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PAN'S LABYRINTH - Full Length Reaction! (Patreon)

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2024-04-05 16:00:16
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2025-04-08 14:13:30
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Here's the full length reaction to Pan's Labyrinth! This movie is a MASTERPIECE!! This movie is so beautiful, and I was honestly thinking about it all day. I went into this expecting a fantasy adventure, and I was just blown away. Enjoy!

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PAN'S LABYRINTH - Full Length Reaction!

Welcome Patrons! Thank you so much for being a part of my Patreon community! I'm so truly grateful for your support. Here is the full length reaction to Pan's Labyrinth! Enjoy! My Instagram: addie_counts

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zynjams

Omg, this movie is violent and disturbing, and fantastic,

Alex Tan

Happy Friday, Addie. I'm so glad that you enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth (2006). I plan on watching this movie soon.

Alex Tan

Speaking of Guillermo del Toro, who directed this movie, I also suggest the Director's Cuts of Mimic (1997) & Hellboy (2004), as well as Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021) and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022). #MoreGuillermoDelToroForAddieCounts

Phil Stubblefield

Not sure how I feel about this... I'm generally not into horror, and I've often heard some of the same adjectives that @zynjams used: "violent" and "disturbing". However, if our not-horror-loving Addie is raving about it, then perhaps I should give it a chance...

LightsCameraJake

Holy crap, I thought this was going to be a comedy for some reason, not having done any research into this film at all and only hearing about it. This is one dark fantasy movie.

Addie Counts

You know me, I HATE horror! I personally wouldn't consider this as a horror movie! There's one creature that's pretty scary but manageable to watch. The movie is more of a war/fantasy film (definitely violent at times though)

Addie Counts

Yeah I'm kinda glad I didn't know what to expect going into this!

ButtercupsTrueLove

My favorite of the films of Guillermo del Toro. The other two I really like are quite different - "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (2008) is a fun one, and "The Shape of Water" (2017) was really unexpected. Years ago I saw a movie "Y tu mamá también" (2001) by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón after film critic Roger Ebert sang its praises. It stars a young Maribel Verdu (Mercedes) and Diego Luna, whom we know more recently as "Andor". The way that director Guillermo del Toro shot and edited the ending of "Pan's Labyrinth" was tricky. I think he really wanted the audience to judge for themselves if the fantasy was all in Ofelia's mind as escapism from her scary life. The voiceover juxtaposed with the final shot achieves a balance. I choose to believe that Ofelia, the Princess, went home to be by her parents' side in a land with no pain or suffering.

Mr. Writhms

I'm SO glad you liked this one! The director (Guillermo del Toro) is a master of fantasy and horror. I would say with this movie, he beautifully blended both genres [more fantasy than horror]. I don’t know if you’ve heard of him [pardon my ignorance if you have] but you’d want to see more of his movies. That is... his fantasy movies since you’re not very fond of horror. Movies like: “The Shape of Water” (2017) or his animated version of “Pinocchio” (2022) are must-sees. His “Hellboy” movies (2004, 2008) are great fun for fans of the comic book movie genre. His sequel to the 1998 “Blade” was better than the first one. “Pacific Rim” is a lot of fun if you are into giant monsters battling it out. I’d say the other movies he’s known for are more on the horror side, which would have your karate hands working double shifts. Yet they are still amazingly well made.

Steve Mercier

This movie! I love this movie in all the ways! But the scene where Mercedes slices open Vidal's mouth...I stood up in the theater and cheered, I loved that scene so much. Can't wait to watch this with you.

Patrick Egan

I'm THRILLED that you liked this movie so much, Addie. You picked the right word to describe it, a masterpiece. It's also the kind of movie that affects you differently the second time you watch it. I think the first time through, you're inclined to take the fantasy elements as the "real" story. But if you watch it again keeping in mind the perspective of a young girl imagining a fantasy to escape from her awful life, it hits you on a whole different level. I absolutely think this is Guillermo Del Toro's finest work. Also, I have to mention the score, that lullaby theme is so hauntingly beautiful. One note about the creatures. Both the Faun and the Pale Man were performed by Doug Jones, who has made his name acting under prosthetics(though he's quite a talented actor in general), and has worked with Guillermo Del Toro many times. As creepy as the creatures were, Doug is by all accounts one of the nicest, friendliest people you could hope to meet. :)

