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Is Labyrinth (1986) a classic film?

Is it?

  • Yes, it's a classic

    Votes: 75 90.4%

  • No, it's cheeseball

    Votes: 8 9.6%
  • Total voters
    83
winjer

winjer

Gold Member
I never saw it. Just clips of it.
But I would say it's a cult classic. The kind of movie that has a relatively small, but loyal following.
 
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jason10mm

Gold Member
In what world is it NOT a classic?

It has almost 100% in camera practical effects from THE MASTER, Jim Henson. It has GODDAMNED DAVID BOWIE and a smoking hoo (let me check age....uhhh) WILL BECOME a smoking hot Jennifer Connelly.

Any attempt to make this film today would devolve into a riot of nauseating CG garbage around a sassy precocious and utterly annoying teen girl with an overly topical quip dropping Goblin King (doing a bad Robert Downey Jr impression) an a rap soundtrack provided by Q-tip. NO THANKS.
 
Nitty_Grimes

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Definitely a couple of socks down the front of Bowies trousers there.
 
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Muffdraul

Muffdraul

Member
I can grudgingly accept there are many people in the world who consider it a classic, but I missed the boat because of my age. There are a bunch of movies that came out around then, Labyrinth, The Goonies, Temple of Doom, Legend, that I probably would loved if they came out like a year or two sooner. As a sophomore in high school suddenly obsessed with punk rock and beer and boobs, there was just no way I could get into them. And when I finally watched them years later as an adult, I expected to be able to appreciate them, but nope.
 
bitbydeath

bitbydeath

Member
Muffdraul said:
I can grudgingly accept there are many people in the world who consider it a classic, but I missed the boat because of my age. There are a bunch of movies that came out around then, Labyrinth, The Goonies, Temple of Doom, Legend, that I probably would loved if they came out like a year or two sooner. As a sophomore in high school suddenly obsessed with punk rock and beer and boobs, there was just no way I could get into them. And when I finally watched them years later as an adult, I expected to be able to appreciate them, but nope.
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You missed out man.
jennifer-connelly.gif
 
reezoo

reezoo

Member
I still remember (I was 7 year old, now 45) the friday night it was on tv when i woke up after evening nap. My father came back from night prayers and we watched it while eating goat biryani for dinner! one of the few moments I still remember vividly. Definitely a classic.
 
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J

jason10mm

Gold Member
ManaByte said:
Both Dark Crystal and Labyrinth bombed in theaters. Just like Wizard of Oz.
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That metric only matters when BO is the ONLY revenue stream. Dark Crystal made 44 mill on a 15 mill budget, it did ok. Labyrinth not so much, 15 mill on 25 mill budget, but I bet both have made quite a bit on video sales over the past 40 years.
 
BadBurger

BadBurger

Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
If you like that kind of thing one can see his entire cock and balls on display.

His entire cock and balls.

All of it.
 
Laptop1991

Laptop1991

Member
Yes, absolutely, i watched it at the time, then my daughter became a huge fan of it when she was in her late teens, early twenties, 25 years after it came out, that's how you know it's a classic film.
 
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Deleted member 1159

Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, probably, certainly was on in the background when I got to suck on some titties as magnificent as Connelly’s like 15 years ago.
 
kruis

kruis

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I thought it was a disappointment back in the day. Didn't like it when I saw it in the cinema, never had an urge to rewatch it.
 
Dr. Suchong

Dr. Suchong

Member
Went to see it at Cinema when I was about 8/9
Shit hot film.
Better than the endless cgi stuff that gets farted out continuously.
 
BadBurger

BadBurger

Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
Bloobs said:
Bulge maxed out
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I remember watching this about ten years ago, and I didn't notice it as a kid - because I was a kid. But as an adult I can't believe the director didn't tell him to put on some underwear. In the scenes where he's singing it's all flopping around.
 
Hawk The Slayer

Hawk The Slayer

Member
Muffdraul said:
I can grudgingly accept there are many people in the world who consider it a classic, but I missed the boat because of my age. There are a bunch of movies that came out around then, Labyrinth, The Goonies, Temple of Doom, Legend, that I probably would loved if they came out like a year or two sooner. As a sophomore in high school suddenly obsessed with punk rock and beer and boobs, there was just no way I could get into them. And when I finally watched them years later as an adult, I expected to be able to appreciate them, but nope.
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For me it was the opposite, I wasn't even born yet in the 80s but I went on a 80s movie watching spree starting from 2020 and it ended up being my favorite era for movies and music. I found out about Jennifer Connelly because of her After Dark Career Opportunties fan made music video on youtube that put her back in the spotlight again on social media. It was even bigger on Tik Tok. There were even articles talking about it how that video just blew up and got insane views allowing many of the younger generations to get curious and watch her old movies. The original fan video on youtube actually got even more views than the official song video which usually never happens. There's been a lot of reuploads of that video from many different youtube videos. The song and scene just captures the experience so well!



GloveSlap said:
My head-canon has always been that Jennifer didn't like how she looked in this movie and decided to lose a bunch of weight. I don't remember her looking anywhere near this curvy in anything else.
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She looked great and curvy still after that movie in the Rocketeer, Heart of Justice, Of Love and Shadow, and Dark City. It was only after Dark City that she started losing weight. However her weight was still fine in Requiem of a Dream and Waking the Dead just not as great as Dark City and below. She really started losing too much weight during Hulk and a Beautiful Mind and up. I heard a rumor that she got breast surgery done to reduce size, usually it's the other way around but not for her. I definitely also think she didn't like some of those roles.
 
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Hawk The Slayer

Hawk The Slayer

Member
Besides Labyrinth my other top favorite movies from her in no order are

Phenomena - a nice horror movie by Dario Argento
The Hot Spot - romance/drama movie
Career Opportunities - comedy/romance
The Rocketer - Adventure
Dark City - Sci-fi
 
Hawk The Slayer

Hawk The Slayer

Member
Dirk Benedict said:
Low-Key, I want to put her over my fucking shoulders and dip on this dimension. Leave the rest to you imagination.
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Wish she did more horror movies like Phenomena and Etoile and more fantasy movies like Labyrinth during the 80s and 90s. Maybe in another better alternate reality.
 
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