REACTING to *Labyrinth* THIS MOVIE IS INCREDIBLE?? (First Time Watching) Classic Movies

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James and Ninetailedbrush watch this 80s classic Labyrinth. Watch this epic adventure starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly! This movie is such a masterpiece of 80s practical effects and rock n roll musical opera! Watch this great movie and hopefully enjoyable reaction and enjoy!
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[@whitenoisereacts]

What is your favorite 80s movie??

[@jacopobon3682]

My favorite films are three: 1) Dark Crystal 2) Labyrinth 3) Gremlins

[@miralang8149]

Willow!

[@lottelarsen2918]

I like alot of 80s movies😊 Back to the future. Karate kid. Footloose. Youngblod. .......The list goes on 😊❤

[@isabeauwolf562]

My top 6 childhood 80's movies :) The Princess Bride LadyHawke Labyrinth Willow The Neverending Story The Dark Crystal

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

My favorite films from the 80's are: The Woman in Red, Robocop, Teen Wolf, Out of Africa, Chariots of Fire and Revenge of the Nerds.

[@caseyh8386]

When I was little this film enthralled me, now that I'm an adult it makes me cry. Sarah's adventure is the literal representation of coming of age and putting away childish things, letting go of the past. But that little speech in the end about how every now and again in her life she needs them 💔 😢 too much for tired old heart to bare

[@whitenoisereacts]

It’s both enthralling and beautiful in my opinion

[@nickmanzo8459]

No child ever truly grows up who still loves and enjoys the world like a child. If this movie makes you cry, you are still young at heart.

[@devinwalters8769]

Yeah, even as a kid- that part always made me tear up.

[@RonnieG]

Yes, should you need us...

[@Stardust_7273]

Everyone needs that escape into fantasy sometimes. But I actually don’t think you have to put everything away. I am huge into fantasy and escapism that doesn’t involve drugs or alcohol or anything. As long as you still know the difference between reality and fantasy, it’s fine. That’s why a lot of adults love things like Ren Faires. I’m really into dressing up and going to them, or a masquerade ball. I love making costumes, mainly floral headpieces and so on, and I’m also a makeup artist. It’s so fun to dress up and go to a ball 😀

[@aldo4908]

19:40 FUN FACT: The armor that the goblins are wearing...In "Lord of the Rings", Peter Jackson wanted to make a tribute to "Labyrinth". So the armors that Frodo and Sam are wearing on Mordor, to hide from the orcs, are exactly this ones 😁

[@whitenoisereacts]

I noticed that!!! I wasn't sure if I was crazy for recognizing that!

[@aldo4908]

@@whitenoisereacts cool that you got that one though hahaha. 😎👍

[@mandapanda2847]

I didn't know that, that is so cool!

[@nickmanzo8459]

The baby is Toby Froud, son of the creature designer/set designer/production designer for this film and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal. He grew up and became a creature designer and puppeteer, not kidding. The child in the movie’s name was changed to his real name as it was the only name he would respond to.

[@emanymton713]

No wonder he was calm around the goblin puppets. He grew up surrounded by strange creatures.

[@sage7980]

Awesome, I was hoping someone would comment this. Truly he followed in his father’s great footsteps.

[@ElaMongrella]

Yes, he's now part of the crew working on the Dark Crystal series on Netflix.

[@ohauss]

@@emanymton713 Yep, they had a really hard time to actually get him to cry. I think they had to wait until he was tired. Bet he tought this was just like home...

[@Quirderph]

Sadly, I think that show has been cancelled.

[@kylestark8581]

This movie is both bat-shit insane and amazing, RIP David Bowie, absolute legend

[@whitenoisereacts]

Agreed!!!

[@radioactive_moose]

Don't forget Jim Henson

[@MnemonicHack]

Bowie never died. He just returned to the realm of imagination and dreams.

[@ejaysanderson6955]

@@MnemonicHack omg that just made me tear up, what a beautiful saying! 🤍

[@Bane2Face]

@mnemonichack amen

[@littlemissmonster6969]

Jareth was apparently the Goblin King since his teen years, which explains his kind of angsty bratty “why won’t Sarah love me, I’ve done what she wanted?!” attitude. I suppose that’s why he didn’t put up too much of a fight until Sarah was actually in the Goblin City too, as he was amused by having someone that wasn’t willing to do whatever he wanted. Jareth and Sarah were also supposed to have a kiss scene during the ball hallucination, but David Bowie refused as Jennifer Connelly (Sarah’s actress) was only 14 during filming

[@whitenoisereacts]

I love that man!!! Good for him!!!

[@tracihills690]

Good for him.

[@vayull7163]

Maybe he was advised not to or decided not to because it was in a movie. Because Bowie had definitely done more than kiss girls of a similar age.

[@steph0711]

@@vayull7163 Really? He did that to underage girls? I never heard about that..

[@bee4590]

@@steph0711 there was a woman who came forward and said she was a teen "groupie" and that they hooked up. I don't know if he knew her age at the time, how legit the claim is, if he ever acknowledged it, etc. and the woman who came forward wasn't angry or regretful at all because she was a huge fan of his (but obviously... still not great)

[@D.J.-]

"Whoah, We're doing a musical, bro?" When you have David Bowie in your movie, damn right we are!!!

