[b.miller]

Pan's Labrynth is very close to The Devil's Backbone in my opinion. For those that saw it, if you picture that kind of movie but with a fantasy story instead of a ghost story, you'll have a pretty close estimation. Not that it's the same story or anything like that... I just got a similar vibe from it. And there's about as much fantasy stuff here as there is ghost stuff in Backbone. Those expecting 100% Labrynth/Legend-esque fantasy, you should know that most of this movie takes place in "the real world."

It's a good movie. It's the kind of movie where, if you're with it, it's a masterpiece. Meaning I don't think they could've made this movie any better than they did... but if you're not in the mood or don't like these dark types of fantasy films then you may not see what all the hubbub is about.

For whatever reason, I found myself slightly disinterested. That's probably due to my expectations and fatigue (I saw it at a film festival)... When I see it again I think i'll get a better picture of how good this movie is.

It's very vivid.