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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.
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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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Dark and magical modern fairy tale... -  |
Pan's Labyrinth DVD Review |
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"Pan's Labyrinth" (2006)is directed by the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy, Kronos, Blade II). The film is a modern day fairy tale full of dark and magical elements set in 1944 in Spain after the Spanish Civil War during the Franquist repression. The story focuses on an abandoned labyrinth, and a mysterious faun creature, which a young girl, Ofelia, discovers. Ofelia is told by the faun that she is possibly a princess from the Underground Realm who has forgotten her past. In order to regain her connection she must perform a number of trials which the faun gives to her to perform, all the while amidst the chaos and instability of the adult world that she is a part of. Even though the English title uses Pan, in the original Spanish title the mythological fauns of Roman mythology are referred to, and not to the faun-like Greek character Pan, which Toro thought was too menacing a figure. This movie addresses and develops themes begun in Toro's earlier film "The Devil's Backbone"(2001).
The film has a 1.85 aspect ratio in 1080p with dts HD Master Audio 7.1 sound surround and is in Spanish with English subtitles. There are also a number of featurettes, including "The Power of the Myth", and features about the making of the film. |
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Stunning visuals like stepping into the 'virtual world' of Hieronymus Bosch! That the tale is told in Spanish only adds to the mystique. Seriously trippy - and violent too. Watch a large preying mantis-like wood bug change into a fairy and lead you into the dark woods and 'the labyrinth'. Yes, it could almost be a fairy tale - in the modern sense of the word - but for the violence, which is quite severe in places. In that regard, it is more like the original faery tales long before they were Disnified, and which could also be somewhat gruesome. Set in Franco's Spain at the end of world war II, the story follows a young girl's entrance into a magical world as a cruel dictator, her would-be step-father, wages war against rebels in the forest outside. Not for the kiddies. There is a heavy kind of menace and violence that helps convince and adds weight to the story in the right places. Bloody yet swift-moving, it is a tale cloaked in layers of art, symbolism, spirituality and * magic *. What a rich tone this movie has - so full of dark and light, a masterpiece of color. The fact that it is in Spanish (English subtitles) really does enhance its mystique and somehow gives greater authenticity to its magic. A very potent movie. |
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Hideously violent propaganda film -  |
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Looking for a nice fantasy film to watch? Look somewhere else.
I am far from squeamish when it comes to movie violence. But this film was so disturbingly violent that I nearly turned it off a couple times. Want some examples? A man gets his face bashed in with a wine bottle, and the viewer is treated to about twenty nose-crunching blows, blood spouting, the man twitching in agony, his father screaming. On another occasion, we are shown a scene where the Spanish nationalist captain is nonchalantly shooting wounded enemy combatants in the head. He finds one fellow who is still sitting up, alive and conscious, and aims his gun at his face. The man pushes the gun away. The captain moves it back. He pushes it away again. This happens a couple more times before the captain simply shoots the man in the face through his hand. And then there are the torture scenes. And the scene where one of the characters gets a knife stuck in his mouth and half of his cheek sliced open. Nice night at the movies, right? The trouble with this film is that it is billed as a fantasy, not a horror movie gore-fest. And of course, there are the political/religious overtones. If you know nothing about the Spanish Civil War, you won't pick them up. Let it suffice to say that the communists are the good guys, and the Catholics and nationalists are hideously brutal thug-like criminals. There is even a scene where a priest encourages the sadistic nationalist commander to basically kill them all and let God sort them out. Nice. I give this movie two stars because the fantasy element is interesting and well done. It is also slightly horrifying, but whimsically so. The movie has something of a good message at the end, too. The heroine, the little girl Ofelia, sacrifices herself to save an innocent. Unfortunately, the fantasy element only makes up about 25% of the movie and the good message is too easily lost amid the hideously brutal violence that permeates this film. Not recommended for human consumption. |
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This is a fantastic film! It is a Spanish film and there is no English dub. So if you are put off by reading subtitles then this film may not be for you. But you'll be missing out. The extra features on disc two are mostly in english (but some Spanish with subtitles) and are excellent. |
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For those wondering about the Blu Ray version of Pan's Labyrinth, you may rest at ease. This is not a quick hack job, the transfer was done properly, and the picture (and sound) are superb, even if the DVD was already good looking upconverted. |
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