Labyrinth * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

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  • @ivyvandeshire
    @ivyvandeshire2 жыл бұрын

    "I hope that baby got therapy after all that he saw" Toby Froud, the actor that played the baby, grew up to become a puppeteer and fabricator of goblins, trolls and any other creature you can think of. He's an actual 'Goblin King' now!

  • @daerdevvyl4314

    @daerdevvyl4314

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was great acting! I would have sworn he actually was a baby!

  • @dand9244

    @dand9244

    2 жыл бұрын

    hehe sounds like he really did need therapy

  • @esidhe

    @esidhe

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dand9244 He followed in his parents’ footsteps.

  • @PurpleLugia

    @PurpleLugia

    2 жыл бұрын

    If I remember right, he was Brian Froud's son- Brian being the creature designer for Jim Henson projects including The Dark Crystal (Wikipedia says Brian was the conceptual designer for this movie too). Toby in turn helped in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. :)

  • @Cau_No

    @Cau_No

    2 жыл бұрын

    He's still working with the Henson Company with his father. They made the "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" series for Netflix. The Dark Crystal is the movie to finish this 'trilogy' of puppetry fantasy films from the 1980s.

  • @paulcurlin2789
    @paulcurlin27892 жыл бұрын

    "Why do I love his voice so much?" Because it is beautiful, iconic and sorely missed ♥

  • @AJ17_

    @AJ17_

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL. OF. THIS.

  • @jeanmarienadal7268

    @jeanmarienadal7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    Paul C.: I feel the same.Such powerfull voice & such GREAT memory.

  • @DrevikkDrevik
    @DrevikkDrevik2 жыл бұрын

    "Labyrinth" is about Jennifer Connelly's character progress. She is supposed to start out annoying and spoiled. She is caught up in drama and essentially avoiding social contact with her fantasies. If you rewatch this movie, notice everything in the background especially in her room. There is a ton of foreshadowing. She also always forgets the power line. "You have no power over me." (Meaning her fantasies have power over her at least until the end). She also screams about how unfair everything is at first but learns over the course of the movie that life is unfair and to accept it. The conflict with the hoarder is her own inability to let go of things as she grows up. She denies Toby her Lancelot at the beginning and give it to him in the end. This is a coming of age movie as she transitions from her childish ways into a more mature teen. The end reassures her that if she ever needs her fantasies that they will be there for her. BTW, Cheryl "Gates" McFadden (Beverly Crusher on Star Trek Next Gen) was the choreographer for this. Jim Henson did Kermit. Frank Oz is Yoda and Miss Piggy (also the guard returning the prison stuff in "The Blue Brothers). Both did more muppets than I care to list here.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    McFadden also plays the wife of Jack Ryan seen at the very beginning of 'The Hunt for Red October' - like Alec Baldwin and the child playing his daughter she was also replaced for 'Patriot Games' and 'Clear and Present Danger'.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also as you mentioned Frank Oz and Blues Brothers he is actually the prison warden in the sequel too.

  • @Psycopathicus
    @Psycopathicus2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, there's a funny story about that 'baby got therapy' scene. They needed a crying reaction from little Toby, and everyone was expecting that when he was surrounded by all those creepy little goblins, it would do the trick; they'd get the reaction, calm him down, etc. But, in fact, Toby loved the goblins, and wasn't scared at all - the reaction they ultimately got wasn't because he was frightened, it was because he was HUNGRY - it was time for his bottle, and they put off giving it to him just long enough for him to get frustrated and start crying. You should check out 'The Dark Crystal'. It's quite similar to this in terms of visual style, techniques, etc., but I feel it is slightly more 'adult' than 'Labyrinth' - as such, it might appeal to you more. (Plus, it's REALLY cool.)

  • @aaronchang9317

    @aaronchang9317

    2 жыл бұрын

    He wouldn't be scared of the goblins because his house was full of them! He grew up with his parents work half finished around the house.

  • @Psycopathicus

    @Psycopathicus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aaronchang9317 Good point. Plus, what little kid doesn't love fairies and such?

  • @TheJulianFletcher

    @TheJulianFletcher

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or Legend

  • @DanSolo0119

    @DanSolo0119

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't blame him. I don't think I would have been the least bit scared of them as a baby.

  • @laughingdoc1673

    @laughingdoc1673

    10 ай бұрын

    Mmmmm, mmmm, yes mmm. 😅 jk those big tall creatures freak me out.

  • @Vestorimin
    @Vestorimin2 жыл бұрын

    Regarding Sarah: yes, she was a total brat at the beginning of the film. I feel like that was intentional; she was an entitled, overdramatic teenager who felt like everything was about her. The story was about her growth and improvement. She risked her life for her baby brother, she made friends, she had to get creative and overcome challenges like the masked ball sequence (surely some sort of wish-fulfillment fantasy for a teenage girl). At the end of the film she was more mature and less selfish.

  • @BDogg2023

    @BDogg2023

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’re not wrong, I just personally think it was done in a piss poor way.

  • @DarthTach

    @DarthTach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well her biological Mother ran off to become a famous Dancer/Movie star and her Dad re-married and the kid is her Half-Brother. So she was used to being the center of attention for a long time. But yes this is basically a story of a teenager starting down the first steps of maturity and womanhood.

  • @AuspexAO

    @AuspexAO

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also think they intentionally made her very childish because this movie is a unique coming of age story. It's aim is not to turn Sarah into an adult (I think she's meant to be 14?) It's aim is to bring her out of that phase in a young person's life where they are the center of attention and the only thing that matters in the world. At the end, Sarah is still a kid inside, she still has her imagination and her joy. I just think they needed to make her as selfish and annoying as she was at the beginning to make a transition like that work. I think Jennifer Connelly reads a little old. When I was younger (I was less 10 or 11 when I saw this). I had a huge crush on her, but I thought she was the age of my 17 to 18 year old babysitters. Had she been that age, her behavior would have been disgusting.

  • @vincentlyon7448

    @vincentlyon7448

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the actress was old for the part. They were not very clear about that. That is my only criticism of this film. I have watched it I don’t know how many times I think it was number six when I first saw the milk bottles at the goblin Kings doorstep. There’s always something visual going on in every part of the screen in every scene.

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    She’s 15-16 which is exactly the right age for this story, simultaneously too old and too young. The unspoken relationship between her and Jareth is complex and confusing, which is exactly the right tone. I think this movie isn’t perfect, but it’s brilliant work of technique and imagination.

  • @faeyh472
    @faeyh4722 жыл бұрын

    Ashleigh: “David Bowie’s pants are a little too tight to doing these close ups…” Me: LOL “Ashleigh, meet the Bowie Bulge!”

  • @erinsmith4416

    @erinsmith4416

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or as I call it "The David Wowie"

  • @HalSchirmer

    @HalSchirmer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, you have no idea- The "contact juggling" with the crystal balls by Jareth was done by a "stunt juggler" who was pretty-much upside down and backwards, reaching-around Bowie to get the shot.

  • @Malfehzan

    @Malfehzan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HalSchirmer Michael Moshen, I would guess, given the year the movie came out.

  • @twilightman2816

    @twilightman2816

    2 жыл бұрын

    Major Tom to Ground Control: Tell my wife I love her very much. SHE "KNOWS"!!!!!!!!!!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/moKK1bBvoLjKYLg.html

  • @QuayNemSorr

    @QuayNemSorr

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was completely intentional. He wore a codpiece. Remember a part of growing up is coming to terms with your sexuality.