[@Quirderph]

Granted, he did act in plenty of films where he didn’t sing.

[@alphawolf8437]

Yes indeed!

[@pdvidela]

That owl on the beginning of the movie was the FIRST realistic CGI animal to appear on a movie. Is part of the CGI history!

[@TheCrayonMaster]

And with the monsters in the forest that remove limbs, that is one of the earliest examples of green screen. They were playing around with new techniques with this film. 😊

[@wyrdness1]

@@TheCrayonMaster Back then it would have been blue screen, and no, chromakey was around since 1978 at least.

[@TheCrayonMaster]

@@wyrdness1 oh! My bad, for some reason I thought it was green screen. I forgot about the blue screen!

[@electronash]

Believe it or not, the puppeteers for the "Firey" creatures were all dressed in black velvet, then they carefully lit the creatures, so the puppeteers and background didn't show up on film. The puppeteers were also behind the velvet background at times, too. Then they could use an optical printer to expose the black background to add in a different background. A motion-controlled camera (like the one used on Star Wars) let them move the camera around, then tie in the backgrounds and other stuff with different shots / takes. It was a bit of a crude method, even for the time, so it did have a strange outline in some shots. I imagine they had to manually paint some things out, too. It did look a lot like it had a slight blue outline to those shots too, for some reason. I don't know if they used a blue screen for some of it, then merged it all together. (I think blue screens were often used with an orange filter back then, to create a matte outline of things. Then that matte was used in the optical printer to composite multiple pieces of film. Nowadays it's all done digitally, of course.) The behind-the-scenes vid is on KZbin, the part with the Fiery's starts around 16 minutes.

[@electronash]

Oh, and Danny John-Jules ("The Cat", from Red Dwarf) voices two of the Fiery creatures. lol

[@alarkhar]

33:15 a detail that some people overlook is that the old trash lady is trying to turn Sarah into another trash lady - every single item Sarah is given is sticking to her back. Had she not recovered the memory of Toby, she'd be a hunchbacked hoarder in a land of trash forever.

[@ohauss]

11:15: They had such problems getting the baby to actually cry - reason being, it's Toby Froud, the then-baby of Brian and Wendy Froud, who designed all those goblins and other creatures. Bet he felt right at home on the set. He's a puppeteer and puppet designer in his own right now and I've read him stating that much to his regret, his only real interaction with David Bowie in his life was peeing on his arm...

[@0okamino]

I do wonder how many people can say they’ve done that. I’m betting it’s not very many. 😄

[@ck_sidekick8306]

DARK CRYSTAL: Also a HENSON production, but much more of a dramatic fantasy than a light hearted frolic through a fantastical story.

[@kaylak169]

Like this movie,, also a terrifying fascination of my childhood in the mid 90's and one of my favorites although I favored this one more. Haven't seen the Netflix Show version but the Dark Crystal was amazing, philosophically deep, and as a child TERRIFYING at many parts. Not to mention aesthetically and as far as all realms of design gorgeous and advanced for its time with effects.

[@2chaskell]

Agreed, its hensons greatest work, I never miss a chance to try and suggest it to a reactor

[@sofilupi]

The series is also great

[@memyselfandi7782]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO RECOMMEND THIS AND THE SERIES QGE OF RESISTANCE

[@AndieO]

The first movie that ever spooked me so bad that it was years before I went back to watch it.

[@alexwisz9527]

The blurry 'filter' effect in old movies is achieved with a technique known as 'Vaseline on the lens'. Actual materials may vary, but that's how the filmmaking trope is known. Also, I think you guys would really enjoy 'Hook' for many of the reasons you enjoyed this.

[@emanymton713]

The technical term is a Gaussian Blur, I believe…

[@mothermaclean]

Yes hook is a great film robin Williams great in it

[@Kiraj8de]

They should definitely watch Hook!

[@nenabunena]

I love Hook! But you need to be familiar with the Peter Pan story before watching it. The 2003 film is the best adaptation of it imo.

[@jadejewel6586]

Finding Neverland! is really good also.

[@nickmanzo8459]

The part in her room has some great visual storytelling. Nearly every character is foreshadowed in Sarah’s toys, and, if you look really close, you can even see that her biological mother has recently given her the ballerina dancer that she was dressed as at the Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball scene (you were looking for the term Venetian Masquerade aesthetic) and has recently left her father for a handsome young actor (also played by David Bowie in photographs).

[@Skye_Writer]

Yes, I believe Sarah's mother was an actress too, which is one of the reasons Sarah herself is so caught up in acting

[@radwolf76]

Among all the contents of her room that show up in the Labyrinth there was one item that did not. On her shelf is a Judge Dread board game. Had they included him, it would have made for a much different movie.

[@nataliaturner4845]

Wait, where does it say her mom left her dad for the Bowie character? Or that the ballerina was a recent present?

[@nataliaturner4845]

Wow I'm so dumb! 😜 I just went back & watched it and read the headline of the newspaper clippings where it hints at that! This whole time I thought her mom had passed away a long time ago & that the clippings were just reviews of her last and/or most popular play (Labyrinth w/Bowie as costar), and that's why Sarah was so attached to it lol. I guess I thought she had died bc when the stepmother mentions the "fairy stories", I figured it was like Cinderella or Snow White where they actually did lose their mothers when they were young. But I should have suspected it wasn't quite that tragic in light of how she exagerrated her plight in the "bedtime story" to Toby lol.

