the movie will remind Sendak fans of his drawings. The castle of the king is a living MC Escher set that adults will enjoy. The film combines the highest standards of art, costume, and set decoration. Like executive producer George Lucas's other fantasies, Labyrinth mixes adventure with lessons about growing up. --Lloyd Chesley

There are only two human actors in Jim Henson's Labyrinth: a teenage Jennifer Connelly and glam-rocker David Bowie (who performs five of his songs). The rest of the cast are puppets, a wonderful array of Henson's imaginative masterpieces set within a film combining the highest standards of art, costume and set decoration. Henson gives credit to children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, and the creatures in the movie will remind Sendak fans of his drawings, while the castle of the Goblin King (Bowie) is a living MC Escher set that adults will enjoy. Like executive producer George Lucas's other fantasies, Labyrinth mixes adventure with lessons about growing up. --Lloyd Chesley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• fantastic
  Watch this film let your children watch this film and let your grandchildren watch this film....i could go on. Timeless and brilliant. Need i say more.

• All time great
  This film is an all time great, the songs, the story, the puppets and David Bowie make this movie a complete gem. If you dont already have it then i ORDER you to buy it now lol. Seriously though, there are few movies as much fun as Labyrinth and as memorable too. It really is a must have for any Henson fans who love puppets instead of computer special effects. All the actors in this are fantastic and for me this reminds me of my childhood.
  Just a fantasti adventure for kids and adults!

• Bowie's codpiece is a force to be reckoned with!
  The puppetry is amazing, the music is blazing and the story is superb. The only thing wrong was that Sir Diddimus did not get his own spin off series.

• Excellent
  This film holds all the elements of a fantastic film. Excellent, imaginative characters you can't help but fll in love with. A story that enchants and delights , along with some simply awesome effects. You can't help but fall in love with this film.
  Then you have bowie who not only adds some brilliant songs to this feature, but also acts pretty well. Which in itself is delightful.
  The only thing that may irritate the older audiance is the lead actress is a pretty poor actress, but all in all this... more info

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