Along her journey, Sara will meet many creatures who will both help and hinder her journey (such as the cute little worm at the beginning who, not knowing where she wants to go, tells her "Don't go that way, never go that way!", then after she walks off says, "If she'd kept on going down that way, she'd have gone straight to that castle."). Some, like the ever-faithful Ludo, will be loyal throughout the journey. Others, like Hoggle, struggle with their role as good or bad. Then there's Jareth, the Goblin King, who has a unique role in that he's in love with Sara, but he also wants to keep her brother to join his demons.
Created by Jim Henson and produced by George Lucas, The Labyrinth is an amazing work of art. Especially in the new remastered high definition transfer, it just looks wonderful. The color depth is better, the sets sparkle more. Before, there were scenes that you could tell were done on a black screen and had the background added afterwards. Now, it's much harder to spot those, if you can even tell at all. The characters and the sets they created for The Labyrinth are even more amazing than what they created for The Dark Crystal. Using live actors combined with the muppets give the movie a very realistic feeling. Just like in The Dark Crystal, the characters are all real, not computer generated, so the just seem so much more life-like, their facial expressions move like a real person's would.
The second disc contains 3 special features, "Inside the Labyrinth," which was available on a previous DVD release and "Kingdom of Characters" & "The Quest for Goblin City," which are both new documentaries. Personally I think these are some of the best documentaries I've seen on any movies. Watching how they create all of these characters, some of which take three or more people just for one character, is simply amazing. They're all definitely worth watching at least once, and I usually don't watch documentaries. The second disc also has quite a few galleries that include things such as cast images, vintage posters, and much more.
Even if you already own a previous version, I would still recommend buying this new edition. If you've never seen The Labyrinth, go buy it now, because you're missing out!
