Pan's Labyrinth [HD DVD]
by Guillermo Del Toro
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Actor: Ivana Baquero, Sergi LópezDirector: Guillermo Del Toro
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Pan's Labyrinth [HD DVD]
DVD Review: An adult's fairytale
Summary: 4 Stars
You know you just have to watch a movie when you're absolutely enthralled by the cover. Don't judge a DVD by its cover? This is one of those covers that makes you wonder what the film is about. Not one of those photoshopped romantic comedies. *cough* I don't own any of those of course.
Set in 1944 Spain, Ofelia (what a gorgeous name) and her mother are moving to be with her new stepfather, a man who is no care in the world whatsoever, he wants a son to carry on the family name, and doesn't care for his new stepdaughter. He shows it as soon as his new family arrives. His new wife is heavily pregnant and suffering, and Ofelia instantly spots what she calls a fairy and chases after it.
She comes across the Labyrinth of Fauno, where the fairy leads her, turning into a green goblin creature, which speaks like Tinkerbell. She meets Fauno inside, who's hiding from the rest of the world, and is a mix of so many different animals, it's hard to describe. She then discovers she's actually a princess, and the princess's soul has been brought back through her. But she has to complete three challenges, in order to see if she belongs with the mortals or not.
Outside the labyrinth, the rebels are attacking, and Ofelia's stepfather is trying to discover who the link to the rebels is in his house. The mother is still suffering with the baby boy inside her. Ofelia is desperate to stay and help her mother, but also desperate discover the whole new world that is awaiting her.
She meets a new interesting characters along the way, including Pale Man, a strange looking creature, with no eyes in his (its?) face, but in the palms of his hands instead. You've seen the stills from the movie, the mad creature who puts his hands up to his face in order to see. Nightmares, hello! He appears in an almost Adam & Eve-esque scenario. Very interesting, and chases Ofelia.
From the same director who did Hellboy, the magic is here, which was touched upon in Hellboy. The scenes are well done, and really stunning, all the little faun symbols you can't help but notice throughout the film. It at times reminded me of my own childhood fairytales, Narnia and Alice for example, but so much more darker. Actually Guillermo Del Toro needs to direct a Narnia movie, that would be amazing!!! He could make the films so good. He shows what he can do in Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy. At times, the movie can be almost dreamlike, and the 118 minute running time flies by, and I was shocked when it was finished.
The score is amazing, particularly the lullaby theme, which appears frequently throughout the movie, and has been going through my head on and off since watching it.
If you've seen this DVD in a shop, and wondered what it was about, buy it. It's one of those magical movies that are one of a kind, and there will never be anything like it ever again. I have recommended it to a couple of people since seeing it, and will keep recommending it. It's more than words can say.
Description of Pan's Labyrinth [HD DVD]
never heard of this movie before.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 López, With a Friend like Harry). Carmen is pregnant with his son. Other than her sickly mother and kindly housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú, Y Tu Mamá También), 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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