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El laberinto del fauno (2006)
A Complete Triumph
When I finished watching this movie all i could think of were the words of Jonathan Ross who called Pans Labyrinth a "complete triumph" and I couldn't agree more.
As a fantasy movie this stood out from the crowd. The fantastical elements don't overwhelm the senses and the rest of the movie doesn't make it in any way stale. This in the most part is down to the standout performances from all of the cast (especially Captain Vidal).
There's not too much that i can say about this movie except to ignore the hype and ignore your preconceptions about the fantasy genre and just go out and watch and enjoy then make up your own mind because no one will make it up for you.
One final note though is to anyone who is a slight bit squeamish as there are some violent elements to the film put down to the civil war plot. However don't let this put you off the whole film as its definitely worth enduring the few violent moments to see the rest.
Sole Survivor (2000)
Creepy, Weird But surprisingly good movie
This movie is a great piece of sci-fi and fantasy movie making. Of course you can tell that it was a novel from the word go as it is a very "out there" story. However as long as you watch this movie with and open mind and ignore the plot holes and blatant impossibilities if of this movie it is an enjoyable movie.
The casting is very good (Iespecially enjoyed the man from 'scrubs' as the bad guy however over the top his character was!),Billy Zane is surprisingly good as the central role in a performance that i have never seen from him. The story is interesting and compelling and its easy to see that it would make a very good page turner as you are always kept on the edge of your seat.
However out there the story may be there are important ideas about God, Life, Family and Death all contained subtly within the story (as do all great novels). This gives the movie a whole new dimension that sets it apart from any one dimensional sci-fi movies that i have seen. its a movie that leaves you thinking afterwards but also is not eclipsed by this and so leaves the movie entertaining and not too strenuous for the watcher (or reader). There are also some very creepy moments in this movie but nothing too scary so don't be put off if you are easily scared because you shouldn't be too scared by this movie.
So in all watch this movie it is enjoyable for the thinking movie fans of you out there, the die hard sci-fi fans and anyone who has a few hours to spare time(OK quite a lot of spare time this is a long movie as it was originally a mini series).