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Redjake · 07-13-2008, 04:11 PM

Awesome movie! An improvement over the first, which was still a great movie.

Ron Perlman was simply awesome again, but Abe Sapien mopped up in this one too. Good, solid acting all around!

Some of the effects were mind blowing as well - a big improvement over the first movie.

The true genious of these movies is Guillermo del Toro, however - a movie this cheesy and unique was destined to fail, but Guillermo made both movies good. Amazing director.

Go see it!!!!!!

Bear Cub · 07-13-2008, 04:17 PM

I'm very glad to hear it didn't suck, as I've been really looking forward to it. I don't care if I have to go by myself, I'm not missing this one!

KellyC · 07-13-2008, 05:02 PM

-1 for not casting David Hyde Pierce to do the voice. I thought his performance was better than Doug Jone's, especially the buddy scene with Hellboy.

Everything else is top notch. A dream summer flick. Go watch it and buy the DVD when it comes out. I'll kick your ass if you download it.

m0rpheus · 07-13-2008, 05:53 PM

Just got back from it, and it was fan-freaking-tastic.
I didn't miss David Hyde Pierce at all actually, the one problem I had was the kid actor playing little Hellboy at the beginning just didn't do it for me.

Frosstbyte · 07-13-2008, 09:54 PM

The kid at the beginning didn't do anything for me, either. I'm also tiring of Doug Jones being every creature in del Toro's movies, because you can really tell that it's just Doug Jones in the costumes. He has a very unique movement style, and it really comes across no matter how the costume is designed. The creatures are all unique and wonderful, but wish the movement behind them varied somewhat. The eye in hand monster in PL was a bit jerkier, but they're a signature style, for sure.

That all being said, the movie was everything I wanted it to be and more. It will join its prequel on our DVD shelf as soon as possible.

Seer666 · 07-14-2008, 12:41 PM

Saw it this weekend with th lady. enjoyed the hell out of it. I will say though, I liked the first on better. Del Toro did an amazing job, but I just like the feel of the first one better.

Nikilidstrom · 07-15-2008, 09:29 AM

Great movie, ten times better than the first. The first 15 minutes or so were a little hokey, but as soon as Hellboy gets blown out of the window and that song started playing, I was all in. That was genius. And bringing in Goss from Blade 2 was a great idea, he is a great actor and very adept at the physical side of both roles.

levite · 07-15-2008, 09:49 AM

Hmmm.... Personally, I thought the movie kind of sucked. I totally thought the first one was better (though, granted, I thought the first one was nothing great, just harmless fluff)....

I thought plot and character development were weak, story was weak, dialogue was bad, it was too light and not dark enough; and overall, Guillermo del Toro directs for the camera, not for the actor.

Sure, the visuals were great, but that doesn't do it for me. Even for a fluffy comic book movie, I just thought it was not good.

07-13-2008, 04:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Awesome movie! An improvement over the first, which was still a great movie. Ron Perlman was simply awesome again, but Abe Sapien mopped up in this one too. Good, solid acting all around! Some of the effects were mind blowing as well - a big improvement over the first movie. The true genious of these movies is Guillermo del Toro, however - a movie this cheesy and unique was destined to fail, but Guillermo made both movies good. Amazing director. Go see it!!!!!! __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

07-13-2008, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bear Cub The Reverend Side Boob Location: Nofe Curolina	I'm very glad to hear it didn't suck, as I've been really looking forward to it. I don't care if I have to go by myself, I'm not missing this one! __________________ Living in the United Socialist States of America.

07-13-2008, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	-1 for not casting David Hyde Pierce to do the voice. I thought his performance was better than Doug Jone's, especially the buddy scene with Hellboy. Everything else is top notch. A dream summer flick. Go watch it and buy the DVD when it comes out. I'll kick your ass if you download it. __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

07-13-2008, 05:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	Just got back from it, and it was fan-freaking-tastic. I didn't miss David Hyde Pierce at all actually, the one problem I had was the kid actor playing little Hellboy at the beginning just didn't do it for me. __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

07-14-2008, 12:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Seer666 Oh dear God he breeded Location: Arizona	Saw it this weekend with th lady. enjoyed the hell out of it. I will say though, I liked the first on better. Del Toro did an amazing job, but I just like the feel of the first one better. __________________ Bad spellers of the world untie!!! I am the one you warned me of I seem to have misplaced the bullet with your name on it, but I have a whole box addressed to occupant.

07-13-2008, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	The kid at the beginning didn't do anything for me, either. I'm also tiring of Doug Jones being every creature in del Toro's movies, because you can really tell that it's just Doug Jones in the costumes. He has a very unique movement style, and it really comes across no matter how the costume is designed. The creatures are all unique and wonderful, but wish the movement behind them varied somewhat. The eye in hand monster in PL was a bit jerkier, but they're a signature style, for sure. That all being said, the movie was everything I wanted it to be and more. It will join its prequel on our DVD shelf as soon as possible.

07-15-2008, 09:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nikilidstrom Stick it in your five hole! Location: Michigan, USA	Great movie, ten times better than the first. The first 15 minutes or so were a little hokey, but as soon as Hellboy gets blown out of the window and that song started playing, I was all in. That was genius. And bringing in Goss from Blade 2 was a great idea, he is a great actor and very adept at the physical side of both roles.

07-15-2008, 09:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
levite Minion of Joss Location: The Windy City	Hmmm.... Personally, I thought the movie kind of sucked. I totally thought the first one was better (though, granted, I thought the first one was nothing great, just harmless fluff).... I thought plot and character development were weak, story was weak, dialogue was bad, it was too light and not dark enough; and overall, Guillermo del Toro directs for the camera, not for the actor. Sure, the visuals were great, but that doesn't do it for me. Even for a fluffy comic book movie, I just thought it was not good. __________________ Dull sublunary lovers love, Whose soul is sense, cannot admit Absence, because it doth remove That thing which elemented it. (From "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne)