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Nightwalker
Guillermo del Toro's El espinazo del diablo (aka. The Devil's Backbone) is obviously a precursor to El laberinto del fauno (aka. Pan's Labyrinth) in style, content and atmosphere. Nevertheless I think El laberinto del fauno is better on all three of those. That being said, I cannot stress enough that I would really like to see del Toro make more of this. The magical realism and child's perspective are excellent ingredients for timeless movies. By making the historical context more horrific than the actual horror components (ghosts or fauns), del Toro subverted both genres. Horror elements are added for dramatic effect against the horrors of real life (the Spanish Civil War in El espinazo del diablo and Francoist Spain during World War II in El laberinto del fauno). On top of that, when observed from a child's point of view, it all gets even more horrific because of the innocence we associate with young children. Because of that both El espinazo del diablo and El laberinto del fauno are some of the most touching "horror" movies I've ever seen. While del Toro's next film Crimson Peak is a return to his dark fantasy style, we will have to wait and see if it brings back some of these defining qualities that made him a great director.Melvelet
Spine number 666 @ Criterion Collection :Ddanisanna
Very, very cool movie. Immensely enjoyed that. It's a rich movie ... filled with poetry, symbolism and history, yet still creepy and scary. Hollywood should listen.DavidLynchFan
Brilliant movie, and surpringly heartbreakingMartax
i love the way how history and horror are intwine.del torro is great
shaveen
Conceptual Horror movie !!DavidLynchFan
surprisinglymi-16evil
One of the best uses of symbolism I've ever seen. Absolutely incredible and much better than Pan's Labyrinth in my opinion (which is itself an unforgettable masterpiece).greenhorg
del Toro had to first prove he was worthy enough for Hollywood by embracing the law of teal and orange.http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html
SrFrenzy
Excellent movie, very scary.Skyscore
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