Holy cow. Go see this movie.
Jan. 19th, 2007 11:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabineI honestly do not know how to accurately describe Pan's Labyrinth. It's an amazing film. It's a fairy tale, but not. It's a war movie, but not. It's a love story, but not. It's most certainly dark, depressing, scary, and violent.
It is NOT for the squeamish. Yes, I was hiding my head in Downwood's shoulder for a good chunk of it.
It is NOT for kids. Oh, hell no. This is a fairy tale, not a Disney movie.
The subtitles were not as well done as for Night Watch. They were easy to read, which was good. As far as I could tell, they were pretty accurate to the flavor/tone of what was being said.
Visually, this movie was impressive. It's so pretty in places and so graphic in others that it pulled me out of the theater and into Spain...except when the idiot in front of us was talking. She's going to the special hell.
Not even under a cut tag will I post spoilers. Find me on phone, IM, or email if you want to discuss it. But go see the movie first. It's actually worth the $8.50. I'm not sure if I'm going to see it again in the theater: it's a little overwhelming, in that OMG!AHHHH sort of way.
I need it on DVD. Yus.
It is NOT for the squeamish. Yes, I was hiding my head in Downwood's shoulder for a good chunk of it.
It is NOT for kids. Oh, hell no. This is a fairy tale, not a Disney movie.
The subtitles were not as well done as for Night Watch. They were easy to read, which was good. As far as I could tell, they were pretty accurate to the flavor/tone of what was being said.
Visually, this movie was impressive. It's so pretty in places and so graphic in others that it pulled me out of the theater and into Spain...except when the idiot in front of us was talking. She's going to the special hell.
Not even under a cut tag will I post spoilers. Find me on phone, IM, or email if you want to discuss it. But go see the movie first. It's actually worth the $8.50. I'm not sure if I'm going to see it again in the theater: it's a little overwhelming, in that OMG!AHHHH sort of way.
I need it on DVD. Yus.
