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I want to begin by saying how much I love Guillermo Del Toro's movies. Probably my all time favorite is "Pan's Labyrinth." His storytelling; the way he makes you feel not only fear but also wonder is an ability few directors/screenwriters possess. Without spoiling anything in the movie in case you care to watch it in your spare time in the middle of the night, I will say that the story is both like and unlike anything you may have seen or read before. Great pacing; talented cast; and of course innovative and imaginative writing. A great movie overall and one that I highly recommend.

LOVED THE MOVIE. That's the problem with books turned into movies. Watching the movie first tends to permanently imprint in your mind what those characters look like and how the story progressed. It's difficult to read the book after. Your mind is not blank and your imagination is limited to what you watched in the movie. If you read the book first, you may not enjoy the movie as much because it does not match what you originally pictured in your mind. However, I am focused in keeping my mind blank as I'm reading "Howl's Moving Castle." Diana Wynne Jones has always been one of my favorite writers since I was in 4th grade.  The first book I read by her was "A Tale of Time City."  Seriously, get your hands on this book when you can because it is a thrilling story from the perspective of a trio of clever teenagers caught in the middle of the destruction of their world. In "Howl's Moving Castle," the story revolves