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Labyrinth Blu-ray Disc Detailed, Dark Crystal Announced

By brenden ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

All right. Bring it on. I’m a fan of this film. At least, I think I am. I haven’t seen Labyrinth in years but I have such fond memories of it - of the creatures, the Bowie tunes, the Jennifer Connely - and memories never lie, right? RIGHT? Uhhhh…

Ok, so I’m kind of dreading watching this again. I’m pretty sure a lot of Labyrinth won’t hold up for me, unlike the Henson Company’s Dark Crystal (which will always be genius) But as much as I fear the experience I’m equally as excited to revisit this film. And the details for the upcoming UK release are just stoking the fire! I think we can safely assume that the North American edition of Labyrinth will mimic the UK, including an identical rich feature set. Even if the film itself fails to please me, the commentary, making-of doc and picture-in-picture features will provide me hours of nerdgasm. I can’t help but wonder if any of the extras will address the mystery of the Bowie-package…

Incidentally, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK has also announced my beloved Dark Crystal for release on the same date, August 31st. Though we have no details on the Blu-ray disc for you at this time, I’m fairly certain we’re going to get another making-of doc, Froud commentary track and ‘Storytellers’ Picture-in-Picture feature. And the excitement doesn’t end there! Sony has yet to formally announce the title in North America but the disc is listed up on Amazon.com already, further confirming that we can expect an announcement soon and a release date not too far in the future.

Labyrinth is scheduled for a September 1st release in the USA and Canada.

LABYRINTH (UK Release)
(August 31, 2009 - MSRP £17.99)
Video: 1080p AVC
Audio: 5.1 Dolby TrueHD

Special Features:

• “Inside The Labyrinth” Making of Documentary
• Commentary with Brian Froud
• Journey through the Labyrinth: “Kingdom of Characters”
• Journey through the Labyrinth: “The Quest for Goblin City”
• The Storytellers Picture-in-Picture (BD Exclusive)

Tags: David Bowie, Jim Henson, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, U.K.