We’ve seen so many movies lately and haven’t posted full reviews. So here is Part 2 of an on-going catching up process. Enjoy.
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
How could a movie with Eric Idle, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams not be great? The Adventures of Baron Munchausen focuses on, of course, the Baron Munchausen and his adventures with a hopeful little girl and a group of crazy characters: a man who can run at superfast speeds, the strongest man in the world, a dude with superb eyesight, and a midget with ultimate lung-capacity. Destinations include the moon, a volcano, and the belly of a monster akin to Frankenfish. The visuals are highly entertaining, and so is much of the dialogue. Who knew torture chambers could be so funny?
4 out 5 (bonus points awarded because Munchausen is also the name of a mental illness… ZNB: “and because Uma Thurman’s boobies gave the best cameo I’ve ever seen”)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Jim Henson paints a magical picture of a young Gelfling (one of the last of his kind) and his search for the Dark Crystal. The characters are puppets of modified creatures that we would find in our own world. There are peaceful turtle-like creatures (Mystics) and evil bird-like creatures (Skeksis), but my favorite are the gigantic rabbit-like beings, played by men on stilts. Visually, the movie would have been totally awesome in the eighties. By today’s standards, the puppets and film quality are a little crappy but still pretty cool. The movie has some slow spots but gets bonus points because Michael Jackson looks like a Gelfling.
3.5 out of 5 (ZNB: “because if you watch this you’ll lose it when you see the guest appearance by Nanny Skeksis on South Park”)
Labyrinth (1986)
This is another Jim Henson picture, which we watched immediately after Dark Crystal. The Goblin King (David Bowie) kidnaps Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) baby brother. She must find her way through the Labyrinth in 13 hours or her brother will become a goblin. This movie has a much more light-hearted approach toward the characters and dialogue. The numerous musical numbers perpetuate the feeling of playfulness. This is definitely a cut above Dark Crystal.
5 out of 5 (ultimate bonus points awarded for being able to see David Bowie’s jewels through his tights, the ENTIRE time)
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See also: Part 1
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I can’t believe you gave Labyrinth a 5. Honestly. Is it me, or does Bowie totally look like Dame Judy Dench that whole movie (well, except for that tights thing)?
Labyrinth, without doubt one of the best films to ever grace a movie screen. I still sing the songs in my head sometimes (admitted that could be a bad thing but trust me, its coz its so cool).
Loved Dark Crystal too, was a pretty scary title for a kid to watch when it first came out, like I did. Munchausen though, not my cuppa tea Im afraid. Should have had more Python humour and less original storyline, but thats just my opinion.
Now altogether… “dance magic dance….”
“JUMP, Magic Jump!”
Labyrinth and Dark Crystal are the two most scariest movies of all time. I’ve never seen Dark Crystal. But I’m not allowed to. Because it. will. give. me. ISSUES. that I probably need to medicate.
Puppets freak me out, mostly.
I’m also ascared of the neverending story. and people in animal costumes with the big fake heads.
the end.
The fribbles are real furry animals so watch Star Trek :D
Will you be reviewing “Watership Down” in T/RRR™ Part Three?
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Hahaha. Probably not. I haven’t watched a rabbit film in a long while.
As far as the next batch… I’m not sure what will go up next. We’ve got 12 more films left (that is if we don’t watch anything else). We’ll see.