tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189412619687815131.post8021749106254784902..comments2023-06-08T07:27:39.097-05:00Comments on The Six-Reel Shuffle: Pan's Labyrinth (Oscar's Fever!)Jeff GPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12358220039858658210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189412619687815131.post-68234321252452102372007-02-02T11:45:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:45:00.000-05:00Jeff GP: Stop it with the Hellboy OMG! WOW! alread...Jeff GP: Stop it with the <i>Hellboy</i> OMG! WOW! already: I saw it. Sucked.Jeff Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962266926078103520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189412619687815131.post-41381293527911801992007-02-02T11:37:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:37:00.000-05:00Apologies for the awkward link. It was supposed to...Apologies for the awkward link. It was supposed to be a clever way to invoke Burton's idiotic "Big Fish."Kalen Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615497401211413001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189412619687815131.post-33625135836803375622007-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:32:00.000-05:00When Hellboy 2 comes lumbering along, I bet we're ...When Hellboy 2 comes lumbering along, I bet we're all going to see this craziness crank up another notch. If it's even remotely good, it's going to be overpraised like a motherfucker. I don't know... this is weird stuff, but in the end, is it so bad for an actual good director (in my eyes) to soak up a little more acclaim than he's earned?<br /><br />(Actually, yes... this is kind of bad... I give you-- http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/bigfish/index.html)Kalen Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615497401211413001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189412619687815131.post-11014893465677894002007-02-02T10:35:00.000-05:002007-02-02T10:35:00.000-05:00"Suddenly beloved" is right! Where did all of thi..."Suddenly beloved" is right! Where did all of this uncritical Guillermo love stem from. When I saw this movie with Guillermo in attendance, the minute the credits rolled audience members stood up and cheering "Guillermo! Guillermo!" Did I miss something? I do think <i>Pan's</i> is excellent, and do like <i>The Devil's Backbone</i> and even <i>Hellboy</i> (I thought I was the only one!), but literally showering Mr. Del Toro with auterish praise is very, very strange, sudden and worth noting.Jeff GPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358220039858658210noreply@blogger.com