[@nickmanzo8459]

@@nataliaturner4845 I don’t know if it says anywhere that the ballerina was a recent gift, that was supposition on my part.

[@DJonScott]

The aesthetic you're wondering about is the "Venetian masquerade" or "masquerade ball" aesthetic. It is related to and often overlaps with both the carnival aesthetic and the Victorian aesthetic. Definitely something that the steampunk aesthetic might make use of.

[@redned1799]

I would say pre-French Revolution, rather than the more conservative English Victorian. Picture Marie Antoinette, not Queen Victoria.

[@xKagryx]

23:00 Not yet green screen, the Henson crew experimented with black velvet backdrops, the whole puppeteering team dressed head to toe in it. It ended up being kind of a pain, the velvet had to constantly be brushed free of lint and debris! We’re talking dozens of people operating the pieces of each puppet! Bonus: I actually really enjoy this song, Kevin Clash the former puppeteer for Elmo sings on the track and I can’t NOT Imagine Elmo when I hear it now!

[@mikecordray146]

The fire gang (the things that can detach their heads) actually aren’t green screened. The technology wasn’t good enough at the time to handle the fur. So instead they double exposed the film. The first pass the filmed the fire gang and Jennifer Connolly against a matte black background (velvet). The puppeteers are all wearing matte black morph suits and lighting was carefully controlled to keep them from showing up against the background. Then they exposed that same film again while shooting the background elements (the campfire rocks and trees) with no characters in the shot. Regarding daydreaming: You hit the nail on the head. Henson knew early on that he wanted a rock star for the goblin king and they reached out to Bowie and Michael Jackson. Ultimately they went with Bowie because he had a more sexual edge, and they wanted that tension for a teen girl’s celebrity crush.

[@jennandrewlawrence5055]

I grew up with this movie and lots of Jim Henson practical effects and I must say the '80s were unmatched when it came to Fantasy

[@reielric6246]

Right!? Jim Henson pretty much owned puppeteering. In my book he still does. They make have all these great monsters etc, but he made you feel the creature.

[@marybrown6128]

I love watching the younger generation discover this movie, not everyone appreciates it as much as you two did. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I would love to see you react to The Dark Crystal and also the Neverending Story.

[@mothermaclean]

I was a 80s child so love this as my number 1 fav movie but my kids have no interest I this one they think it's boring

[@thathighguy6980]

This and Dark Crystal are legendary in my opinion. Same with Never-ending Story. Those movies are my childhood

[@emilywilhite5807]

I was going to mention those 2 movies as well. And Legend.

[@TITARNYA]

@@emilywilhite5807 I never see Legend reviewed or spoken about. It’s an awesome film

[@legion8484]

I'd love to see them react to the original film The Dark Crystal and maybe a follow up with the recent TV series. It may have been cancelled by Netflix but it has so much love put into it. It's beautiful to see these puppeteering techniques be used with modern film making.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

The Labyrinth is definitely a manifestation of her own psyche, if you look around her room there's all kinds of things that appear in the Labyrinth, including a Sir Didymous doll and the Escher print also if you look closely at the pictures on her mirror you can see David Bowie in them, there's a lot to unpack there.

[@whitenoisereacts]

But…it’s so much cooler the other way

[@sexysadie2901]

But, is it?

[@buzzardbeatniks]

@@whitenoisereacts One could see it as the owl being Jareth had been observing her and then constructed a world that reflected her own desires and dreams in order to tempt her more effectively.

[@arisucheddar3097]

Yeah, but the pictures of Bowie are the dude her mom is with so even if Jareth took on that form... OP is correct.

[@scottmartin5990]

Jareth is definitely supposed to represent Sarah's sexual fantasies. Did you fail to notice his codpiece?

[@sage7980]

I don’t know if anyone else has mentioned but I think Legend should be on your 80s list. It stars young Tom Cruise and Mia Sara (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and the legend (pun intended) Tim Curry. Labyrinth and Legend were my childhood.

[@triumphofmagic]

Same!

[@irenemichelleanne]

Dude Legend is awesome, but terrified the hell out of me as a little kid. Well, to be more specific Lord Darkness scared the shit out of me as a kid LOL. I don't think I was able to watch this movie for enjoyment until I was at least 8. Before then I usually stayed away from whatever room this movie was playing in.

[@sage7980]

@@irenemichelleanne Yeah I think I was 11 or 12 before I saw the whole movie. Until then as soon as The Lord of Darkness showed up channel change.

[@Vittanni]

Yes yes yes! Legend but also Willow and Ladyhawke are a must too. Dont know if they've done Princess Bride but that too

[@daisy10727]

Legend was one of my favorites! Tim Curry is amazing (as always)

[@srichael2713]

I like how Bowie managed to portray the unworldliness of a being a fae in his role here. The way he uses his crystal balls seem to add to it. By the way, the worm meant it when Sarah didn't reach the castle at the point in time. She wasn't ready to face Jareth's minions.

