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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Germany, United States

2008

120 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
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DIR Guillermo del Toro

SCR Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola

DP Guillermo Navarro

CAST Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, James Dodd, Seth MacFarlane, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, John Hurt, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice

ED Bernat Vilaplana

PROD DES Stephen Scott

MUSIC Danny Elfman

Synopsis

In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince before The Golden Army can destroy humanity’s existence. —IMDb

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Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo Del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, Del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist, 1973) and worked on making his own short films. At the age of 21, Del Toro executive produced his first feature, Dona Herlinda and Her Son (1986). Del Toro got his first big break when Cronos (1993) won nine academy awards in Mexico, then went on to win the International Critics Week prize at Cannes. Following this success, Del Toro made his first Hollywood film, Mimic (1997), starring Mira Sorvino. Next for Del Toro, was El Espinazo del diablo (2001), a Spanish Civil War ghost story. The film was hailed by critics and audiences alike, and Del Toro decided to give Hollywood another try. In 2002, he directed the Wesley Snipes vampire sequel, Blade II (2002). —World Cinema Foundation 

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Tigrane

24Nov11

This one was brilliant. Way better than the first for me.

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Harry Rossi

27Jul11

A huge improvement on the first (which I also enjoyed). The action is better, the jokes are funnier, the creatures are more plentiful and more imaginative, the whole film just feels bigger and better. Gotta love Del Toro's vision, it really is something special. It also goes without saying that this film is a hell of a lot of fun. It knows exactly what it is and runs with it.

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Aaken

26Apr11

I'm always fascinated by the world seen through Guillermo Del Toro's eyes. He has the talent to blend the scary and the beautiful at the same time. Fairy tales are very much alive thanks to him. I agree that the ending is somehow disappointing, but that's not what matters in this film. Visually stunning!

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Reginald Healer Marcellin

16Feb11

Weak ending...again.

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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Anyone stating that Hollywood is creatively tapped out has obviously failed to account for Guillermo del Toro. At the risk of sounding cheese ball, raw imagination consistently comes to life in his films
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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
Anyone stating that Hollywood is creatively tapped out has obviously failed to account for Guillermo del Toro. At the risk of sounding cheese ball, raw imagination consistently comes to life in his films
read on Twitchfilm.net

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