We were on a very tight budget. I was only 6 at the time as well.
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crowess_spawn — 10 years ago(January 21, 2016 01:48 PM)
I was 4. 'nuff said.
I don't even remember when I first saw it though. I remember The Dark Crystal vividly (I may or may not have even been born then, depending on what month it came out) at around 5 or so. scared me half to death.
I was talking to someone about why Labyrinth was a box office flop, and they said it was because of advertising. another hugely popular movie came out at the same time and kinda took the spotlight. don't know if that's true or not, but I can see it happening.
I got Labyrinth on VHS when I was maybe in my early teens. I didn't see The Dark Crystal all the way through until I bought it on DVD (along with Labyrinth) back in 2008. -
ninetymin — 10 years ago(January 22, 2016 04:18 PM)
I was 29 at the time and coerced an artistic friend of mine to go see it with me. I liked Bowie's music (e.g. Low, Heroes) a lot during the time the movie came out.
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Crurned — 10 years ago(January 25, 2016 09:51 AM)
I was 4 or 5 when it came out, I didn't have a say on my family's entertainment budget back then. In addition to that, they seldom went to the movies while I was a baby or a toddler. Once in 1984 for Sheena (I was less than a year old back then), then a second time in 1994 for The Flintstones, afterwards, in 1995 for Congo and Operation Dumbo Drop, 1996 for Independence Day, 1997 for Titanic, and The Lost World, 1998 for Godzilla, and 1999 for The Phantom Menace. Afterwards, I went on my own to see whatever crap Hollywood pooped out.
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Prelude-in-C-maj — 10 years ago(February 23, 2016 04:32 AM)
I've only just seen it for the first time now at an advanced age, and I must admit it was Bowie's death that made me want to finally check out his performance, as they aired it on TV in honor of him.
The reason I didn't go see it in theaters at the time, is because I didn't think I'd be interested in a Jim Henson puppet kids' movie, and I seem to recall I didn't know Bowie's role was so central. I think I had the impression for years that he didn't have much screentime! -
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dio52 — 10 years ago(March 21, 2016 12:27 AM)
I was 6. It's rated PG, so I imagine that's why they didn't take me. I don't remember how old I was when I did see it, but it was on VHS a couple of years later
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tnsprin-2 — 9 years ago(April 28, 2016 12:45 PM)
Still never have seen it.
I was in my mid 30's back then and it did not get good reviews and did not seem aimed at people my age. Certainly what advertising there was didn't appeal to me.
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lousha-1 — 9 years ago(June 28, 2016 01:09 PM)
I watched it at an outdoor cinema during a summer holiday with my family when it was first released (in Hungary it came out a year after its original release). I was 6 and a half, it was night time, we were sitting in the dark in front of a huge screen, and we had no idea what film we're about to watch, we just wanted to see a movie and this was on that night. My mind was blown by it, and fell in love with it and I still love it after nearly 30 years. I've seen it a million times and I'm just about to introduce it to my partner tonight who is so unfortunate that he's never seen it before. His life is about to change
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morgylady — 9 years ago(July 02, 2016 04:37 PM)
I probably didn't go to the cinema to see it because the closest theater was quite a drive from us and if I remember correctly not every theater showed all the movies that came out (I could be remembering wrong though). My mum did love Bowie and I liked his music as well. I remember watching it with her when it was finally on TV (HBO or whatever movie channel we had on cable back then) and I totally fell in love with The Goblin King.
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snepts — 9 years ago(August 28, 2016 05:41 AM)
I was 27 when this came out. I was not a Muppets kid and yes, it seemed like a silly distraction for me at the time. I suppose I was more attracted to adult fare such as Against All Odds or No Way out.
But Labyrinth is on TV right now, and it looks like fun. I don't like when movies are interrupted with musical interludes - unless it's actually a musical - so early on when Bowie sings with the baby, this doesn't appeal to me. But like The Princess Bride, if you give it a chance, it's good fun
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SpaceMonkey-Mafioso — 9 years ago(September 08, 2016 11:38 AM)
I remember being almost mesmerized of the preview stating "The imagination of Jim Henson. The Wizardry of George Lucas"
But I couldn't get anyone to take me to see it in a theater. And being a kid, I couldn't get there on my own. So didn't get to see it until video. -
paula-lemire — 9 years ago(September 09, 2016 10:40 AM)
I was 12 when it came out.
I went to see it with two friends because it was a disgustingly hot day (it was actually the 4th of July and we had hours to kill before the fireworks and such). There were a couple of movies to pick and we rather randomly agreed on Labyrinth. I knew very little about it beyond seeing a picture of Jennifer in a fantastic ball gown on some magazine cover a few days earlier.
My friends liked it, but didn't love it. I, on the other hand, loved it so much that I went back again a few more times until it left the theater. -
DarrenDick — 9 years ago(September 30, 2016 04:53 AM)
I saw this in the theater at 13 years old and didn't care for it. I thought it was too weird and a bit childish. I was also not into musicals. My uncle was a little under 30 years old at the time, saw it with him and he loved it. I would catch some of it on HBO a few times when I was in my mid to late teens but didn't really sit down to watch it.
Let's fast forward to around 2010 when it was playing at the Aero theater in Santa Monica CA. I showed up late since it was a double feature and it was the next movie I was interested in. So here I am watching the 2nd half of Labyrinth and saying to myself, "wow this is pretty damn good! Why didn't I like this when I was younger?" I was especially liking the music which seemed cheesy when I was a kid. I think this film became more popular later on because like me, people realized it was a good fantasy film. I still haven't seen it again since 2010, but plan on buying the blu ray.
