I'M BAAAAAACK!
Synopsis:
From Guillermo Del Toro, director of Devils' Backbone, Blade 2 & Hellboy. Pan's Labyrinth is a fanciful and chilling story set against the backdrop if a fascist regime in 1944 rural Spain. The film centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father; a military officer tasked with riding the area of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With post-war repression at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her through a fable of her own creation. This Film is on More than 100 top ten lists and was recently named best picture of 2006 by the national society of film critics.
Mini-Review:
This was not what I expected from this movie. In a good way. I had the impression, that it would be more of a fairy tail story more for kids. This, it is not!
I really enjoyed it. It is a touching story that is pretty violent. It's set in Spain 1944, and shows a conflict between the army and rebels. This could be compared to other conflicts in the past and now. It's the story of how a girl deals with what is going on around her. Again, a touching story.
The creator's and mystical world are wonderfully done. Same with the score (DTS was great on this release). I hope everyone gets a chance to see this. Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite directors, and I await more goodness from him in the future.
This release is the Limited Edition (Korean Version). It is a 2 disc, but unfortunately the second disc is not English friendly. As i said before, the DTS was booming when it needed to be. The subtitles for the film were really good. I've heard Del Toro did the subtitles himself (wait, that might be for the US release 0_o). Others have complained about the video. They say it was too dark. I did not really see this, but I also don’t have a whopper of a TV (35” Sony). Yeah, that’s right. BACK OFF!
One of my most valued renters @ RoseBusters* almost received a 2 month suspension to his account because of how the DVD was returned. See below:
This would have been his first and only strike, until I realized it was out of his hands (back to zero). This case has a mind of it's own. See this thread on DVDTalk. The outside casing and glue obviously did not agree on something.
I sent it back, and got a replacement. This is a nice set, but because of the above mentioned issue and the lack of subtitles on the extras, I will be selling this. Note: Not selling the movie, just the Korean release! I will be getting the R1 2-Disc release coming out on 05/15/07. Guaranteed English friendly.
Rating: Sell Korean version, GET 2 DISC R1 RELEASE!
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*Note: if you do not know what Rosebusters is, there is a reason. Don’t ask. You’re not cool enough and you suck it! ;)-
2 comments:
As a member of Rosebusters, I'm proud to say I have never had a strike against my account. But I do want to say that I'm a bit shocked by the recent fee increase. This guy is just nickle and diming me to death. And the hours they are open are a little inconvienent too.
Good words.
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