  • @spideywebz5089
    @spideywebz50892 жыл бұрын

    Since you mentioned "The Crotch", my husband thought I ought to amuse you and the rest of your followers with the true story of my Labyrinth reaction when my mother took me to see it for my 13th birthday: I was really excited to see the movie, as a Bowie fan since early childhood - and I was positively melting in my seat watching David strutting around as Jareth (I'm sorry, but I *loved* that wig. Still do). Naturally, at that age, I'd recently hit puberty so I was noticing men. Oh, I'm also autistic (this is an important part of the tale; you'll soon find out why). During the scene where you noticed the face in the rock (Bowie's face: it's hidden throughout the movie) my mother waited for the almost-whispered lines between accusing Hoggle of helping Sarah and threatening him with the Bog of Eternal Stench, before whispering to me "David Bowie's really good in this, isn't he?" So there I am, nearly 13 years old. Hormones everywhere, with my ovaries maturing at an accelerated rate for reasons of David Bowie in tight leggings. Autistic, with absolutely no filter. I'm sat there wishing I was Hoggle for just that split second, and now Mum is talking at me just as the knee bends and The Crotch does its thing with Hoggle's left eye. My response, in a silent auditorium, was a not-quite-shouted "Mum. You are supposed to be looking at his FACE!" And now, 35 years later, my Mum will still tell anybody who will listen about how I embarrassed her at the cinema when I caught her ogling The Crotch.

  • @darthgorbag

    @darthgorbag

    2 жыл бұрын

    OMG I just hurt myself laughing! Best story I've heard in a long time. Thank you for sharing.

  • @pyrettablaze86

    @pyrettablaze86

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can't not. That package is EPIC. IT DESERVES ITS OWN ZIPCODE 😅😍

  • @testfire3000

    @testfire3000

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha! What a fabulous story! I love it!

  • @itzakpoelzig330

    @itzakpoelzig330

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't know if you're still interested, but you can see David Bowie's bare butt in the vampire movie 'The Hunger' from 1983.

  • @sarahormerod6261

    @sarahormerod6261

    3 ай бұрын

    BRILLIANT!

  • @josealmeida2842
    @josealmeida28422 жыл бұрын

    The baby not only went on to be a make up artist for “The Dark Crystal” TV series, but he did his own version of “Dance Magic Dance” in tribute to David Bowie when he passed away.

  • @tempsitch5632

    @tempsitch5632

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jennifer Connelly went on to have BOOBS ! But seriously, I love Career Opportunities.

  • @blueamaranth9419

    @blueamaranth9419

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tempsitch5632 And an OSCAR.

  • @tempsitch5632

    @tempsitch5632

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@blueamaranth9419 Lucky Oscar.

  • @TabaquiJackal906
    @TabaquiJackal9062 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie's.....leggings....were a sexual awakening for many of us in the 80's. :D The other classic along this vein is 'Legend', which is absolutely delightful and might work for HallowBeans - Tim Curry as 'Darkness' (and a wee Tom Cruise!).

  • @DarthTach

    @DarthTach

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mia Sara in that Black Dress.......there is a reason I like Goth Girls.

  • @luludee1300

    @luludee1300

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's so true 😂 I didn't know what I was feeling about him, but I felt it! Damn, now that I think about it, he was the first sexy, mysterious lothario to seduce me....and at such a young age. Yikes!😱

  • @drknstrmynyte

    @drknstrmynyte

    2 жыл бұрын

    ..."along this vein" huhuhuhu yeah

  • @sarahs5571

    @sarahs5571

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god... Tim Curry as Darkness! Both him and Bowie were my first couple of crushes when I was younger 😍

  • @EricaGamet

    @EricaGamet

    2 жыл бұрын

    I already loved Bowie, but this movie came out just as I graduated high school. For a hot second, Bowie's pants made me think maybe I wasn't gay. But that's just the power of Bowie!

  • @wwciii
    @wwciii2 жыл бұрын

    This is what happens when you combine Terry Jones (from Monty Python), Jim Henson, George Lucas, and David Bowie. Incredible Talent.

  • @XS_Sanz

    @XS_Sanz

    2 жыл бұрын

    "directed by the creator of The Muppets, produced by the creator of Star Wars, and written by an original member of Monty Python, and its lead actor is one of most legendary solo artists in the history of Rock & Roll." quoted in TV Tropes.

  • @brigidtheirish

    @brigidtheirish

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also incredibly *trippy.* Awesome!

  • @stevensauer1944

    @stevensauer1944

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Brian Froud. Without him, it's a much different film.

  • @jgrado3
    @jgrado32 жыл бұрын

    The Goblin King is such an interesting character. David Bowie described him as reluctantly inherited the job and the goblins have (without his permission) kidnapped this random child and he spends the movie trying to solve the issue as best he can. The baby just happens to belong to the girl he’s in love with.

  • @littlekong7685

    @littlekong7685

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a cool fan theory that the Goblin King was a half/mortal half fae who fell in love with a girl named Sarah. He built an empty kingdom for the both of them, but she refused to join him because she had a little brother to care for when her parents died. He went back to make his kingdom even better, but for him a few days had passed, but for her it was a lifetime. He returned to her gone, but not understanding mortal lives he sought her out, thinking she was hiding. He found another Sarah with a little brother and decided to steal the baby to lure her in as a game. If she won his maze, she got the baby back, if she lost, he kept the baby and it eventually became a Goblin (hence the name, and hence the song you remind me of the babe, because it was, once). Over time some Sarah's escaped with their siblings, others did not, and the story grew with each attempt, as did the Goblin horde, the goblin city to house them, and the maze grew ever larger. Each time Jareth wanting only more time with his beloved Sarah and so making the labyrinth longer each time so as to spend that much more time with her as this was his only chance to be with her, so he would make it last. Hoggle and the rest have seen so many Sarah's (Hence the "of course you are" comment, why did he ask? They are ALWAYS Sarah). Jareth doesn't WANT to be the Goblin king, he wants to be King with his Queen Sarah, but if all she wants to do is play these silly little game,s then so be it. This is all from posts over the years on the movie creating lore and backstory.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@littlekong7685 "Hoggle and the rest have seen so many Sarah's (Hence the "of course you are" comment, why did he ask? They are ALWAYS Sarah). " The problem with that statement is that I heard it in another film in the mid 80s. Highlander. "Hi, my name's Candy...." "Of course you are......" It doesn't necessarily mean anything depending on the context - sort of like a less crib sounding "yo momma" thing.

  • @brandypreslar3791

    @brandypreslar3791

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@littlekong7685 that fan theory needs to be made into a fanfiction story. it sounds very interesting.

  • @kassard1

    @kassard1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@littlekong7685 I love this fan theory 😍 so heartwrenching and dark.

  • @felpawgaming8767
    @felpawgaming87672 жыл бұрын

    The one song that David Bowie sings her inside the masquerade ball was one of the most beautiful love songs from the '80s.

  • @aarien_of_aurolyth
    @aarien_of_aurolyth2 жыл бұрын

    Ashleigh: "This scene makes me uncomfortable" Everyone: "Yes." Those Fireys can burn in childhood trauma hell.

  • @insaned4666

    @insaned4666

    2 жыл бұрын

    They were always my favorite!! To each their own ….

  • @mangerinegirl

    @mangerinegirl

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t get why everyone hates those guys! They crack me up every time haha.

  • @MelloraFraggle

    @MelloraFraggle

    2 жыл бұрын

    I loved em when I was a kid

  • @bibitch

    @bibitch

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love the Fireys! Chilly down is a bop!

  • @johntumahab323

    @johntumahab323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like many children's films of the 80s, this movie emotionally scarred me for years and I was too terrified to watch most of it. But...the Fireys were one exception.

