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Labyrinth (Superbit Collection)
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 DTS Digital 5.1 Theatrical Surround Sound and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Sound
Subtitles:
English Captions and Closed Captions and Spanish Language Subtitles
Packaging:
Keep Case Within A Sleeve
Chapter
Stops: 28
Sound:
DTS Digital 5.1 Theatrical Surround Sound and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1986/DVD Release: 2003
Theatrical
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Home
Video Distributor: Columbia TriStar 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 taken away after having to spend another weekend night babysitting.
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.
The
original 1999 DVD release featured only a Dolby Surround Soundtrack, but this
new Superbit release features a brand new English DTS Digital 5.1 Surround
Soundtrack as well as an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack along
with optional English Captions and Closed Captions for the hearing impaired and
Spanish Language Subtitles encoded onto the dual layered DVD. As with all
Superbit discs, a special high bit rate digital transfer process to encode
movies at double the normal DVD bit rate is utilized, converting the full
physical space to deliver the best video and audio quality available on the
market today. The results on “Labyrinth” are nothing short of stunning. Both
the DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack options are a vast improvement
over the previous DVD release with a full well rounded mix that is sure to
please audiophiles and novice listeners alike. The picture quality is also top
notch with bright rich colors and amazing detail that has to be seen to be truly
appreciated. “Labyrinth” is presented in an anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)
aspect ratio preserving the way the film was presented theatrically.
Fans
of the film take note, this DVD is definitely worth the upgrade and you won’t
have to go “underground” to find it when “Labyrinth: Superbit” debuts on
DVD-Video on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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Labyrinth (Superbit Collection)