[@christopherwall2121]

Usually it was someone else handling Bowie's balls from behind him. Yes, I know what I said

[@srichael2713]

@@christopherwall2121 Still kudos to how well choreograph it was that the illusion was near flawless.

[@nataliedunn5239]

I have always thought that the theme of the film is essentially a coming of age story. It's about Sarah leaving her childhood behind in many ways, you see at the end of the film that she starts putting stuff away in her drawer and gives Toby her teddy, she has grown as a person and it's time to start acting more like an adult.... but not completely, which is why she still needs all the characters every now and again, and explains that end scene. I don't think it's supposed to be clear whether it's real or in her head, it's the audience members choice and either choice works.

[@walkerlocker6126]

Yes and I love how in the beginning, the way she acts and speaks is very childish. Very whiny. "But that's not fair!!" Then toward the end, she talks more like a young woman. I also never realized this before but their referencing the Wizard of Oz, Sarah actually talks/sounds like Dorothy. Very cool!

[@siruh]

I’m here SUPER LATE but tell me I’m wrong: this entire movie is like a David Bowie album music video, the story is just a narrative glueing all these trippy songs together 😂 I love this wierdo movie

[@mettesrensen6116]

They asked Bowie to play the king and he said yes if he could write and sing the music

[@0okamino]

When David Bowie requests to write and perform the music for your movie, that’s an offer not to be refused. He got some great people to work with him on it, too, such as a choir that included Cissy Houston and Chaka Khan, as well as the Master of the Telecaster Albert Collins.

[@mattyh2464]

Ive watch this film countless times and I never picked up on the fact that the Garbage Woman was almost turning Sarah into a version of herself piling all the toys on her. Maybe she was a representation of what Sarah could have become if all she worried about was material objects (which is ultimately just junk) rather than the people she loved.

[@Threadworxs]

The Junk Lady looks a loooooooot like Jareth too..... ;)

[@kellypierce81]

Willow, Labryinth & The Goonies were the holy trinity for me growing up. I still adore them at the grand old age of 41...especially Willow!

[@whitenoisereacts]

Grand old age? Come one! No way!

[@nickmanzo8459]

37 here and Willow is still fucking awesome

[@olatron]

Peck!

[@jasenjacobs1365]

​@@olatronstupid Dikini!

[@zoeyhowell8719]

These were the films I grew up on my dad’s all time favorites are these 3!!

[@ChaoticButterfly]

The actual ball work is called "Contact Juggling." I'm pretty sure the guy who developed it actually was the one doing all the tricks in this movie, reaching around Bowie to do it, and such.

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

Yeah I saw somewhere that it’s the other person doing that trick (not Bowie) like behind

[@therojowo]

I remember reading somewhere that Bowie spent months learning to do the contact juggling for the film and that he actually did it himself, but I could be misremembering

[@pongo5000]

Pretty sure you're both right, he did practice loads and I believe he did do some of the movements but for a lot of the higher difficulty throws they needed the other guy to do them on screen

[@fionatsang9353]

Yeah, the actual juggler stood behind Bowie and threaded his arms through his so they looked like Bowie's arms. He had to juggle blind because he couldn't see what he was doing past Bowie; in the making-of featurette there are outtakes of the juggler dropping the crystal and Bowie laughing

[@KodamaOM01]

This feels like the right comment thread to speak to the toy referenced in the video, which was "the Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball", an acrylic contact juggling ball with a steel core that helped prevent focusing of the sun as a potential fire hazard. It's got a section in the Contact Juggling Wikipedia entry as well.

[@Roguefem76]

And just remember, this was a kids' movie. Picture a theater full of 6, 7, 8, 9 year old kids watching this! Gen X got a fair bit of nightmare fuel in our "kid movies". Also don't judge Sarah too harshly for being fed up, it sucks having to be the unpaid babysitter while your parents go out to party. That too was sadly common for young people in the 80s. I remember being 13 and having to babysit my two young siblings while Mommy Dearest went out to party on the weekends.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Yeah. I mean depending on the context I think that’s totally ok personally. I know tons of people who still do that. That’s just sorta how it is in a bigger family or just any family

[@Roguefem76]

It depends on why, how often, and whether the babysitter gets any appreciation for it.

[@LordofFullmetal]

@@whitenoisereacts I think it depends - it can be fine, but it can definitely go too far (in some cases it's considered ab-se), and I think parents need to watch where that line is; because at the end of the day it's not the child's job to care for the other children. But I might be biased because of my own experience - I was the oldest of a large family and it really stopped me from being able to have a normal childhood, because I was constantly expected to parent my younger siblings (who I love, and don't blame at all). Like I just didn't have friends until high school, for example, because I was at home with my siblings literally 24/7. And looking back, it definitely wasn't okay that I was made to do that so often. So I personally REALLY relate to Sarah lol. I guess that's what I'm saying.

[@Skye_Writer]

There is also the fact that Sarah does, at least a little, resent this child of her father's second marriage. This is basically her being testy that her father did sit and mope his days away (like Sarah is doing) when Sarah's mother left them. The film never tells us how long ago the split happened, but now Dad has moved on and has a new wife and a new kid, and Sarah being an angsty teenager caught up in herself (like most teens are; it's part of the growth process) probably feels like here is another parent abandoning her. Her dad has replaced his wife and now has a new kid to replace Sarah with (to her way of thinking) and this new kid is "taking her stuff" and she has to stay home and watch him. She's supposed to be a big, overgrown brat in the beginning, in order for us to see her growth and maturity at the end, to see her think of her little brother AS a brother and not a burden, and to actually CARE about him enough to risk everything she has to go through in the Labyrinth.