  • @rkstevenson5448
    @rkstevenson54482 жыл бұрын

    "A choose-your-own-adventure game with something different behind every door would be so much fun." D&D. You're describing D&D.

  • @shawnlewis3632

    @shawnlewis3632

    2 жыл бұрын

    This, absolutely ❤

  • @skeletordanzig4999

    @skeletordanzig4999

    2 жыл бұрын

    HEROQUEST

  • @jamesfield1674

    @jamesfield1674

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or Pathfinder

  • @keithhealing1115

    @keithhealing1115

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or, when one grows up, Runequest...

  • @thedeepfriar745

    @thedeepfriar745

    2 жыл бұрын

    Depends on the dice roll

  • @gmchris3752
    @gmchris37522 жыл бұрын

    As an adult, one of the things that elevates this film is realizing that it's all a metaphor for her growing up. Jareth and his bulge were about sexual maturity, the hoarder was about clinging to the trappings of childhood, etc., etc. The crazy-scary red guys MIGHT be about the bodily changes of puberty, or just Jim Henson's fever dream. On a connected note, have you seen the classic muppet films or the Muppet Show? They are great, and NOT kid's shows.

  • @jculver1674

    @jculver1674

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Bog of Eternal Stench might be a metaphor for the overall yuckiness of puberty.

  • @brigidtheirish

    @brigidtheirish

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you sure the entire movie wasn't Jim Henson's fever dream?

  • @michaelweymouth1791
    @michaelweymouth17912 жыл бұрын

    It took me a number of years of growing up, before I understood her lines at the end. "I need you, Hoggle. Every once in a while in my life, for no reason at all...I need you." Who else cherishes those giddy feels? As we get older, we go back. Memories.

  • @cyberwolf_1013
    @cyberwolf_10132 жыл бұрын

    Has Ashleigh watched The Dark Crystal yet? I really feel that is a must to compete after she's already done Neverending Story and Labyrinth. Those 3 are like the trio of dark puppeteering kids movies from the 80s. DARK CRYSTAL!

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think maybe The Muppet Movie first.

  • @TheFloorface

    @TheFloorface

    2 жыл бұрын

    love the dark crystal. weirdly couldnt get into the netflix series though

  • @deadbynightupbylunch

    @deadbynightupbylunch

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheFloorface I loved it. I was crushed when they announced they cancelled it after only 1 season.

  • @SAVikingSA

    @SAVikingSA

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dark Crystal is a must. An absolute must. It's genius.

  • @teedawg11

    @teedawg11

    2 жыл бұрын

    As far as Dark Crystal the movie there were no live actors / actresses .Classic Henson magic.

  • @douglascampbell9809
    @douglascampbell98092 жыл бұрын

    Oubliette is a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling commonly found in castles during medieval times.. It was used to hold political and other kinds of prisoners and was built particularly narrow and dark to increase the psychological damage.

  • @ShawnRavenfire

    @ShawnRavenfire

    2 жыл бұрын

    I heard that some historians think they might have only been used as storage spaces.

  • @Malfehzan

    @Malfehzan

    2 жыл бұрын

    (Disregarding whether they really were a thing or just legends)... « Oubliette » is of french origin built on the verb « Oublier » (to forget)... People you throw down there aren't supposed to come out any day soon or late.

  • @luludee1300

    @luludee1300

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Malfehzan Yes 👍, Hoggle was not being facetious when he said it's a place you put someone to forget about them.

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s where they put prisoners they want forgotten forever

  • @samswords9993

    @samswords9993

    2 жыл бұрын

    I believe it comes from the French word for "forget".

  • @Ed-qo4oz
    @Ed-qo4oz2 жыл бұрын

    The girls transition from self centered to being more mature and humble was always a good story for this movie, plus look around her room at the beginning and you’ll see the majority of the characters as toys or decorations

  • @katdenning6535
    @katdenning65352 жыл бұрын

    This movie is like an onion, so many layers every time I watch it. The junkyard scene is one of my favorites because it’s the turning point in her journey. The labyrinth is her internal struggle and self realization story.

  • @susanowen1709

    @susanowen1709

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, you've hit the nail on the head here. This whole movie is a coming-of-age story, and the junkyard scene is where Sarah stops seeing the world through the self-centered eyes of a child, and takes that first real step into adulthood. (And by self-centered, I don't mean stuck up or narcissistic; I mean it takes a while for children to develop empathy, to understand that other people have the same needs and feelings and world-inside-their-heads that they do.) IMHO this scene is the true climax of the movie; the whole "rescue Toby" storyline was really a metaphor for becoming a grown-up. Toby could never have been rescued if Sarah had not had this awakening.

  • @RemyJackson
    @RemyJackson2 жыл бұрын

    "Is this what it's like when you take drugs?" No, this is what it's like when Jim Henson takes drugs. You should watch the outtakes for this movie. David Bowie didn't actually rotate the crystal balls, but there was a guy hiding behind him, and it's his hand we see in the frame. Because he couldn't actually see his hand, he dropped them often. But David Bowie never gets annoyed or upset, he laughs it off take after take. I have to admit, being a Monkees fan growing up, I found it funny when you accidentally called him "Davy" because David Bowie's real name was David Jones, but he used the stage name David Bowie because there was already a musician named Davy Jones.

  • @rocketdave719

    @rocketdave719

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't think Henson really took drugs, though. He did try dropping acid once, according to his biography, but even though he had several friends present to make sure he was okay in case he started seriously tripping, nothing happened.

  • @SierraSierraFoxtrot

    @SierraSierraFoxtrot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Outtakes and behind the scenes, amazing stuff.

  • @TxSonofLiberty

    @TxSonofLiberty

    2 жыл бұрын

    Davy Jones was also David Jones, funny coincidence there. David 'Davy' Thomas Jones vs David 'Bowie' Robert Jones... I think Bowie wins.

  • @crescentfreshbret

    @crescentfreshbret

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rocketdave719 Yeah, when it came to Muppeteers and drugs, Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson were the ones who were into that stuff. It said in that book that they would often sneak off to smoke a joint, and for all I know they may have done more than that.

  • @RemyJackson

    @RemyJackson

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rocketdave719 I meant that as a joke, not to be taken seriously. In actuality, Jim Henson saw puppets as more than just children's entertainment, and sought to make movies aimed toward adults using puppets.

  • @Nostalgio
    @Nostalgio2 жыл бұрын

    “So Frank Oz was Kermit the Frog, right? He’s done a lot of voices.” *Miss Piggy has entered the chat* 🐷

  • @laurabryannan

    @laurabryannan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Frank Oz did not voice Kermit. Kermit was voiced by Jim Henson.

  • @brahamwardrober6774

    @brahamwardrober6774

    2 жыл бұрын

    😅

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Poor Jim Henson - he literally was responsible for all of this and gets so little love because he wasn't Yoda's voice. He's like the Jack Kirby of Muppets - with Frank Oz still alive people just seem to forget he existed at all 😭

  • @emmaclarke2007
    @emmaclarke20072 жыл бұрын

    Funny enough, Terry Jones from Monty Python wrote the screenplay for this movie, so your kind of right about this movie having a Monty Python feel.

  • @Spottedfeather

    @Spottedfeather

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's weird, considering that nothing in the movie is funny...

  • @lucywillis4535

    @lucywillis4535

    2 жыл бұрын

    The scene with the worm is pure Monty python.....

  • @MrTristy22

    @MrTristy22

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucywillis4535 As is the scene with those talking columns: ("Oh please. I haven't said in such a long time.")

