pan's labyrinth

[Africa]

A 97% on rottentomatoes says a lot. I'm seeing this friday I understand it's gotten limited release so who's seen it tell us is it spaktakular?

[Jim]

I've read all about it and I'm really excited.

Seeing it ASAP, if I can persuade my friends. Or I'll just go alone.

[Amit]

it was quite interesting and the cinematography was fantastic

[Africa]

I've read all about it and I'm really excited.

Seeing it ASAP, if I can persuade my friends. Or I'll just go alone.

Yeah I'm seeing it friday friend, family, or alone.

Question: is it subtitled? I don't mind, just curious.

[Amit]

spanish audio english subtitles

[Apollyon]

I don't think it's playing here, but I want to see it.

[Jim]

It's got a limited release in Australia as far as I know, but I live close to the city, so a screening's assured.

[telemore]

rottentomatoes is usually pretty alright in their review accuracy, just becuase they pool together awhole lot of reviewers and users ratings, so that evens out the mainstream/indie fanboy biases

[Africa]

yeah plus the reviewers are critics and critics exist to be brutal

[telemore]

yea, but sometimes they're too heavy handed, which is why i like rottentomatoes, they even everything out. it's all the same level, the die hard INDIEists have the same weight as the reviewer for the national republican christian coalition so, that's a good thing, imo.

[FA]

i d'ld this like 1-2 months ago (foreign film w/ english subs) but it's at my home (i'm at college), therefore I havn't seen it yet...i should've wathced it so i could've commented on it...damn..

[badtaste]

This film looks stunning. Heard the story isn't too good though.,

[Africa]

orly

[black guy]

i heard the story was really good, but that the trailer had people expecting more fantasy

i want to see this so badly

[raus]

Who the **** said the story wasn't good? What could be so good about it if it's not supposed to have a good story?

I just watched it, it was great.

[ikalvinyo]

*slight character spoiler*






The intensity of the Captain's cruelty makes this one of the years best.

[-Listy-]

I still want to see this.

[Africa]

Yeah I understand the story was like a strong point idk

[pixiesfanyo]

It's sweet.

I wanna see it in theaters though it'll be alot better I think.

[VomitStainedCretin]

*slight character spoiler*






The intensity of the Captain's cruelty makes this one of the years best.

Agreed. This film is awesomeness. It got a release in the UK in December.

[magicbus]

I have it downloaded on my computer because I didn't know when it was going to be shown in my area.

I haven't watched it yet though, the quality of the download isn't so great. Still sounds like it'll be really good though.

[Africa]

I'm guessing the movie is influenced by pre-Disney fairy-tales amirite?

[EightMilesHigh]

I wanna go see this. I might get to see it for free, too. Bonus.

[badtaste]

Who the **** said the story wasn't good? What could be so good about it if it's not supposed to have a good story?

I just watched it, it was great.

Haha, what I meant that the story or something wasn't very strong in some parts. Read it in a review, something about something being unplausible.

I have it downloaded on my computer because I didn't know when it was going to be shown in my area.

I haven't watched it yet though, the quality of the download isn't so great. Still sounds like it'll be really good though.

Don't be a pirate, moron.

[Africa]

It's a neo-fairy tale how plausible can it be lolz.


Don't be a pirate, moron.
Are you joking?

[raus]

Pirate everything.

This is a very limited release, pirating is the only way I could see this.

[Africa]

Pirates 4 lyfe

[badtaste]

Are you joking?

No. You can't experience nothing watching a movie on your tiny piece of crap monitor. At the cinemas, you have a beautiful sound, generally nice atmosphere, and a pretty big screen.

[Africa]

Well you said don't be a pirate, not don't download and watch it on your crappy computer screen

[magicbus]

Yea I'll go see it tomorrow I guess.


Ooops not in theatres here! So I'll pirate it.

[Otherside]

Seeing it tomorrow in theaters.

Can't wait!

[MegaPhony]

looks like a good flick
subtitles however, suck the big one

[thedeadwalk!]

I've been pining for this movie since last June and it's not even out here. Worst of all, it's been getting a lot of attention and good reviews. What the hell?!

[Africa]

looks like a good flick
subtitles however, suck the big one

Try hookedonphonics.

[Amit]

looks like a good flick
subtitles however, suck the big one

subtitles >>>>>>>>>>>>> dubs

[Africa]

Except Kung-Fu movies dubs are a must.

[VomitStainedCretin]

A 97% on rottentomatoes says a lot. I'm seeing this friday I understand it's gotten limited release so who's seen it tell us is it spaktakular?