[@Roguefem76]

@@LordofFullmetal Thank you, exactly. There's a big difference between "We need you to babysit for a few hours on Saturday so mom and dad can have date night" and parents spending so much time out partying that their appointed babysitter doesn't get to enjoy their youth. (Not tween me home babysitting two toddlers _every single weekend_ because Mommy preferred to go drink and flirt at the neighborhood bar than parent her kids.) Sadly many people would rather pretend child mistreatment doesn't happen, even when it involves invalidating others' lived experiences.

[@trinaq]

I love this movie. Yes, it's campy and corny, but you can't go wrong with Bowie, Henson and Connolly!

[@miralang8149]

If you look closely at the scrap book in Sarah's room at the beginning of the movie, you'll notice it's full of newspaper clippings about an actress named Linda Williams. That's Sarah's mother, who left her husband and daughter to pursue a stage career. You can even glimpse an actor resembling Jareth posing with Linda in one of the newspaper clippings.

[@LaMishiMish]

Cool factoid I learned over on Tumblr a few years back on this film: Every single goblin you see in Jareth's kingdom was once a Toby who had a Sarah wish them away. Not all of them successfully rescued their Tobies like our Sarah in the film did. So when Hoggle asks Sarah what her name is, and she replies with 'Sarah', that's why he replied "That's what I thought." Because every single girl who's entered there was named Sarah. So what happened to all the Tobies? They were all forgotten like Jareth planned for each Sarah who attempted to come to rescue them. As for the Sarahs that got far but failed? They all turned into the trash lady in the junkheap. You can see that there are multiple of them just going around collecting things that remind them of their past. That's why the garbage lady was trying to make Sarah into one, because they know she's teetering on remembering, so they too try to cloud her judgment with knick-nacks from her room that she loves dearly. I don't know if this is true or not, but it does put an interesting twist to the story when you think about it.

[@_Katzenberg]

37:58 Yes! Didymus is the Lancer, quick and with range, but weaker, Ludo is the Tank, slow cooldown but with OP defense and skills, Hoggle is the Rogue, sneaky and resourceful, and Sarah is the Mage. All together fill an RPG line up. Great reaction guys. I was Connelly's age when I first watched this movie and totally fell in love with her since. Awesome movie, great music and beautiful Bowie.

[@shainewhite2781]

This is my sister's favorite movie! Also RIP, Jim Henson and David Bowie.

[@sexysadie2901]

And Terry Jones.

[@shesalilsapphicokay]

Okay, but imagine being a 16 y/o girl(?) and having David Bowie break into your house acting like an entrancing weirdo though 😅

[@sexysadie2901]

14. And I'd love that.

[@The574crystal]

@@sexysadie2901 lol IKTR.. who would kicked him out??

[@jaydee4009]

@@sexysadie2901: Sarah was 16 in the movie.

[@rhonilake]

So many times I tried to wish my sister away and the Goblin King never showed up.

[@mindexplode5599]

I'm an 80s child, this was one of the few vhs we had and my sisters and I know it by heart, we used to act it out. When I met the man who is now my husband he could also quote the film, that's how I knew we should be together!

[@Cheers_Mcgee]

"What babe? The babe with the POWER!"

[@karamelkameleon8477]

I knew you guys have been tackling classic movies, but for some reason, I always feel like Labyrinth gets pushed to the side. I was so thrilled to see this video in my feed, it's a childhood favourite of mine along with The Dark Crystal. I would watch both of those movies back-to-back whenever I stayed home sick... for some reason my child-brain thought these were comforting and I believe that to be a contributing factor to why I love horror movies today, haha!

[@mangerinegirl]

“CHAMBERLAIN!!!!” “Hmmmmmm.”

[@gillybeanbaby]

Omg I never clicked so fast! This is my favourite movie. The baby is the son of the artist Brian Froud who was involved in artwork for the film. He’s now grown up and works for the Henson company. Most recently producing the Dark Crystal series on netflix. Which is also awesome

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s cool!! I love that

[@gillybeanbaby]

@@whitenoisereacts also the aesthetic you’re thing of for the ballroom seen might be Masquerade Loved this reaction!

[@sofiiashfordd7442]

Aaaah love this movie! Fun fact I had my first crush with this one when I was a kid haha. Sorry but I got something with David Bowie being the villain

[@knowledge-girl]

Toby Froud was the baby, he's the son of Brian Froud, the conceptual artist behind the designs of Labyrinth. He grew up to become a sculptor, puppeteer, and miniature artist.

[@janleonard3101]

31:09 I would call that aesthetic "baroque fantasy".

[@whitenoisereacts]

Yes!!!

