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.

I loved his visuals in Hell Boy 2
Crimson Peak was a big disappointment.
BTW,
to him!

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. The Devil's Backbone
3. Cronos
4. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
5. Hellboy
6. Mimic
7. Pacific Rim
8. Blade II

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

From what I've seen:

1. Pan's Labyrinth 7
2. Hellboy 7
3. Pacific Rim 6
4. Crimson Peak 5
   Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.

Pan's Labyrinth - 10/10 - A TRUE MASTERPIECE
Don't be Afraid of The Dark - 8/10

Pans Labyrinth
Cronos
Golden Army
Pacific Rim
Hellboy
Come at the king, you best not miss.

Notice I didn't rank Cronos, as it is the only del Toro film I haven't seen. It's on my list though and will be watching it soon.

1. Pan's Labyrinth (10 out of 10) - Obviously his masterpiece. The best film in the horror/fantasy genre.
2. The Devil's Backbone (9.5 out of 10) - A near-perfect atmospheric ghost story. very close second.
3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (9 out of 10) - One of the best superhero movies of all time.
4. Hellboy (8.5 out of 10) - Slightly behind its sequel, both films I love very much.
5. Pacific Rim (7.5 out of 10) - A nice homage to Japanese monster films.
6. Blade II (7.5 out of 10) - The best Blade film of the trilogy by far.
7. Mimic (7 out of 10) - My least favorite of his which wasn't his fault and yet still interesting.

Pan's Labyrinth 7/10
Hellboy 7/10

1. Pan's Labyrinth (9.1/10)
2. Devil's Backbone (8.0/10)
3. Hellboy (7.8/10)
4. Hellboy II (7.0/10)
5. Pacific Rim (6.0/10)
   Have not seen Cronos, Blade II, or enough of Mimic.

Usually producers have no real direct role in how the film turns out. I suppose if a big name guy like del Toro is on it would increase the budget/production value. That's something I suppose.

the devils backbone
cronos
pans labyrinth
pacific rim
mimic
dont be afraid of the dark (diddnt direct but wrote)
mama (diddnt direct but produced)
hellboy
blade 2
hellboy 2

1. Pan's Labyrinth 10/10
2. Pacific Rim 7/10

Pretty badly, given that Pan's Labyrinth is all he's got, and I love Ron Perlman, as much as the next guy or gal, but one Hellboy was enough, and I think the first one was vastly superior to the second. Oh yeah, Pacific Rim was horrible, horrible. Someone said it best. Charlie Humman (?) should've stuck to Sons of Anarchy and the rest of the cast was atrocious, let alone the script and plot. The robots were great for about ten minutes, and the aliens were great for less. That being said the people who go to movies these days have no clue what a good movie is, let alone great.

1-
Pan's Labyrinth
10 out of 10 (One of my favorite films.)
2-
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
9 out of 10
3-
The Devil's Backbone
9 out of 10
4-
Hellboy
9 out of 10
5-
Blade II
8 out of 10
6-
Chronos
8 out of 10
7-
Mimic
7 out of 10 (Yes, he more-or-less disowned it, but you can still feel his presence and it's still a very well-made film.)
(I unfortunately have not had the opprotunity to see
Pacific Rim
it came out at a time where I had no money to go to the movies, and I have had turbulent finances the past few months, so I cannot afford to buy the Blu-Ray release at this time.111c It's
killing
me that I haven't seen it yet, because I am such an enormous del Toro fan.)
And FURTHERMORE, this is my signature! SERIOUSLY! Did you think I was still talking about my point?

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Cronos
3. Hellboy
4. Blade II
5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
6. Mimic
7. Pacific Rim
   b68
   Have not seen The Devil's Backbone yet.
   I have an unbelievably long ignore list.

El laberinto del fauno - 10/10

1. A tie between Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy - Pan's Labyrinth is his "best" film, but Hellboy is my personal favorite. It's a movie that I could watch over and over again and not get bored. Helps that I'm a HUGE fan of the comics.
2. The Devil's Backbone - An amazingly well made ghost story with a heart. Love the setting and the backstory/look of the ghost.
3. Cronos - An amazingly well made vampire story with a heart. Love how small and intimate the story is, considering the subject matter.
4. Pacific Rim - An amazingly well made giant robot/monster movie with a heart. Best movie of the summer.
5. Blade II - Purely and simply a big, dumb, fun action movie. Jared Nomak and the Reapers are awesome villains.
6. Hellboy II - Love the look of the world that del Toro designed and the big ideas that he tries to explore, but the story is lacking and I really dislike Danny Elfman's score. Also a bit too much humor for my taste.
7. Mimic - A pretty bad film, but not all of that is del Toro's fault. It could have been a fun B-movie if the studio didn't meddle with it so much.

1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Cronos
3. The Devil's Backbone
4. Blade II, Mimic, Hellboy 1 & 2

Of those I've seen, I'd rank them:
1)The Devil's Backbone
2)Cronos
3)Mimic (The Director's Cut)
4)The Faun's Labyrinth
5)Hellboy
6)Geometry (short film)
Still haven't seen Blade II, Hellboy II, Pacific Rim or any of his other short work.
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I'll go with your list, PKnight. Couldn't have done better. What's encouraging is that del Torro appears to be getting better! I hope so. But he's b68already one of the great living film makers.

1.Pan's Labyrinth(the masterpiece)
2.Hellboy II: The Golden Army
3.The Devil's Backbone
4.Hellboy
5.Blade II
6.Cronos
7.Mimic
Pacific Rim(TBD)
To me, his films fall into 3 categories.
Small personal works like Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, and Pan's Labyrinth,
&
mainstream Hollywood blockbusters like Mimic, Blade II, and now Pacific Rim.
The Hellboy movies are coterminous on both ends of the spectrum.

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