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Guillermo Del Torro directs some of the most visually arresting movies I've ever seen, and this one is no exception. This is intended to be a sister piece to the Devil's Backbone (which I haven't seen yet).

Exquisitely beautiful and pure on the one hand--- grotesque, brutal, and frightening on the other. This theme follows through to the end of the movie-- incredibly sad yet happy at the same time.

The actor that plays the faun is the same man that plays Abe Sapien and several other creatures in Hellboy... he does a fantastic job here.

It is so different than many of the American wham-bam blow 'em up Ma'am that we've sadly become accustomed to. The special effects are incredible and the performances are at least equally amazing.

Recommend it highly. Despite the 10yo star, this is NOT a movie for kids.

Definitely two thumbs up it was awesome, wife loved it too.

And a third plug on that. I think, given the look, that Hellboy 2 had the same designers working on it.

For a similar feel check out "The Orphanage"/"El Orfanato."

GoDogGo! wrote:And a third plug on that. I think, given the look, that Hellboy 2 had the same designers working on it.

For a similar feel check out "The Orphanage"/"El Orfanato."

I definitely noticed that at the end of the movie in the throne room. It looked very similar to Hellboy 2--- they have a thing about gold, I suppose.