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Reviews
Labyrinth (1986)
Best Movie Ever
Ever since I was a little girl, this film fascinated me, and I still love it. It an all round great film - if you just take it for what it is, its a kids film, which its good as. But when you really take it in, this film is so much deeper than it seems.The whole meaning of the film is Sarah going through adolescence. She learns so much about herself, comes to terms with her family, and has her first love in the form of King Jareth. Anyone who loves this film will have wanted Jareth and Sarah to get together, and thats the sad thing, they're separated forever - Sarah chooses to save her brother instead of stay with the one she loves.
Also, the imagination is this movie is great - they pull off the puppets so well, and its hard to believe that this was a 1986 film! The owl in the beginning sequence was the first ever 3D computer animated thing in a film. And yet this is a cult classic, sadly not a huge well known blockbuster. The soundtrack is great, some of Bowie's best work. Even if it wasn't a film soundtrack, these songs would be great. The lyrics are meaningful, and they are dead catchy!
My favourite film ever - Im the biggest Jareth fan in the world. Thankyou Jim Henson!
Wuthering Heights (1998)
Abominable
As a big fan of wuthering heights, i was ready to give this film a chance. But i have to say, i hated it. Robert cavanah is not right for heathcliff. More importantly, this film does not follow the book. it kills the book in fact, and changes the plot. Cathy and hieroglyphs loveis more sexual in the film than in the book, and shows lust rather thanlove. i was very upset with this adaptation. as a stand alone film it would have been good, but as a novel adaptation - a very poor interpretation. The 1992 wuthering heights with Ralph fiennes however is an amazing film. it is very true to the book, very emotive. i cried 3 times throughout the film. Ralph fiennes plays heathcliff exactly as i imagined him. Juliette binoche pulls Cathy and Cathy's daughter off very well. Horton is portrayed perfectly too. i recommend anyone to watch the 1992 film, and not this television version.