A Dark, brutal, chilling masterpiece. Really good!

It was a good light movie

To me, this is one of the most amazing fantasy films ever. Even more than the classic Lord of the Rings; Harry Potter; The Hobbit—Pan's Labyrinth has the perfect blend of supernatural and magic; brutality and beauty; death and love.

This is an amazing fairy tale. It looks incredible. It's both heartwarming and spooky. There's so much to try and absorb. I always feel like I need to watch it again because I keep thinking I'm not seeing everything I should be.

The plight of little Ofelia is so sad that it does take away from my enjoyment of the film. There is so much hardship and tragedy in her life that it's practically painful to watch. Also, Capitan Vidal (Ofelia's stepfather) is tremendously cruel. He's as extreme a villain as I can think of. There's a lot of gore and suspenseful moments of impending torture. This is not for the kiddies.

I acknowledge that this is a great film. The way it looks, the story, the direction. It's an achievement.

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I was sucked in immediately. The cinematography and sound create a brilliant atmosphere. The problem is that it didn't get any better than looking and sounding good. The fantasy plot didn't feel original or interesting. A self writing book, retrieving items that lead the next fantasy and crawling into the earth to find a creature - not exactly interesting. The fascist army plot wasn't interesting either. All we see was a sick captain in a dull drama. The characters are very obvious. By that I mean it's obvious Mercedes is with the resistance, instead of using her as a mystery or for some tension, and the Captain is a one dimensional sicko. There is nothing clever here. The fantasy and reality don't compliment each other. By the end the mentally ill girls dies and then the completely obvious story parallel from the start is connected, which is that the fatherless girl and princess who died in the fantasy are now both reunited. Is it panto season?

Very good, artistic and sucks you into the atmosphere. But it is a dark and twisted one. If you watch this expecting a happy fairy tale then you will be sorely mistake. This is a fairy tale story with the sickness of war, rotting humanity, and evil

This film makes believing in fairies cool again.

My favorite movie of all time. Absolute masterpiece. Thank you for this Guillermo.

My favorite Guillermo del Toro movie. A beautiful dark fairy tale.

+ Del Toro considers the movie as a spiritual successor to his earlier film The Devil's Backbone
+ Stellar performances by the cast namely Lopez and Baquero
+ Stunning visuals and beautiful cinematography filled with magic and unique creatures
+ Fantasy creatures like you've never seen before
+ Winner of 3 oscars which I believe says enough
+ Beautiful Score by Javier Navarrete
+ Captivating flow and story which intertwines amazingly well

Other notes:
Not for kids due to violence

Plot Complexity:
Medium

Best Movie Quote:
You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales. The world is a cruel place. And you'll learn that, even if it hurts.

Post Credits:
None

Didn't expect the violence at all. I was under the impression it would be a fantastic fantasy film and I was wrong. It just was something COMPLETELY different than what I thought it would be.

This was manipulating my emotions more than even Pixar can which is really saying something.