[@Kits-Seven]

In the Renaissance period it was common for music to be the length of a modern movie and to go through several "movements". It's only recently that the common length of a song had become about 2.3-3 mins

[@VengefulPurity]

You guys should check out the making of Labyrinth. I think it’s on KZbin. It shows you how they operated all the puppets, the designing of the sets, costumes, the camera tricks, the crystal ball tricks, etc. It’s really wonderful. I’m glad you guys enjoyed my favorite fantasy film. This and several other fantasies were my entire world as a kid. Awesome reaction. Thank you for sharing.

[@user-pe9gz8si8k]

This movie is timeless. It was accompanied by a whole genre of 80’s movies that spun new fairy tales. Legend, Ladyhawke, The Princess Bride, Krull, The Secret of Roan Inish just to name a few. And I believe that is a filter made from crinkled up Saran Wrap. It was used to soften the features for dream sequences and imagination part so the audience knew it wasn’t really happening. Jim Henson created the muppets.

[@whitenoisereacts]

I loved it so much!!!!

[@elliottpilton8577]

Great choices would also add The Last Starfighter, and The Secert of Nimph.

[@Kiyala8]

Sir Didymus was my favorite! A dog riding a dog😭😭😭😭😭. Such an 80s classic!

[@wysiwyg2006]

hes a fox though

[@ElykRindon07]

It's not an 80's movie but it was made by Jim Henson company and was written by Neil Gaiman (Coraline). It's called Mirrormask.

[@evilervcowart6234]

Fun Fact: The only surviving Hoggle armature is on display in the entrance of a store named Unclaimed Baggage located in Scottsborro, Alabama (about 20 northwest of where I live). Like the name suggests, the owner buys bulk shipments of baggage that has been unclaimed for a certain amount of time and is therefore auctioned off. The Hoggle armature was found in such a bulk purchase. It was in very poor shape as a lot of its' latex had deteriorated with time. The owner of Unclaimed Baggage paid a hefty sum to have it brought back to near mint condition 🤘 Also, Davis Bowie actually learned contact juggling for this film. He spent months perfecting his technique. I myself tried to learn contact juggling with a couple of Fushigi spheres, but it was extremely difficult and I gave up 🥴

[@shismith8785]

This was my aunties favourite, she loved David Bowie so much. R.I.P auntie Tasha, you had amazing taste in movies 🌻

[@crystalrose_pa]

Sarah also mentions in the story she tells Toby at the beginning that the Goblin King is in love with her. I think they made some Labyrinth comics too that delve into that and explore Jareth's character more.

[@sakbromely]

There was this amazing fic I read ( A Necessary Deception) that explores this.

[@Qwertky]

The sequel is WILD.

[@DementedKnight]

There is indeed a manga sequel that focuses on Toby being older and getting involved in the Labyrinth. And there is more info on certain characters but I feel like it does not represent the movie much. And is seen as non canon. They plan to wanna make another movie but Idk if that will happen or not.

[@crystalrose_pa]

@@DementedKnight I feel like Bowie's portrayal of Jareth is so iconic you can't make a sequel without him. Not a good one at least.

[@DementedKnight]

@@crystalrose_pa Yeah, I agree. I just think you can't recreate David Bowie as Jareth. He MADE that character and he was just one of a kind.

[@kaylak169]

About the commentary on similamity to Wizardof Oz... in the beginning when it showed the books on her shelf in her bedroom, the first most visible one was a copy of Wizard of Oz! Definitely giving the nod there.

[@kaylak169]

That Princess and the Goblin shoutout at the end! And Phantom Tollbooth! Love you guys' reactions so much 💗

[@WriterOnTheEdge]

Yes! Princess and the Goblin is one of my favourite childhood books and I’ve never heard of anyone else even knowing it.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oh that’s cool!!!

[@ilikecats7980]

I wanna cry this movie was my childhood!

[@nickmanzo8459]

The goblins in this movie had to have inspired Magic: The Gathering’s Goblins. The art style, especially in the early years is amazingly similar.

[@ohauss]

Brian and Wendy Froud have been very influential when it comes to this kind of goblins.

[@JFrazer4303]

Brian has a couple of books about fairies and such. Amazing art.

[@okccuster]

A Jim Henson muppet Universe

[@jinphany.]

This film represents coming of age so well. In the beginning Sarah can’t wait to grow up and leave her family, and not be seen as a child anymore, but by the end she realises she doesn’t want to grow up so quickly. Jareth represents temptation and desire, hence the leggings 😅

[@salexo9]

It's the other way around. In the beginning, Sarah is childishly egoistic and a total brat. In the end she grows up and puts her childhood behind and takes on big sister responsibilities. Bowie represents the fantasies she tends to flee to when she doesn't wanna do real life stuff. She tells her dream world it has no power over her, she is in charge now.

[@agsmith43]

I was born in '86 so I grew up with this movie, plus my mom loved David Bowie. One cool fact, which I'm sure has been pointed out, the owl that appears at the opening of the movie is widely regarded as the first realistic CGI animal to appear on the big screen

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

Amazing classic Labyrinth starring by Jennifer Connelly and one of my favorite singers of all time the superstar David Bowie. Thank you guys great reaction excellent😎👍👍👍

[@CathleenMJennings80]

The whole premise was the story of a girl in that awkward stage where she's on the cusp of womanhood but still a child. Her toys (and make believe) was what she wanted but Jareth (puberty) was starting to tempt her away from her childhood. oh - and btw, You were right. EVERY 80s girl loved that ballroom scene and wanted to be dancing with David Bowie.

