tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post116470752500896129..comments2023-07-02T15:55:30.759+01:00Comments on De-Scribed: Film Review: El Laberinto del FaunoScribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757616056135886893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-1164819012308219702006-11-29T16:50:00.000+00:002006-11-29T16:50:00.000+00:00I had a few problems. The fantasy elements seemed...I had a few problems. The fantasy elements seemed hackneyed, nothing I hadn't seen before. I don't think the family relationships were properly developed. I also hated the ambiguity at the end - seemed such a cliche - and the shot at the start. I liked a few things a great deal but I just didn't think it held together as a whole. But, judging by the responses from the rest of the world, I seem to be wrong. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-1164794614234326262006-11-29T10:03:00.000+00:002006-11-29T10:03:00.000+00:00Sorry to get your hopes up, James ;) Naturally, ta...Sorry to get your hopes up, James ;) Naturally, taste in films is always subjective... personally, I have a weakness for dark fairytales, and just found the storytelling balanced nicely, the grim bits just grim enough, and the colours not *too* dark - everything was just right, not undr or overdone.<BR/><BR/>Be interested to hear why you didn't like it, though.Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757616056135886893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633495.post-1164785590228379872006-11-29T07:33:00.000+00:002006-11-29T07:33:00.000+00:00For a minute there I thought someone had agreed wi...For a minute there I thought someone had agreed with me about this film - but it was just a rhetorical flourish! I seem to be the only person that didn't like Pan's Labyrinth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com