Del Toros filmer – skapade i Hollywood, i Spanien, eller i hemlandet Mexiko – jag älskar samtliga, men om jag rangordnade dem, skulle listan se ut på följande sätt i dagsläget:
CRIMSON PEAK
BLADE 2
CRONOS
MIMIC
PANS LABYRINT
PACIFIC RIM
HELLBOY
HELLBOY 2
DEVIL’S BACKBONE
Från min filmsamling / From my film collection: Guillermo del Toro signerade omslaget till mitt DVD-exemplar av hans mexikanska kultförklarade skräckfilm CRONOS. / Guillermo del Toro signed the DVD cover of my copy of his Mexican cult horror movie CRONOS.
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Among all film directors and writers I’ve had the pleasure to meet and listen to in connection with various events, the Mexican filmmaker and artist Guillermo del Toro is probably the most eccentric personality. The venue: Odeon West End, London. An enthusiastic speech peppered with a particular swear word (the famous F-word). The effect is comical, to say the least. He even jokes about his own overweight body. Del Toro, an extremely passionate director who loves monster movies (resulting in, e.g., Mimic, Pacific Rim, Blade 2), while simultaneously demonstrating a strong commitment to creating personal, politically-charged adventures (The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth). I would say that his latest film, Crimson Peak, is one of the visually most beautiful movies ever made. Stephen King called Crimson Peak "wonderful," and I actually agree with that.
Del Toro's movies – created in Hollywood, in Spain, or in his native Mexico – I love them all, but if I ranked them, the list today would look like the following:
CRIMSON PEAK
BLADE 2
CRONOS
MIMIC
PAN’S LABYRINTH
PACIFIC RIM
HELLBOY
HELLBOY 2
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE