And, as usual, Tim Burton rips the visuals off wholescale to cram into Sweeney Todd. Although Sondheim wrote the music and the scene, there were ways to do it that weren't blatantly Labyrinth-inspired.
I am stunned that kids accept the crap they are served today. Just today while on my volunteer shift at the zoo I was trying to explain to a kid of about 10 how cool sloth bears are. I asked him, "Have you ever seen the movie The Jungle Book? This is the same kind of bear as Baloo."
He stared at me blankly. "I like Kung Fu Panda."
Arrrgh.
There is a whole generation of kids walking around right now who have never seen Labyrinth, and probably never will. This makes me sad.
As much as I have loved Labyrinth since I first saw it in theaters, I always thought this sequence was the weakest and a bad idea, personally. I thought it was placed badly and dragged the movie right here. Still...great movie, great production design and general overall coolness from the Henson folks.
Well, it wouldn't be a fairy tale about a girl coming into her own without a scene representing the seduction/transition from girl to woman.
And David Bowie's package.
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