MovieStrut Pan's Labyrinth
Mr. Casual
953 Posts
TWO BIG THUMBS UP on this... caught this last night and really dug it.. any other fol's feeling this?
Mr. Casual
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HEAT!
I saw that and Children of Men in the same week.
- spidey
Am I the only one who sees M. Bison in that pic?
AYO... Spanish ... Please
That guy looked like a walking nut-sack.
me too.
both in my top ____ for the year, along with -the proposition- and -borat-.
though i think i actually liked -children of men- better, and -the proposition- the best, not sure if i can explain why.
Del Toro is Mexican
her constant squirming, eye covering, and gasps distracted me from enjoying the movie fully. I thought there coulda been more special effects, but I understand with that kinda budget, s'all gravy. I really liked Blade 2, and Hellboy, both directed by him, so basically dude is the Dude.
I also saw Children of Men the week earlier, and that movie was Dope as well
I just saw this - great flick! I'm looking forward to checking out Pan's Labyrinth
how late can people possibly be?? its still in theatres! Not everyone is leisurely enough to catch every good movie the day it comes out. I wanted to see this for a minute, but goddamn I have demands on my time.
yeah it was good. I was not ready for that level of gore though. My girlfriend is the same, she huddles into a ball and closes her eyes upon anything remotely violent. She retreated for like 5 minutes after the headstab.
for me though, the most freaky part was the pictures of handeyeball dude on the wall... eating children, impaling them, etc. It was brief, but disturbing.
I found this movie really well done (in regards to acting, cinematography, direction) but as an actual story it didn't do too much for me. based on the trailer I was expecting some more integration of the fantasy world and those characters , which did not happen. that being said, still a recommended movie.
The story was surprisingly simplistic given all the praise it's received.
still a great film but..
Finally saw this over the weekend after looking forward to it for ages. Didn't rate it nearly as highly as Devil's Backbone but on it's own rights thought it was pretty decent.
As mentioned, the story is surprisingly simplistic but I thought the crossing over between worlds was handled well. Also the refusal to confirm/deny the reality of the otherworld was a wise choice. Can't remember a major director making a film with such a downbeat ending in a good while either.
I guess was it widely released in different citys at different times. I caught a screening in early december.
- spidey
Complex storyline = good? I don't think that's a neccessity.
I watched it a couple of weeks ago and liked it A LOT. The winebottle/torture/gorey scenes were pretty terrible, but it's classified as a horror/fantasy flick. Some of that should be expected I think.
I thought it was impressive how they made the "walking nut-sack" as scary as he was considering he looked pretty funny. Like a permanent peek-a-boo look.
The scariest bit to me is that the bad guy represents a way of thinking and acting that was all to real at a certain time.
Really good film.
- J