Yeah, I just remembered it should really have been 100% except some fag critic thought there wasnt enough rectum interference in it or something like that.

subtitles >>>>>>>>>>>>> dubs
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Dubbing is for illiterates

[ikalvinyo]

12312312312312312312312312312312312312312312312312 3123123123123
Dubbing is for illiterates

illiterates with herpes.

[Sroji]

I was surprised fable was mixed with Greek mythology and spanish literature and magic realism influences like Like Water For Chocolate, it was a good movie.

[raus]

Except Kung-Fu movies dubs are a must.You don't deserve to watch good movies. Stick with Michael Bay ****head.

[Chrizzle fo' Shizzle]

I just got back from seeing it. It's awesome. Especially if you're familiar with Spanish literature, as it's quite strange and very violent

I'm debating whether or not I should go back to the theater in half an hour to see Last King of Scotland

[Akira]

I want to go see this one. It is interesting. It is playing at the local megaplex, which usually has a horrible selection of movies. I am surprised that they are playing a movie like this, especially considering it is in Spanish.

Chrizzle: I wanted to see that too. I never did because my dad didn't want to go - he thought it would be disturbing. It seems to be rescreening - maybe I will try to go see it.

[CrossTheBreeze]

I just got back from seeing it. It's awesome. Especially if you're familiar with Spanish literature, as it's quite strange and very violent

I'm debating whether or not I should go back to the theater in half an hour to see Last King of Scotlandhow is it violent?

[AA-12]

It's very violent, and extremely dark, actually. It was absolutely amazing overall.

[ikalvinyo]

how is it violent?

I really wanna tell you exactly how it was violent but I'd be giving away all the really good parts. But trust me, this is the most violently realistic and non realistic film I've seen in quite some time.

[Chrizzle fo' Shizzle]

how is it violent?

Gory

[telemore]

k if there's any god, i'm seeing this tomorrow

[silicon71]

how is it violent?

"If my father says we were hunting rabbits, then we were hunting rabbits"

pop
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[VomitStainedCretin]

"If my father says we were hunting rabbits, then we were hunting rabbits"

pop
pop
pop pop pop pop poppoppoppop

I think it sound a bit more like "WHACK, SMACK, CRACK, SPLAT, SPLISH" tbh

[CrossTheBreeze]

Gory
well... that was helpful.


I'm asking because this movie kinda seems like spirited away, except it's not anime.

[ikalvinyo]

well... that was helpful.


I'm asking because this movie kinda seems like spirited away, except it's not anime.

To a certain extent.

[CrossTheBreeze]

What the hell does that mean. Damn you bastards and your vagueness.

[ikalvinyo]

Now we're just going to toy with you. But to be fair it was a movie.

[Sroji]

What the hell does that mean. Damn you bastards and your vagueness.

Okay it's gory because the main character's (she's a little girl) mother marries a viscious villainous military man. They're all in the woods where the captain is stationed to lead men against a militia, so a war is going on, there's fight scenes, the captain ruthlessly kills people, etc. And the fabled characters like Faun and the pale man are hideous and scary, it's just not a movie for little kids in the first place which is why there's gore. It's a fairy tale for adults.

[CrossTheBreeze]

Thank you. I really want to see this and children of men.

[Chrizzle fo' Shizzle]

Dude Pale Man freaked me the **** out

[Mr. Ron]

What is this movie about?

[CrossTheBreeze]

read what sroji said.

[ATM]

It's really really cool, I just got back from it.

Very gory, though.

The whole facists vs communists war was intense.

[telemore]

k i'm going tomorrow/today

:D

[ATM]

New avatar :)

[EightMilesHigh]

"If my father says we were hunting rabbits, then we were hunting rabbits"

pop
pop
pop pop pop pop poppoppoppop


then he takes the bottle and just smashes his face in *shudder*

Yeah this was good but there were a few disturbing parts, like when the general gets stabbed like eight times. Everyone in the theater shuddered at that part.

But yeah, still a kickass movie, go see it :smash:

[Robert Crumb]

Fantastic movie. It opened in my area last weekend, saw it then and was absolutely pleased with it, lived up to expectations. Considering going to see it again.

Has anyone seen the Devil's Backbone? I've heard it's a bit like this one. I've always kinda rooted for Guillermo del Toro because of the source material he's worked from in the past (Hellboy!), but Pan's Labyrinth is easily the best thing he's done that I've seen. Also probably the least overtly commercial, I guess.

[thedeadwalk!]

