Search - Pan's Labyrinth on DVD

Craig S. (InnerMacro) from WAUSAU, WI
Reviewed on 4/30/2022...

The cover quotes a critic saying the movie is like Lord of the Rings, but I think that's a pretty poor comparison. It's essentially a fairy tale interwoven with violent and gruesome actions, both in the real world, and within the girl's imagination . . . or is it her imagination? The labyrinth itself plays a relatively small role in the film. The best part is the faun (or Pan if you prefer) and I felt the use of Spanish made him seem more interesting - maybe if I spoke Spanish, he wouldn't seem as cool, but I thought the voice acting and CG mannerisms were pretty good. Overall, a fairly solid film and the political backdrop of WWII-era Spain does not completely overshadow the plot as it pertains to the girl and her fairy tale.

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Murdock U. (Radar) from SILVER CITY, NM
Reviewed on 1/24/2018...

This happened with me also a dvd I got on here called:

The Orphanage

I didn't know it was in Spanish and you can't change it to English like some movies you can I don't want to read subtitles I would have to keep pausing the movie to read what they say before it changes to something else their saying and subtitles give me a big headache and cause my seizures too.
So if I wanted to watch it. It wouldn't have subtitles on it and it would just be a silent movie.
Not fun.
I can't star rate this movie because i've never seen it and if they don't have this movie in English I will not watch it. So to me it might be a good movie but I won't watch it unless they put in English and not subtitles.

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George K. from COLCHESTER, CT
Reviewed on 4/28/2013...

Lovely movie about a hideous time in the world. A young girl's fantasies free her from the ugliest reality and make her heartbreaking end a little less painful, but I still have tears in my eyes every time I watch the movie.

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Heather T. (htinsley) from ANDALUSIA, AL
Reviewed on 11/17/2010...

I love this movie. Sorry I will never repost it!

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Blu-Ray Technical Specs

Andrew J. Beauto | Tucson, AZ | 07/21/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Pan's Labyrinth [Blu-ray]

Feature film Blu-Ray technical specifications:

Video: 1080p, 1.85:1
Audio: Spanish dts-HD Master Audio 7.1

I'm hopeful that Amazon's technical specifications listings will become more useful.
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The Violence Is Necessary

OddStatistic | 07/13/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Fairy tales are violent. Labyrinths are always dangerous places. Many fairy tales have been toned down for kids, but in their original forms, Violent. Getting to the movie, the violence has to be there. Basically, I think it rips the viewer back and forth between the "I'm really a princess!" fantasy world the little girl dreams of and the harsh world the little girl lives in just as the little girl is throw back and forth between that fantasy world and the world in which the country is at war, her father beloved father is dead, her mother is sick, her baby brother is in jeopardy, she's being told to call some other man father, her stepfather is a murderous jerk, and her new best friend (as she has had to leave all of her old friends in the city to move to the country) is a spy who could be discovered and killed at any moment. While viewers feel sympathy for the little girl's situation given all of that, the violence on screen creates a situation for the viewer. More empathy. The viewer (at least those with weaker stomachs) wants to get away from it as much as the little girl and hopes she, at least, succeeds, becomes the princess, finds her "real" father (alive and well), her mother (alive and well), etc etc. Why the ending? As multiple characters in the film say, there is no magic. Fairy tales aren't real. Not for you, me, or anybody else. No other ending would work. For what appears to be it's purpose, the movie had to be dark and could have been darker without fault. In passing, would like to comment on the fact that Captain seems to believe in his own version of a fairy tale, the great man's death. In fact most characters seem to have some "fairy tale" in mind. Final note: those complaining because they thought this was a kid's movie, check the rating on the DVD, the movie posters, the internet, the theater marquee,.... That's not, and never was, a G. Don't blame anyone buy yourself for your choice not to take the time to read one letter prominently placed on the advertising materials before tossing your kids in front of the television and going off to do the laundry or whatever. There's no excuse for being surprised by the fact that this movie isn't for kids."