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

Return to Oz from 85 is a classic too, you guys will definitely appreciate it...a Lucasfilm picture actually...

[@shirw]

No, don't do it! That movie gave me nightmares! Lol 😅

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

@@shirw Those damn wheelers....

[@kneau]

@@shirw hold a chicken tight, you'll be all right.

[@irenemichelleanne]

I love that movie, but definitely hella creepy. Nothing like the Judy Garland version LOL

[@irenemichelleanne]

@@alexanderkantakusiniii8411 and the talking heads lol and I've always felt bad for the Tin man...when Dorthy is retelling his story.

[@steved1135]

Nice guys. A truly, truly fantastic movie. Seeing this as a kid had a huge impact on my life. Of the same ilk, see "Legend" and "Willow".

[@erikbyrge2024]

Classic 80's Movie and David Bowie performance is chef's Kiss!

[@emilyfarfadet9131]

I liked your discussion at the end- this film can be interpreted alot of different ways, but I always read it as her having a sexual awakening, the frustrations of wanting to be a grown up- then coming full circle to her remembering, "hey I'm only 14, there are things about being a child that I've moved past, but there are other things about being a child that I still want and need. Growing up isn't wrong, but it can wait". In that way I think it has a lot more nuance than a simple "coming of age" story.

[@steampunkwilson7435]

"I do not know anything about this movie." Me: oh my god this is going to be wild

[@Debbie76]

I see Labyrinth. I press play ❤

[@shainewhite2781]

Dude you should watch WILLOW 1988! There is an upcoming series that acts as a sequel to the movie in November. And LEGEND 1985, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Tom Cruise as he plays a forest dweller who must find his inner hero to save the world from The Lord Of Darkness, played by Tim Curry.

[@Roguefem76]

YES! Willow was amazing and deserves much more love!

[@2chaskell]

Both great films

[@moonfisher]

I love you guys for mentioning Phantom Tollbooth and Wrinkle in Time, two fantastic books that I love reading to my own children and students. This movie definitely has a similar whimsical vibe.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Those books are INCREDIBLE!!!

[@miaowington]

Looking forward to watching this one - my husband and I grew up watching this and when we had our first son a few years ago we immediately agreed on calling him Jareth.

[@nickmanzo8459]

I’m loving you guys’ Daredevil reactions, but honest to God, I am so happy to see you two ready to something more fun. This movie is one of a dead breed of films that were produced in the 80s, scary as shit family/kid’s movies that prominently featured puppets/muppets. It began with Neverending Story and went all the way to The Witches (1990). After that, cgi became more prominent, rendering this style obsolete in the eyes of film going plebs who wanted the new hotness. For a more adult take on this concept, watch The Dark Crystal… that is Jim Henson’s Magnum Opus.

[@LuLu-Sil]

This would be the movie I am up at 1am for 🤣💖🌌🔮🧝🏻‍♂️

[@kaylak169]

Glass ball you're talking about that had the infomercials = Fushigi

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oh that's perfect!!!

[@thathighguy6980]

Dance Magic, the first song with the Goblin King singing with Toby, is probably one of my all time favorite songs. Then again, I was 5 when this came out and it was easy to sing along with. But still, you can't help but want to sing and dance along

[@arisucheddar3097]

Slap that baby! Make 'im pee!

[@kaylak169]

The ending M.C. Escher-esque stairs scene is so amazing, and that soundtrack though... BOWIE though....

[@jsapcakrrow]

One of my favorite movies! Another Fantasy movie y’all should watch is the (1985) “Legend” with a young Tom Cruise & Tim Curry playing the character Darkness.

[@marynavarro4867]

this movie has a nuance, of growing up, of going from a child to an adult, but never forgetting the things that make us happy

[@Entxq_]

STOPPP IM GONNA CRY YOUVE MADE MY MORNING IVE LOVED THIS SHOW SINCE I WAS A KID AND AT ONE POINT I HAD THE SONGS ON REPEAT 😭😭THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@geekasaurusrexy]

I absolutely love this movie, but dear gosh the Fireys (the red goblins in the forest) gave me nightmares as a child and still freak me out. 😆

[@irenemichelleanne]

LOL, I've always thought they were funny as a kid. Like even at 5 I use to laugh my ass off at them.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

They scared me when I was a kid. But I love them now. I've always loved this movie.

[@ElaMongrella]

Henson actually worked more with black screen than green screen, which I also think works much better, as long as you have brightly colored creatures, since it doesn't give fast moving hair/fur a green glow.

[@Leighv]

For a movie that was worked on by George Lucas (Star Wars), Jim Henson (The Muppets), some of the Monty Python writers, and David Bowie this is an appropriate amount of strangeness, and I love it.

[@MrBigPicture835]

Brian Froud released a book of his art "Fairies" that Jim Henson saw. It started him thinking about making a film.

[@lateeshafischer4773]

Not an 80's movie but it is a cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). It's a musical/horror and I would love to see you guys react to it.

