Pan's Labyrinth

Gemini Cricket · 12-29-2006, 07:16 PM

Saw it today. Totally enjoyed it.

I recommend it. It's heavy but awesome. Awesome sound and visual effects. The acting is womderful, too.

Spoiler:

Anyone else see it?

innerSpaceman · 12-29-2006, 08:03 PM

Yeah, I saw it. I did not think the mix you refer to in your spoiler worked at all.

Yes, it was imaginative and visually stunning. Yes, it was creepy and depressing. Maybe I should give it another chance, but it didn't rub me the right way.

Stan4dSteph · 12-29-2006, 09:01 PM

I've seen some clips on TV, and it looks cool. It won't open here for a bit though.

mousepod · 12-29-2006, 09:04 PM

Loved it. Gotta walk the dogs - more later.

Gemini Cricket · 12-29-2006, 09:25 PM

I know when I've been to see a good movie when I'm still thinking about it hours later. Good stuff.

Gemini Cricket · 12-30-2006, 12:57 PM

99% on rottentomatoes.com. That's really good. Haven't seen that in awhile.

innerSpaceman · 12-30-2006, 05:16 PM

I'm gonna give it another chance. With the knowledge that some of my favorite movies have become so upon the 2nd viewing.

blueerica · 12-30-2006, 05:17 PM

I really liked the movie... what time/where did you see it at iSm? So few theaters were showing it - I can only imagine we might have been there at the same time.

It's not my favorite, but it was nice to see a movie that's a little different than the re-hashed fare that's usually around.

innerSpaceman · 12-30-2006, 05:24 PM

Um, I watch it in the comfort of my own home. I have it on DVD.

Alex · 01-01-2007, 10:05 PM

Watched it today. Liked it quite a bit, though it was a little bit reserved to completely latch onto my psyche.

I though del Toro made one minor misstep at the end but otherwise no significant quibbles.

Spoiler:

I also don't like the translation of the movie's title from The Labyrinth of the Faun to Pan's Labyrinth. Pan is a specific Greek god (whose Roman name was Faunus) but so far as I could tell, the faun in the movie was not meant to be the Pan of Greek mythology.

One other comment that occured to me but doesn't really have anything to do with the movie itself. The response to Apocalypto overwhelmingly focused on how violent it was, and psychoanalyzation of Mel Gibson because of it. While there may have been more of it, I think the violence in this is just as brutal and unflinching but other than mentioning whether it is appropriate for children I haven't seen any comment on it.

12-29-2006, 07:16 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Pan's Labyrinth Saw it today. Totally enjoyed it. I recommend it. It's heavy but awesome. Awesome sound and visual effects. The acting is womderful, too. Spoiler: Believe it or not, it's a cross between "Harry Potter: POA" and "Schindler's List". Fantasy but heavy-duty war drama at the same time. Anyone else see it?
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, I saw it. I did not think the mix you refer to in your spoiler worked at all. Yes, it was imaginative and visually stunning. Yes, it was creepy and depressing. Maybe I should give it another chance, but it didn't rub me the right way.
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12-29-2006, 09:01 PM	#3
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I've seen some clips on TV, and it looks cool. It won't open here for a bit though.
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12-29-2006, 09:04 PM	#4
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Loved it. Gotta walk the dogs - more later. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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12-29-2006, 09:25 PM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I know when I've been to see a good movie when I'm still thinking about it hours later. Good stuff.
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12-30-2006, 12:57 PM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	99% on rottentomatoes.com. That's really good. Haven't seen that in awhile.
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12-30-2006, 05:16 PM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm gonna give it another chance. With the knowledge that some of my favorite movies have become so upon the 2nd viewing.
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12-30-2006, 05:17 PM	#8
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I really liked the movie... what time/where did you see it at iSm? So few theaters were showing it - I can only imagine we might have been there at the same time. It's not my favorite, but it was nice to see a movie that's a little different than the re-hashed fare that's usually around. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, I watch it in the comfort of my own home. I have it on DVD.
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01-01-2007, 10:05 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Watched it today. Liked it quite a bit, though it was a little bit reserved to completely latch onto my psyche. I though del Toro made one minor misstep at the end but otherwise no significant quibbles. Spoiler: At the end, when Vidal comes to take away back his son from Ofelia in the labyrinth, he sees (and we see with him) Ofelia simply talking to herself. I would have preferred that she finished her conversation with the faun, it left, and then Vidal showed up. The reality of the fairy tale is still ambiguous but doing it the way he did tipped it a bit more in the direction of unreal than I'd have preferred. I also don't like the translation of the movie's title from The Labyrinth of the Faun to Pan's Labyrinth. Pan is a specific Greek god (whose Roman name was Faunus) but so far as I could tell, the faun in the movie was not meant to be the Pan of Greek mythology. One other comment that occured to me but doesn't really have anything to do with the movie itself. The response to Apocalypto overwhelmingly focused on how violent it was, and psychoanalyzation of Mel Gibson because of it. While there may have been more of it, I think the violence in this is just as brutal and unflinching but other than mentioning whether it is appropriate for children I haven't seen any comment on it.
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