Comments on: Pan’s Labrynth

By: Stuart K

Stuart K — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:55:17 +0000

So I just finished watching the movie and the first thing that comes to mind is:

“I want my $3.75 back, Blockbuster!” Before even watching the movie, I was ‘warned’ by the clerk at the movie store that it was in Spanish only, “but it’s a good movie” she says. Thirty seconds talking to the clerk made me realize that her idea of “good” probably wasn’t very good at all. Sure enough, I right. Ok…the fairytale was nice….the idea of the war was nice….even the idea that the captain only wanted a son was nice….but does EVERY SINGLE person in the movie HAVE TO be a complete idiot? How many times did Ophelia get told NOT to eat anything?!? Mercedes gives a key to her brother and KNOWS that he’s going to use it but still goes back. Pedro uses the key but instead of damaging the lock (or just taking it) so no one suspects his sister, he leaves it there for the captain to find. And what does it take to kill the captain?! Stabbed in the chest twice, in the back twice, his cheek sliced open, AND poisoned!! WTF! Oh..and let us not forget about poor Ophelia’s mother who blames ALL of her problems on her unborn baby who’s constantly “being bad”. Give me a break! There’s a reason why this movie is in spanish with subtitles. (ie. It’s such complete garbage that no one wanted to waste their time making an english soundtrack.)

By: Trevor M

Trevor M — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:03:40 +0000

Just finshed watching this movie, absolutely magical and mystical. the subtitles are not a problem as the film flows like a magical stream. In the end on earth she may have died, but her soul lives forever. Beautiful

By: Sarah M

Sarah M — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:41:11 +0000

I had never heard of this movie before I watched it with a friend, and spent the half an hour before watching it complaining it was in Spanish and we wouldn’t be interested.
I was completley wrong, I was completley enthralled, much like everyone else in the room, who like me had been complaining. It was one of the best movies I have ever seen.

By: jj langer

jj langer — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:59:40 +0000

i liked the movie,to an extent. I did not know it was sub-titled. I spent most of it scatching my genetilia.

By: Kafluke

Kafluke — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:28:05 +0000

I can’t describe in words how moved I was by this film. I though Hellboy sucked! If you haven’t seen the movie and you’re worried that it might be like Hellboy, this is entirely different. I truly believed that this was Ofelia’s way of coping but how wonderfully portrayed it all was. I’m not a fan of gore either but the violent gore scenes were necessary for understanding of that period. I don’t know what else to say. I watched it a week ago and i can’t stop thinking about it. I will be looking forward to Del Toro’s next film for sure!

By: susan martin

susan martin — Sun, 20 May 2007 07:48:43 +0000

I just finished watching it on dvd. The fantasy parts were lovely, but, since they didn’t work easily with the brutality of the facists it wasn’t apparent just where her coping skills HAD to have the fantasy and where it eched her.

By: emm

emm — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:35:20 +0000

waw! I just done a wee search on pans labrynth after watching it last night, to see what others thought of it. And wanting to find the details on the film its based on, and .. I hope a book? It was sooo flamin gory! it got the brutal message across.. and as for the - in her head/not in her head thing that people struggle with.. I have my own very strong opinion on it. masterpiece. reminds me of our origional identitys that we forget from the world we came from.. or is that all in my head too.. mwah

By: Binh

Binh — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:13:03 +0000

I talk about this movie with all of my friends, but they say that they can’t handle thrillers. It’s beautiful story, and also perfectly done. They don’t know what they’re missing out on.

By: Dane

Dane — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:55:02 +0000

I think that it’s the attention to detail that makes this film so great. The horrific 1944-Spain reality scenes are similar in effect to Schindlar’s List and the fantasy ( for those that have a problem with it–in her head, or is it? ) scenes are so finely created that they remind me a bit of Gilliam, E.T., Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings and, perhaps Disney’s Pinnochio since so much of the fantasy scenes seem painted.

The entire film is classy and stylish, like an old Hammer film, or a Polanski film.
It just shows how ignorant some people are if they can’t handle subtitles! If a movie is cinematic, you become lost and forget the language is different; it’s your language now. Besides, don’t these people read books?

it’s a great film. A true classic that will rank with his Devil’s Backbone.

By: Janine Farrugia

Janine Farrugia — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:46:17 +0000

My boyfriend and I were so excited to see such an intriguing trailer, but the movie blew the trailer away. I have never been so pleasantly surprised. It had just a touch of everything I love in a movie, passion, horror, sadness, fantacy…without making any part too over done or corney. Beautifully done!