Pan's Labyrinth seems to be more involved with the girl's fantasy world than the supernatural played a part in The Devil's Backbone. They both take part around revolutionary Spain which is a nice setting.

It's still not out around here. Chris is sad. :(

del Toro said one of the coolest things either about what he tries to do or just horror films in general: "The last man in the world sits alone in his room...when he hears a knock at the door." It's so simple and elegantly eerie that it's wonderful. I'm not sure if he made that up, but it's cool none-the-less, and the first I've heard of it.

[Catmandoo]

thedeadwalk pretty much hit the points of this movie but, I just watched it and it has to be my favorite International movie ever and quite possibly my favorite movie. del Toro gave me a new look into fantasy and realism that a lot of other movies fail to do. Its hard to see that this movie will probably not be voted in for the Best Movie catagory because it is a very deserving movie. The main actress did a great job and del Toro should take pride in what he has created.

[Sroji]

It was sure better than Hellboy.

[ikalvinyo]

Hellboy was fun, not great, but at least something entertaining.

[badtaste]

Just watched it (at a CINEMA you pirates!).

This is in my top ten films of all time.

Great performance, a bit sadistic maybe, but is a good horror film of sorts.

I thought there would be on the fantastical side of it, but it was all good. Have yet to really think and figure about the themes. Still it's top ten for me, the images, the sound (what was that language? I kid, i kid) were all great; totally new to me. First film of del Toro for me is a good experience.

[VomitStainedCretin]

PL has been nominated for 6 Oscars apparently and is a favourite for Best Foreign Film. It'd deserve it tbh.

[biografiend]

I watched it yesterday and it was good, but for some reason I had trouble getting into it. Overall, it was a really good movie. The "For Your Condsideration" warnings sortof got annnoying after awhile, because it pretty much just like "ok guyz freeky parts r cumin up lol"

[Akira]

I really want to see it, but I have no one to go with.

[Incognito]

I really want to see it, but I have no one to go with.

Pffft, stag it, you'll regret not seeing this one in theatres.

[-Listy-]

I saw this last night, brilliant.

Captain Vidal is one mean mofo and the Pale Man is creepy as hell.

[magicbus]

Yeah, that feast part was so creepy. Cool character though.

[Robert Crumb]

Doug Jones is pretty awesome. Check out the behind the scenes thing on panslabyrinth.com

[badtaste]

I watched it yesterday and it was good, but for some reason I had trouble getting into it. Overall, it was a really good movie. The "For Your Condsideration" warnings sortof got annnoying after awhile, because it pretty much just like "ok guyz freeky parts r cumin up lol"

What are those warnings? Is this like at a cinema or what?

I really want to see it, but I have no one to go with.

Um... you can always see it by yourself? n00b.

[Robert Crumb]

Is it like a neon sign that lights up like those applause signs they have for game shows?

[Montana]

then he takes the bottle and just smashes his face in *shudder*



that was horrible. it took me several minutes to get that image out of my mind.

I just saw this last night at an old theatre downtown here. It really added to the whole experience being seated in a dark, cavernous theatre for this one. I loved that it was in Spanish with subtitles, it made it even more wonderful, I thought. Such a perfect movie I want to go see it again. Next time I'll know just when to close my eyes.

[badtaste]

Is it like a neon sign that lights up like those applause signs they have for game shows?

"Holy ****! Kids, get down!"

*scene with rabbit hunter getting face pummelled in with bottle

"Okay, kids, you can watch again!"

"What happened daddy?"

"Um... it was just more detail."

[Jim]

Saw it last nite with the gf and omg

After all the hype, I was half expecting something of a let-down, but I can say with much confidence that this movie not only met the hype, but exceeded it by several lengths.

A great, captivating story with some awesome cinematography and well incorporated special effects.

And a ****load more violent than I was expecting :)

omg the poor rabbit hunters what an unfortunate couple of fellows =/

[thedeadwalk!]

I think this movie had more people shot in the face than I've seen in a while.

[Jim]

:lol:

Yes.

God yes.

[MattyBlade]

this movie is fuking amazing.

the art direction is superb.

the storyline is amazing.

I love everything about this movie.. except not being able to understand spanish , but, there's sub titles that make up fori t

[Africa]

Children of Men have you guys seen that thats fantastic probably better than this movie

[MattyBlade]

I really wanna tell you exactly how it was violent but I'd be giving away all the really good parts. But trust me, this is the most violently realistic and non realistic film I've seen in quite some time.

*spoiler in latin*

like the part when a certain ottle-bay ash-smays someone in the ace-fay until mad ecked -wray?

