Finally got around to seeing this after a long time! After all the hype I wasn’t disappointed. It is a touching, sometimes brutal, and beautifully made film. My only criticism is the story became somewhat predictable but this didn’t really detract from the enjoyment of going on the journey as it were.

Wow.

I don’t think I could watch it again, but wow.

My eyes were glued to the screen during almost all of the movie. The violent scenes were hard to watch, but overall they fit into the context of the movie.

This movie was choreographed so well. It stimulated all of my senses really well and was very entertaining.

I am still contemplating what deeper meaning the whole movie is trying to portray. If anything it shows a perfect distinction between a world of despair and a world of joy.

also, a lot of you may not understand it so clearly because maybe you are not hispanic and dont understand the culture.

honestly the best movie ever. it really doesnt have any goofs or anything. the translations are perfectly accurate. it tells a good story, and has a good meaning to it.

I liked it. I think it definately deserved the R rating though. I was questioning the veracity of the rating so I went ahead and let my 10 and 12 year old watch it with me. We weren’t ready for it when the Captain’s brutality made itself known. Aside from that and two other parts I think it easily would be PG though. I liked the real world setting more that the fantasy setting, though the artistry was very well done. I loved the use of the old gallic dolmans and shrines.

I was under the impression that this was going to be a fantasy movie. They focused more on the Spanish Civil War than anything else. It wasn’t enough character development with the little girl. They should have used her character to really explore the fantasy realm of the Pan’s Labyrinth. Make her character lost within that realm. Which I really felt they failed to do in the film. She had to do two tasks, and that was it…well, the end with the baby. To me that isn’t fantasy just about a girl with mental problems.

I know the whole movie was about this little girl trying to escape her harsh life, and to make up an imaginary world so she can be happy but I just didn’t care. I had no emotion for it especially towards her in the end. I was like well, she got what she wished for. I was more interested in the war, and to see what the captain was gonna do next. It had the potential of being a very great fantasy film if they would have stuck in that direction.

Pan’s Labyrinth. Most every review I read said it was great, an amazing “fairy tale for adults.” I was expecting something special.

In the end, all it turned out to be was a dark fairy tale – simple story, simple characters, violent. I’m still not clear on the moral of the story – Fascism is evil?

I was hoping for something deeper. I got a mediocre war movie crossed with a few ‘imagination of a little girl’ scenes, stereotypical characters, and cgi that needed some work (i.e., the toad). I did think the production design was great – the faun was simply amazing, and the eye/hand monster was nifty too. Acting was solid to excellent all the way around.

Overall it was a decent movie; I was disappointed, but I would say that it is worth consuming.