Review (5/5): More Than Another Steelbook
Review For Mondo X Limited Edition Steelbook
El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) is a fantasy film from the director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy,The Devil's Backbone,Hobbit). Everyone should know the film but for those who don't i will quote the plot from IMDB "In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world."
The Main Draw for me was the Steelbook itself, iv seen the movie countless time's and wanted to have a collectable version of the movie that would showcase my love for the film and del toro. Upon receiving this steelbook the first thing i noticed was the protective sleeve underneath the plastic, most steelbooks don't have these and you would have to purchase them separate and that it was included shocked me, the protective sleeve also has images and the information about the release and special features and a great touch. There are images on the front,back and inside of the steelbook itself and looking at pictures online don't really show how gorgeous the product really is, once you hold it as a collector i'm almost positive you will be more then pleased. There are two disc (One DVD, One Blu-ray) inside on the right side of the case, my guess for putting both disc on the right is so you can view the artwork on the left but still if you want to see the full image u have to take all the disc out. The next surprise is on the disc themselves, there not just disc from another version but there labels match this exact release and that really just seals the complete packaging into perfection. This review was more so for the steelbook, but i just fell in love with and had to share