Pans Labyrinth 'A Fairy tale for grown-ups'

[Biddlybee]

Is this not going on general release?

24th November

 

[Reno]

...and I'm seeing it tonight.

 

[Badgers]

Looking forward to this one too. Sounds like one I will be adding to the 'Sunday' section of my DVD collection

 

[Moggy]

Like i said before, it's really quite good!

 

[Yetman]

My mrs will love this - what rating is it?

 

[jodal]

24th of Nov, limited release.

 

[Yetman]

Er sorry just realised that makes me sound like I'm going out with a twelve year old - I'm asking cos I want to know if we can take her kid with us!

 

[Moggy]

Not 100% sure, although i imagine it'll be a 15.

There are a couple of considerably violent parts in it though.

 

[Orang Utan]

This looks great - read an article in Empire by the director and it's got me fired up.

 

[Biddlybee]

Like i said before, it's really quite good!

How comes you've seen it already then?

 

[Moggy]

How comes you've seen it already then?

P.S. There's a leaked copy of the production company's promo VHS online, so you can watch it properly subbed and in pretty good quality too. Still needs to be seen on the big screen IMO.

Still really want to see it again in the cinema though

 

[Biddlybee]

I missed that bit.

 

[Witness01]

Am dying to see this film

 

[zenie]

Am dying to see this film

Me too hence the thread

 

[Reno]

Saw it tonight and thought it was great. Do not expect a muppety Labyrinth style fairytale, this is one of the most violent and unremittingly bleak films of the year. Not sure I like it quite as much as The Devil's Backbone yet, but it is one of the best films of the year.

 

[Witness01]

Just saw it

What a lovely film! Not quite what I was expecting.

Yeah, when I say lovely I mean the actual quality of the film - not the subject matter - not one for children

 

[Witness01]

Me too hence the thread

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Just finished watching it. Good stuff.

Definitely not for kids though

 

[Dubversion]

just saw it. Absolutely stunning - not without its flaws but a brilliant brilliant film

 

[zenie]

Is it subtitled or dubbed?

 

[Dubversion]

subtitled.

i'd rather eat my own earwax than watch a dubbed film

 

[Moggy]

Oh yeah, that reminds me, who want's to go see it at the end of the week? Quite a few people seemed to show an interest.

 

[Reno]

Is it subtitled or dubbed?

In the UK they haven't really dubbed foreign language films for cinema release for a couple of decades now.

These days you only get dubbed versions as on option on some DVD releases.

 

[Moggy]

Ok, well if anyone's interested a bunch of us should hopefully be going to go and see it on saturday at some point - any takers?

 

[Orang Utan]

Can't wait to see this now

 

[Strumpet]

Ditto!

 

[kittyP]

Ok, well if anyone's interested a bunch of us should hopefully be going to go and see it on saturday at some point - any takers?

 

[Groucho]

Ok, well if anyone's interested a bunch of us should hopefully be going to go and see it on saturday at some point - any takers?

Yep, me.

 

[Groucho]

...and I'm seeing it tonight.

Well....

review please (no spoilers!)

 

[Dubversion]

Well....

review please (no spoilers!)

It's hard to review without spoilers really - there's some questions i have about the allegory Del Toro is making, but i can't until more people have seen it.