I was fortunate enough to catch Pan's Labyrinth last night as part of the 'Fright Fest' programme in London and was completely blown away. Guillermo Del Toro himself was present to both introduce the movie and to answer questions afterwards. He spoke very passionately about the film, and it was easy to see why. Guillermo Del Toro has created something very special - part war movie, part fantasy, that everyone should see. The film features a fantastic performance by Sergi Lopez as Captain Vidal and as central character Ofelia, newcomer Ivana Baquero delivers the performance of a seasoned veteran. If you are the type of person who is put off by subtitled movies, don't be. This is a very 'visual' film that does not rely overly on dialogue. This does not open until 24 November in the UK and 29 December in the USA but already I am looking forward to seeing it again (and buying the Special Edition DVD).This is the first time I've felt the need to write a review on here. Do yourselves a favour and go and watch it on the big screen.
I really thought this movie was incredibly kick ass :) Everyone I talked to about it said it was boring and had zero action. While this is true the movie was really good. If you enjoyed this you will probably also enjoy Troll Hunter.
ReplyDeletei heard this movie was super trippy and very visually stimulating
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was a nice film!
ReplyDeleteOh god that picture freaks me out... o.O Following for interest, regardless :P
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