Pan's Labyrinth

snickolas · 01-28-2007, 01:19 AM

I went to go see this movie tonight and thought it was really well done. Definitely imaginative, while appealing to an older audience. Any thoughts?

JKPolk · 01-28-2007, 01:22 AM

It's great. Flat out great.

ShadowSkill · 01-28-2007, 09:07 AM

I've heard very good things about this movie.
I'll watch it today

Muffin Corruption · 01-28-2007, 09:54 AM

Wonderful movie... I loved all of it.

Although, the end surprised me a bit.

rade0110 · 01-28-2007, 10:29 AM

I heard it was good, just REALLY long. Like three hours or something.

ShadowSkill · 01-28-2007, 11:03 AM

it is around an hour and 53mins from what i read

JKPolk · 01-28-2007, 12:36 PM

2 hours

cC@Zz · 01-28-2007, 12:42 PM

It was better then I expected.

**Reach** · 01-28-2007, 01:55 PM

That was one of the most intense movies ever. With that said, I really liked it. Definitely one of the most powerful movies I've seen in a very long time, up there with the fountain (and more accessible than tf).

However, the previews were so terribly misleading in my opinion. The movie is radically different (which can be a good thing, since not much is spoiled), though it was definitely unexpected and brutally realistic. War in most movies is idealized; this movie really is a brutally realistic view of the world told through a fairy tale a little girl uses to escape from her harsh reality. It's also incredibly sad (or maybe not, depending on how you view the ending), which was also unexpected. There are also sheds of deep insight into ethics, politics, religious motives and other things.

Just about everything in the movie itself was incredibly well done, and that lullaby tune is haunting. Baby eater scene had me stressed out and it takes quite the film to get me going XD

So, if you're prepared for some serious shock value and lasting impact of a very serious film that is exquisitely well done, go see it. It isn't for little kids though, so don't expect something light.

9/10

JKPolk · 01-28-2007, 02:16 PM

Reach, in response to your comments on the end of the movie:

SPOILER WARNING

My friends and I have had some interesting discussions about the possibility that the whole "fairy tale" may have, in fact, been reality. For example, the chalk. When she escapes her room to kidnap her brother, she is presumed to have used the chalk. I doubt she could have known the house well enough already to know a secret way out a room she was just put in, and especially to avoid her guards.

Also, there is the mandrake root. Her mother begins feeling better when Ofelia puts the root under her bed (very possible coincidence, albeit) and immediately takes ill again after the root is destroyed.

And finally there is the fact that she found a way through the labyrinth when led by the fairies, something she couldn't do when confused and running on her own.

END SPOILER

snickolas · 01-28-2007, 03:13 PM

I'm glad the previews didn't give much of anything away, and I agree with Polk. Kinda cool how that is left up to the audience in a way, along with the moralistic/religious undertones. The creature design was really tight.

**Reach** · 01-28-2007, 08:19 PM

A few people I talked to were thinking about bringing younger children >__>

The ad for this is so misleading. I loved the movie, but not in the way I thought I was going to...

I mean...

*spoiler**

One minute you have the cool faun guy and a muddy tree scene and the next thing you know you've got a guy just shooting people in the face, smashing peoples faces in with beer bottles, knives down peoples throats...ect XD I would say they showed 90% fantasy and 10% war in the ad the the movie is 70% war 30% fantasy.

**Moogy** · 01-30-2007, 09:29 AM

Yeah, I ended up enjoying the realistic parts much more than the fantasy parts, to be honest.

It was an incredibly good movie. Certainly one of the very best I've seen in a long time.

mmeegghhaann · 01-30-2007, 09:36 AM

I heard good things about this movie. The image of the guy with his eyes on his hands scared the crap out of me.

01-28-2007, 01:19 AM	#1
snickolas FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 21	Pan's Labyrinth I went to go see this movie tonight and thought it was really well done. Definitely imaginative, while appealing to an older audience. Any thoughts?

