tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32419152.post115896619604296549..comments2023-10-01T02:15:47.933-07:00Comments on The Morning Oil: Pan's LabyrinthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32419152.post-1159225778168339962006-09-25T16:09:00.000-07:002006-09-25T16:09:00.000-07:00Thanks! Haven't seen Devil's Backbone, but I have ...Thanks! Haven't seen Devil's Backbone, but I have heard that it's good, and as I'm getting into Del Toro now, I figure it ought to be on my to-see list. If only I can et my sister to rent it on Netflix...<BR/><BR/>We actually saw the Director's Cut of Hellboy while we were at the shelter during the evacuation, and yeah, it does get a bit special effectsy at the end, but then it would be REALLY hard to make the giant Lovecaftian god-thing a puppet. He just seems to use prosthetics whereever it's practical. And it always ends up looking better. Samael in that movie is, for the most part, a guy in a suit, but people who don't know that just think it's really awesome CGI.Ben Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059505985098422978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32419152.post-1159213964976322062006-09-25T12:52:00.000-07:002006-09-25T12:52:00.000-07:00Taking a shot at Burton's "spindly twistedness," w...Taking a shot at Burton's "spindly twistedness," while also praising Terry Gilliam and Del Toro? That's making great use of your post, Ben. Multi-tasking at its finest.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen The Devil's Backbone? Similar historical context, if I understand the blurb correctly. It has his trademark horror/fantasy thumbprint, as well as a suggestion or two about what side of the Spanish Civil War issue Guillermo would adopt.<BR/><BR/>And your comment about Del Toro's "unhesitating use of prosthetics and physical models over CGI" is dead-on. Hellboy suffered a bit from the "excessive CGI" bug towards the end, but mostly because the contrast was so striking. I wonder how much of it was connected to "big-budgetitis."<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping Del Toro keeps himself in the "smaller, gothicier" vein. That's where he's at his best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com