Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Doug Jones, Eusebio Lazaro, Federico Luppi, Lina Mira, Maribel Verd?
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Guillermo Navarro
Collaborator: Adolfo Vila
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line

DVD Reviews of Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: A MAGICAL AND HAUNTING FAIRY TALE FOR ADULTS!
Summary: 5 Stars

Most of you who read my reviews know I don't watch many films that are subtitled. I know, I know, I'm lazy, but it's really not that I'm lazy, it's that I find it a bit distracting. Fortunately this film is well worth reading subtitles for. For those of you not aware of this

*** THIS FILM IS IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!***

OK, now that that's been stated for the few that may not be aware of that fact. This is a very well made film and beautifully told story. It has a nightmarish quality that will stick with you long after watching it. The film is nothing like I thought It would be and that is one of the reasons I put off watching this for so long. It's really a fantastic film and should not be missed by movie lovers.

The film is definitely not for children as it has some graphic violence and it can be scary at times.

DVD Review: Stunning and Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars

Words can not describe how amazing this movie was. The blood and gore everyone complains about was in essence needed, for the film follows a war also. I will not give away the ending but it is amazing, and very reflective to the work of shakespeare. Well done,Guillermo del Toro. Bravo. Amazing film, awesome cinematography and scenery. Ivana Baquero was an amazing child actor. Great film, watch it an enjoy.

DVD Review: Earthy, ethereal, revelatory, engrossing, cathartic, amazing
Summary: 5 Stars

Like a personal or spiritual revelation, this movie is defies categorization or description. Only seeing is believing. For me it was wonderful, harrowing, magical, awe-inspiring and rife with shadows. Visually grand eloquent. A history lesson wrapped in a fairy-tale dowsed with ancient grittiness and modern decay. Thank you Guillermo Del Toro for magical realism at its finest.

DVD Review: Deep, Detailed, and Dark
Summary: 3 Stars

Pan's Labyrinth / B000O76ZQC

*Spoilers*

I was struck by the phrase another reviewer used: "one of the best films I didn't like", and I find that this description fits me perfectly. This film is incredible - the actors are superb, the plot is fascinating, the world is deep, evocative, and fantastically detailed, and yet I cannot say that I "liked" the film in the conventional sense of the word. I'm not sorry that I saw it, but I do not believe I'll be able to watch it ever again.

Ofelia's world is one of darkness. Her pregnant mother is deathly ill, and her new 'father' is a cruel tyrant who enjoys torturing captives and beating innocent men to death with glass bottles. (All of this will be presented in graphic, loving detail, so viewers who are squeamish should be prepared.) When fantastical things seem to happen to her, promising her a world of hope and escape, we are allowed to doubt - is this all in her mind, or is it truly real?

One of the shortcomings, in my opinion, of this movie is that the director seems torn between his fantasy world and his real world backdrop. He understands that the ugliness of the real world is vitally important to serve as a contrast for the vibrantly dark fantasy world, and yet almost too much time is spent in the real world. Ofelia's trips to the fantastic are extremely short and do not comprise much of the actual running time of the film. While you could say that this is justified from the point of view that Ofelia is not the main character, that the movie is in fact "about" the war raging around her, still the choice to downplay the fantastical for the real world was disappointing to me.

I was also disappointed to feel that character consistency was sometimes sacrificed as a vehicle to move the plot. I was surprised when Ofelia broke the rules during her second test, when it seemed that it would be incredibly easy for a frightened girl to just get out of there instead of lingering for a tidbit to eat. We couldn't understand if the food was supposed to be enchanted (and therefore more difficult to resist) or if Ofelia's skipping of dinner was just overwhelming to her, even in such frightening circumstances. It just felt odd. I was not clear why Mercedes did not take the Captain's life when she had the chance, which seemed prudent, realistic, and in character for her - but, then, I did not understand why she didn't clear out completely after the last raid. Likewise, others have noted that Ofelia's simply standing there at the end (rather than attempting to flee) was oddly out of character - but I forgave that on account that anyone would be pretty overwhelmed at that point.

The other quibble I have here is that I object to the black-and-white mentality that can often be presented in fairy tales, especially such as this one. When Ofelia's is told that all they need is a little pin-prick of her brother's blood in order to enter the fantasy world, she refuses outright and thus she passes the final test. I fear, though, that a reasonable, mature person would fail such a test, because the solution - in my mind - is that, yes, the faun was acting suspiciously and should not be trusted with the child, but why shouldn't Ofelia demand the knife and prick the child herself? I would venture the opinion that a pin-prick on the finger would harm a baby significantly less than being raised by the Captain, and it seems unfair that the only "right" answer is to refuse to allow the baby to be harmed at all, even a tiny, miniscule bit. Of course, I realize that fairy tales are perhaps not meant for the gray world of adults, but this black-and-white thinking does not seem to me to be a healthy alternative. But that is a philosophical quibble, and possibly I am way off.

I think it is important to note in this review that this is an incredibly violent film and is not meant for everyone, and certainly not for small children. There are several excruciatingly painful scenes here, including (in no particular order) a man being beaten to death with a glass bottle, a woman bleeding excessively from labor complications, a torture scene, and several men being shot and killed in graphic detail.

This movie is presented in Spanish (no dubbing) with English subtitles.

DVD Review: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAZINESS
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great movie, but I'm so shocked by the bad reviews only because this is only subtitled in english. I live in M?xico and every single american or european movie that is showed here is in english with subtitles in spanish, we mexicans like to watch movies in their original language, especially me who likes languages. So it's a little odd that someone returns a DVD only because it's not spoken in their language. This is a great movie and I am proud a Mexican did it. Now that same Mexican director is going to make The Hobbit. It will be grandiose.
I can't understand the laziness of some americans for reading subtitles.

Description of Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil.

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Jorge Luis Borges, and Guillermo del Toro's own unlimited imagination, Pan's Labyrinth is a fairytale for adults. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) may only be 12, but the worlds she inhabits, both above and below ground, are dark as anything del Toro has conjured. Set in rural Spain, circa 1944, Ofelia and her widowed mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil, Belle Epoque), have just moved into an abandoned mill with Carmen's new husband, Captain Vidal (Sergi L?pez, With a Friend like Harry). Carmen is pregnant with his son. Other than her sickly mother and kindly housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verd?, Y Tu Mam? Tambi?n), the dreamy Ofelia is on her own. Vidal, an exceedingly cruel man, couldn't be bothered. He has informers to torture. Ofelia soon finds that an entire universe exists below the mill. Her guide is the persuasive Faun (Doug Jones, Mimic). As her mother grows weaker, Ofelia spends more and more time in the satyr's labyrinth. He offers to help her out of her predicament if she'll complete three treacherous tasks. Ofelia is willing to try, but does this alternate reality really exist or is it all in her head? Del Toro leaves that up to the viewer to decide in a beautiful, yet brutal twin to The Devil's Backbone, which was also haunted by the ghost of Franco. Though it lacks the humor of Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth represents Guillermo Del Toro at the top of his considerable game. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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