Pretty sure the undertones of the movie were pedophilia inspired. I was uncomfortable watching it.

Many Years ago, Charity Dawn Cook/smith/mcpharlain suggested this movie. I didn't see it until last year. What a sucky movie! I dont see what anyone saw in it. I saw it once and gave it away to someone else. emily got it.

Another childhood classic that I decided to reappraise now I am a cynical jaded adult. For clarification purposes, I actually saw it during a limited cinema release and it didn't appear to be remastered in any way. For the uninitiated, Jennifer Connelly plays Sarah, a teenage girl who is frustrated by her infant brothers crying to the point she calls for the Goblin King (David Bowie) to take him away, which he duly obliges. To rescue her brother, Sarah has 13 hours to navigate the labyrinth and get to the Goblin Kings castle, but the maze is populated by both friends and foes and physics and logic don't always apply. Directed by the legendary Jim Henson, the puppetry work is, of course, top notch. They have a timeless quality that still rings true today. Some of the other visual effects though haven't aged quite as well, the CGI owl that bookends the film and some of the green screen work don't measure up to today's standards - though the film is now 30 years old. Plot wise, it's a little wayward - more like a collection of events rather than a story that progresses. It doesn't really earn Sarah's redemption given how horrible she is in the opening scenes. That said, some of these events are now iconic moments, mostly linked to the songs that Bowie wrote and performed for the production. These include the song and dance routine around "Magic Dance" and the MC Esher themed "Within You". Bowie is excellent throughout, funny but with a danger behind the eyes that never goes away. There's lots of humour in the film, the contribution of Terry Jones as scriptwriter is evident. Whether a younger audience will still view it as kindly, I can't say but 30 years later "Labyrinth" is still hugely enjoyable to someone like me, whose been watching it as long as he's been watching films at all. There you go, 300 words and no mention of David Bowie's crotch ..... damn.

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.