Labyrinth

Jim Henson, George Lucas & David Bowie, what’s not to love!! This is some of the most impressive and mind blowing puppetry that I have ever seen, its actually crazy how great everything looks. Watch movies from a time before cgi was used everywhere is always a joy. Practical fx are one thing but this film takes it to a whole new level. This film just has such a fun story, and you can really enjoy it if you go along with it. Get lost in this weird and wakey world and you’ll have a blast. No one does it like Jim Henson and this proves it. I’ve loved everything that that man created and am sure that I will continue to the more I dive into his works. The only criticism is that the acting is a little off at first but you quickly get used to it. My best advice is to not overthink it, this movie is the usual type of great and that’s what makes it so good. The dialogue isn’t deep and profound and there isn’t too much drama. Just have fun with it. Also I thought it was a great ending with that final moment with all the staircases, such an impressive effect. I couldn’t figure out a good 80% of the fx that they did in this film and that’s impressive as it came out 35 years ago. Another thing that I realized at the end that I feel like was implied was that she had clearly lost her mother and that this world and these characters were clearly her way of coping with that. And for a movie that didn’t really get into that sort of thing too deeply I felt that this was a good addition. They kept it subtle and allowed the audience to figure it out themselves. Great film and it was a blast being able to see it in theaters, also I forgot to mention it but obviously the music is great as it was composed and sung by David Bowie, but I had to make sure that I mentioned it.