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This is the best movie ever! I searched for a thread specifically about it but couldn't find one. There is absolutely no imperfections in this film though, I defy you to say otherwise.

― Allyzay, Friday, 5 December 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Also:

You remind me of the babe! What babe? The babe with the power! What power? Power of VOODOO! Who do? You do! Do what? Remind me of the babe!

― Allyzay, Friday, 5 December 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Chilly down with the fire dance, I tell you.

GEEK TRIVIA! Gates McFadden from Star Trek: The Next Generation was the choreographer for the dance sequences throughout.

Great film indeed.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

a much better collabo with Lucasfilm & Jim Henson than "Dark Crystal" was...

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

There I disagree with you. Both films are astonishing in my eyes, in different ways.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

This is not a thread about the Dark Crystal, focus people focus.

Seriously though, that dog that rides around on the other dog makes me think of Ronan for some reason.

― Allyzay, Friday, 5 December 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

That's not a dog, it's a fox! (Like Ronan, obviously).

Tights, and the subsequent regular sightings of Bowie's Major Tom - C/D?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the farting swamp the ultimate in body humor, Muppet-style?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the helping hands.

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And that little worm-thing at the beginning is the most benign creature in the whole movie.

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the farting swamp the ultimate in body humor, Muppet-style?

if it wasn't, the "SMELLLLLL BAAAAAAAAD" judgements certainly cemented it

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i saw david bowie last week and kept waiting for him to go offstage and put on his lycra tights and wig.

and was doing the 'who's got the babe? what babe?' thing to my boyfriend, who thought i was just making it up!

and he calls ME crazy.

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

one of my favourite bits is the little worm thing, and the fact that he wears his own little scarf.

http://labyrinth.8m.com/worm1.jpg

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

isn't a young Jennifer Connelly in this?

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Not so young, depennding on the angle...

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Sure is. First leading role!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes. It's a great movie, I haven't seen it a long time; perhaps tonight is the night to rent it.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

The DVD is v. nice, has a BBC documentary from 1986 that's worth the watching.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Does it? Maybe I'm better off buying it.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I did and I am happy. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I like "Within You".

― willem (willem), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I've watched it thrice this week! It's so farking perfect.

I can't believe I've loved this film for so long and only this week noticed that it was written-for-the-screen by Terry Jones. It all makes sense now.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh, that connection was one of the best selling points for me when it first came out!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I must watch this again, I forget the dog.

Bowie is kind of creepy.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

and once again, IMDB comes thru with the interesting bits

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, Labrynth = Wizard of Oz made really f**ked up and creepy, and with the wizard/witch amalgamated into one.

Hoggle is the Scarecrow, obviously.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I love that shot of Sarah's room in the beginning that pans across all the images & books (one of which = Wizard of Oz of course) that totally foreshadows everything that happens in the film.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Much better than 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'.

― En-Ri-Q (Enrique), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh the Wizard of Oz wasn't fucked up and creepy enough to begin with?!

― Allyzay, Friday, 5 December 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

2nd Oz movie = deeply traumatic

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Now that WAS f**ked up.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I still have nightmares about the wheelers. When my son put socks on his hands and feet and rolled around the kitchen all like "where's the CHICKEN!?!" it seriously freaked me out, and I realize now that, except in the case of large dogs, that boy has nerves of steel.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

The things that took their heads off in Labyrinth freaked me out when I was young too.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

One of my favorite movies -- my copy of the DVD didn't have anything on it except the movie, though! I let the ex keep it, so now I guess I'll buy the new(er) version.

The videos from it were pretty cool, too. "Underground" and ... "As the World Falls Down," it must've been. You really can't get too much of Bowie and puppets. He should've hosted D.C. Follies, elf leather and all, instead of Fred Willard. (Instead of Fred Willard hosting it, I mean. I doubt Bowie has ever hosted Fred Willard.)

