i already own
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mando-morales35 — 11 years ago(February 12, 2015 06:19 PM)
- Pan's Labyrinth (10 out of 10) - Obviously his masterpiece. The best film in the horror/fantasy genre.
- The Devil's Backbone (9.5 out of 10) - A near-perfect atmospheric ghost story. very close second.
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (9 out of 10) - One of the best superhero movies of all time.
- Hellboy (8.5 out of 10) - Slightly behind its sequel, both films I love very much.
- Pacific Rim (7.5 out of 10) - A nice homage to Japanese monster films.
- Blade II (7.5 out of 10) - The best Blade film of the trilogy by far.
- Mimic (7 out of 10) - My least favorite of his which wasn't his fault and yet still interesting.
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Sanctuary20 — 10 years ago(October 21, 2015 04:56 AM)
Del Toro has been one of the best fantasy minded filmmakers in the last couple of decades. Incredibly imaginative works with a real keen interest in real world issues marriage with the fantastical elements in his films.
Pan's Labyrinth
is my clear number 1. Just wonderfully on about every level and it'll be very difficult for him to top that film at this point.
Devil's Backbone
is number 2 - something of a sister film to Pan - not as majestic but still wonderfully moody and curious in it's own right.
Cronos
would be number 3 - Great debut, but I wanted more. I felt like the film stopped just as it was gaining momentum.
After that it's Blade 2, Hellboy 2, Mimic and Hellboy. Blade 2 is arguably the best of the trilogy and a great romp. Hellboy 2 has the better story and characters, but Blade 2, for all it's flaws, has visceral thrills, intensity and some of the most disturbing vampires I had seen at that point. Mimic is good and just because i've listed it close to the end, it shouldn't suggest that it's weak. VERY creepy premise and adequately executed for the most part, but it's very far from the best of Del Toro.
I haven't seen
Pacific Rim
seems a bit too far removed from what he has done. I suppose I should give it chance since it's Del Toro after all.
My strength is greater than my weakness -
NiteOwl94 — 9 years ago(November 12, 2016 09:11 PM)
I'm not surprised there's a ton of elitists here.
You're all idiots. Dismissing movies like Blade II out of hand and whatnot.
You're completely missing the details, touches, and nuance Del Toro brought to each movie.
Just because something is a big budget popcornb68 movie doesn't make it bad outright.
For example, in Cronos, Del Toro introduces us to his recurring use of the family unit.
The good family unit- the grandfather/granddaughter, and the bad family unit, uncle and nephew.
This would show up in literally every one of his movies.
Fast forward to Blade II. Blade and Whistler? Son and surrogate father. Damaskinos, Nyssa and Nomak. Father, daughter and son.
Now line Blade II up next to Hellboy II. Both movies are about a spurned rebel son who returns from a form of exile to kill his own father. Incidentally, both Nomak and Nuada are played by Luke Goss.
People see big budget fluff, and they have complaints auto-prepared. The story in Hellboy II isn't bad. You're just looking for an excuse to hang your elitism on.
Del Toro is a master of cinema, be it fluff or deeply intimate pieces. Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth are all excellent. And for entirely different reasons, so are Blade II, Hellboy, Hellboy II and Pacific Rim. I liked Crimson Peak, but would have to see it again before judging it properly. Mimic, I barely remember, but with just the movies I mentioned, there's enough to chew on to realize that even in his sillier movies, Del Toro is still doing great stuff.