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Originally posted by Porky a poor reason not to see this gem on the big screen

Definitely. I can't even believe people would be so lazy to not watch subtitled films...

Anyways, it was a fantastic movie. A very interesting take on a 'modernistic', if you will, fairy tale. Definitely worth watching.

havent seen this but it must great....del toro is a master...

if liked this then you must see his previous work: el espinazo del diablo

also there is an exciting new mexican movie in the same line of these: KM31

p.s. wtf dallastar posting all those videos

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this movie sucked

huh? why do you say that JohnPaullino?

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Originally posted by dallastar huh? why do you say that JohnPaullino?

cuz it was in spanish

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Originally posted by JohnPaullino cuz it was in spanish

haha, that's what I thought!

I wasn't impressed either when I sat down in the theater and heard it was in a different language and I hate reading subtitles, but fortunatly I took spanish 101 so I understood quite a bit of it.

It's got brilliant fantasy elements that's for sure!

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Saw it, and I can tell you this..it wasn't the best film in the world, it wasn't the worst either. I thought that the movie at points didn't know what it wanted to be...a fantasy film, or a historic action-drama film. I mean combining these elements was cool, but at points you forgot about it being a fantasy, and then all of a sudden there's a fairy or a faun that pops into the picture.

I thought overall it had a good story and decent acting, I just felt the film tried too hard, and just didn't know what it wanted to be, rather than truly integrate the elements into the film. It was 70% historic drama, and only 30% fantasy. I think if he could have made it 50% historic drama and 50% fantasy, it could have been more convincing.

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Originally posted by Gordy Whats sad is i was going to see this movie tonight, but after reading this comment, deffinatley wont be making it. Guess I will wait for the dubed version. Call me lazy, call me what you will, but i dont go to the movies to read, takes away from the experience in my opinion.

so you'd rather prefer to see it michael winslow style?
weak, man, weak...

you lazy bastards need a spanking or two

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Originally posted by Azz3D you lazy bastards need a spanking or two

I doubt that would solve anything, as their capacity for learning is non-existent.

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Originally posted by Spirit5 Saw it, and I can tell you this..it wasn't the best film in the world, it wasn't the worst either. I thought that the movie at points didn't know what it wanted to be...a fantasy film, or a historic action-drama film. I mean combining these elements was cool, but at points you forgot about it being a fantasy, and then all of a sudden there's a fairy or a faun that pops into the picture. I thought overall it had a good story and decent acting, I just felt the film tried too hard, and just didn't know what it wanted to be, rather than truly integrate the elements into the film. It was 70% historic drama, and only 30% fantasy. I think if he could have made it 50% historic drama and 50% fantasy, it could have been more convincing.

Ofelia's fantasies were a means for her to escape some of her harsh realities...

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hello thar

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Originally posted by Porky Ofelia's fantasies were a means for her to escape some of her harsh realities...

Yeah, that is what I was leaning towards while watching the movie as well. However, I find it interesting that the fantasy aspect of the movie was actually taken to be quite literal by some people - it just exemplifies that the belief in unreality is just as potent as what we see before our very eyes at times, even in the dimension that connects people to what they see upon a film screen. People want to believe that she was actually a Princess who could see fauns and fairies, so that is how they make sense out of the movie - and it's just as valid of a viewpoint as any other. Some people saw that she lived in her fantasy, as many children do, to help her cope with the grim reality of her life. So which was "right"? Well, much like fantasy and even religion, your perspective is quite possibly a matter of faith.

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As a delivery method for a prescription to help with internal bleeding I give it a big thumbs up!

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your pearl casting hero

Last edited by Subey on Feb-03-2007 at 17:13