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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: ALMODOVAR,PEDRO
EAN: 9781404958753
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404958754
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: July 27, 2004
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 4163
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 2001
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: ALMODOVAR,PEDRO
Title: DEVIL'S BACKBONE
Street Release Date: 04/25/2006
Domestic
Genre: HORROR
Amazon.com:
Seething passions, wandering ghosts, and an unexploded bomb fill this beautifully filmed tale of war and suspense. Though The Devil's Backbone was advertised as a horror movie in the States, it's really more of a drama that happens to have ghosts in it. During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all. The movie is full of excellent performances, especially by Marisa Paredes as the gruff-but-kind headmistress, Eduardo Noriega as the handyman with secrets to keep, and Federico Luppi as the benevolent professor who likes to keep deformed fetuses in jars. A rich, satisfying drama with some good, spooky fun thrown in. --Ali Davis
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Rating:  - The Spanish Civil War Told in the Form of a Horror Picture
I've seen Hellboy II and was disappointed in the basic emptiness of it. Guess it was because I've seen Pan's Labyrinth and expected a deeper story. This movie has it. The ghost story has a boy who has been murdered who wants revenge, but also has a story of people fighting against fascism who would like justice for all the wrongs done them. Very good story and the unexploded bomb says a lot about the life these poor people live.
Rating:  - "An Insect Trapped In Amber"
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE is a well made Spanish language film with adequate English subtitles to tell this ghost/historical/war film to an American audience. The setting of the movie is a remote desert orphanage (totally unrelated to the setting of another Del Toro film titled THE ORPHANAGE) for boys during the Spanish Civil War. The acting is excellent all around with special kudos going to the child actors especially the young men playing Carlos and Jaime. And the film has one of the hunkiest villains ever in Eduardo Noriega II in the role of Jacinto. The movie is filled with atmosphere, gothic images and symbolism some of which are neatly tied in to the plot line and some of which are left dangling. This movie may not be as jump out of your seat scary as Del Toro's ghost story THE ORPHANAGE but overall THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE is the better film of the two.
Rating: - Del Toro, the Spanish Civil War and Me; 3 Things That Should Never Come Together
I once wrote an angry review for "Pan's Labyrinth". If you've read it you probably tacked a "NO" vote up there; that's cool. I got a little riled by Del Toro's uneven depiction of history and the fact that history had anything to do with a "fantasy" film. I gave it 3 stars because, besides the slanted history and despite its artistic qualities, I took great issue with the nebulous point of the story, proven by the common misinterpretations of its "deeper" meaning in the glowing amazon.com reviews. Of course, I was out of my depth to think such things. So, you think I would have learned my lesson? No, I buy another Del Toro film staged in the Spanish Civil War; $5 or not, what was I thinking?!
Now you might wonder; "Why did you give this film 4 stars and the other, more revered film only 3 stars?" and that would be a fair question. The answer is simple; I knew what to expect. "Pan's Labyrinth" was marketed as a fantasy film but that was not what I got. "Devils Backbone" was marketed as a ghost story. However, I had the sense to read up on it and realize this was just deceptive American marketing. I had learned my lesson... ...sort of.
-WE STUPID AMERICANS
We must all be idiots since Del Toro's films are much too deep for us to understand here in America. The distributors "understand" this. So, when they package these DVD's they feel compelled to compare the films to something we can identify with like "The Others" or "Lord of the Rings"; just ridiculous. ... Read More
Rating: - Lucid Dream
This is one of the best movies I've seen in some time, multi-layered and a visual feast. Nothing corny here. Immediately, the film pulls the viewer into another time and place, to a landscape filled with immense beauty and menace. This is not a horror film, but a coming of age movie of great poetry, portraying compassionate understanding of the tribally violent and innocent world of childhood. Lust, greed, mystery, ghosts, and friendship are all explored with a deft touch. This will be a classic. You won't even notice the subtitles, and the lovely Spanish language only adds richness and depth to del Torro's tapestry, set in Spain during the Civil War. I really can't recommend this film highly enough. Ironically, it's easier to write a tough, critical review than communicate the lucid poetry of this film's accomplishment.
Rating: - Great, great movie..........
"The Devil's Backbone" is excellent!
I was alot like you at first, skeptical of this movie. It's often listed on different lists as superb, amazing, scary as hell!
Well, I finally watched it and yes, for a matter of fact, it's all those things. Guillermo Del Toro is right up their with M. Night Shyamalan. Every movie he makes is a classic.
This movie has amazing characters, a great storyline and a good ending. The best part about Del Toro's movies is that he lures you in with the spooky stuff and mild horror and then unleashes a super story and makes it all tie in beautifully!
Highly recommended!
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