Pan's Labyrinth vs. The Empire Strikes Back

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on 8/16/2009

Empire is a big part of my childhood. Labyrinth is frikkin' brilliant filmmaking. Tough choice, really.

on 10/6/2009

Indeed they are both masterpieces, but 'The Empire Strikes Back' was my favorite movie during my childhood and still remains one of my top ten today.

on 1/5/2010

I think Pan's Labyrith is the best movie, but Empire is still Empire, you know? And I tend to choose my lighthearted favourites over the heavier stuff I'd normally consider the best one...

on 3/29/2010

Pan's labyrinth is a really good movie and leaves you thinking about it. Alot more than Empire would and plus the fantasy is so much better in del toros vision.

JRM
JRM

on 4/12/2010

I think Pan's has a lot more going for it than Empire, and that's saying a lot.

on 4/14/2010

@terje: You know, I agree with you, I really do. My Flickchart is primarily based around this premise: Which movie would I rather watch right now? As such, a lot of universally acclaimed movies are low on my list simply because I would never, ever choose to watch them again. (Requiem for a Dream comes immediately to mind as a perfect example; it might be a great film, technically, that does exactly what it sets out to do, but it made me feel like crap, so...) BUT...I've fallen out of love with Star Wars. It's a sad, tragic fact, and I blame Lucas, at least partly. THAT SAID, though, I still go with Empire, at least until I give Labyrinth another viewing. (Oh, and by the way, Pan's Labyrinth is an incredibly heavy movie, but, unlike the aforementioned Requiem, it did not make me feel like crap after I watched it. I have heavy movies in my Top 20....)

JRM
JRM

on 7/12/2010

I think Flickchart's more like, "which movie did I like better". I don't put too much thought into the technical aspects of film when I choose a favorite. I simply like a movie more than another.

on 7/14/2010

I may get some flack from my friends for this, if they ever find it, but Pan's Labyrinth is the better film.

on 12/30/2010

ooooooooooooooooouch.... such a hard choice...

on 9/10/2012

So hey, it's like a fairytale, except it's DARK and BLOODY adnd blabahblah blah blshsk blah. star wars.

on 9/10/2012

Empire wins oh so easily i really hate Pan's Labyrinth... no offense to the fans of it.