Pan's Labyrinth

[Alaric_Prympax]

Saw it on DVD and was leary because I had heard negative reviews but I wanted to make up my own mind and I really enjoyed it a lot. I agree the second task was creepy and would make an excellent encounter for D&D. The first task reminded me of the enterance to the Moathouse from tVoH or ToEE.

 

[kingpaul]

The question becomes,

Spoiler

how do you stat out that monster?

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

The two-disc special edition is wonderful. The features on the making of the movie are excellent and the director’s commentary is one of the best I’ve heard in years. And I am a fan of commentaries. Del Toro goes on at some length about the color choices.

But I also stand by my comment from the earlier thread.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Great, great movie. There's a good radio interview with Guillermo del Toro on KCRW's The Treatment that's worth seeking out at KCRW.org for fans of this movie.

 

[awayfarer]

Wait...we have a media forum now?

Like Merk said, I felt a little let down by the amount of screen time the "Here and now" portion of the movie got. I feel a little misled by the previews I saw, which focused on all the nifty wierdness and not the war setting. It's basically a war movie with a few fantasy elements and not a fantasy movie with a WW2 backdrop.

Still worth a look.

 

[death tribble]

It is very good and one of my films of last year.

 

[Hijinks]

We enjoyed it quite a bit.

The director has an earlier fillm that's pretty good also, "The Devil's Backbone." Creepy ghost story - the ghost is particularly well done.