Labyrinth - Nostalgia Critic

The Nostalgia Critic looks at one of the strangest movies to come out of the 80s, and that's saying quite a bit. It's time to look at Labyrinth.

[mothboy]

David Bowie's pants are the strongest character in the movie.

[annemarie]

"Fear me. Love me. Do as I say, and I will be your slave."

When Jareth says "do as I say" I always thought he was referring to "fear me. Love me." So what he's basically saying is "fear me, love me, and I will do as you wish, " which does technically make sense.

[sharipenn]

Interesting factoid: That owl in the beginning is one of the earliest examples of CGI.

[madisonscott]

'Hey you got me a dance with David Bowie, we're square'...Honestly, I would've said that too.

[TetsuTeito]

Best way to tell which door is telling the truth and which one is lying:

Ask each of them what color their door is.

[adamsanter]

Casting David Bowie in Labyrinth was a PACKAGE deal :P

[pokemongirl]

Fun fact: I never noticed the criminally tight pants when I first saw this.

[davideo_]

so David Bowie is the one who inspired captain underpants's catchphrase:


TRALALA

[ZuperNEZ]

That 'PG' joke in the beginning is great. From now on I am calling the 'PG' rating "Practically G' now.

[darreylhenderson]

The most random line in the movie i think is when the rocks are destroying the goblin village and one goblin goes "I've had enough, I'm going to bed!!" and then goes into his house. Like, WTF?!

[ohyeayea]

That Kermit scene was adorable, hilarious, and probably true.

[oatmealcoloured]

I've always interpreted the ballroom scene as 1) distraction. Sarah is on a timer! and 2) a nod to the legend of the court of the fae where mortals think they dance through the night but are actually caught for eternity.

[Connor_Tyler]

That Kermit the Frog scene was, hands down, my favorite NC skit ever. It was flawless, and now I can only imagine that that is exactly how Jim Henson did things; "Would you do it for Kermit?" "Oh, I can't say no to you!"

[Erreul]

"How can she submit to you, yet you be her slave." Simple actually, when two people love each other enough that is their relationship, it's not an snm thing, it's the deepest connection two humans can have with each other, the trust to give themselves fully to another, and to know the other gives the same, that was actually a really deep moment.

[Emisop]

Originally Sting was supposed to be Jareth, but then Jim Henson's kids begged for him to choose David Bowie. So Jim met with Bowie and after a bit, realized that his kids gave him the perfect choice and asked David Bowie to play Jareth and write the songs.

[FREAKE_DJ]

"Don't worry ladies, I will visit you all in your dreams... Not even joking, I can really do that."

I, uh... *awkward throat clear*... can confirm.

[av.punk.]

The Kermit scene was the best part of this whole thing.

[RowanJColeman]

*pushes up nerd glasses* That random dance/song scene wasn't a blue screen digital shot. It was an optical composit shot against black velvet.

[randomusername]

16:25 There's multiple reasons for the ballroom scene being what happens when she eats the fruit. First of all, Jareth is trying to distract her to waste time, which she realizes and eventually smashes the bubble that she's inside of. The second reason has to do with the main theme of the story and is harder to explain. I guess it's sort of trying to show her that she's growing into an adult, but is still a young girl at the moment. I think it's kind of a nice thing to add, sort of a way of saying that you need to grow up, but there's no rush; don't think you're older than you are. Because that can be just as problematic as refusing to grow up. She is growing up, as is displayed very heavily in the next scene, but she's also far too young to be at that party. So the scene actually makes a lot of sense. And it fits with the ending really nicely where she recognizes that she is older and has to do more for herself, but finds out that she doesn't actually have to give up everything from her childhood completely.

[iowaclass]

The 80's, when if something was Rated R, it was going to scar you for life, instead of shower you with cursing and perverted jokes.