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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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 Posted - 01/07/2007 : 13:05:08
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
That it's a fantasy?
I take it that you have not seen the film, because no, it is not a fantasy.
It's set in civil war Spain and includes fantasy scenes as well as "real" scenes.
Next guess?
Is it smaller than an elephant?
(We are playing 20 Questions, aren't we? NO! That's not one of the questions - don't count that one, please! [insert making light of a serious conversation smilie here]) |
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 01/07/2007 : 19:37:14
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quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper
quote:
Originally posted by Conan The Westy
That it's a fantasy?
I take it that you have not seen the film, because no, it is not a fantasy.
It's set in civil war Spain and includes fantasy scenes as well as "real" scenes.
Next guess?
I'm intrigued.
And for the record... knowing nothing about a subject has never stopped me jumping into a conversation before.  |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 11:34:38
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
That it's a fantasy?
I take it that you have not seen the film, because no, it is not a fantasy.
It's set in civil war Spain and includes fantasy scenes as well as "real" scenes.
Next guess?
I'm intrigued.
And for the record... knowing nothing about a subject has never stopped me jumping into a conversation before.
Me neither.  |
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 13:47:07
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Pan's Labyrinth is not a children's film. We can tell this by the several extreme acts of violence which take place.
It was the 16 rating that gave it away for me
So, given the film is for adults, how on earth can you think that del Toro has made a film which is supposed to keep us guessing about whether fairies and giant frogs and fauns and monsters etc. really exist or not? Do you think he is a moron who believes in fairies or is he just taking the piss out of his audience?
Some adults have and believe in a fantasy world
May I suggest its more likely that he assumed that his audience were intelligent enough to be aware that fairies and giant frogs have no existence independent of the human imagination, in this case the imagination of a frightened little girl seeking escape from a very unpleasant reality.
When i go to the movies I lose myself in the reality of the experience and if that means that I am able to believe in faeries for a few hours, that's ok too.
My reality isn't very unpleasant just in case you were wondering!!
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 13:50:26
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Is it smaller than an elephant?
(We are playing 20 Questions, aren't we? NO! That's not one of the questions - don't count that one, please! [insert making light of a serious conversation smilie here])
It depends if the elephant is white or not... |
Edited by - Beanmimo on 01/08/2007 13:51:01 |
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Paddy C 
"Does not compute! Lame!"
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shoon
"Five(ish?) years as a fwiffer"
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Posted - 02/02/2007 : 18:41:14
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| What a film. I felt like weeping at the end, although I just went out drinking instead. Seemed a viable alternative at the time. |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 02/03/2007 : 01:07:40
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| I highly recommend "The Devil's Backbone", an earlier film by Del Toro, to anyone who enjoyed "Pan's Labyrinth". I actually think it's better. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 02/03/2007 : 11:25:57
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Originally posted by demonic
I highly recommend "The Devil's Backbone", an earlier film by Del Toro, to anyone who enjoyed "Pan's Labyrinth". I actually think it's better.
It is better. Whippa says so.
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 18:29:35
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i saw it last night, on $5 night no less, and loved it.
i was surprised a couple of times at the end, and people in the theater were crying.
it reminded me of "The Wizard of Oz," but meaner. |
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 18:36:50
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| For the record, Del Toro has stated that while he deliberately kept the nature of the "fantasy" sequences ambiguous and open to interpretation, he himself believes that the fantasy is real. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 02/28/2007 : 23:30:47
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
For the record, Del Toro has stated that while he deliberately kept the nature of the "fantasy" sequences ambiguous and open to interpretation, he himself believes that the fantasy is real.
Then he should seek counselling.
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/01/2007 : 02:13:24
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
For the record, Del Toro has stated that while he deliberately kept the nature of the "fantasy" sequences ambiguous and open to interpretation, he himself believes that the fantasy is real.
Then he should seek counselling.
Your objections really do make no sense. What rule is it that serious themes and situations can't coexist with fantasy elements? Especially given that the so-called "real" scenes aren't exactly stark documentary. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/01/2007 : 07:55:52
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My last post was particularly about the idea that the director believes that "the fantasy is real". Think about that statement. A fantasy being real. What does that actually mean? 
Seriously, look up the word "fantasy" in a dictionary e.g. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fantasy and tell me in what sense a fantasy can be real.
I put it to you, MrBadIdea, that, by definition, a fantasy is something which is not real.
And it's ME who is making no sense? 
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/01/2007 : 09:26:13
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
My last post was particularly about the idea that the director believes that "the fantasy is real". Think about that statement. A fantasy being real. What does that actually mean?
Seriously, look up the word "fantasy" in a dictionary e.g. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fantasy and tell me in what sense a fantasy can be real.
I put it to you, MrBadIdea, that, by definition, a fantasy is something which is not real.
And it's ME who is making no sense?
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By real, I meant real within the context of the movie, sir. Like how Narnia is real within the context of its movie, but Terabithia is not. |
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Anyone seen Pan's Labyrinth?