[ikalvinyo]

Children of Men have you guys seen that thats fantastic probably better than this movie

Children of Men I enjoyed more, but neither I would call better since they arent remotely similar.

[MattyBlade]

either way, it's one of the best movies i've ever seen. ever.

[Otherside]

Pan's Labyrinth > Children of Men IMO

at least PL's director had the balls to make an ending to the movie

[magicbus]

I went and saw this again (in the theater this time :mad: ), and it was much cooler seeing it on a large screen. The visuals were awesome, and hearing the audience's reaction to the creepy parts (Paleman, the faun's appearing out of nowhere) made them that much more eerie.

[badtaste]

I went and saw this again (in the theater this time :mad: ), and it was much cooler seeing it on a large screen. The visuals were awesome, and hearing the audience's reaction to the creepy parts (Paleman, the faun's appearing out of nowhere) made them that much more eerie.

NO ****ING ****. (I'm assuming you watched a pirated version first. Feel free to correct me) = NO FVCKING SH1T.

Glad you enjoyed it as it should have been enjoyed.

[Africa]

Children of Men I enjoyed more, but neither I would call better since they arent remotely similar.

true they are uncomparably different i just liked COM better

[ikalvinyo]

true they are uncomparably different i just liked COM better

So did I. COM is an AGE definer. To see that film is to participate in something pure and true about our current time in history. I see it as looking at the near future even though it may be slightly different.

[Africa]

like 2001 a space odyssey

[ikalvinyo]

I like your comparison Africa, few would even mention that film.

[Africa]

ya

also The Graduate amirite, disparate movies with a common thread

im really surprised that Children of men wasnt considered a bigger deal by the general audience, it was really theatric and had huge entertainment value, yet it was just some indie flick where i live and was gone in a week

[ikalvinyo]

ya

also The Graduate amirite, disparate movies with a common thread

im really surprised that Children of men wasnt considered a bigger deal by the general audience, it was really theatric and had huge entertainment value, yet it was just some indie flick where i live and was gone in a week

I was at a theater in Richville to see COM and there were these eldery people watching it. One old women kept talking loudly about how she couldnt understand it, and her husband said, "I dont understand it either dear." then at the end of the movie they said it was horrible.

generation gap right there.

[Africa]

the only people i EVER hear saying a movie is a horrible is elderly people and its usually for rediculous reasons, like they were offended or it was too modern for them. ffs

[Danger Bird]

Saw it today, I expected it to suck but it was brilliant. I thought the ending was kind of a cop-out, though. A sad ending where she gives up everything for her brother would have been better imo

[funkyhoney]

i went and saw it a few days before it's proper release (advanced screenings) just for the fact that it was the only thing i hadn't seen that was worth seeing and i had nothing else to do to kill the time. i must say it sure beat the hell out of drinking coffee for 2 hours.

it really was one of the best films i have ever seen, probably the best that i've seen in the cinema, although The Devil's Backbone was marginally better.

how did a lot of you take the ending? that she died and hallucinated the whole kingdom or she really got to go there and her human body died?

[pikester]

This = flippin' sweet.

[Jacaranda]

I thought the ending was kind of a cop-out, though.
123 saw it last night and liked it up till the ending. I thought it was too cliche when they were like "Because you gave your own blood to protect your brother you passed" up till then it was a rather orginal movie it seemed.

[Danger Bird]

i went and saw it a few days before it's proper release (advanced screenings) just for the fact that it was the only thing i hadn't seen that was worth seeing and i had nothing else to do to kill the time. i must say it sure beat the hell out of drinking coffee for 2 hours.

it really was one of the best films i have ever seen, probably the best that i've seen in the cinema, although The Devil's Backbone was marginally better.

how did a lot of you take the ending? that she died and hallucinated the whole kingdom or she really got to go there and her human body died?

I thought she really got to go although both interpretations work I guess.

[ikalvinyo]

123 saw it last night and liked it up till the ending. I thought it was too cliche when they were like "Because you gave your own blood to protect your brother you passed" up till then it was a rather orginal movie it seemed.

How would you have liked it to end?

[Africa]

didnt the ending fit in with the mythological aspect, it just stayed true to its magic realism influences

[Jacaranda]

How would you have liked it to end?
SPOILER(s) OR WHATEVER.

I'm not offering any ways it should end; I don't know if I like the way they set up the ending anyway but I just really didn't like the scene were she is reunited with her family.
I rather her just die and then go to the credits.

the spoilers end here.

[Montana]

I was satisfied with the ending. It was a bit cliche, but at least it was short, sweet and to the point. The slight ambiguity was nice, too.

