"I COULDN'T WISH FOR A MOVIE WITH MORE IMAGINATION OR FUN"

Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight
Bog of Stench � � � Outside the picturesque suburban home, a driving rain hammers against the windows, while in the nursery a baby's persistent wail unravels the nerves of 17 year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly). In an act of final desperation, she invokes support from those in the Otherworld and tearfully pleads the Goblins to come and take her hated brother Toby far away.
� � � With a slow, ominous roll of thunder, Toby's cry falls silent...and the nursery is plunged into darkness; camouflage for the scurry of razor-clawed goblins as they spirit Toby into the storm and to the castle keep. A sudden flourish and flash of light heralds the wickedly charismatic Goblin King, Jareth (David Bowie)
who, with a disarmingly malicious grin, offers Sarah a flawless crystal ball in which to behold her dreams; hers for the asking if she simply "forgets" about the kidnapped child. Though momentarily spellbound, Sarah understands that she must rescue her brother from the castle beyond the goblin city-lest Toby be trapped in the evil clutches of the Goblin King forever.
� � � Between Sarah and redemption, however, lies a magical and dangerous journey into the heart of the LABYRINTH. But successfully navigating the myriad mazes and sorting out deceptive clues proves to be an overwhelming challenge, especially in a world where the rules are shifting from moment to moment. She soon discovers that the forging of friendships and alliances will be the key to reaching the goblin's castle, and moving deeper into the recesses of the LABYRINTH, Sarah gathers a rather unlikely entourage.
Goblin at battle � � � Joining Sarah on her quest are the gnome-like gatekeeper to the LABYRINTH, Hoggle (Brian Henson), a highly irritable little creature always ready to consider a reasonable bribe; the enormous but pure-hearted beast, Ludo (Ron Mueck), able to summon rocks and boulders to action; and the irascible Sir Didymus, the bridge-keeper over the Eternal Bog of Stench, who will fearlessly ride into any fray (no matter how hopeless) like a hyperactive Don Quixote.
� � � Prepare yourself for a magic ride into a land of amazement where walls move at will, door knockers lodge their complaints, bogs bubble and gurgle, and a ballroom flutters in fragments. Prepare yourself for the LABYRINTH - a place where everything seems possible, and nothing is what it seems.
� � � Powered by five original songs written and performed by rock icon David Bowie, and featuring a cast of characters that will linger in the mind long after the final credit, LABYRINTH may very well be Jim Henson's ultimate fantasy-adventure achievement. For the first time the director's vision is preserved in this widescreen edition in its original aspect ratio, permitting the fantastic multi-layered world of Jim Henson and conceptual designer Brian Froud to be viewed with all its marvelous nuances intact.

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