Are you a del Toro fan in general?
I’m certainly not an anti-fan. I enjoyed Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim very much, though I didn’t feel like immediately watching either one a second time. I haven’t seen any of the other movies he’s directed.
I’m both drawn to and slightly repelled by his approach to horror. I think I get what he’s doing and why, and it works for me, but I can only process it in small doses. But with that said, I very much respect that he uses horrific elements in pursuit of a coherent and unique artistic vision. It’s not at all like shock/torture/gore/slasher porn, which is something I actively avoid. I kind of feel like it’s a disservice that that stuff gets lumped together with something like Crimson Peak. The trailers before the movie were kind of hard for me to get through, such that it was a definite relief when the teaser for The Force Awakens came up, just so I could catch my breath.
