Pan's Labyrinth [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2006]

An adult fairy tale set in Fascist Spain, this film takes you on a spellbinding journey of psychology terror and awesome beauty. Extremely violent but appropriately so. Highly recommended for adults.

this new edition fixes the picture issues with the first bluray. it looks beautiful and the sound is great. i just wish criterion releases were cheaper. if you love this movie spend the extra money. you can try and wait for a sale but these things almost never do

This Movie is now my favorite! I love the story because it really makes you think and it shows real life and fantasy mixed together. There is a real message in this movie but you have to watch and find out! This movie is just so great and all the people that say they didnt like it are lazy cuz the only reason they didnt like it was cuz you have to read subtitles. I mean come on, this movie is worth it to read subtitles. If thats so hard then learn to SPEAK spanish you lazies! lol. This movie is definately a must-see!

good movie through and through, good enough to buy and watch again .

The Fairy tale for adults, it was great and the costumes are very good, the fact that it was in Spanish (and that i am not 100% fluent in Spanish) i had to turn on the sub-titles, but this movie was so good i forgot that i was reading for 2 hours.

This movie would have been really great if it were dubbed. Reading subtitles throughout the entire film distracted the viewer from the scenery and special effects. Now – this movie is NOT for children! I see many people complaining that it was too violent for kids. It’s rated R for a reason. And as an adult who loves fantasy movies, this movie was good. But I wouldn’t watch it against because of the subtitles. Such a visual film should have been dubbed because you lose a lot from it. I say the movie is good, not great, because it is really overrated. From all the promotion it received, it seemed like it was going to be a fantastical fairy-tale. They even compared it to Lord of the Rings, which is a far superior film. There’s only a small supernatural element to Pan’s Labyrinth. I want more Pan! I want more fairies! What you get is a lot of scenes with soldiers and servants. And at the end of the movie, it seems like you’re suppose to decide on your own if the fantasy world was real or imaginary. But watching the extras should set you straight. There were wonderful gross-out scenes in here! Such scenes are sawing off a soldier’s leg, the Captain stitching his mouth back together (then drinking booze), and this skinny creature with eyes in his hands that ate children! There’s actually a lot to this movie, so you will find it beneficial to watch the extras afterwards. Of course, that may not be a good thing if you HAVE to watch the extras. But you could always not watch them, and then leave the plot of the movie to your own imagination. And throughout the movie, I was very suspicious of the faun. Ofelia broke the rules, yet he gives her a second chance? That seems fishy…. But they just drop it! Ah! Some writers will do anything just to move the story along! I guess he ran out of ideas on how to get Ofelia out of trouble. That’s okay. It’s just one weak point in the film. So overall, it’s a good film. You’re sure to enjoy it. Though, it still needs more fantasy to it.

This is a fantastic movie! It's like a fairy tale for adults, my wife and I loved it. Some people classify this as horror, I'd say it's more of a fantasy. My wife and I's only complaint, and the reason I gave it four stars instead of five, is because it's in spanish, it's not even English dubbed. And don't tell me it's because he's spanish, He11boy 1 & 2 were in English, so what's the problem. I can understand Asian horrors designed for Asians, and then it makes it's way to us. But, he makes them in spanish, and then puts it out in America. It doesn't make sense and makes a great movie less enjoyable! However, I still recommend this movie, if you don't mind reading. Also, some other great films by Guillermo Del Taco, that are in spanish (for some dumb reason), are The Orphanage and Devil's Backbone.

If you are an ADULT fan of fantasy then don't let this film go under your radar simply because it is subtitled. Many a supposed "movie-lover" have passed on films just because they have to read the sub-titles. Don't do it - trust me. This is an ADULT fairy-tale filled with magic and meanness. Inhuman creatures and human monsters. And a little girl who realizes she needs to escape the harsh world she is in and return to the land where she is princess. This movie WILL NOT let you down. The Special Edition DVD is filled with so many behind the scenes extras that you can remain in the world Pan's Labyrinth creates long after the movie itself is over. Extra tidbit: This movie was made as a companion piece to an earlier Guillermo del Toro movie The Devil's Backbone.