Given the overabundance of fantasy films during the mid '80s, it seems weird that Labyrinth took longer to click with au
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TheBeardedWonder — 9 years ago(December 05, 2016 07:08 PM)
I'm just realizing what a weird kid I was, this is the 2nd time i've read a similar comment on a kids movies i used to watch. I loved this flick and was never scared of it. Same with drop dead fred, clifford, neverending story, etc, basically any kinds movie that people will say used to freak them out. I loved weird flicks like this even back then, and I see why. The effects are top notch, the voice acting fits very well, the characters are a lot of fun, and the journey keeps things moving nicely through just about the whole movie.
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lauren_louisa — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 12:08 PM)
I was alive when this came out and I don't remember it being a flop at all, although I know it is considered to be one. Everyone I knew loved it and we'd take it in turns to rent it each week. Growing up around Monty Python humour meant that this film was like a Python movie for kids, with added amazing songs and puppetry! I understand people might feel this doesn't mesh but we understood this to be a film directly targeted at our demographic of 10yr olds who love a fantasy tale. The Princess Bride which had similar humour and had the same target audience.
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hurricanehorton — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 04:03 AM)
Funny, I turned 6 in 1986, and I don't remember it coming out at all.
I saw it in the late 80s, or maybe very early 90s on TV and I loved it. As my did my family. (Adults and children.)
Maybe it just wasn't publicised or known about? I had never heard of it until it came on television. The next time it came on, we videotaped it off the television to keep. -
meowqueenx — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 06:13 PM)
I was 5 that year but never heard of it at all until 1990, when I was 9, at which time I only saw a tiny bit of it at somebody's house. I also had no idea at that point that it was Bowie, not even knowing who Bowie was either then! It wasn't until 9 more years after that, 1999/age 18, (though by which time I had for a few years known full well of David Bowie :-d) that I was properly introduced to the film by a friend, with no turning back in fandom :). I know I was little when it first came out but I would definitely remember hearing of it if I had at that time.
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kevcoe — 9 years ago(December 06, 2016 02:22 PM)
I find it odd that Labyrinth is regarded as a flop simply as I saw it in the UK, Christmas 1986, and, if memory serves, it was quite a big hit, had a big Royal premiere bearing in mind that Labyrinth was a summer US release! Yes, younger readers, sometimes it could take half a year for a film to get released across an ocean back then!
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kevcoe — 9 years ago(December 07, 2016 01:24 PM)
Yeah, PC, you're absolutely right, I was just rambling on from my personal perspective. I would hope that multiple DVD / Blu / etc re-releases (not to mention newer media sales) would have dragged it into profit. And, heck, it regarded as something of a classic nowadays, so that's something!
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ColinChapman — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 07:50 AM)
To OP. People were too busy watching the awful Karate Kid Part II, Back to School, The Golden Child, Legal Eagles, Cobra, Police Academy III (!) , Poltergeist II, Short Circuit, The Money Pit, Gung Ho, Nothing in common, Jumpin' Jack Flash (!) , Wildcats, Iron Eagle, Friday the 13th Part VI, The Delta Force, Howard the Duck (!!) , Raw Deal, Psycho III, Critters among other bad or worse movies which somehow faired better at the box office in 1986.
Seriously. How did utter crap like:
Cobra
Police Academy Part III
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Friday the 13th Part VI
Howard the Duck
The Delta Force
Raw Deal and
Psycho III
do better than Labyrinth at the box office?? Because people back in 1986 didn't have better taste than they have today.
No opinions. Just Boxofficemojo facts and the boxoffice numbers from 1986.
Seriously, there's a crapload of bad sequals in 1986 people wanted to see for some reason. Karate Kid II, Police Academy III (WHO ever found them funny??) , Poltergeist II, Friday the 13th Part VI and Psycho III. -
Great_MR_E — 9 years ago(January 30, 2017 09:29 AM)
It had an aire of creepiness to it that turned some people of. The bulge in David's pants and the young girl being grabbed by all of those hands and the pissing midget. It was a good movie, but was not for kids or people with sensitive ears and eyes.