Pan's Labyrinth (2006) / Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro (1993-2006)

[Akijama]

DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITION:

Newly graded 2K digital master, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Alternate DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary by del Toro from 2007
New interview with del Toro by novelist Cornelia Funke about fairy tales, fantasy, and Pan’s Labyrinth
New interview with actor Doug Jones
Four 2007 making-of documentaries, examining the characters, production, special effects, themes, and music of the film
Interactive director’s notebook
Footage of actor Ivana Baquero’s audition for the film
Animated comics featuring prequel stories for the film’s menagerie of creatures
Programs comparing selected production storyboards and del Toro’s thumbnail sketches with the final film; visual effects work for the Green Fairy; and elements of the film’s score
Trailers and TV spots
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Atkinson

An Academy Award–winning dark fable set five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War, Pan’s Labyrinth encapsulates the rich visual style and genre-defying craft of Guillermo del Toro. Eleven-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero, in a mature and tender performance) comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, where her new stepfather (Sergi López), a sadistic captain in General Franco’s army, hunts down Republican guerrillas who refuse to give up the fight. The violent reality in which she lives merges seamlessly with a fantastical interior world when Ofelia meets a faun in a decaying labyrinth and is set on a strange, mythic journey that is at once terrifying and beautiful. In his revisiting of this bloody period in Spanish history, del Toro creates a vivid depiction of the monstrosities of war infiltrating a child’s imagination and threatening the innocence of youth.

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro:

DIRECTOR-APPROVED COLLECTOR’S SET:

High-definition digital restoration of Cronos, 2K digital restoration of The Devil’s Backbone, newly graded 2K digital master of Pan’s Labyrinth, all supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack for Cronos and 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks for The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth on the Blu-rays
Alternate DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround soundtrack for Pan’s Labyrinth on the Blu-ray
Audio commentaries on all three films
Interviews with del Toro, director of photography Guillermo Navarro, and actors Doug Jones, Federico Luppi, and Ron Perlman
Welcome to Bleak House, a 2010 video tour by del Toro of his personal collections
New piece on Pan’s Labyrinth featuring del Toro and novelist Cornelia Funke
Interactive director’s notebooks for The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth
Making-of documentaries for The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth
Geometria, a 1987 short horror film by del Toro finished in 2010
Footage of actor Ivana Baquero auditioning for Pan’s Labyrinth in 2005
Original Spanish-language voice-over introduction for Cronos
Introductions by del Toro for The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth
Deleted scenes from The Devil’s Backbone, with commentary by del Toro
Selected on-screen picture-in-picture presentation of del Toro’s thumbnail sketches for The Devil’s Backbone
Programs comparing del Toro’s thumbnail sketches and production storyboards for The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth with the final films
Piece on The Devil’s Backbone’s depiction of the Spanish Civil War
Animated comics featuring prequel stories for the creatures of Pan’s Labyrinth
Gallery of stills from Cronos, captioned by del Toro
Trailers and TV spots
English subtitle translations approved by del Toro
Deluxe box set for the Blu-ray, featuring new illustrations by Vania Zouravliov
Blu-ray: A 100-page hardcover book featuring an introduction by author Neil Gaiman and essays by critics Michael Atkinson, Mark Kermode, and Maitland McDonagh, along with production notes and sketches by del Toro and illustrators Carlos Giménez and Raúl Monge
DVD: Essays by Atkinson, Kermode, and McDonagh, and production notes for Cronos by del Toro

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[Show spoiler]Confirmed by the Pale Man himself!

[cakefactory]

Great. Hope it's sooner rather than later.

[Snicket]

Oh S***!!!

[The Debts]

I always thought the New Line release was pretty solid, but great to hear that Criterion got their hands on this.

[tama]

Always knew it was a matter of time.

[Vidya]

Should be an improvement over the New Line release. If I remember correctly, that release had been de-grained to some extent.

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by Vidya

Should be an improvement over the New Line release. If I remember correctly, that release had been de-grained to some extent.

There is some DNR, but I never really found it a problem. The film has such a strong color palette and great detail that I was able to look past any kind of smoothing or compression issues it might have.

[MasterCrayola]

Lol, the tweet in question has now been removed

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by The Debts

I always thought the New Line release was pretty solid, but great to hear that Criterion got their hands on this.

The New Line release that's been DNR'ed to buggery, that one? Even though the UK Blu only has lossy audio it was worth it for the un-****ed PQ. Fingers crossed this Criterion version will do justice to both picture and sound. An Atmos remix would be most welcome.

[Vidya]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The New Line release that's been DNR'ed to buggery, that one? Even though the UK Blu only has lossy audio it was worth it for the un-****ed PQ. Fingers crossed this Criterion version will do justice to both picture and sound. An Atmos remix would be most welcome.

At least two of the UK reissues do have lossless audio.

I can't remember which release it was, but one of the Optimum Home Entertainment releases has audio which is too high-pitched. I think it's something like a semi-tone higher than it should be. This was corrected for the Zavvi exclusive steelbook (which does have lossless audio).

[Indiana Jonezzz...]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The New Line release that's been DNR'ed to buggery, that one? Even though the UK Blu only has lossy audio it was worth it for the un-****ed PQ. Fingers crossed this Criterion version will do justice to both picture and sound. An Atmos remix would be most welcome.

The re-released special edition in the UK back in 2011 came with lossless audio and the same great non DNR'rd picture quality: www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pans-Labyrinth-Blu-ray/18496/.

[Mr.F]

Del Toro tweeted a few days ago that something special was coming to celebrate its 10th anniversary, so I figured a Criterion release was happening

[BuckNaked2k]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

The re-released special edition in the UK back in 2011 came with lossless audio and the same great non DNR'rd picture quality: www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pans-Labyrinth-Blu-ray/18496/.

Also available in a sweeeeeet SteelBook:

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

The re-released special edition in the UK back in 2011 came with lossless audio and the same great non DNR'rd picture quality: www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pans-Labyrinth-Blu-ray/18496/.

Oh indeed, but my one's still lossy and there's no use me buying another UK version now!

[brian9229]

Yeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alvarez468]

Awesome! Day one buy for sure.

Sent from The Room of Space and Time

[MifuneFan]

Yes! GDT's wishes come true

[Namuhana]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!

[The Narrator]

I hope they port over the Charlie Rose episode with del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu that was included on the New Line releases.

[demonknight]

Still need to watch this one. And Blade II. Really need to get around to seeing those two to complete my Del Toro viewings. Cronos is still my favorite.