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Title:
Labyrinth
Region:
One
Genre:
Fantasy
Stars:
Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie
Writer:
Terry Jones
Based
On A Story By: Dennis Lee and Jim Henson
Director:
Jim Henson
Feature
length: 101 minutes
Languages:
English Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai Language
Subtitles
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 13
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1986/UMD Release: 2005
Theatrical
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Home
Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: PG
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
This
co-production between Lucasfilm and the Jim Henson Company is a mix of
traditional “Alice In Wonderland” style fairytale storytelling complete with
the dark subtext found within many fables and myths. Jennifer Connelly is
“Sarah,” a frustrated and imaginative teenager who wishes her baby
stepbrother were taken away after having to spend another weekend night
babysitting him. So she reads a few verses from her favorite book “The
Labyrinth.” When the Goblin King (David Bowie) shows up and takes the baby
away, Sarah is given 13 hours to rescue him by solving the labyrinth and
entering the Goblin King’s castle or her brother will be turned into a goblin
forever. Some elements in the film might be frightening for very little kids
despite some singing puppets and whatnot.
Conceptual
designer Brian Froud, who had designed the creatures for “The Dark Crystal”
as well as the popular book “Fairies” returned to join an eclectic creative
team made up of “Monty Python” alumni Terry Jones, who wrote the screenplay,
rock musician David Bowie, who also composed the music for the film, executive
producer George Lucas, and the wizards of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop who
include Henson’s son Brian Henson and Frank Oz while Jim Henson served as
director. A few of Brian Froud’s sketches can be seen within the keep case the
UMD is housed in.
Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment’s UMD-Video for PSP version of “Labyrinth”
reframes the film from the original (2.35:1) theatrical release aspect ratio to
an anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio specifically formatted to fit the
screen of Sony’s PlayStation Portable. I actually forgot the film was shot
wide and can honestly state that watching the film as presented on the UMD did
not once cause me to raise an eyebrow thinking there is something missing that I
should be seeing just off screen. An English Stereo Soundtrack is provided along
with English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai Language
Subtitles encoded as options. Though there is no scene selection menu, but
manually I counted approximately 13 chapter stops. Previews for “You Got
Served” and “Mirror Mask” are also included on the disc.
Labyrinth is available on UMD for PSP now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2005 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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