PAN'S LABYRINTH

PAN'S LABYRINTH A FORMER STUDENT RECOMMENDED THIS FILM TO ME. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE IT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT SINCE I FELT RIPPED OFF BY HAVING TO PAY TO SEE THE PIECE OF TRASH I MENTIONED ABOVE - I STAYED IN THE THEATRE AND WATCHED THIS BRILLIANT SPANISH MOVIE, WITH SUB-TITLES. I FEEL SAFE IN SAYING THAT NONE OF YOU HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS FILM AND EVEN LESS THAN NONE OF YOU WILL EVER SEE THIS FILM IN A THEATRE OR ON DVD, BUT KNOWING THAT WORKS OUT TO ZERO -- THIS WONDERFUL FILM STILL DEMANDS A MENTION. OF COURSE, THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THIS QUALITY PRODUCTION IN A WORLD THAT WOULD ALLOW THE MOVIE ABOVE TO EVEN BE DISCUSSED FOR PRODUCTION. I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE PLOT OF PAN'S LABYRINTH, SINCE MY FORMER STUDENT, WHO IS SMARTER THAN I, COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT TO ME. THE MIXTURE OF FANTASY AND REALITY IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND AND THEN, YOU WILL STILL HAVE PROBLEMS PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. THIS IS MY BEST SHOT AT TRYING TO GET YOU TO SEE A TRULY WONDERFUL FILM. THINK OF IT THIS WAY --->> THERE IS A GIRL, MUCH LIKE ANNE FRANK ANNE FRANK IS LIVING IN SPAIN HER MOTHER IS NEWLY MARRIED TO A NAZI CAPTAIN ANN IS WRITING A FAIRY TALE ABOUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE THE FAIRY TALE INTERACTS WITH REALITY AT TIMES ANNE IS A RESISTANCE FIGHTER AGAINST THE NAZI HORDE LEAD BY HER CRUEL STEPFATHER THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET YOU TO THIS PLOT --- BUT THIS IS JUST A MAGNIFICENT PICTURE AND THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER HEARD OF IT, IS PROOF THAT IT IS GOOD -- THERE ARE ABOUT TEN HORROR PICTURES YOU CAN NAME THAT ARE IN THE THEATRES OR COMING TO THE THEATRES --->> CRAP SELLS. THANKS TO CAM HEILIGER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOR SHOWING ME THE LIGHT AND I HOPE I WILL SPREAD THAT LIGHT TO SOMEONE. ***************************************************You sir, are absolutely right - despite the fact that the N.Y. Daily News gave this movie 4 stars (defined by them as an instant classic) nobody I asked knew about the movie. JMW -- BROOKLYN ***************************************************************** I saw Pan's Labyrinth and you were on target once again. No Nazi SS guy could be more horrible then the Spanish Fascist Captain & the girl did have a remarkable resemblence to Anne Frank. R.K. -- BROOKLYN