deathangle-11718 If you are willing to watch a movie that will get so emotional and makes you happy and sad, and be a part of it as you're living it then this is the best option for anyone who wants that!

Lisa Muñoz I love fantasy, unlike my family. But to mix it in with an every day life scenario, it has to be done right. In the case of Pan's Labyrinth, the beautiful combination of the real war-torn world and the fantasy world worked spot on throughout the whole film.In this movie, the gaps of the fantasy world aren't really filled out properly. It presents itself as a world where demons and angels are fighting some kind of war. But the rules aren't very clear. This is made evident by the fact that the book is incredibly long and covers too much ground for it to be made in a film (Martin Scorsese himself deemed it unfilmable) The other, albeit much milder, problem I have with the movie is Will Smith as Lucifer. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE Will Smith, but this just doesn't work. To play the devil, an actor has to have two things: Irresistible charm and the ability to terrify the wits out of you. Smith definitely has the first, but not so much the second. It unfortunately ends up being too sickly sweet and clichèd for my liking.

Mihai Toma Found as a kid in a small boat, raised and trained by a very influential man, Peter spends his time robbing safes and evading the authorities. That is, until one day he meets a beautiful but dying young woman for whom he falls.It's a fantastic movie in which people strongly believe in destiny, that each person has one and he/she cannot die unless it is fulfilled. After death, people become stars and live together with their loved ones in the universe. It's dramatic and sad in its core but impresses through it's fantastic world which slowly unveils. It's a captivating atmosphere which keeps you interested throughout its entirety, but it has many moments of boredom. Also, the story is good and pretty coherent, but isn't very satisfying, a little more work regarding it could have made a lot better. Still, it's a good movie overall.

galaraf I'm an older guy who's got kind of a soft heart for many different kinds of "love stories", but most I seem to repeat contain a bit of fantasy. Gotta admit my favorite movies include "Frequency", which basically is Father/Son love (originally watched in theater on Father's day 2000 w/wife & 3 sons); "About Time" (time travel/love); "Love Actually"; "The Princess Bride"; and "Winter's Tale" are 5 that come first to mind. Just the fact that they get repeated watchings (not usually just me watching alone, although sometimes I do that) seems to belie any ratings naysayers."Winter's Tale", The Book - I'm one of those who never have read the book (won't now, since most reviews that mention the book make me believe I'm better off just enjoying the film). If you haven't seen it and the trailer intrigues you, you'll probably like it. I first saw the poster that said "It's not a true story, it's a love story" and was hooked in by the trailer.I'll say it's an 8.75/10. BTW, I'm the kind who doesn't like it when trailers give TMI, just surprise me in the film.