[ikalvinyo]

SPOILER(s) OR WHATEVER.

I'm not offering any ways it should end; I don't know if I like the way they set up the ending anyway but I just really didn't like the scene were she is reunited with her family.
I rather her just die and then go to the credits.

the spoilers end here.

I see what you're saying. I also thought it should have ended with a more sad no hope ending with no explanation but I think in terms of the surrealism throughout the film it couldnt have ended any other way despite clique.

[magicbus]

NO ****ING ****. (I'm assuming you watched a pirated version first. Feel free to correct me) = NO FVCKING SH1T.

Glad you enjoyed it as it should have been enjoyed.

Yeah you were actually bitching about it when I mentioned it earlier, hence the mad face.

[hollymolly]

Am I right that it Pan's Labyrinth was nominated in Oscar Awards? I do like the ending and I really thought she died. Well, I'm sure some of us thought she died.

[Jim]

I took the ending quite literally. It's a fantasy afterall. With a quite depressing tale, why not a convenient ending with all loose ends tied?

OK, I did think it was a bit of a cop-out, but it didn't ruin the experience for me at all :P

[badtaste]

Yeah you were actually bitching about it when I mentioned it earlier, hence the mad face.

Haha, yes. Well, we're all winners now.

As for the ending, yeh, a bit saddening but couldn't really have it any other way. The girl is back with her mother, her little brother and their old *** father (bet you the mum is a gold digger).

[Robert Crumb]

Am I right that it Pan's Labyrinth was nominated in Oscar Awards? I do like the ending and I really thought she died. Well, I'm sure some of us thought she died.

It's nominated in the Best Foreign Language category and a couple other things.

I think in an interview Del Toro was explaining how the ending is open to interpretation, in terms of whether it was all in her head or what, but he said that his intention was as plain as presented. The clues to the reality of Ofelia's fantasy world are littered throughout the film. It wasn't the greatest ending ever but it didn't ruin anything for me.

[Jim]

After the scene with the rabbit hunters, I didn't care if Del Toro introduced an ending where alien invaders raped the Spaniads with laser powered 9 irons.

He well and truly won me from that scene onwards.

[badtaste]

Hell Boy 2 is being filmed right now, yes? Have to work on my Del Toro movies. Believe Pan's Labyrinth was my first film of his.

[Jim]

As was mine :)

Unless I've seen one of his films previously but just didn't realise it :P

I never got around to watching Hellboy :( Worth a rent?

[badtaste]

As was mine :)

Unless I've seen one of his films previously but just didn't realise it :P

I never got around to watching Hellboy :( Worth a rent?

I heard all of Del Toro's films share similar themes (supposedly, there are connections between all of his films including Hell Boy and Pan's Labyrinth), so I guess if you enjoyed one, you might enjoy the other.

[MattyBlade]

123 saw it last night and liked it up till the ending. I thought it was too cliche when they were like "Because you gave your own blood to protect your brother you passed" up till then it was a rather orginal movie it seemed.

obviously that didn't happen it was just her way of coping with death, dick.

(this might not be true, but it gives a number of different ways that you can interperet the end.)

It's possible that everything the girl did never ACTUALLY happened because she was trying to cope through the horrible spanish civil war /aftermaths run by a bad leader by living in a world of imagination.

[das efx]

tbh hellboy is not worthw atching

[Robert Crumb]

Hellboy is only barely worth watching if you're a fan of the comic. And even then it's still pretty meh

[Jacaranda]

obviously that didn't happen it was just her way of coping with death, dick.
OMG DEEP ****, MAN.
no opinions on pan's labyrinth you know?

Obviously I didn't like the ending. Obviously I thought it was stupid any way you go about it. Obviously.

[Africa]

okay lets stop arguing whores

[hollymolly]

I heard all of Del Toro's films share similar themes (supposedly, there are connections between all of his films including Hell Boy and Pan's Labyrinth), so I guess if you enjoyed one, you might enjoy the other.


Yeah you are right. I noticed that too. Most of Del Toro's films has something in common. If you saw Pan's Labyrinth and contented withe the ending then probably you will like Hell Boy too.

[funkyhoney]

the devils backbone has a much much stronger connection to pan's labyrinth than hellboy, del toro actually called it the "sequel in spirit"

[das efx]

Yeah you are right. I noticed that too. Most of Del Toro's films has something in common. If you saw Pan's Labyrinth and contented withe the ending then probably you will like Hell Boy too.

or not tbh

[funkyhoney]

or not tbh

yeah, hellboy was disasterous IMO