tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33030424.post116909851375275040..comments2023-10-03T03:29:55.382-07:00Comments on Tassoula's Movie Review Blog: Pan's LabyrinthTassoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299776334729730828noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33030424.post-21285604053384837182007-02-05T17:45:00.000-08:002007-02-05T17:45:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comments, Chris! We'll definitely b...Thanks for the comments, Chris! We'll definitely be responding to them in an upcoming show.<br /><br />Take care,<br />TassoulaTassoulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299776334729730828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33030424.post-80325000270382705802007-02-05T17:37:00.000-08:002007-02-05T17:37:00.000-08:00Forgot my "last five"
"Pans' Labyrinth" (apostrop...Forgot my "last five"<br /> "Pans' Labyrinth" (apostrophe in the right place)<br />"Jarhead"..strangely incosequential "non-political" (first) Gulf War film...<br /> "V for Vendetta"..usually have no time for "Graphic Novel" adaptations, but this IS political,<br /> and also has a great design , especially the main characters' look...Natalie Portman IS the new Wynona...and he manages what Guy Fawkes couldnt, blows up Parliament!<br />"Glastonbury" great piece of social documentary of a uniquely English event, great interactivity on the DVD, with various performances available to switch between<br /> "Life on Mars" BBC series which you may get in the 'States/Canada(?)<br />John Simm ("24 hour party people", "Human Traffic "crime and punishment" on T.V.) is a policeman,knocked down ,in a coma..we see his dream world, put together from 70s' T.V. (Brit) cop shows, like "the Sweeney" ("sweeney Todd" "flying squad" ) and "Z Cars" "Minder",with some influence from "Kojak" and "Starsky and Hutch" thrown in, 'cept the car they do hand brake turns in is a Ford "cortina" 2000E "subcompact"...So he's a modern Cop working in 1973 ,with all the flares,kipper ties and "mutton chops" ,all the police are corrupt,and drink on duty...and the sexISM is rampant "two sugars Love"!<br />Every now and then, the "real world"breaks through and he gets reminders that is in intensive care<br />with his family at his bedside,this being factored into the DreamWorld in some way ..it's written by a guy called Matthew Graham, he has also written some of the new Doctor WHO stuff, which i guess the BBC might tout around also...i missed it first time round and am just catching the first series as the second is about to start..<br /> All the Best Chris Morrellchris morrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511215673215897430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33030424.post-89482413206909481652007-02-05T15:32:00.000-08:002007-02-05T15:32:00.000-08:00..I loved it.
Didnt really have any questions abo.....I loved it.<br /> Didnt really have any questions about the "timescale" "Dream or not Dream"..the first scene IS also the last,didnt doubt that Ofelia DID save the baby , and the Captain got his "come-uppance" after shooting her... showing himself to be the BIGGEST monster in the film...that first display of sadistic violence is SO horrific<br /> the killing of the Farmer and son..<br /> i DID anticipate it, but to see the pulping of a face like that was absolutely gut-wrenching... i wanted "the Captain " dead from that moment on!<br /> Ofelias' monsters , the Frog and the "eyeless Child Eater" , i found gruesomely comic.. i loved the eyes in the palms of the hands, so to see he has to make the "Boogey man Rams Horns" ... <br /> I loved the way "the Captains'" mutilation is previewed in his shaving with a "cut-throat", and you think of the damage he could inflict with it..but it doesnt form part of his "Torture Kit" ..<br /> Whereas, each time we see Mercedes cutting vegetables , she rolls the short-bladed knife into her belt..so we know she always carries it, and only wish that she had killed the Bastard!...at that point i thought SHE was going to run into "the Labyrinth" , but no, it becomes Ofelias' refuge...<br /> The final scenes i found to be genuinely uplifting..how else would "Heaven" look to this little girl, other than her Mum and Dad on thrones in a Gold Palace ,with all her imaginary friends reunited..My Heart was literally "Lifted"...<br /> This was "flagged up" quite a while ago for me by my favourite British critic, Mark Kermode...i think you need a professional "Arthouse"critic as a reference point , someone you trust and agree on certain things with,and can proceed from there... such as:<br />" Mulholland Drive " is Lynchs' best film (and my all time favourite, up there with "Vertigo"), and that "Punch Drunk love" is Adam Sandlers' ONLY decent film "Pirates of the Caribbean" is total SHITE...<br /> that sort of thing..he has been raving about this for months,had set it up perfectly as a"must see" for me,and i was NOT dissapointed!<br /> Cheers Chris Morrellchris morrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511215673215897430noreply@blogger.com