  • @alyshaharper8730

    @alyshaharper8730

    2 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Eric Idle also do some design work for the helping hands?

  • @trekkiexb5
    @trekkiexb52 жыл бұрын

    The stairway scene is based off of M.C. Escher. FYI: most of the movie's elements are in her room in the beginning. THe Hobble bookend, Escher print, etc.

  • @alexlail7481

    @alexlail7481

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it would be well worth a rewatch for her to realize all the references that are hidden in her room. 1986 Easter eggs abound! Especially the Escher print above here bed.

  • @crystalfairy912

    @crystalfairy912

    2 жыл бұрын

    “The Hobble bookend” *IT’S HOGGLE*

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@crystalfairy912 He did say it often enough 😅

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexlail7481 Escher's heyday goes back a loooooong time into the 1900s. Certainly long before the 80s, albeit he was not appreciated by the mainstream until around this time.

  • @alexlail7481

    @alexlail7481

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mnomadvfx yes Escher's art was created long before the 80's. He was born around the turn of the century... I was really referencing the aspects the movie included...but his heyday was essentially post WWII into the 60s for creation. My personal favorite is 'Drawing Hands' which is from just after the war. But I like most of his works

  • @Spindler2007
    @Spindler20072 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing that the late Terry Jones from Monty Python did the screenplay for Labyrinth. The door knocker with the handle in his mouth kind of looks like him too.

  • @doughbafett

    @doughbafett

    2 жыл бұрын

    He wrote the original script. But it was heavily re-written during pre-production. Even George Lucas did a draft of it. The final shooting script bore little resemblance to what Jones wrote.

  • @Spindler2007

    @Spindler2007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@doughbafett good point

  • @sexysadie2901

    @sexysadie2901

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@doughbafett But you still can see a lot of Jones in the film.

  • @TheZapan99
    @TheZapan992 жыл бұрын

    When Bowie manipulates the crystal ball, in reality he keeps his right arm behind his back and we see professional magician Michael Moschen juggling blind in his back with his arm out. Michael invented the brand new discipline of contact juggling just for Labyrinth.

  • @mudageki

    @mudageki

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was that the challenge from Penn Teller?

  • @DanSolo0119

    @DanSolo0119

    Жыл бұрын

    You could say he was the King's "right hand man".

  • @DesiSJ
    @DesiSJ2 жыл бұрын

    For kids growing up in the 80s, this, Neverending story and Dark Crystal were THE movies for the world of Magic. This was my Harry Potter on a smaller scale. Its one of my favorites from my childhood that I feel like actually aged well. Also...David Bowie was one of my first ever crushes because of this movie. A whole generation feels that way lol

  • @j.s.2281

    @j.s.2281

    2 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in the 90s and this movie was the bomb. I heard it wasn't as popular at first and became more loved over time.

  • @DaDunge

    @DaDunge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I grew up in the 90s and these was very much my movies.

  • @spitkitten

    @spitkitten

    Жыл бұрын

    same! Jareth was my first crush too :p

  • @brianh9358

    @brianh9358

    Жыл бұрын

    Throw Willow in there also. :)

  • @bignumbers

    @bignumbers

    Жыл бұрын

    Dark Crystal was a masterpiece. The recent series defied my expectations by being pretty amazing too.

  • @stevenschmidt3464
    @stevenschmidt34642 жыл бұрын

    Just watched this movie recently and realized it is all about growing up and leaving childhood. Escaping the desire to always stay in a childlike state of mind. Which is why she says at the end that she will need them. She is saying that no matter what in her life she will still need to have that imagination of the world and never forget who she was. Very fun movie

  • @theman4884
    @theman48842 жыл бұрын

    The "stairs going every which way" are based on a drawing by M.C. Escher.

  • @PhilBagels

    @PhilBagels

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which she has a print of in her bedroom. Sarah, that is. Not Ashleigh.

  • @The3rdGunman

    @The3rdGunman

    2 жыл бұрын

    They did it in Inception too

  • @gutz1981
    @gutz19812 жыл бұрын

    "WOW, How did they do this?" THAT is what I miss about the 80s. Like a puzzle that needed to be solved, you had to use your imagination. Now its like "Oh CGI, interesting." It will never be the same.

  • @Corn_Pone_Flicks

    @Corn_Pone_Flicks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Of course, this film used CGI too, but it didn't quite work. Nowadays it's much better, and practical effects still exist, as well. It's just a bigger tool box to play with.

  • @sanityisrelative

    @sanityisrelative

    2 жыл бұрын

    iirc they shot it backwards. They had Bowie lying back on a board and lowered him back then reversed the footage so it looks like he's rising.

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    @@Corn_Pone_Flicks a bigger tool box but contemporaries aren't using it, hence the decline in quality.

  • @boboboy8189

    @boboboy8189

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love this movie because of genius practical FX and Jennifer Connelly is so 🔥

  • @Aurochhunter

    @Aurochhunter

    2 жыл бұрын

    @gutz1981 Ikr, I asked the same thing years back when I first saw this, according to my cousin, they used "special glue."

  • @poolhall9632
    @poolhall96322 жыл бұрын

    Oubliette - from the French “to forget” Usually a cell or hole in the ground where someone was left to die. These were commonly tied into castle’s human waste dumps etc.

  • @kassimccaughey1065

    @kassimccaughey1065

    2 жыл бұрын

    This movie is why I remembered that in French class lol

  • @kattahj

    @kattahj

    2 жыл бұрын

    My mind was blown when I found out those were real!

  • @poolhall9632

    @poolhall9632

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kattahj I saw a real one at Warwick castle in England when I was about 10 years old. The thought of that type of death has haunted me since.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poolhall9632 There's one at Cardiff Castle too, definitely not a great way to die.

  • @SarahlabyrinthLHC

    @SarahlabyrinthLHC

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poolhall9632 I saw that one too - horrific. Probably not even big enough to sit up in. And in total darkness.

  • @harmonicpies
    @harmonicpies2 жыл бұрын

    This movie is so batshit crazy, overlaid with David Bowie’s transcendent coolness, that I have already hit the like button before the play button. I have no earthly idea how you’re going to react to this one, but I love that it will be an honest one.

  • @justinadams2010
    @justinadams20102 жыл бұрын

    Gates McFadden, aka Dr Crusher from Star Trek TNG, was the choreographer for this film.

  • @redsands1001

    @redsands1001

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @Warlock_UK

    @Warlock_UK

    2 жыл бұрын

    And one of the Fireys was Danny John-Jules, the Cat from Red Dwarf. And one of the Blade movies.

  • @EricaGamet

    @EricaGamet

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Warlock_UK Now THAT I didn't know! Also, I hated the Fireys then and I hate them still haha!

  • @drakocarrion

    @drakocarrion

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Warlock_UK Danny John Jules was TWO of the firejacks.

  • @Warlock_UK

    @Warlock_UK

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@drakocarrion oh yeah!

  • @rachelmaley2218
    @rachelmaley22182 жыл бұрын

    The big shaggy creature's name is Ludo (LOO-Doe), and he's a rock singer. (Think about it - you'll get it.)

  • @katherinenobles5034

    @katherinenobles5034

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ludo is also the Latin word for "game"

  • @duffelbag1127
    @duffelbag11272 жыл бұрын

    I first saw this movie as a kid in the 80s. Bowie did a great job on the soundtrack. “Underground,” “As the world falls down,” and “within you“ I get stuck in my head from time to time. They have an underrated catchiness.

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    13:45 “Why is this scene taking so long?” 😂 Because the children's audience want to enjoy their puppets' show and costumed characters for the longer times over the dramatic pieces 🥳.

