Laberinto del Fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth)

The faun's makeup was fantastic.

There was CGI in the film though, when it came to the faeries and such. But that was done very well. Kudos to Del Toro for one beautiful and spectacular movie.

 

Yeah, I forgot about those guys. Let me rephrase that: Yay for minimal use of CGI.

 

The environments weren't overblown like many CGI environments we've seen in recent SFF films. There's still beauty in shooting on location than 100% blue screen.

 

I thought the movie ROCKED! Although I personally wanted a little more fantasy, especially at the end like you guys said, but I was nevertheless left quite satisfied. This is what a good fantasy movie should be like.

By the way, did anyone else think that the narrator's voice was cool?

 

Wasn't it Pan? That was my impression.

M. Scott

 

Pan wasn't in the movie. There was a faun, but it wasn't Pan.

 

I finally got to see it. Amazing movie, and perfect ending; it couldn't end any other way, to be fair. The Spanish post-war is a familiar backdrop for me, and I'm glad people get to know about it in such a wodnerful way.

Outstanding.

 

Got three oscars!

 

indeed, and for the appropriate categories too - glad to see that the academy actually watch the movies, and appreciate the effort movie-makers go to, to achieve certain effects / styles without computers!

 

Should've gotten best foreign film though.

 

I saw this movie the other day and I thought it was absolutely terrific. The storyline kept me interested from beginning to end. The acting was superbe. The villian was downright ruthless. And the effects and creatures were all amazing( the Pale Man sequence is really intense though). In my opinion, it got robbed at the Oscars.

I give the film a 10/10.

 

I really did wince when he drank the whisky after having his face slashed, and the blood starting weaping out of the bandage. Gross stuff, but totally appropriate in context.

 

I thought that was a cool touch.

DVD's slated to come out on May 15th

# DVD Features:

* Available Subtitles: English
* Available Audio Tracks: Spanish (Unknown Format)
* Video prologue by Guillermo Del Toro
* Commentary by director Guillermo Del Toro
* Featurettes:
* -The Power of Myth
* -The Faun and the Fairies
* -The Color and The Shape
* The Charlie Rose Show featuring director Guillermo Del Toro
* The Director's Notebook
* Production sketches
* Storyboard video prologue by Guillermo del Toro
* Storyboard/thumbnail compares
* Theatrical teaser and trailer, TV spots

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This is one I'm picking up the day it comes out.

 

May 15th is marked on the calendar. Sweetness!

 

seeing some of the background info / documentaries on the movie would be well worth a viewing

(in addition, the version I saw came from a *cough* *cough* source, meaning I've never watched it in perfect quality)

 

Saw this at the theater, amazing movie! i even learned some spanish from this flick since it's a Spainish/Mexican import and it was kind of a cross between "Donnie Darko" and "Saving Private Ryan".

Guillermo Del Toro is a true genius, he ranks as one of the most visionary filmamkers ever.

 

A month and a half to go. Please let it come to the dollar theater.

 

I got the 2-Disc DVD. AWESOME need I say more.

 

I can't wait to buy this when I get the kids tonight. So excited!

 

It's a great transfer.

 

That is good news, though even if the transfer was bad, I'd still buy it.

 

I introduced Pan's Labyrinth to my family tonight. We watched it and all I got was a "That's strange" and "Why is it in Spanish not English?"