[@lluviapacifica9601]

*How to make a girl love you, by Jareth the Goblin King:* 1._ Kidnap her baby brother. 2._If she rejects your crystal ball, trow a snake into her neck (supper effective) 3._ Make her go to a Labyrinth were she will fall into deadly traps. Girls love that. 4._ Convince a friend of hers drug her, and invite her to dance. (The most romantic thing in the world) 5._ If the last four steps doesn't work, confronte and tell her how her eyes can be so cruel. Guys, I don't now if you alredy did, but you should watch the behind scences. All the people who work in this movie was crazy and genius at the same time. Also, please, react to the Dark Crystal, is one of my favorites Jim's movies since I was 3 years old.

[@blisgrabowiecki]

I'm so glad y'all reacted to this because it was this movie that awakened my love for writing and everything theater when I was trying to find myself after escaping a terrible situation. This film drew many references from fairytales and lore, stage performances and music, and under the gentle hand of Jim Henson beheld practical effects that made this feel like the perfect fantasy to fall into, have a quick adventure, and use the lessons to further make myself a better person in this cruel reality. Of course, David Bowie's presence in this just can't be replaced by anyone else alive, even in the face of a potential reboot, reimagining, or sequel. Not to mention how he was the adult awakening for many a young woman, including myself (even if I did first discover it near twenty years after it's debut). XD Many Blessings!

[@elinswan8174]

I still love this movie. It's so good! 😊💖

[@ElaMongrella]

You were pretty much on point with the Wizard of Oz reference. If you look at Sarah's room at the beginning, all of the characters are already there. There is a stuffed toy firey, and a little stuffed Sir Didymus. Other characters are parts of books and pictures. Even the Esher stairs at the end are a poster on her wall. And of course Ambrosius is the same dog as Merlin.

[@TaylorsAngel18]

To do the crying scenes, they had to do scenes past Toby Froud's naptime. There was a point that in the scene when he's sitting in the King's lap watching Sarah in the crystal he was screaming so loud and hard that they couldn't get a shot. They ended up giving David Bowie a puppet to hold up off screen and that's why Toby looked so hypnotized during that scene.

[@totomomo18]

Jennifer Connely was and still is stunning :). You should also watch Wilow and Lady Hawk for more great Jim Hanson puppet I recommend the StoryTeller 1987 great tv series.

[@2chaskell]

Ok, now you HAVE TO watch “the dark crystal”, Jim hensons greatest masterpiece

[@LuLu-Sil]

Fun bit of trivia, during the movie you can see Jareth's face 7 times. Did you catch them all? 🤷🏻‍♀️💖🌌

[@tylerhackner9731]

What a classic!

[@shirw]

I saw this movie at the theater at just the right age (young enough to love the fantasy and puppetry, and old enough to appreciate David Bowie) and have always loved it! You should to go back and look at all the things in her room :) Edit: I also seem to remember the owl in the opening was some of the very first computer animation in a movie.

[@isabellegarza9070]

There isn't just one particular movie in the '80s they all were fabulous. Movies, music anything that they did in the '80s was great in my opinion. I love this movie because it had a lot of lessons to learn like, don't take anything for granted and acts of selflessness. One most important is to be someone's friend who has no friend. Sarah needed the goblins all of them to be a part of her life. Now who in the world would ever want to love a goblin. If you notice the goblin King was happy for his family to be wanted.

[@metaempiricist]

The name for the aesthetic during the dance scene after she ate the peach is "masquerade ball".

[@jnne4048]

*the baby (now all grown up) took part in the creation of the netflix version of "the dark crystal" along with his father who worked on "labyrinth"*

[@ericc8705]

There is a masquerade-ball held annually in Los Angeles known as "The Labyrinth of Jareth" inspired by this film. Attendees are encouraged to dress up in fantastic fantasy costumes and enjoy the evening of dance of revelry. Some of the costumes which people have come up with to wear are sometimes several YEARS in the making just to show off at this event (almost like an indoor Mardi Gras)

[@ashleygendreau6302]

Yes!! This is one of my favorite movies and no one ever reacts to it! This just made my day you have no idea. Love you guys ❤️

[@NoxNovak]

This movie was a blast the first time I watched it, which wasn't so long a go (a few years ago). Such a great, great movie. 💜

[@vacantalleyways]

I think this is one of the only reaction videos to Labyrinth that truly appreciates the movie and all the incredible things going on throughout. A lot of people get caught up on certain things and miss so much of the magic of the movie! Kudos to you both!

[@jeffreydavid6794]

I was born in 84. Some of Jim Henson's creations really freaked me out when I was a child. I was terrified of the "hoarder"/"junk" lady in this movie. She still gives me a weird feeling every time I see her. Has anyone else seen that show fragglerock or something like that? I had nightmares about that one too when I was a kid.

[@roo1014]

I hope you guys react to *The Dark Crystal* as well ! ! !

[@isabeauwolf562]

Yes, please! Another childhood classic.

[@whitenoisereacts]

@@isabeauwolf562 I'm hoping to!!

[@TheNegativeSpace]

One of my favorites! Can't wait to see you guys react. On another note, you should check out interview with the vampire too. Super good movie!

[@mothermaclean]

love that film

[@tarascholfield5887]

The designs for the fairies in this and goblins were inspired and drawn by Brian Froud, amazing artist. His son is the baby toby, look up his work