Pan's Labyrinth is an amazing film... a fairytale definitely not for kids (it's bloody, has scenes of torture, frightening monsters, etc.) but with a strongly emotional story. Haunting is a good word for this film. Complete with a young protagonist, wicked stepfather, war-torn backdrop, freedom fighters, fauns, and fairies. I found the story effectively interweaving between a mystical Underground Realm and an unsettling real-world -- it's hard to tell which is scarier -- and intriguing to think how they co-exist so naturally in the minds of the innocent. Also, the Spanish dialogue (with English subtitles) enhanced the sense of another place and time through the film. In the end, a deeply moving experience despite it's gory character.