The Gaiman/McKean movie Mirror Mask is intended to be very Labyrinth-like (people keep mistakenly calling it a Labyrinth sequel), and apparently they uncovered a lot of the props from the movie while making theirs.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I loved the head-popping Fieries (however you spell it) cause they freaked my little brother out :)

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I also love the bird sitting on the old man's head...

it is so stimulating being your hat

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oooh and the false alarms "aww, please, it's been such a long time..."

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"It is so stimulating being your hat" was like this running-joke between me and my ex for years, to the extent that a running joke can be just quoting the line at random in grocery stores and airports.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

It still is with me and one of my friends.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

That really is one of the great lines of movies, the more I think about it!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i have been known to repeat, "CHARLEY BEAR! yeah, you need Charley bear!" to myself for no real reason...

― Kingfish Beestick (Kingfish), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, I've found I don't watch Labyrinth thinking how 80s it is, which is weird, cause it ... is.

It's also a very different thing watching it with kids, cause they laugh at different stuff.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Lukas laughed his ass off when Bowie kicked that one goblin muppet. I thought he was gonna collapse a lung!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:22 (twenty-two years ago)

See? And like at the end when it gets all Eschery (and dramatic and whatnot), the kids would be all, "The stairs are on the ceiling! They need an architect!"

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 5 December 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate to correct the Ned, but Jennifer Connelly's first leading role was in Dario Argento's Phenomena.

― Sean (Sean), Saturday, 6 December 2003 03:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Here is an excerpt from a review of Requiem for a Dream, which hilariously references Labyrinth:

I have talked to young cinemafiles from across the nation of america, and I have learned that there are many young men out there who get a hard on for this gal Jennifer Connelly. She was in the labyrinth movie with David Bowie and some puppets, apparently. Not sure what that whole fetish is about but then it is not my place to say. I am merely an observer in all this. And what I have observed, is something going up Jennifer Connelly's ass in this movie. I won't go into details but believe me people, this is not going to help you with your crush. This was a brave scene for her to do, a disturbing and humiliating one and I almost think the poor gal was being exploited because this is not something she can ever take back. I don't care if it's even a body double. If they ever make a Labyrinth 2, you're going to keep remembering what happened to the poor girl in this movie. And you're going to imagine you see a sadness in the puppet's eyes. And you won't be able to shake it.

They know. The puppets know.

I mean, this is a sad fucking movie. Many of you will probaly never masturbate again.

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 6 December 2003 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate to correct the Ned, but Jennifer Connelly's first leading role was in Dario Argento's Phenomena.

Hey, you're right! I stand corrected.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 6 December 2003 03:58 (twenty-two years ago)

ASS TO ASS

― ModJ (ModJ), Saturday, 6 December 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

I'm watching this right now. "Magic Dance" is still pretty much the greatest song ever. Why doesn't Bowie do more absolute ludicrious crap like this? Oh wait.

― Allyzay, Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Chilly down.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

He looks like the bastard child of Poison and Pirates of the Carribean.

― Allyzay, Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think the pirates or Poison ever had tights quite like that. Imagine CC DeVille doing splits JUST FOR YOU that way.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, thanks, I will never sleep again, Ned.

― Allyzay, Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Your posts can be so cruuuuuel.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

isn't a young Jennifer Connelly in this?
-- Chris B. Sure (formerlypoopsmcge...)
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Sure is. First leading role!
-- Ned Raggett (ne...), December 5th, 2003 9:24 AM.

Actually, Dario Argento's Phenomena came out a few years earlier.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck... need to read full threads before playing the "hate to point this out" card.

Oh well, I'm an idiot.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:10 (twenty-two years ago)

BAD ERIC H. NO BISCUIT.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i have the labyrinth soundtrack on CD. a bit sad really.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, like that's worse than not being overly familiar with perhaps the best movie of the '80s with mutant, murderous midget children, telepathy with insects, the most gorgeous super-super-slo-mo shot of a little girl's head going through a plate of glass of all time, Jennifer Connelly inducing vomiting for roughly five minutes or so (or maybe it just seemed that long), a monkey with a straight razor... I mean, I'm sorry, but on the other hand every thread needs to have at least two mentions of Phenomena.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

believe it or not, i have never seen this film.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Labyrinth or Phenomena? (The latter, I recall, has one of the weirdest references to the Bee Gees ever.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I keep getting this movie mixed up with The Dark Crystal.

