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#1 Feb 23 2007 at 3:54 PM Rating: Excellent
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Without spoilers, can anyone tell me which movie they think is better? Pan's Labyrinth or The Abandoned. Both have gotten pretty good reviews but the SO doesn't feel like watching something subtitled, so I'm looking for opinions or glowing reviews of either so that I know whether I should just risk it and go for the horror flick or try to convince him to read a movie tonight.
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#2 Feb 23 2007 at 4:12 PM Rating: Good
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They are playing A Clockwork Orange at midnight on the big screen tonight and Saturday Night, with the time difference you guys could make it here by Saturday Night. =)
#3 Feb 23 2007 at 4:30 PM Rating: Excellent
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I've actually never seen that movie. I've always meant to. I should keep an eye out on the TiVo listings.

And we've secured babysitting for tonight, not tomorrow, so unfortunately that won't work. :P
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#4 Feb 23 2007 at 5:16 PM Rating: Good
Saw Pan's Labyrinth the other day and thought it was pretty good. Quite a bit of graphic violence, so you might not want little ones to see it. Haven't seen The Abandoned yet, so I can't give my opinion on which is better. The subtitles didn't really bother me to much, but then, I can read sentences as a whole at a glance. The wife didn't seem to be bothered too much by them either and she wasn't actually expecting the movie to be subtitled.
#5 Feb 23 2007 at 5:29 PM Rating: Good
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Taken from IMDB.com regarding The Abandoned:

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A film producer who was adopted as a baby and sent to America, returns to her native Russia and the family farm. Once there, strange things begin to happen including the disappearance of her guide, the manifestation of ghosts (including her own!) and the appearance of another man who has been drawn to the farm for the same reasons. Written by Tim Hayes

An American film producer named Marie returns to her homeland, Russia, where her mother's dead body has been found under bizarre circumstances. She never knew her, having been adopted and brought to America as a baby. The only clue as to what might have happened is an isolated, abandoned farm in the mountains that supposedly belong to her natural parents. Being the only next of kin, she inherits the place, but no one will take her there as the local superstitions state that the area is...DAMNED. Only one man will embark on such a dangerous and long journey...A stranger that oddly seems to know quite a bit about her history...But once arrived the guide mysteriously disappears, forcing Marie to explore the derelict location alone. She discovers someone else on the property...A man named Nikolai, who claims to have been lured there exactly in the same manner, so he could discover the truth behind his unknown past as well. They become stranded in the immense compound, plagued by terrifying, ghostly visions...The problem is that the ghosts that wander around are THEIR OWN. Dead versions of themselves marauder between the buildings in the night...Time begins to move in reverse as history re-lives itself in front of their very eyes. While both their ghosts, illustrating how they will die, patiently await their living counterparts to expire. A cycle of horror comes to fruition, as they are revealed the reason they have been summoned for this perverse reunion...And the brutal secret behind their family.


There is two plot summaries with no spoilers regarding that movie.. I have not heard anything about Pan's Lab.. Besides the Oscar Nominations it's received.
#6 Feb 23 2007 at 5:37 PM Rating: Excellent
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Well, I've already read anything on IMDB that didn't have spoilers, but there were very differing reviews. People either gave it 8-10 stars or 1-3 stars. I was hoping for some insight from people who don't live for horror films. Most of the reviews were from people who saw it at some horror festival.
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#7 Feb 23 2007 at 8:29 PM Rating: Decent
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Sub titles tend to annoy me.
#8 Feb 24 2007 at 10:15 AM Rating: Excellent
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Well, we ended up going to Pan's Labyrinth. It was a very beautiful film with a very serious and sad plot. I really enjoyed it, though the subtitles did make it more difficult to fully enjoy the scenery. What I liked the most was how there are two completely different interpretations of the movie and which one was real is entirely up to the type of viewer.

Though my husband said it was pretty good, I don't think he liked it as much as I did, since his first comment was, "I think that was more a girl's movie." And then added that now that I'd used up my chick flick, the next movie we went to would be a man's movie. (300) Smiley: lol
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