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Labyrinth - 28/7/2006 9:57:54 AM

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Timeless. - 23/4/2007 2:36:41 PM

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Jim Henson is the undisputed master of Puppetry, even now 20 years later this film feels advanced in terms of fantasy character and scenery without the use of CGI.
Rumour has it that Michael Jackson was the original choice to play Jareth, but even in his prime he surely could not have captured the essence of the Goblin king and connected so emotionally to Jennifer Connelly's character Sarah the way Bowie does here.
As a Child there were moments in this film that frightened me somewhat, but I still found it as mesmerising then as I do now, it hasn't lost it's magic and there have been very few films CGI-less on a Par with it since.

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RE: Timeless. - 30/5/2007 3:06:16 AM

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This film is a timeless classic, and perhaps made even better for it's use of puppets. Still one of my all time favourite films since being a kid

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RE: Timeless. - 30/5/2007 2:02:51 PM

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One of my wife's favourite as a kid. Not so much now.

Just doesn't seem to have held up well and David Bowie.........

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RE: Timeless. - 30/5/2007 3:14:56 PM

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Nothing? Nothing? Nothing, tra-la-la?

Class, all the way.

You remind me of the babe...

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RE: Timeless. - 30/5/2007 7:51:16 PM

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i watched it again for the first time in ages and realised that the majority of my dreams when i was younger were all Labyrinth related/inspired etc. I feel it may have fucked with my head a bit, oh well its still class

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RE: Timeless. - 31/5/2007 12:39:55 AM

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David Bowie makes this film! It wouldn't be half as good without him

The only bad thing about the film is Jeniffer Connely's character, she's a right whiny kid. She wound me up when I was little and she still does

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RE: Timeless. - 31/5/2007 2:20:23 PM

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david bowie used to scare me in this film, i think it was the hair

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RE: Timeless. - 31/5/2007 3:13:07 PM

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Quality avatar mate

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RE: Timeless. - 31/5/2007 10:14:09 PM

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thank you very much

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RE: Timeless. - 1/6/2007 6:02:34 PM

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david bowie used to scare me in this film, i think it was the hair

Not the obscenely tight leggings then?

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Before... - 1/6/2007 6:10:53 PM

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...the muppet movie, there was Labyrinth! this is a retro classic!

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RE: Timeless. - 11/6/2007 10:55:19 AM

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Never mind the hair, what about his codpiece? My missus pointed his loaded crotch out to me when we watched Labyrinth a while back. Now every time I watch it, I can't stop looking! I think it must be my latent homosexuality...

"It's a crystal Sarah, nothing more"

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RE: Timeless. - 12/6/2007 6:54:41 PM

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quote:

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quote:

ORIGINAL: the sangypange

david bowie used to scare me in this film, i think it was the hair

Not the obscenely tight leggings then?