::cowers in the corner at sight of Jareth's hair::

[timepiececlock]

You know, it never occured to me until just now that the girl in Labyrinth was the same Jennifer Connelly actress who is in a bunch of movies lately. It's an "Oh. Huh." moment.

I watched Labyrinth once. I think I was about 12 or 13 (i.e. old enough to have a crush on Agent Mulder but also young enough to think anyone over 18 was old and gross. Except, you know, Agent Mulder-- especially when he's with Scully because that was twu wuv.) I thought it was cute, and I liked the goblins that tagged along, but I thought David Bowie was too scary to be sexy.

I kinda still think he's too scary in that movie to be sexy.

But I did like his name. Jaaaaaaaareth. Jareth is a very, very cool name. I'm a fantasy buff and so of course names that end -eth are automatically a bit cooler than most, and Jareth just sounds cool. Like Jarod, but cooler. Like it would be a hella cool name to give your kid ...if it weren't incredibly pretentious and also doom him to a life of ridicule by David Bowie fans.

I should put this movie on my Netflix list.

And I'm going to go find Labyrinth fanfic now. Nevermind that I don't remember any of the characters names and barely any plot... fanfic!

Comments

[bailunrui.livejournal.com]

Heehee! All the Laby fans are coming out of the woodwork now.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I've never been that much involved in the fandom, or even really thought about the movie much. I must confess, in this I'm a fan of opportunity. A fly-by-fan. ;:bows head::

[irfikos.livejournal.com]

i remember reading the book several times as a kid. i loved it. i think i only saw the movie once or twice though. now i'm itching to see it.

a lot of times, certain phrases just pop into my head at random moments. one of them (which i very nearly used as the sub heading for my lj but thought people would mock me for making a labyrinth reference) is "the fiereys are wild. are they ever."

every few days, that will just pop into my head.

it could just be me, insane. whatever.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

You're not insane. The Fight Club line "Remember, that's three times you promised." pops into my head at least once every 4 weeks. Sometimes it takes a minute to remember where it comes from, and I always assume it's a woman's voice, until finally I remember that it's Brad Pitt.

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[irfikos.livejournal.com]

{whew}

ok. so it's not just me.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

::pats you on shoulder:: Nope. Welcome to a mad, mad world. Whatever you think is wrong with you is doubly wrong with everyone else, inverted.

[raghnaid.livejournal.com]

The one that often pops into my head, and that I actually use occasionally (and refuse to explain when I do) is "Eeet's so sstimulating being your hat!"

And, honestly, David Bowie in that movie is my epitome of evily sexy. That's how evil oughta be.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

And, honestly, David Bowie in that movie is my epitome of evily sexy. That's how evil oughta be.

Mine is Spike. I've never been able to get into the glam rock thing David Bowie had going in that movie. And when I say scary, I don't mean hide-under-the-covers scary, I mean your-hair-and-make-up-squicks-me scary.

But... it seems I am alone in this opinion. C'est l'amour.

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[raghnaid.livejournal.com]

I DO understand about Spike, certainly. Absolutely. Evil. Sexy. The thing about Bowie in Labyrinth is that he manages this kind of insidious, subtle, manipulative evil sexyness. I just ignore the hair. But Spike is evil and sexy in a different way, much more in your face with the evil and the sexy. Now, I can appreciate that and ::le pant:: along with everyone else, but the subtle is just damn good.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'm so stuck staring at your icon that I think I missed everything you just typed.

Ah well, I'll watch the movie again sometime.

[mrthursday.livejournal.com]

Nah, name your kid Jareth.
I expect by the time you have children many people will unfortunatly not have seen the Marvel that is the Labyrinth.
As for not knowing Jennifer Connelly is the girl from the Labyrinth, I know lots of people who didn't make the conection at first. The only reason I knew is because my brother has a bit of a thing for her!

[drewsilla.livejournal.com]

I've loved that movie for the longest time! We used to watch it on rainy days when I was little.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I've seen that it has a pretty nice sized internet fandom for a movie.