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jay santos · 06-04-2007, 03:23 PM

Watched it over the weekend. Great flick. Best movie I've seen this year next to Little Children.

I was a little scared off by the reports of how violent it was and the movie jacket that looked a little dark and Satanic, but it was nothing of the sort.

Isn't it amazing how you can watch a movie in subtitles and then reflect back on it without remembering the subtitles? It's like your sensory experience of listening to the dialogue and watching the movie crowd out the memory of reading the subtitles, and you remember it the same as any other movie.

MikeWaters · 06-04-2007, 03:26 PM

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthr...ight=labyrinth

BarbaraGordon · 06-04-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

Watched it over the weekend. Great flick. Best movie I've seen this year next to Little Children.

I was a little scared off by the reports of how violent it was and the movie jacket that looked a little dark and Satanic, but it was nothing of the sort.

Isn't it amazing how you can watch a movie in subtitles and then reflect back on it without remembering the subtitles? It's like your sensory experience of listening to the dialogue and watching the movie crowd out the memory of reading the subtitles, and you remember it the same as any other movie.

Flash liked it. It was too twisted for me...couldn't watch it.

jay santos · 06-04-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthr...ight=labyrinth

Thanks. I actually searched for a pan's labyrinth thread to reply to but couldn't find one. Sorry about that.

RockyBalboa · 06-04-2007, 03:33 PM

I rented it last week. Been watching movies on my laptop since my DVD player busted (just haven't got a new one yet) and for some reason it wouldn't play on my laptop. Took it back to the store, replaced it with another one and the same response,,,it wouldn't play.

So I still haven't seen it, but would really like to.

MikeWaters · 06-04-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jay santos

Thanks. I actually searched for a pan's labyrinth thread to reply to but couldn't find one. Sorry about that.

I just wanted you to see the previous (short) discussion.

Parrot Head · 06-05-2007, 05:29 AM

I watched it this weekend, too, and was planning to search for Mike's thread on it, but I had thought there was more to it.

It was an interesting film, but I haven't had time to reflect upon it much. Those Spaniards know how to throw in some real quick gore, though.

Surfah · 06-05-2007, 08:37 PM

Pan's Labyrinth is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I loved it. But it's not a movie I will watch very often or own. Not really a pick me up type of movie. I also thought the translation was pretty good but there are some phrases and words that the English language doesn't have an equal for and some of those moments were very poignant though I think they still came across very well.

Archaea · 06-05-2007, 10:31 PM

I enjoyed it very much, except for my wife glaring at me for taking her to a Spanish subtitled movie.

Yet it flowed. The final scene before the final scene was quite moving, even one could predict it.

Frank Ryan · 06-10-2007, 07:08 AM

devil's backbone?

same director, similar themes. I liked it, but it does have have disturbing scenes like pan's l did.

it is also set during the Spanish Civil War and the protagonist is a young orphan.

06-04-2007, 03:23 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	Pan's Labyrinth Watched it over the weekend. Great flick. Best movie I've seen this year next to Little Children. I was a little scared off by the reports of how violent it was and the movie jacket that looked a little dark and Satanic, but it was nothing of the sort. Isn't it amazing how you can watch a movie in subtitles and then reflect back on it without remembering the subtitles? It's like your sensory experience of listening to the dialogue and watching the movie crowd out the memory of reading the subtitles, and you remember it the same as any other movie.

06-04-2007, 03:33 PM	#5
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	I rented it last week. Been watching movies on my laptop since my DVD player busted (just haven't got a new one yet) and for some reason it wouldn't play on my laptop. Took it back to the store, replaced it with another one and the same response,,,it wouldn't play. So I still haven't seen it, but would really like to. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'.

06-05-2007, 05:29 AM	#7
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	I watched it this weekend, too, and was planning to search for Mike's thread on it, but I had thought there was more to it. It was an interesting film, but I haven't had time to reflect upon it much. Those Spaniards know how to throw in some real quick gore, though. __________________ Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude. - Bronco, when asked how to describe PH

06-05-2007, 08:37 PM	#8
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Pan's Labyrinth is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I loved it. But it's not a movie I will watch very often or own. Not really a pick me up type of movie. I also thought the translation was pretty good but there are some phrases and words that the English language doesn't have an equal for and some of those moments were very poignant though I think they still came across very well. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

06-05-2007, 10:31 PM	#9
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I enjoyed it very much, except for my wife glaring at me for taking her to a Spanish subtitled movie. Yet it flowed. The final scene before the final scene was quite moving, even one could predict it. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

06-04-2007, 03:26 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthr...ight=labyrinth

06-10-2007, 07:08 AM	#10
Frank Ryan Formerly Mastershake Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 707	has anyone seen devil's backbone? same director, similar themes. I liked it, but it does have have disturbing scenes like pan's l did. it is also set during the Spanish Civil War and the protagonist is a young orphan.