01-28-2007, 01:22 AM	#2
JKPolk tool Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: satan Age: 37 Posts: 3,737	Re: Pan's Labyrinth It's great. Flat out great. __________________

01-28-2007, 09:07 AM	#3
ShadowSkill FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: well...Let's say it's in a house Posts: 118	Re: Pan's Labyrinth I've heard very good things about this movie. I'll watch it today __________________ http://www.13thlabour.tk

01-28-2007, 09:54 AM	#4
Muffin Corruption FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 19	Re: Pan's Labyrinth Wonderful movie... I loved all of it. Although, the end surprised me a bit.

01-28-2007, 11:03 AM	#6
ShadowSkill FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: well...Let's say it's in a house Posts: 118	Re: Pan's Labyrinth it is around an hour and 53mins from what i read __________________ http://www.13thlabour.tk

01-28-2007, 12:36 PM	#7
JKPolk tool Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: satan Age: 37 Posts: 3,737	Re: Pan's Labyrinth 2 hours __________________

01-28-2007, 12:42 PM	#8
cC@Zz FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 1,427	Re: Pan's Labyrinth It was better then I expected. __________________ There is a 50% chance your pillow will eat you while you are sleeping.

01-28-2007, 01:55 PM	#9
Reach FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 7,471	Re: Pan's Labyrinth That was one of the most intense movies ever. With that said, I really liked it. Definitely one of the most powerful movies I've seen in a very long time, up there with the fountain (and more accessible than tf). However, the previews were so terribly misleading in my opinion. The movie is radically different (which can be a good thing, since not much is spoiled), though it was definitely unexpected and brutally realistic. War in most movies is idealized; this movie really is a brutally realistic view of the world told through a fairy tale a little girl uses to escape from her harsh reality. It's also incredibly sad (or maybe not, depending on how you view the ending), which was also unexpected. There are also sheds of deep insight into ethics, politics, religious motives and other things. Just about everything in the movie itself was incredibly well done, and that lullaby tune is haunting. Baby eater scene had me stressed out and it takes quite the film to get me going XD So, if you're prepared for some serious shock value and lasting impact of a very serious film that is exquisitely well done, go see it. It isn't for little kids though, so don't expect something light. 9/10 __________________

01-28-2007, 02:16 PM	#10
JKPolk tool Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: satan Age: 37 Posts: 3,737	Re: Pan's Labyrinth Reach, in response to your comments on the end of the movie: SPOILER WARNING My friends and I have had some interesting discussions about the possibility that the whole "fairy tale" may have, in fact, been reality. For example, the chalk. When she escapes her room to kidnap her brother, she is presumed to have used the chalk. I doubt she could have known the house well enough already to know a secret way out a room she was just put in, and especially to avoid her guards. Also, there is the mandrake root. Her mother begins feeling better when Ofelia puts the root under her bed (very possible coincidence, albeit) and immediately takes ill again after the root is destroyed. And finally there is the fact that she found a way through the labyrinth when led by the fairies, something she couldn't do when confused and running on her own. END SPOILER __________________ Last edited by JKPolk; 01-28-2007 at 02:17 PM.. Reason: minor changes

01-28-2007, 03:13 PM	#11
snickolas FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 21	Re: Pan's Labyrinth I'm glad the previews didn't give much of anything away, and I agree with Polk. Kinda cool how that is left up to the audience in a way, along with the moralistic/religious undertones. The creature design was really tight.

01-28-2007, 08:19 PM	#12
Reach FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 7,471	Re: Pan's Labyrinth A few people I talked to were thinking about bringing younger children >__> The ad for this is so misleading. I loved the movie, but not in the way I thought I was going to... I mean... spoiler* One minute you have the cool faun guy and a muddy tree scene and the next thing you know you've got a guy just shooting people in the face, smashing peoples faces in with beer bottles, knives down peoples throats...ect XD I would say they showed 90% fantasy and 10% war in the ad the the movie is 70% war 30% fantasy. __________________

01-30-2007, 09:29 AM	#13
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 10,303	Re: Pan's Labyrinth Yeah, I ended up enjoying the realistic parts much more than the fantasy parts, to be honest. It was an incredibly good movie. Certainly one of the very best I've seen in a long time. __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

01-30-2007, 09:36 AM	#14
mmeegghhaann FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 239	Re: Pan's Labyrinth I heard good things about this movie. The image of the guy with his eyes on his hands scared the crap out of me. __________________ A burrito is just a sleeping bag for ground beef.

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