Comments on: Movie Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

By: patrick

patrick — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:14:14 +0000

Hellboy was fun; for sure that director has an amazing imagination, reminded me a lot of his work in Pan’s Labyrinth

By: Edgar

Edgar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:35:45 +0000

Not being as anal as Corky there, I sure didn’t give two fucks about the stuff he complains about. Liz’s flame colours were a non-issue and to even try to make it an issue (so much as to claim it destroys the film) is totally insane. But then Del Toro has explained why the falmes are a different colour this time around. Liz can now fully control her powers and the colour of the fire is suppose to indicate that fact. The other stuff Corky mentions as reasons for disappointment are also laughable and in all honesty, it seems like he/she is really-really tryng way to hard to find stuff to complain about. I mean, you have a right to an opinion, dewd. But c’mon, at least based it on something relevant and not on little insignificant details that only the most geektard among us would notice. And to go as far to say that the first film had a darker feel to it than the sequel, is completely false. Underneath the good humor and showtunes, in HBII you have some sinister puzzle pieces coming together to slowly set up the much darker third film. You get a good idea of that during the Angel of Death scene. And also during the Elemental scene. Where Hellboy has to choose between keeping the fantasy world alive or help humans destroy it (that’s why Kraus kept yelling at Hellboy to do what he eventually decied to do to the Elemental. Kraus represented humanity and how they feel in regards to the Elements of nature). The whole film deals mostly about that. Humans trying to rid itself from the fantasy world and the people of said world trying to survive and not be ignored. Basically, it’s humanity against nature and nature fighting back. If you could get over the eye candy that fills this film, you would’ve noticed that it had a much deeper plot than the first film. You could also identify with Luke Gross character and his fight to preserve his world. But you obviously didn’t want him to succeed in killing off humanity. If only he could’ve killed that greedy part of humanity that cuts down entire forest to build malls, parking lots and yet more Wal-Marts.

Anywhoo, the first film was good enough. It had it’s moments. But has a whole it felt like you got 43% of what Del Toro could deliver. With HellBoy II you get the complete package.

Hellboy II is not a perfect film… it has some flaws. If you watch it with a ten feet pole up the arse, you will probably center around those flaws and kill any chances of enjoying what does work in the film. But I guess some people have become so opinionated that they simply cannot watch a film without thinking how much better it would be if THEY DIRECTED IT. And that’s a real shame.

By: Corky

Corky — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:05:53 +0000

I respectfully disagree. I was more disappointed by this film than I originally even expected. It was visually spectacular – a true feast for the eyes. But the details didn’t jive – Abe not having to wear his breathing apparatus half the time, Liz’s flames being the wrong color, Red being able to toss a baby in the air and catch it on the Hand of Doom (broken baby back anyone?) – not to mention the bad interpretation of fantastical creatures (the Price was a terrible elf – but would have been a great drow) and the sadly anti-clamatic ending. At least in Hellboy 1 I felt like the world was in danger. This time there was no true peril. The romance was a nice touch but this time around the characters lack the humor and depth of the first film. Overall, I feel if you can ignore the plot holes, inconsistancies, and waif-thin connections to the characters and just be lulled and distracted by the CGI, special effects, and extraordinary make-up, then you’ll be okay with this film.

Don’t even ask my boyfriend what he thought.

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By: Henchman21

Henchman21 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:10:20 +0000

I’m sure that it will get blown out by The Dark Knight, but I think it will have a good long life over the next few months, since there’s not much after Dark Knight comes out. It’s a film that anyone who likes films should check out.

By: GeorgeR

GeorgeR — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:56:53 +0000

I’m really happy to hear this. First review I’ve seen. I’m only concerned that Hellboy will only get one good weekend and then get swept completely away due to Dark Knight.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:31:57 +0000

This is so good to read.
Really looking forward to it.