  • @labyfan1313
    @labyfan13132 жыл бұрын

    My favourite movie of all time and there's so many questions to answer: - To note Sarah is played by Jennifer Connelly who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in A Beautiful Mind. She is married to Paul Bettany who plays Vision in the MCU. - there was actually a person standing behind David Bowie putting his arms through to do the crystal ball juggling, you can see how they did it in the behind the scenes special "Inside the Labyrinth". David kept laughing every time the juggler dropped the ball. - the baby is played by Toby Froud the son of puppeteer Brain Froud. He grew up to follow in his fathers footsteps continuing to work with puppets. - The question of one door leads to the centre of the Labyrinth and one door leads to certain death, Sarah got right, if works out if you think about it very slowly. I always figured if she just made it over the shaft of hands she would have been fine. Yes, who would ever choose down. - As a kid for the longest time I thought he said Ougliette, then when internet rolled around I learned it was actually oubliette which is usually a basement dungeon accessible only through a hatch in a high ceiling. - That statue of the face is David Bowie/Jareth's face. It his hidden 7 times in the Labyrinth, that one being the most obvious but you can see a list with pictures of the rest here: faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-7-hidden-faces-in-labyrinth-film/ - Yes David Bowie is wearing a wig, but I don't know what you're talking about, Jareth/David Bowie is so sexy all the time. - That's the Junk Lady there are a many Junk People who live in the trash surrounding the Goblin City. She is working for Jareth, trying to distract Sarah from her mission to save Toby - the part where Jareth comes over the edge of the ledge was done by a stunt double with a hydraulic arm attached to his leg. You can also see how it's done in "Inside the Labyrinth" - The reason this reminds you of Monty Python is because Terry Jones one of the Monty Python members wrote the screenplay (with Jim Henson, George Lucas and others) - Frank Oz was the voice of Miss Piggy, Jim Henson was the voice of Kermit and the creator of the Muppets. Jim Henson's son Brian did the voice of Hoggle and was part of the team puppeteering his face. - No this was not David Bowie's music outlet. He was chosen by Jim Henson (there other choices were Sting and Michael Jackson) to do this film that was Henson's idea to do a coming of age story since he had daughter that age at the time. Bowie was asked to write some music for the film. Just to put my thought on this when I was a kid I never thought that Sarah was a selfish brat. I was completely on her side. I never understood until I got older that she was actually in the wrong and acting childish. lol

  • @DanJackson1977
    @DanJackson19772 жыл бұрын

    I feel privileged to have grown up during Jim Henson's heyday. Between Sesame Street, the Muppet Show (and movies), Fraggle Rock, and his films like this and Dark Crystal that pushed the boundaries... he and Frank Oz and the rest of his crew practically raised a generation.. and I weep for future generations that cant appreciate the creativity and humanity of his art.

  • @craftyladybug411

    @craftyladybug411

    2 жыл бұрын

    Frank Oz was amazing I’ve seen so many of his movies!

  • @DanJackson1977

    @DanJackson1977

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@craftyladybug411 he still is.. he ain't dead yet 🤣 he was great in Knives Out.. and as much as I didnt care for the movie.. it was good to have his Yoda back in Last Jedi

  • @SadPeterPan1977

    @SadPeterPan1977

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also The Storyteller with John Hurt.

  • @veronicagross7458

    @veronicagross7458

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just downloaded for myself the complete season of the Story Teller. For many years I thought I just imagined that show, so glad I found it... Jim Henson at his best.

  • @alexlail7481

    @alexlail7481

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jim Henson had an eye for detail that is rare, but shared with many of the producers/ directors/ filmmakers that are considered all time greats. His other great talent was finding people who understand or at least trusted the direction he was going because he consistently pushed the boundaries of his art and technology available. And as a result we have this and many other great works of art

  • @devyn1772
    @devyn17722 жыл бұрын

    David Bowie’s voice is so soothing to me. Always has been. ❤️

  • @RockRedGenesis
    @RockRedGenesis2 жыл бұрын

    This film, Neverending Story and Dark Crystal. Three films that were a huge part of my childhood. Loved these films!

  • @jenkzkh
    @jenkzkh2 жыл бұрын

    "is his pants supposed to be snake print?" Ignores hoggle's face next to buldge 🤣🤣

  • @gerstelb
    @gerstelb2 жыл бұрын

    8:50 “Oubliette” is a real word. It’s a medieval form of prison cell - a deep hole with an opening at the top sometimes covered with a grate of some kind. It really is “someplace you put someone to forget about them” - think of the word “oblivion.”

  • @MetalHeadReacts

    @MetalHeadReacts

    2 жыл бұрын

    The word Oubliette originates from the French word Oublier meaning "To forget" so essentially it's a place to put people to forget about them.

  • @mordicus420

    @mordicus420

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MetalHeadReacts exactement 😉👍

  • @wyterabitt2149

    @wyterabitt2149

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MetalHeadReacts From Latin all the way to the start.

  • @Papabear4564

    @Papabear4564

    2 жыл бұрын

    it was also referred to as a forgetting room, they even put jagged stones into the floor of the room so you couldn't sleep... an awful way to break someone

  • @lisathuban8969

    @lisathuban8969

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've seen one, from the top, in person. Very frightening, even though you know you won't go in it.

  • @rondanakamura2655
    @rondanakamura26552 жыл бұрын

    Ashleigh, if you haven't yet seen them, The Princess Bride and Roman Holiday NEED to be on your list!

  • @HemlockRidge
    @HemlockRidge2 жыл бұрын

    The stairs are based upon M.C. Escher's art. His paintings are called "Relativity", and "House of Stairs".

  • @wiredtardis
    @wiredtardis2 жыл бұрын

    As far as Sarah's character goes, you have to see the finer details of her room to get a better understanding of where she's coming from with her angst. If you look closely, you can see clippings of her mom's success as an actress and coupled with a very David Bowie looking guy after she left her marriage behind. With the insecurities of a child left behind by a parent, you can better empathize and understand the story's subtext. I always felt that it was closer to a Wizard of Oz than a Never-Ending Story in that regard. I think when this millennial should check back after a few years to see if any of this has grown on her, despite what she says here.

  • @spideywebz5089

    @spideywebz5089

    2 жыл бұрын

    Plus Hoggle, Sir Didymus, a Fiery and the Escher painting are all there.

  • @aaronchang9317

    @aaronchang9317

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's also only 14! She had a major growth spurt between casting and filming and was meant to look a lot younger than she does in the movie.

  • @nikkipittman761

    @nikkipittman761

    2 жыл бұрын

    Her mother leaving her behind, her stepmother expecting her to be Free Childcare without bothering to ask (truly an elder daughter's lament all around), giving the baby her things without asking, and no one taking her passions seriously... Sarah definitely needs perspective, but her frustrations as a young teenager in that situation are very understandable!

  • @Hiraghm
    @Hiraghm2 жыл бұрын

    35 year old CGI, you gotta give them a break. In 1986, it would take a supercomputer the size of a room a week to render one frame of that owl.

  • @zelamorre1126
    @zelamorre11262 жыл бұрын

    I was 5 when I saw this movie. My babysitter put it on because she figured it would be fine because it had puppets and such. (Plus she was a teen girl, so she was into the David Bowie bits.) It scared me, and needless to say, the puberty subtext was completely lost on me. I never have re-watched it, but certain scenes are still burned into my brain.

