wow this was such a beautiful movie....shame it wasnt even nominated for best picture. Del Torro really deserved a nomination as well

acting in this was superb, goregeous cinematography... i cant say enough good things about this movie.

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"The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him Gamblor, and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws!" - homer

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

Yeah I guess, and I like this idea very much. I just didn't think it was convincing, that aspect. It could have been done either to make it seem like the things she was seeing weren't real, or that they were real. Either way..I just didn't feel it did a good job in being one of those movies that make you think. I like those kinds of movies, and this movie just didn't do that to me....didn't make me think about things, like say Donnie Darko or The Fountain did. So it wasn't convincing as either a thought-provoking/philosophical or experimental film (which it really wasn't) nor as a fantasy film either. It seemed like a historical drama with some fantasy elements thrown in. In other words, it didn't seem to know what it wanted to be.

Last edited by Spirit5 on Feb-04-2007 at 03:30

Movie was ok, bummed me out though

I was a big fan of the imagery and scenery, not so much the story line. Aside from the ending, it was a tad predictable.

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