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Pan's Labyrinth

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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Reviews Counted:188

Fresh:179

Rotten:9

Average Rating:8.5/10

Consensus: Pan's Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable. Told through the eyes of a little girl whose imaginary world is inhabited by nightmarish creatures, Pan's Labyrinth is a visually imaginative and allegorical take on the fears she faced in Spain during WWII.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for graphic violence and some language

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:24-11-2006

Synopsis: Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother,... Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), into the home of Captain Vidal (Sergi López), in an abandoned mill in the middle of dark, dangerous woods. Vidal is leading his team of soldiers against resistance fighters--and he will do whatever is necessary to kill every last one of them. As Vidal bosses around the pregnant Carmen, a flying creature leads Ofelia through a garden labyrinth and into an underground cave ruled by Pan (HELLBOY's Doug Jones), who believes that Ofelia might be the lost princess of this strange yet magical place. To prove she is royalty, Ofelia must complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous one. Meanwhile, Vidal is becoming more and more paranoid, torturing and murdering seemingly at will. Del Toro (THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, HELLBOY, CRONOS) creates a marvelous battle between good and evil, between heroes and villains, in both the real world aboveground and the mystical land below. Baquero gives a compelling performance as the terrorized Ofelia, who is befriended by Mercedes (Maribel Verdú), a woman who harbors some secrets of her own. Stellar production design, superb special effects, and a stirring score by Javier Navarrete add to the scary fun. Selected as the closing-night entry in the 2006 New York Film Festival, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a captivating story that is not for the squeamish. [More]

Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil

Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones, Alex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Ivana Massague

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Berta Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin
Composer: Javier Navarrete
Studio: Picturehouse

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Guillermo del Toro's vision has created a film that will last: an enduring fairytale that resonates and offers new interpretations with every viewing.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/27/06
Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky
About.com

Visually, this is del Toro at his most fearless, effortlessly shaping a lurid realm of magic for Ofelia, and a stark, cold-blooded fear factory for the Captain.

Full Review Source: OhmyNews.com | comment Comment
12/26/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
OhmyNews.com

Easily one of the most gorgeous films this year.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
12/22/06
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Rarely in film history has such elaborate fantasy been put in the service of such a profound and serious treatment of reality. But Pan's Labyrinth is an extraordinary film made by an exceptional visionary.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
12/22/06
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

[Del Toro's] newest film is arguably his most accomplished to date.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
12/22/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Guillermo Del Toro creates an alternate reality where danger is a constant state and where fantasy and reality are equally vivid.

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/21/06
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

A wicked wonderland of haunting horror.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
12/17/06
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com

Too adult for children and too simplistic for most adults, it ultimately leaves us with some of the prettiest cinematic pictures of the year. And nothing more.

Full Review Source: Modern Fabulousity | comment 130 Comments
12/13/06
Gabriel Shanks
Gabriel Shanks
Modern Fabulousity

..."Pan's Labyrinth" unfolds with the confidence of a classical fable, one that paradoxically feels both timeless and startlingly new.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
12/11/06
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

An irresistible and affecting mixture of horror, fantasy, history, and drama.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
12/07/06
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

Triste como A Espinha do Diabo, esta é uma obra de força inegável e de poética melancolia, encerrando-se com uma nota ambígua que levará o espectador a refletir profundamente sobre o que acabou de testemunhar.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
11/30/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Pan's Labyrinth is another jewel in a fast-expanding line of movie gems.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
11/29/06
Kevin Lally
Kevin Lally
Film Journal International

Maybe Del Toro wanted to make two different movies and decided to merge them together.

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment 1 Comment
11/08/06
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

...offers escapism of the highest level, transporting the viewers to an entirely different world altogether that holds you in its clutches until the very end.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
11/03/06
Paul Salfen
Paul Salfen
Supercala.com

By juxtaposing inhuman military brutality with the idealism and imagery of a fairy tale, del Toro integrates the two, creating a credible tension between both.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
11/03/06
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Has a sumptuous visual creepiness that contributes to its affecting portrait of shattered childhood innocence.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
10/23/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Pan's Labyrinth does speak to the poetic and the brutal in man.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/19/06
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This magnificent and moving horror-fantasy for adults has already been raking in nearly unanimous acclaim... I'm not only on the bandwagon, I'm proudly riding shotgun for one of the richest films of 2006.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
10/16/06
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Premiere Magazine

A relentlessly grim and violent film that blends a redemptive fairy tale with a glimpse of the horrors of war in 1944 Spain.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
10/14/06
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

It's not only one of the great fantasy pictures but one of the great end-of-childhood elegies.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/13/06
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
 
 
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