  • @ScientificallyStupid
    @ScientificallyStupid2 жыл бұрын

    "I like him, he's my favorite character so far"- sums up my feelings about the worm, as well. I would have had a mighty hard time resisting his invitation, although there wouldn't be much of a movie if Sarah had just gone inside and met the missus. (I always wondered how she, gigantic compared to the worm, would get "inside")

  • @Billis75
    @Billis752 жыл бұрын

    The CG owl is a big deal as far as evolution of computer generated effects on film. It wasn't the first, but an important step on the way towards more intense CG.

  • @carm3d

    @carm3d

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah little me was blown away by it.

  • @petemk73

    @petemk73

    2 жыл бұрын

    The first cg animated character, obviously, was in young sherlock Holmes. Not Tron.

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@petemk73 Young Sherlock Holmes is a great movie. It’s like goonies meets temple of doom. I watch it as a double feature with ‘Mr. Holmes’ (2015)

  • @SadPeterPan1977

    @SadPeterPan1977

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@petemk73 Tron was a better film though.

  • @stevenr6397

    @stevenr6397

    2 жыл бұрын

    if i remember correctly it was actually the first attempt at a real photo realistic creature, previously CG animation had been fantasy creations that were obviously an effect, like the one is young sherlock holmes which incedently was after Tron so the first cgi CHARACTER would be the 'Master Control Program' from tron though he was just a head!😂 the walking window was however the first cgi character to move around a real world enviroment!

  • @TheGn0x
    @TheGn0x2 жыл бұрын

    the CGI owl was the "first realistic cgi animal" to be seen on the big screen. we've come along way since!

  • @teresadixon2899
    @teresadixon28992 жыл бұрын

    I love seeing peoples' first impression of this movie! While some of my son's friends were staying over, he convinced them to watch this movie with us. They were entranced with the whole thing!

  • @jenfries6417
    @jenfries64172 жыл бұрын

    "Oubliette" = that weird word early in the movie. It's one of the movie's darker details - and it has a lot of dark details. An oubliette is a feature of medieval dungeons and castles. It's from the French word for "forgotten" or "to forget." It's a dead-drop pit or sealed off chamber in which a person would be imprisoned and, well, forgotten about and left to die. Kid's movie. ;)

  • @SneakyCustard
    @SneakyCustard2 жыл бұрын

    Gaaah Labyrinth, my all-time fave WTF movie. I rented this VHS when I was 7 and I basically drove my mom insane because I would insist on rechecking it out every week for an entire summer. There was just something so magical about this movie that has stuck with me to today. Also, fun fact, Prince Charles thought the Bog of Eternal Stench was the funniest thing ever. He was the only one at the London premiere who laughed lol

  • @panowa8319

    @panowa8319

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kind of like when the first STAR WARS film came out, I too was a kid who could not get enough of. Lost track of how many times I went and saw it, and it too drove my mother up the wall. She wanted to see something else, while I wanted to see STAR WARS.

  • @indianabill5740
    @indianabill57402 жыл бұрын

    "Trust the worm!" I tell my wife that all the time.

  • @zoomerelionreyna
    @zoomerelionreyna2 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos! I have some problems in my life and these make me so much happier, keep it up!!! 😁😁

  • @gaulstonedog4633
    @gaulstonedog4633 Жыл бұрын

    Ok you rock....the first reaction I've seen for this movie. Gonna have to become a patreon member now.

  • @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257
    @bryanegelhoffsanimationtec2572 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my brother's favorite movies. Right up there with The Dark Crystal. And, "I wish the Goblins would come and take you away, right now, that's not hard is it", my brother quoted that a lot as a kid.

  • @rockhound1021
    @rockhound10212 жыл бұрын

    I'll recommend "Little Shop of Horror" for Hallow-Beans. I'd love to see your reaction to Steve Martin's song.

  • @Nightroadtube

    @Nightroadtube

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I always support a recommend for Seymour and Audrey II.

  • @AlexisLexLexi

    @AlexisLexLexi

    2 жыл бұрын

    YES!!!

  • @jonathanwessner3456

    @jonathanwessner3456

    2 жыл бұрын

    i used to have a dentist who'd sing that song while working

  • @zomboids2100

    @zomboids2100

    2 жыл бұрын

    *Feed Me Seymour!* 🪴

  • @LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

    @LanceLust1980HugeTheWarningFan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed. Agreed.

  • @TheRumpot76
    @TheRumpot762 жыл бұрын

    You will have SOOO much fun 🤩 going through this a few more times. There are SOOO many things in the background that you will learn and see. Everything in the movie is also in the background. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jamesfield1674
    @jamesfield16742 жыл бұрын

    I swear this is one of the best films ever made, the ending is brilliant

  • @vacantalleyways
    @vacantalleyways2 жыл бұрын

    As a kid I could not understand why she didn't say with him at the end because I just thought Bowie was so beautiful 😂

  • @pamelawilliams3144

    @pamelawilliams3144

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still don't understand.

  • @sexysadie2901

    @sexysadie2901

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pamelawilliams3144 Me neither.

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought making the villain sad and beautiful was an amazing choice

  • @dahobdahob

    @dahobdahob

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@oaf-77 that's the nature of the fae

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dahobdahob exactly. So few movies really capture that. Also I like the subtext that Jareth himself is trapped by his own nature.

  • @SmallFryAmI92
    @SmallFryAmI922 жыл бұрын

    I feel like most people who love this movie, grew up with it, and people who didn’t grow up with it but see it later in life are like meh…it’s alright. I’m personally a Jim Henson fan so all the crazy whimsical movies were staples for me growing up and I still love to this day

  • @ArchoniusXXVII

    @ArchoniusXXVII

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was 11 when it came out and I’m in the “meh” category. I liked Dark Crystal, Neverending Story, Time Bandits though.

  • @alyshaharper8730

    @alyshaharper8730

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's me and my husband, I love it and my husband is just like "meh."

  • @KillCoWhiskeyMusings
    @KillCoWhiskeyMusings2 жыл бұрын

    As a guy who grew up in the 80's here are my random recommendations for the young lady: Legend directed by Ridley Scott, The flight of the navigator directed by Randal Kleiser, Short Circut directed by John Badham and Pee-wee's Big Adventure directed by Tim Burton. 🖖😎🥃

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Several 80s John Badham films are worth a watch IMHO. Blue Thunder and Wargames too at very least.

  • @alyshaharper8730

    @alyshaharper8730

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh I loved Short Circuit, it was so cute!

  • @mistyvaughn6356

    @mistyvaughn6356

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alyshaharper8730 yes! I loved all those movies lol

  • @AndreNitroX
    @AndreNitroX2 жыл бұрын

    Ashleigh keep making great videos!

  • @chicageauxt1ger110
    @chicageauxt1ger1102 жыл бұрын

    The creator of the Muppets Jim Henson voiced Kermit the Frog. Frank Oz voices Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear, Animal (and Yoda from Star Wars) :)

  • @therealmanos
    @therealmanos2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the film that every geeky woman in their 20's and 30's knows by heart. This is a millennial Wizard Of Oz. My wife loves this film so much we used the song As The World Falls Down for our first dance at our wedding.

  • @christi776

    @christi776

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wanna use that song too!

  • @veronicagross7458

    @veronicagross7458

    2 жыл бұрын

    It`s a beautiful song for that! congrats!

