Anyone up for catching a flick this afternoon/eve?

Ok Ok.. so I know someone else tried to arrange it, but I'm going to go catch a movie this afternoon/early evening. Anyone else interested?

I'm really wanting to catch Pan's Labyrinth but the OV is spanish, and it has german undertitles. (I speak neither language, but am really to the point I don't care.)

http://www.panslabyrinth.com/

I am, however, open to suggestions movie wise - but I'd prefer to go to Sony Center just because it's easy for me to get to.

Other films playing there today are here:

http://www.cinestar.de/de/kinos-lokal/berl...ter/Startseite/

But since there's a good crop of nominees in the cinema this week (most being something other than "summer no brainers") I thought I'd extend an invite.

Any takers?

~Rose

I would have suggested Bridge to Terabithia, except it's showing at 14:00, which is presumably too short notice. It's not listed again all week; was that a sneak preview?

Pan's Labyrinth is on at the Sony Centre at 19.45, with English subtitles - I'd be in.

Cool - 19:45 showing it is. Shall we meet in front of the subway sandwich shop in the Platz (it's in the area where the trains/sbahns are) say 1915 or so?

Jtw - Not sure re bridge to terabithia - I just looked it up and the preview for that one looks awesome too. If you find it somewhere else, lmk.

My main thought re pan's labryinth is that it is going to be one of those that is soo much better on big screen. (I think the queen, for example, you can get the same effect of it on your TV).

~Rose

JTW, - nm - Bridge to terabitiha - Yes, preview was today at 1400. It starts March 1 at Sony Ctr.

Hi phoenix-rose,
that's great, see you at the Subway later tonight! And I agree with what you write: I went to see The Queen about two weeks ago, and I liked it, but it felt more like a TV film - whereas the horror of Pan's Labyrinth requires a really big screen for full impact ... See you later!

Ok so good to meet up with you and see this movie. I hope we can get more people next time.

My Review:

This movie rates 3.5 stars of 5. I would rate it higher, but there are places that are extremly graphic (stomach turning avert your eyes graphic) with torture. Definately NOT one for the kids or the weak at heart. I think that Del Toro didn't need the blood or some of the graphic scenes to show the brutality illustrated - it was done more for the glorified gratuity, IMHO. Yes, you needed some, but perhaps the camera angle could have been a bit different - we would have gotten the idea without the "stomach churning images".

I will note that what makes the story so incredible is the contrast between the brutality and terror of the real world (and the horrible feeling that is relayed to the audience), and the little girl - Ophelia's imagination (which we as an audience all nearly revel in to get away from the previous scenes). Initially, the things that I thought would be scary from a child perspective (mysterious stones, Fawn, the Sprites) because of how they were introduced turned out to be some of the most normal things in the movie and not truly scary despite their visual appearance. So, while being physically "ugly", they were beautiful where it counts - on the inside. By contrast, most of the "beautiful", "normal" looking characters were the ones that were "ugly". The costumes, filming, and computer imagery during the movie was supurb and and allowed the audience viewer to have the movie wash over them - a bonus if you're watching it on the big screen. The soundtrack is haunting and gives the movie a very surreal quality when you're in Ophelia's world and out. The music also doesn't tend to get repetetive (a trap which I find many movies mired in) or overpowering to the dialogue. Without giving any information away, I will say that this is not your classic "Walt Disney fairy tale happy ending", but instead leaves one contemplating the story before them - that of the real world's brutality and the imagination and love of a little girl.

It is well deserving of the 3 academy awards it won last night, and may be one of those films that outlast the more "popular" winners.

~Rose