View Details On AmazonWhy did I not watch this movie earlier? My thought process went something like this: "Hellboy? Another comic book movie? And this one is called Hellboy? Sounds really dumb". Well sometimes cinema snobbery can get you nowhere. Since Hellboy came out, I have discovered that I really like movies by Guillermo del Toro. For that reason alone I finally added this movie to my Netflix queue. Then, there is the critical success (yes, critical) of the Hellboy sequel released a few weeks ago. My desire to see this sequel caused me to move the first Hellboy to the top of my queue (containing 265 movies - it will be years before I watch everything). After all, del Toro chose Hellboy over Harry Potter 3, he must have had a reason.
Hellboy is dark, entertaining, stylish, and packed with action and del Toro's creative visual effects. At time it is (believe it or not) sweet, at times it is funny. I don't go so far as to claim it is great, but it is good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. He's a monster fighting, cat loving (we're talking to pet, not to eat) post adolescent demon who has better lines than the Terminator. Things the movie lacks: reality. But come on, this is a comic book movie, not a documentary. The supporting characters are pretty cool too. There's an evil Nazi assassin, a clairvoyant fish man, a pyrokenetic young woman (Selma Blair), and a demon possessed Rasputin. Even if you are not familiar with the comic book character (I am not) this movie is enjoyable and entertaining. Although if you are looking for something deep, save this one for another day.
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