Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) UK Blu-ray review

[MacDaddyOJack]

I was disappointed with this movie in general. They marketed it as a fantasy movie for adults, but that was really only about 1/3 of the movie. The rest was the standard war movie, it just happened to be set in Spain. It could have been great, the effects were wonderful. I just wanted more from the story, not another war flick about a terrible general/ dictator.

[aygie]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Say it ain't so I was very disappointed by the Pan UK DVD (very poor in dark scenes) and was looking forward to buy a shiny BD version of this marvellous movie.

Guess I'll just have to wait for a better US version.

That is what it seems in this release, the blacks are just very poor. The lighter scenes are looking fantastic though! (even though there aren't many of them!)

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Is anyone trully surprised? This is a same day release on HD DVD & Blu-Ray which means we are looking at an HD DVD transfer and spec disc.

Yeah, just what i was thinking (VC1) but the HD-DVD in the UK isn't out till next week for some reason, very strange.

Originally Posted by MacDaddyOJack

I was disappointed with this movie in general. They marketed it as a fantasy movie for adults, but that was really only about 1/3 of the movie. The rest was the standard war movie, it just happened to be set in Spain. It could have been great, the effects were wonderful. I just wanted more from the story, not another war flick about a terrible general/ dictator.

Try it again you might grow to like it. The acting is fantastic.