Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)

Pan's Labyrinth - No Bowie, No Muppets

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Touted as a type of Brothers Grimm dark fairytale, the fanciful and ominous characters and original story give way to a new kind of fear, a slow moving deep seeded fear that keeps you in a tight lock on your seat.
The visuals of this picture were very graphic and violent at times which I was in no way expecting. In one part seeing a man have his face bashed in with a bottle which I likened to a CPR dummy with the way the bottle bounced off the man’s face, as you hear the bones cracking and see the blood spilling out.
Far too graphic for such a general rating.
Guillermo del toro has made an amazing cinematic achievement with this film, providing fantastic effects and an exit feeling not felt since the early directors- sort of a Burton meets Hitchcock meets Aldrich.
A definite must see, but in no way one for the kids.