  • @jrthefreshmaker

    @jrthefreshmaker

    2 жыл бұрын

    As The World Falls Down

  • @tracyhale8336

    @tracyhale8336

    2 жыл бұрын

    47...watch it at least once a year, and still listens to the soundtrack all the time! 😍

  • @pappajudas9267

    @pappajudas9267

    2 жыл бұрын

    How many people were aware that doctor Beverly Crusher of the USS Enterprise was the choreographer for the ballroom scene

  • @Cauti0nSeaman
    @Cauti0nSeaman2 жыл бұрын

    If you wanted to know. The hole sarah fell in is called an “Oubliette”. It was a real thing used in the 18th century esp in france and it was basically a hole with a trapdoor on top that led down a well into a small stone room. People basically would put people down there as punishment until they starve to death. The word oubliette comes from the french word “oublier” which means “to forget”. if hoggle hadn’t been down there to save sarah, she would have DIED down there. Yikes. The more you know

  • @losthor1zon
    @losthor1zon2 жыл бұрын

    An "oubliette" - from French "oublier" = "to forget". It's part of a Medieval dungeon where they would leave a person to "be forgotten", i.e., to just waste away and die (no food, no water, no nothing).

  • @Johnny_Socko
    @Johnny_Socko2 жыл бұрын

    "Is this what it's like to be on drugs?" Labyrinth: Yes

  • @TheViceCitySaint
    @TheViceCitySaint2 жыл бұрын

    I love the scene when Sarah is in the maze and comes up on the red and blue door guards. One that always tells the truth, and one that always lies. A really simple solution to find out which one is which, is go up to either one and ask them what color their shield is. Then you find out who tells the truth, then you ask them which door to choose. 😂

  • @KnightsaysNi

    @KnightsaysNi

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you can only ask them one question though, so you have to phrase it very carefully.

  • @TxSonofLiberty

    @TxSonofLiberty

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KnightsaysNi Which Door would the other guard say is the good door? The honest one will say the liars door, the liar will say the liars door, you don't take that door.

  • @TheViceCitySaint

    @TheViceCitySaint

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think that the funniest thing is, her analyzation of the situation was correct. She was right. But it ended up still being wrong, simply because the labyrinth is not meant to be fair or logical. 😂

  • @ChemicalCrash

    @ChemicalCrash

    2 жыл бұрын

    What if the lying door says that it doesn’t know because it is color blind? This is how my brain works…

  • @shkacatou

    @shkacatou

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right side door says one of the doors leads to the castle. She asks Left side door what right side door would answer if she asks right side door if the left door leads to the castle. Left door says right would say yes. Right side door is the liar. He lied at the start - neither door leads to the castle (and probably neither leads to*certain* death). Whichever door she'd asked about, the answer would have been the same. She was trying to solve the riddle based on false information.

  • @Danie1Esq
    @Danie1Esq2 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love your honesty.

  • @pimpmybeezlewheele6746
    @pimpmybeezlewheele67462 жыл бұрын

    Wow I remember this oldie thats great! And your hair is looking damn fine in this video btw!

  • @cory6266
    @cory62662 жыл бұрын

    Labyrinth drinking game, do a shot every time THE PACKAGE is on screen.

  • @philwill0123

    @philwill0123

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's alcohol poisoning just here...

  • @thatguybehindtheglass

    @thatguybehindtheglass

    2 жыл бұрын

    *dead*

  • @djcease1996

    @djcease1996

    2 жыл бұрын

    Challenge accepted! What type of liquor?

  • @cory6266

    @cory6266

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@djcease1996 Cucumber vodka, warm.

  • @GoodEyeSniper74
    @GoodEyeSniper742 жыл бұрын

    Not to cast any shade on you Ashleigh (I love your channel), but I feel like a lot of people who do reactions don't see that quite often the main character is supposed to be unlikeable to begin with, so they can undertake "the hero's journey", and come out the other side better people for it. For me, that makes for better characters, and Labyrinth is a great example of this.

  • @richardrobbin2225

    @richardrobbin2225

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tosche station?? power converters??

  • @itsmefool8056

    @itsmefool8056

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's how movies back then where made nowadays all the movies are basically the same garbage just churned out for people with short attention spans👍

  • @kaisokusekkendou1498

    @kaisokusekkendou1498

    2 жыл бұрын

    Didn't help that it was either over-the-top for what looks like a 17 yr old.. Or bad casting for what should have been a 12-13 yr old. Good actress, did well in this movie, and a younger kid would have looked even more uncomfortable being that a lot of this was quite handsey. "Fixing this" would work better to have toned down the overdramatic start, than finding a younger actress to make the overly self centered behavior work.

  • @sexysadie2901

    @sexysadie2901

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kaisokusekkendou1498 She was 14, and Sarah was supposed to be 14. A younger actress wouldn't do, Sarah must be a teenager who doesn't want to grow.

  • @oaf-77

    @oaf-77

    2 жыл бұрын

    Labyrinth is basically a more psychological reimagining of Wizard of Oz.

  • @jonathanoneill8011
    @jonathanoneill80112 жыл бұрын

    Ashleigh! You should give my childhood fantasy favorite a try: “Legend”! Tom Cruise, Tim Curry as a big, red devil (probably the best prosthetic work I’ve ever seen!), dwarves, elves, fairies, and an eighties synth score that can’t be beat! If you make it around to watching it, enjoy! And I always enjoy the videos you do do! 👍🏻 keep it up! Highlight of my Mondays!

  • @butterkaffee910
    @butterkaffee9102 жыл бұрын

    I am sick in bed and just found your channel. I love your videos so much, just the antidote of cynicism, so refreshing! I would love to see your review on 1972s 'what's up, doc?' One of the funniest movies of all time IMHO

  • @YourXavier
    @YourXavier2 жыл бұрын

    Speaking of movies that keep getting recommended (by me, at least), I highly recommend Willow (1988)

  • @vincentlyon7448

    @vincentlyon7448

    2 жыл бұрын

    If only to see an early Val Kilmer film (well, not as early as real genius)

  • @emilytatseos4641
    @emilytatseos46412 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in the 80's I watched this movie all the time! Muppets were everything! And this movie had a fantastic soundtrack!!! I love this movie just as much now as I did when I was a kid.

  • @alexanderhay7358
    @alexanderhay7358 Жыл бұрын

    Again, rewatching my favorite reviews, that owl is the goblin king

  • @alisong4667
    @alisong46672 жыл бұрын

    Oh this one is so near and dear to my heart, I'm almost nervous to watch your reaction!

  • @ArtbyamaranthwiseBlogspot15
    @ArtbyamaranthwiseBlogspot152 жыл бұрын

    Think of Sarah's journey as her learning that she needs to grow up, but she's also not quite ready to do so. The two scenes that really encapsulate this are the ballroom, which is very dramatic and romantic and involves people acting more adult (don't get me started on the one person fondling the other's very phallic-shaped nose) which frightens her because she's not ready for that yet, which is quickly followed by the hoarder trying to convince her to stay in her room by giving her all of her baby things, her cute toys, her little slippers, and telling her this is where you want to be, right? In order to continue on her journey she has to accept where she is in her life right now, and take control both of herself and of the maze. Honestly there are so many levels that I could write an entire essay on this movie.

  • @EditDeath

    @EditDeath

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heard this before, though I've heard Jareth representing Sarah's first teenage crush as part of it. Why else have him played by David Bowie constantly playing with his glass balls while wearing tights that draw the eye to his crotch?

  • @ArtbyamaranthwiseBlogspot15

    @ArtbyamaranthwiseBlogspot15

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EditDeath oh totally. Like I said, I could write an essay 😂

  • @crystalfairy912

    @crystalfairy912

    2 жыл бұрын

    Teenage years are a weird place to be in life. The masquerade shows she’s too young for such adult things, while her bedroom shows she’s too old for such childish things. Part of why she gives Toby Lancelot and puts some things away, but tells her friends she’ll still need them. This is my favorite coming of age story in film!

