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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 (more…)
Pan’s Labyrinth [Blu-ray] (2006)
– 04/17/2009Posted in: 2009
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1.0 out of 5 stars
The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles
I was so upset to find that this was spanish with english subtitles. None of the most helpful reviews tell you this, so be sure to pay close attention to the information that…
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing….
I loved this movie. I saw it and had to own it. Guillermo del toro’s work is awe inspiring. I love him as a director in other movie’s (Hellboy, Blade) ,and this is a must-see,…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pan’s Labyrinth Blu-ray
Excelente, la pelicula es una de las mejores que he visto en mucho tiempo por su imaginaria impecable, y su historia, las actuaciones excelentes, adicionalmente que ahora la…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Film Excellence
Pan’s Labyrinth is an excellent movie. The line between fiction and reality is nearly indistinguishable as the characters make their way through the hardships of the Spanish Civil…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Artistically Outstanding Film
I got the Pan’s Labyrinth DVD yesterday, I love this movie; it’s a bit too dark/scary for kids, but I think it’s artistically speaking one of the best movies ever made; great…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice!!!
A fairytale with an adult audience in mind. You will learn to hate the Sargent, distrust the faun, and hope that the main heroine makes it out in one piece.
5.0 out of 5 stars
5 stars for this must own Blu
For any lovers of film out there you just can’t go wrong with Pan’s Labyrinth! As far as I’m concerned this picture gives you all the elements of the perfect film.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!
Wow, what can I say? I don’t think I have ever felt the emotions I did during this movie then anything I have ever watched before.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece!
Part gothic fantasy, part political statement, Guillermo del Toro’s masterwork is clearly a labor of love, profounding, beautiful, and awe-inspiring.
3.0 out of 5 stars
pan’s labyrinth
Defferent approach to reality and fantasy that is good try but not very good to concentrate on fantasy itself.