― may pang (maypang), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

I feel like starting a Labyrinth vs. Dark Crystal taking sides thread, but not enough.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 15 July 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

I need to watch this movei again. I've got it on video somewhere - I might watch it tomorrow. The only bit I can remember is that old woman with the junk on her back trying to convince the gairl that junk is the way forward, and her going "IT'S ALL JUNK!" and throwing it all off. That made a BIG impression on me.

― Come Back Johnny B (Johnney B), Friday, 15 July 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

This movie reminds me of nothing other than being 7 and perfectly happy and I LOVE IT. When I was little Mandee and I would eat peaches and pretend like they made us pass out and attend balls in our dreams. "HOGGLE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" I also still listen to the soundtrack, probably too much for my own good.

― gunther heartymeal (keckles), Friday, 15 July 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

now I can't find the soundtrack and I wish it had some kind of tracking device so I could find out what the location is.

― gunther heartymeal (keckles), Friday, 15 July 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

I was about 15 when I saw this, but even then, the line: 'I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave' was almost indescribably hot to me. That and David Bowie wearing tights.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 15 July 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe that we haven't had a Labyrinth vs. Dark Crystal thread, I could have sworn we did!

I had a huge crush on Jennifer Connelly when I was little.

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 16 July 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

That Requiem for a Dream review upthread is officially the scariest thing ever.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 16 July 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

no it isn't.

http://www.oddpla.net/jareth/index.html

― b'angelo, Thursday, 28 July 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

The Gaiman/McKean movie Mirror Mask is intended to be very Labyrinth-like

And so it proved!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 November 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

"I hit something, yes?"

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 February 2007 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

I was in my 20's the first time I saw this.
Aside from the glorious magic dance, I didn't like it.
Weept.

I'm pretty sure I'd have loved it as a kid though. I mean, I did love frigging The Neverending Story, with its big dragon-dog and Limahl-soundtrack. Surely fox-on-dog and Bowie-soundtrack beats that.

― Øystein, Sunday, 25 February 2007 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

I'd agree, but I'm that way. (That said it's been years since I saw The Neverending Story so...)

Revival prompted by having a slew of friends around last night for dinner and movies and at one point one of them confessed to having have never seen it. So needless to say we immediately watched it (and I discovered some people know it even more thoroughly than I did!).

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 February 2007 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

"Smack that baby, make it pee!"

That is my favorite lyric ever.

― Abbott, Sunday, 25 February 2007 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

lolz I was playing random mp3s yesterday with the missus and I put Magic Dance on. We both love Labyrinth so I downloaded the soundtrack the other day.

― Colonel Poo, Monday, 26 February 2007 09:41 (nineteen years ago)

"Smell baaaddd!" is still a favourite saying between me and my brothers, as is "friend", said in that great voice.

I love this film so much, now I want to watch it again too.

― accentmonkey, Monday, 26 February 2007 10:39 (nineteen years ago)

My brother and I are also fond of "smelll baaaaad!"

― Hurting 2, Monday, 26 February 2007 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

It was all "Come come come, Hogbrain" round my house.

― Colonel Poo, Monday, 26 February 2007 14:41 (nineteen years ago)

very good and already overrated

― Dr Morbius, Monday, 26 February 2007 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

Tsk.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

nowhere near as good as Crystal, fules

― Ste, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

Totally different kind of good.

― accentmonkey, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

My grandma had a VHS tape with Dark Crystal followed by Labyrinth on it, but we always used to fast forward through Dark Crystal to watch Labyrinth when we were at her house. DC is good and everything, but there was no comparison for young me.

― Colonel Poo, Monday, 26 February 2007 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

oh jeez, this is the Bowie thing. Never saw it.

― Dr Morbius, Monday, 26 February 2007 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

"I hit something, yes? no?"

Fixed.