  • @chapstick2667
    @chapstick26672 жыл бұрын

    I just realized after watching the labyrinth a trillion times and throughout my childhood the rock that has a face is David bowie’s face 😯 Also, if you were to observe Sarah’s bedroom, everything you see in the labyrinth is in her bedroom. So clearly, the world is all made up from her imagination. You’ll also find a photo of her and David Bowie, which in my opinion she had envisioned Bowie as the goblin king, cause maybe she is a fan girl, and like a lot of young girls..they tend to fantasize about their celebrity crush 🤷🏼‍♀️ maybe? It seems as if this film is based on a girl’s imagination with her weird fantasy of her recent celebrity crush playing the villain, cause what teenage girl doesn’t like to fantasize about attractive fellas as the enemy they’re up against? Lol. Jareth also has a fascination towards Sarah. He even tells her that if she were to lose, her baby brother will become one of his goblins and she will be his goblin queen..eh? love this movie tho✌🏻

  • @woodgatejack

    @woodgatejack

    2 жыл бұрын

    You may also notice that Bowie is with a dark-haired woman in the pictures- Sarah's mother.

  • @granadosvm

    @granadosvm

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's why in the last confrontation, David Bowie (Jareth) sings "every thing I've done, I've done for you". This world was created just for her.

  • @woodgatejack

    @woodgatejack

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are many secret images of Bowie scattered throughout the Labyrinth.

  • @caseyh8386

    @caseyh8386

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's about her moving on from childhood. Everything in her bedroom is from when her mum was there and that's why at the end she puts most of it away symbolising that she's ready to grow up ☺ (but not too much, there's still time for an impromptu bedroom party apparently lol) x

  • @sexysadie2901

    @sexysadie2901

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's not a fan, her mother ran away with a fellow actor, that's the guy in the pictures (played by Bowie).

  • @sempervigilo7961
    @sempervigilo79612 жыл бұрын

    Something along this vein, but for a bit more mature audience, would be "Legend," with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry. It also has the best soundtrack of all of these movies!

  • @ivanholguin164
    @ivanholguin1642 жыл бұрын

    0:22 "And then I give you my review. Did I like it? Did I not like it? Did it stand the test of time? And I give it stars all based on personal perference" Yeah, but you didn't give your stars. If you could, I would love to know how many stars you give it, that would be greatly appreciated. BTW 21:00 "I feel like this was almost like David Bowie wanted a movie for his CD, like he wanted one continuous music video" You're half right on that. Jim Henson (the director), actually wrote this movie and had almost the same exact premise down from the very beginning but thought it would be interesting if the Goblin King was portrayed by a rock singer or contemporary figure, and he specifically wanted David Bowie for the role. So the movie was actually tailor made for David Bowie, and Jim Henson gave Bowie a lot of freedom throughout the whole production to improvise his entire performance (which is why almost all the music is written and performed by Bowie). So David Bowie didn't actually want a movie that's like one continuous music video, rather he was just gifted the opportunity to make a movie that's like one continuous music video.

  • @nationaltrails9585
    @nationaltrails95852 жыл бұрын

    Yep, the "You remind of a ..." routine appears in "The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer" from 1947 as others have written. The movie stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Rudy Vallee and Shirley Temple in the Bobby Soxer role. Sidney Sheldon won a screenplay Oscar for it (he created "I Dream of Jeannie" among other projects). TBATBS, definitely worth a watch.

  • @lukemaier182
    @lukemaier1822 жыл бұрын

    You are very judicious Ashleigh! And very honest, I agree completely! One request is that this movie doesn't taint the possibility of you watching 'The Dark Crystal' in the future. Wonderful to see you as always, and looking forward to Friday's opening of HALLOBEANS!! ✌✌

  • @deadcatthinks6725
    @deadcatthinks6725 Жыл бұрын

    Love the milk bottles on the castle doorstep.

  • @birdali2
    @birdali22 жыл бұрын

    How far you’ve come in a year. I remember last hallowbeans with you. Keep growing, Love, AAli

  • @ghosthead84
    @ghosthead842 жыл бұрын

    One of the writers was Terry Jones, one of the Monty Python crew, so yeah Python vibes are intentional. If you want a pure Jim Henson, high concept, experience then "The Dark Crystal" is called for.

  • @chainletter1170
    @chainletter11702 жыл бұрын

    Great movie to watch would be Willow.

  • @theman4884

    @theman4884

    2 жыл бұрын

    Willow is one of the best in this genre. Maybe I should add it to my list of movies I think ashleigh would like.

  • @lukemaier182

    @lukemaier182

    2 жыл бұрын

    Willow would be a great! One of my all time favorites! Love the Brownies!

  • @Melekinh
    @Melekinh2 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I do think it’s probably best viewed from the point of view of a child. (Unless you’re already sort of into this kind of thing.) I think the over-dramatics feel more natural to children because all of your emotions and experiences feel so Big when you’re little lol. Regardless, kudos to you for checking it out even though it wasn’t really your jam! I would recommend The Dark Crystal if only because I feel the story is more mature, so it might be more enjoyable for you. (And if you do enjoy it, the netflix series is amazing- it’s one of the best high fantasy series created to date imo)

  • @amandacogger3075
    @amandacogger30752 жыл бұрын

    You are the first person I've seen react to this fantastic film, thank you! I've loved this film my whole life and love David Bowie

  • @mattrickswayze2917
    @mattrickswayze29172 жыл бұрын

    "Is that David Bowie?" M_____F____NG YES.

  • @jillbristol3999
    @jillbristol39992 жыл бұрын

    This movie is one I have watched a billion times. The music is great, the puppets are awesome, and it is full of quotable lines. I think this movie will always be special to those of us who were kids in the 80's. 🙂

  • @mangerinegirl

    @mangerinegirl

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still quote it all the time. Many of the lines just work!

  • @quackbock

    @quackbock

    2 жыл бұрын

    its mine and my fathers favorite movie. we went and saw it in theaters for the 30th anniversary

  • @parinthianquattropani9071
    @parinthianquattropani90712 жыл бұрын

    Love the shirt! ❤

  • @pskopsyke
    @pskopsyke2 жыл бұрын

    You’re the only reactor/reacter(?) I have seen, willing to admit that they did not care for a movie they saw. Everyone else has thumbnails of mouths wide open “oh my god, the best thing ever!” Thank you for your honesty. 👍

  • @chrisherb3300
    @chrisherb33002 жыл бұрын

    Haha, for 80s standards these figures were meant to be relatively cute, now you know why there's so much horror heads in my generation and that's why I can't wait for Hallobeanz! 😁

  • @wardenm

    @wardenm

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's actually intentional to some degree. Henson famously said that it's important for kids to be a big scared sometimes in small doses. That way they can learn to process those feelings and how to handle them safely. Familiar fears like the dark, swamps, animals... that's why they were so prevalent at the time. They were easy for kids to identify with and learn that it's okay to be scared, but if they believed in themselves they'd be fine, etc etc etc.

  • @Accolonian
    @Accolonian2 жыл бұрын

    Also, Jennifer Connelly was my first celebrity crush and to be honest, she still is. I mean, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who has stayed so consistently beautiful for 35 years.

  • @Mitsu2040

    @Mitsu2040

    2 жыл бұрын

    her eyes are beautiful

  • @mrkelso
    @mrkelso2 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love that you tell the truth.

  • @junkydoodles1264
    @junkydoodles12642 жыл бұрын

    Your hair is gorgeous! 🤩 I always like your reactions 👍