Pan's Labyrinth

Pros: A superlative film in many respects
Cons: Should not be construed as a children's tale simply because of lead actor

Even though she was nearly a teenager, Ofelia still loved to read books filled with fantasies geared toward younger children. The world of those fantasies, and the beings that inhabit that world, come to life for Ofelia in 1944 Spain in Pan's ...

Pros: Excellent effects, filming and storyline
Cons: None

Pan’s Labyrinth is a movie that has received a lot of attention and great critical acclaim since its 2006 release. It’s a fantasy movie, and therefore outside of my usual viewing genre. But such are the reviews that I had to check it out for ...

Pros: Excellent well done tale.
Cons: May well be too dark and depressing for some.

My son and I went to see Guillermo Del Toro's highly acclaimed Pan's Labyrinth this afternoon. I would sum it up as an incredibly dark fairy tale set against an even darker backdrop. Young Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) has to go with her pregnant ...

Pros: visually rich, interesting story, great social commentary
Cons: Its dark tone is not for everyone. This is art-house in disguise.

What you think of this film will depend on what you came to see. Walking out, at the end, I overheard a lot of geek muttering, including one exchange that equated this film with "The Chronicles of Narnia gone awry." Where I saw it, there were a lot of ...

Pros: The fable's fabulous and the other two stories are compelling. I found nothing to dislike
Cons: The violence can be a little over the top.

The British can write and make mysteries, particularly detective stories, better than anyone else. The Italians can tell a love story that borders on sappy but never quite makes it and always has some level of bitter with the sweet. The fairly wide ...

Pros: Baguero, visually impressive, haunting
Cons: some very violent scenes

When Oscar time rolled around this year, as usual I found I'd seen few of the contenders, but I had a good feeling about Pan's Labyrinth, which my brother and I had hoped to catch the previous weekend. It came highly recommended by many, ...

Pros: Acting, story, visual design, special effects, blend of fairy tale and realism, subtle message, music
Cons: Could be far too gory for kids.

The Spanish language Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) is one of the best films of 2006, a fabulous and moving mixture of fairy tale, realistic historical drama, fantasy and thriller. I’ve also seen the word “horror” ...

Pros: Earthy and ethereal, this movie is haunting, heartwarming, and horrifying by turns.
Cons: This Faery Tale is not for kids.

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)  Directed by Guillermo Del Toro. A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamed of the human world. She dreamed of blue skies, soft breeze, and ...

Pros: story, casting, acting, special effects, cinematography
Cons: considerable amount of violence; not for the faint-hearted

Mexican-born film director Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, Hellboy, The Devil's Backbone) had wanted to make Pan's Labyrinth for a long time. Conceived as a fairy-tale that would appeal to adults, Pan's Labyrinth was his pet project, ...

Pros: del Toro's Directing/Script, Visual Effects, Look, Music, & Cast.
Cons: None, Though Might Be a Bit Violent for Children.

With the recent acclaim and success of Babel by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Children of Men by Alfonso Cuaron, it's becoming clear that 2006 is the year of Mexico. Another director that's receiving acclaim and success from Mexico is ...

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Ofelia is a young girl living in Spain in 1944. Her widowed mother is about to marry an army general and Ofelia is none too pleased. Not only does she have to move with her mother to an old house where the general is stationed, she also has to go ...

Pros: Intriguing tale, interesting insight in Franco fascism, good acting, overall story
Cons: Some cruelty unnecessary, Spanish w/ English subtitels slightly distracts from the movie

The moment I saw the preview for this movie, I knew I wanted to see it, but our local theater didn't show it for another 2 months after it was released. Then finally, here it was and we were expecting a fantasy story with some ties to the events of the ...

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We all need to escape the bitter entrails of reality from time-to-time, which is one of the reasons we watch movies, read books, etc.  Children, with their whimsical natures, sense of adventure and need to explore, find more inventive ways to escape ...

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Life is hard for Ofelia. She’s about 10 or 12 and her mother has just married a captain in the Spanish army out of necessity. It’s 1944 and World War II is coming to a close. Ofelia doesn’t particularly like having to move and her mother ...

Pros: Everything, especially direction and cinematography.
Cons: None.

Pan's Labyrinth has been advertised as the fantasy film of the decade; a visionary glimpse of another world which has never been seen. This may very well be true, but you must not be misled: most of the movie takes place in the real world. ...