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100 Years, 100 WTFs? (By Vote+) (37 movies items)

" THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE Kathy. Total Score: 1 point. "

100 Years, 100 "Boos!" (By Vote+) (53 movies items)

" THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE Kathy. Total Score: 3 points. "

BAMF's October 2016 Horrorthon! (24 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Marisa Paredes and Eduardo Noriega True Rating: 9.4/10 My Review: The Review's Backbone"

“I can honestly say I don't know much about this except that it is pretty well known and the picture of the possessed boy is pretty much everywhere. I didn't even know this was written or directed by Guillermo del Toro. I don't have to say what I've seen from him as we know very well most of his films. I've never heard of anything else from the other writers associated with this film. Anyways let's see if this really is something that is as good as they say.

I have to say that was pretty brilliant. Guillermo Del Toro definitely used some of his atmosphere and ideas from this earlier tale of his for Pan's Labyrinth as well as Crimson Peak. You can even see that this is most likely a huge inspiration for The Orphanage of which he was the executive producer. It isn't really a scary ” read more

35 From 1: My Favorite Films From 2001 (35 movies items)

"Guillermo Del Toro's tale of how an orphanage-turned-temporary safe-haven begins to show signs of a haunting after one of the orphan boys disappears. A story that may seem somewhat simplistic at first, but when combined with the background dramas of both the lead characters, along with those hinted at of the supporting characters, along with the blatant "not-so-blatant" metaphors that are the director's strong-suit (that is, it's his strong-suit only if he isn't directing a Hellboy movie), T"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2016: March (34 movies items)

"First viewing - March 26th This is the del Toro film everyone gets excited about? Really? I mean, it's good, don't get me wrong, but I don't get why this has such a strong reputation. Thanks to the flashback opening there's no real mystery behind the ghost (unless you weren't paying attention or walked in late), so the best thing about him is the way he looks. As ghosts go he's not especially scary, though this film is lacking all around in the suspense department. But as a faux historical fi"

100 favorite horror films (completely revised) (100 movies items)

" The Devil's Backbone Director: Guillermo Del Toro Country: Spain/ Mexico "