― Eric H., Monday, 26 February 2007 18:06 (nineteen years ago)

Ah thanks.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 February 2007 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

Seeing this in the cinema was the first time I'd heard of David Bowie. For many years after I primarily thought of him as The Goblin King.

It was written by Terry Jones, incidentally.

― chap, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

OMG they totally used the same puppet model for Hoggle in this crappy movie called Troll that was on tonight. It was the same year as Labyrinth as well. As if we wouldn't notice.

― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:21 (seventeen years ago)

What is the name of the big snuffleupagus looking thing JC befriends when she finds it hanging upside down outside the doors with the talking knockers?

― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:25 (seventeen years ago)

talking knockers. heh.

― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:25 (seventeen years ago)

Ludo

― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:26 (seventeen years ago)

thank you!!

― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:26 (seventeen years ago)

It's a pleasure!

― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 20 December 2008 03:28 (seventeen years ago)

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/30/105430.jpg

― that karate douche (╓abies), Saturday, 20 December 2008 15:53 (seventeen years ago)

Fun drunk-w-your-friends movie.

― that karate douche (╓abies), Saturday, 20 December 2008 15:54 (seventeen years ago)

not as good as troll 2

― homosexual II, Saturday, 20 December 2008 18:54 (seventeen years ago)

NILBOG

― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Saturday, 20 December 2008 18:58 (seventeen years ago)

I haven't seen Troll 2 yet! Though I did know the town was called Nilbog. Which in other words means I'm already totally sold.

― that karate douche (╓abies), Sunday, 21 December 2008 13:52 (seventeen years ago)

troll 2 is a present everyone needs to give themselves

― baby jesus cradled in the manor (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:00 (seventeen years ago)

never saw the original Troll but I hear Keith Richards sued the filmmakers for using his likeness to advertise the film

― baby jesus cradled in the manor (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:01 (seventeen years ago)

amirite

― baby jesus cradled in the manor (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:01 (seventeen years ago)

http://i44.tinypic.com/2h3rgic.jpg

― (Z S) (Z S), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:03 (seventeen years ago)

Magic Pants

― baby jesus cradled in the manor (latebloomer), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:04 (seventeen years ago)

A "teaching moment" for children and their parents in cinemas everywhere.

― (Z S) (Z S), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:14 (seventeen years ago)

I loved this except for the creepy kinda-sexual love song after Bowie drugs the girl.

― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 00:08 (seventeen years ago)

Always watch this at Christmas.
There is at least one website dedicated to the bulge.
My brother and I always used to rewind the bit where Bowie walks upside down underneath Sara and then rocks all the way round so he's the right way up, I don't know why but it cracked us up.

― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 21:50 (seventeen years ago)

^^classic moment

― dugong.jpg (jabba hands), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 00:05 (seventeen years ago)

troll is actually pretty good and has some lols, but troll 2 is amazing (not that they are at all related besides the name)

― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 01:26 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

Nice:

http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-girl-coma-cover-bowies-labyrinth-jam

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 September 2010 19:34 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/428468_375695705817849_211129441_n.jpg

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 July 2012 19:40 (thirteen years ago)

excellent

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:40 (thirteen years ago)

haaa

― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:42 (thirteen years ago)

I was singing/watching Magic Dance over the weekend.

I feel like I know I'm going to like someone if I tell them they remind me of the babe and they respond with the correct question.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:43 (thirteen years ago)

What question?

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:48 (thirteen years ago)

smack that baby make it pee

― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:49 (thirteen years ago)

YES!

Only don't do that because that seems mean. Also, that baby in his little striped onesie was ridiculously cute.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Monday, 9 July 2012 19:52 (thirteen years ago)

I was actually listening to a frankly ludicrous and yet thoroughly enjoyable 8-minute remix of Dance Magic when I came across this thread.

― an inevitable disappointment (James Morrison), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 01:40 (thirteen years ago)

Which you're now going to link to here. Please.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 01:57 (thirteen years ago)

It's on Soundcloud here: http://soundcloud.com/harrycartel/david-bowie-magic-dance-danny

― an inevitable disappointment (James Morrison), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:01 (thirteen years ago)

Now they play "When the world falls down" at goth clubs, fyi

― homosexual II, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:02 (thirteen years ago)

I saw this for the first time a couple months ago and was sooo disappointed. Henson should have given Jennifer Connelly the Tina Turner wig and let her play the Goblin King.