JBK405

The worst monsters...are real. Yes, this movie truly is a MASTERPIECE. I'm so glad you decided to watch it anyway even thought it didn't win the poll. Normally I watch your edited reactions since I don't always have two hours to set aside, but for this one I watched the full-length so I could experience the film itself all over again. When it was first released in the USA there was a problem with parents bringing their kids to the film. Despite being rated "R", they assumed that a fantasy film with a Faun must somehow be a Children's Film. There are stories of parents storming out with crying kids in tow. There's three schools of thought as to whether the fantasy parts are "real" or not. The first takes the film directly at face value, and assumes that the magic was real in all aspects. The second assumes that the magic is all in Ofelia's mind as she looks for an escape from the violent, oppressive world she inhabits. The third says that the magic started real, but that the Faun meant it when it said that she had failed the tasks. Either when she ate the grapes, or when she refused to offer up her brother at the end. After it leaves her, everything fantastical from that point forward is her refusing to accept her fate and crafting an imaginary ending for herself. That one may be the saddest interpretation of them all. Personally, I accept that the magic was real all along. I'm reminded of the quote by G.K. Chesterton: "Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon." I don't need a movie to say "Magic isn't real, and bad things happen". I've known that every time I look at the world around us. I need movies to say "Magic IS real, and sometimes people DO get happy endings. Even if you don't always see it". Guillermo del Toro has a vast and impressive film catalogue under his belt, but based on your reaction here I think you would dig "The Shape of Water" the most. It tackles a lot of the same themes as this film, while definitely being its own animal with its own message. It was nominated for THIRTEEN Oscars, and won Best Picture.

Jacob King

Crimson Peak should definitely be on Addie’s Halloween list. It’s a very different kind of horror to the kind of movie horror fans celebrate but it is very beautiful and romantic and meditative.

Jacob King

I love this movie and am pleased you enjoyed it. I think you were right about the ending being open to interpretation. I would say both possibilities are true at the same time. It’s a counterpoint to the “only a dream” movies like The Wizard of Oz and we get a very Wizard of Oz close up of Ofelia’s red shoes when she gets into the underworld. The magic is clearly real in the movie’s reality. She can draw chalk doors, her mother gets healthier, but also the real world stuff verges on the fantastic especially with the Captain who is such a monster with his Captain Hook watch and his Frankenstein scars. His ending, pursued by the villagers in the light of the burning mill, is not “real”, it’s straight out of a Universal horror movie from the 1930s. The del Toro movie that came out immediately after this is Hellboy 2: The Golden Army which is also about fairies and is about rejecting the division between the magical world and the real world and I think that idea can be read back into Pan’s Labyrinth and generally into all of del Toro’s movies.

Billy Dancel

"I like to think what went through the Captain's head, other than that bullet, was his last thought was, 'my son will never know anything about me' " So the beginning of that comment is borrowed from a movie you have seen. I'm hoping that no one will spoil it for you. Can you remember? If you get stumped let me know and I'll pass on the answer. I saw this in the theater because I was thrown off by the title. I was expecting a different take on the original Labyrinth. Kinda disappointed in that way but I got treated to a new movie and director. Guillermo del Toro has an incredible movie resume that covers many many genres. Maybe a director poll from him in the future? I never knew it until I moved to New Mexico but Guillermo is Spanish for William ..... William is the full name for someone called Billy (see where I'm going with this? lol ) I'm just plain Billy aka Bill-E

Luis Fernandez

I am correct in saying that this was the first foreign film for the channel? If so, this was an excellent way to start that journey. I love everything about this movie, it is simply beautiful. Another del Toro film I'd recommend is The Devil's Backbone. That one is a horror movie with Addie-appropriate level scares, and like this one, has much more to say in a visually beautiful manner.

Joe Blankenship

This was my first time seeing this all the way through. I've seen bits and pieces over the years but never knew what it was all about. Glad I finally got around to seeing it. And checking off another Guillermo Del Toro movie. I loved "The Shape of Water", you should check that one out sometime. He's got a real knack for doing heartfelt stories with monsters and fantasy creatures.

Doug

Doug Jones is an amazing actor, among other things he played both Fauno and the Pale Man in this movie, played Abe and other characters in the Hellboy films, the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, and he stars as Saru in Star Trek Discovery. The man is literally unrecognizable in every part. 😄