A wonderful,magical masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2006)

I have just returned from the London fright fest screening of the film and have to say that this is film-making of the highest order.
It is a magical piece about the horrors of war and evil that men do and the innocence that one can behold if willing to not sacrifice ones humanity. set against the Spanish civil war this is the tale of girl who flees into the magical titular Labyrinth of a faun. There she is subjected to three tests that will be her saving and ultimately.... why tell you more? let me just tell you that everything about this film is first rate.... camera-work,acting,editing,cinematography,production design,music... and so on and so forth. Normally i am on the forefront when it comes to shooting digital,but Pan's lab.really shows how superior film still is to digital... the depth of imagery and richness of colours was amazing! Director Guillermo del Toro was there for a Q&A afterwards and he is a really nice guy,cheer- and insightful. He made a passionate plea to promote the film as much as we can if we loved it as much as he loves it,and i have to say i love this movie,and herewith i tell each one one of you: GO SEE THIS FILM,IT IS GREAT!! One word of advice: it is NOT a straightforward horror film,more a drama-fairytale-war-horror-movie hybrid,and a fantastic one at that! Enjoy! 10 out of 10