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:05 (thirteen years ago)

The first time! What kind of child of the eighties are you anyway.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:16 (thirteen years ago)

Oh Hell No. xp

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1ndqzWAU1qidtp5o1_500.gif

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:19 (thirteen years ago)

too busy watching The Beastmaster and Krull a thousand times each

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:19 (thirteen years ago)

I was doing THAT as well dammit, you can't use that as an excuse!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:20 (thirteen years ago)

I now have this urge to spam every thread with Labyrinth gifs and Alfred is to blame.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:25 (thirteen years ago)

http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/y338/Madbeatlesfan/Bowie/bowie4.gif

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:32 (thirteen years ago)

btw "As The World Falls Down" is a lovely tune, despite the tinker-toy production.

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:32 (thirteen years ago)

You remind me of the babe.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:33 (thirteen years ago)

What babe?

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:34 (thirteen years ago)

The babe with the power.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:36 (thirteen years ago)

What power?

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:36 (thirteen years ago)

The power of voodoo.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:39 (thirteen years ago)

Who do?

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:43 (thirteen years ago)

You do.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:45 (thirteen years ago)

Do what?

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:48 (thirteen years ago)

Like you -- oh whatever

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 02:50 (thirteen years ago)

did they ever acknowledge that this movie is totally ripped off from

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hyL6wGneZfg/T6nOHrPxnMI/AAAAAAAAB34/8hedc-afsUo/s1600/outsideoverthere.jpg

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 06:18 (thirteen years ago)

I think that's explicitly acknowledged in the credits

― an inevitable disappointment (James Morrison), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 10:43 (thirteen years ago)

Alfred, this is extremely upsetting news.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 10:47 (thirteen years ago)

Indeed, but we all have our flaws.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:41 (thirteen years ago)

Alfred, I would've married you, but I require my husbands to be able to quote at will from three movies -- All About Eve, JFK and Labyrinth. So close.

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:44 (thirteen years ago)

What the hell is Krull?

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:44 (thirteen years ago)

btw Eric, your "what question" response yesterday did not go unappreciated. Just saying.

― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:45 (thirteen years ago)

What response?

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:45 (thirteen years ago)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6x7ry7WLU1qmub5oo1_500.jpg

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:46 (thirteen years ago)

Alfred, I would've married you, but I require my husbands to be able to quote at will from three movies -- All About Eve, JFK and Labyrinth. So close.

more champagne?

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:46 (thirteen years ago)

You know, you're not a bad looking man, Mr. Gareth.

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:47 (thirteen years ago)

What the hell is Krull?

A weird fucking mess, but a watchable one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_%28film%29

First time I ever saw Liam Neeson, Freddie Jones and Francesca Annis onscreen, though, as well as saw a film directed by near-ultimate journeyman Peter Yates:

RIP Peter Yates, who directed at least one film you love if not a number of them

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)

I fear that if I'm only getting around to Krull now, it'll be the same "too late" thing that led to Alfred's current transgression.

― frank o'sin (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 15:10 (thirteen years ago)

I have never watched Krull either -- I tended to shy away from action movies in the eighties unless there were puppets involved.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 15:37 (thirteen years ago)

Okay, it so happens that Krull is on cable right now -- what is this movie I can't even.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 22:40 (thirteen years ago)

Yes precisely.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 22:47 (thirteen years ago)

The lead guy is so melodramatic and fey -- I like that he was dramatically skipping off to fight in the action scenes.

― I found him in a Bon Ton ad (Nicole), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 22:49 (thirteen years ago)

There is a reason why it's on in the background of this scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TUTxAK1EqQ

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 22:51 (thirteen years ago)

four months pass...

this is not a great movie, no. wtf is the goblin king even about.

hoggle is john giles.

― bill paxman (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:09 (thirteen years ago)

maybe giles and dunphy both

― bill paxman (darraghmac), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:10 (thirteen years ago)

Not a great movie, get out.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:14 (thirteen years ago)

You have no soul, it was replaced with hate and clovers.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:14 (thirteen years ago)

I would like to point out that the entire colloquy of "you remind me of a babe. what babe? the babe with the power..." was directly copied from The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer starring Cary Grant.

― Aimless, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:15 (thirteen years ago)

HORRIBLE sister

― andrew m., Tuesday, 27 November 2012 21:15 (thirteen years ago)

my wife refuses to watch this again (I think she saw parts of it once, 20 years ago) despite being a big bowie fan. how can I convince her otherwise?

― akm, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:29 (thirteen years ago)

Remind her of the magic pants.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:34 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_IcWf8EVjU
ball manipulation (as the guy who is standing either behind or underneath Bowie is credited with)

― Paul McCartney, the Gary Barlow of The Beatles (snoball), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:47 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.ministryofmanipulation.com/articles/michael-moschen/

After watching Labyrinth, the public were fascinated, thousands wanted to learn to manipulate balls

I bet they did...

― Paul McCartney, the Gary Barlow of The Beatles (snoball), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:49 (thirteen years ago)

I was so disappointed when I finally got around to this

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:51 (thirteen years ago)

Your objections upthread were noted and mocked. (Out of love, but even so.)

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:52 (thirteen years ago)

I will always love "Underground" though.

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 22:53 (thirteen years ago)

kelley polar's 'magic dance' cover, sung mostly in italian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NykiaisQ2LQ

― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 23:19 (thirteen years ago)

Soundtrack is the best.
My husband once made me a flipbook of the bit where Bowie walks upside down in the Escher bit then rotates over to the right way up. Also his sister went to school with Toby.

― kinder, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 23:29 (thirteen years ago)

Alfred, the fact that you hate all movies is reason #1 I want you for a husband. No fights over movies.

― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 23:35 (thirteen years ago)

We'd drink a lot of martinis and never have gay sex!

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:14 (thirteen years ago)

The terms are too high. Unconditional surrender.

― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:16 (thirteen years ago)

A milkshake?

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:17 (thirteen years ago)

You by any chance got bicarbonate of soda in the house?

― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:20 (thirteen years ago)

Trivia: sculptor Ron Mueck (known for his hyperrealistic giants) provides the voice and puppeteering for Ludo and a Firey in Labyrinth. "Smell Bad!!"

― Chinchilla! Chinchilla! Chinchilla! (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:34 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

Streaming on Netflix:

http://instantwatcher.com/titles/199396

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 02:24 (eleven years ago)

has been for a long time, I think. still can't convince the family to watch it.

― akm, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 03:46 (eleven years ago)

I think it went away for a bit and was returned or something of the sort. Your family needs to step up. :-D

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 03:57 (eleven years ago)

planning a xmas day double-header of labyrinth and dark crystal.

― just1n3, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 07:26 (eleven years ago)

Don't think I've actually watched it all the way through in adulthood, must rectify.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:19 (eleven years ago)

Was Bowie first choice for Goblin King? Fucking inspired piece of casting.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:22 (eleven years ago)

planning a xmas day double-header of labyrinth and dark crystal.

My grandma had both of these dubbed on a VHS tape. My sister & I watched it so many times when we were growing up. Mostly Labyrinth, tbh, we'd normally fast forward past the Dark Crystal.

― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:24 (eleven years ago)

And I see I already posted that in 2007! Oh well.

― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:25 (eleven years ago)

The one time I watched Dark Crystal as a kid I thought it was quite boring.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:27 (eleven years ago)

i was just going to post about how the olsen twins look exactly like gelflings and so I googled and found this lol

Has anyone noticed that Mary Kate and Ashley look just like the puppets from The Dark Crystal?

― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 13:27 (eleven years ago)

one year passes...

I have questions.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/labyrinth-get-reboot-guardians-galaxy-858487

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 January 2016 00:15 (ten years ago)

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