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KadyLady
5Dec11
Casualties; lifeless unimportant characters killed left and right by gruesome monsters. Ways to stay alive should you play in this movie: 1) Be Hellboy (No dur. He's invincible, a badass, and likes cats. Also main character.) 2) Be a "freak" like Hellboy (By freak, I mean a creature from a hellish dimension that's part demon. More or less, you'll have the power of power or be imune to it.) 3) Be Hellboy's nanny.
Th MZA
8Jul11
Hero w/ great shtick--he's fearless & nonchalant instead of brave--stuck in who gives a fuck plot. Nazis open Hell's gate & team up w/ demons, but I'm sure people'd rather listen to Hellboy crack wise: "You ate 6 security guards & their boots. Gonna take a lot of fiber to move that out." Advice to CGI demons: slow down. Blair's the rare actress who's fun to look @ but not attractive. Love her big weird hands on fire.
Scott Nicholas
1Feb11
Ron Perlman was a great choice for Hellboy although I thought the story was a bit weak. Great source material that visually translated well to film under Del Toros guidance. Particularly liked the Lovecraftian influence at the end.
Elbow
2Jan11
I for one loved this movie, I think that it had a great story line and a wonderful cast of characters and actors that kept the viewer wondering what kind of freaks they would roll onto the floor next. I am a fan of Del Toro and especially love Blade II. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is a delicious follow up to this movie and deserves the respect.
Calhoun Kersten
29Sep10
Against better reason, I will always love this movie. The character of Hellboy is Mike Mignola's creation, but Del Toro works with Mignola to make it as true to the comic book as possible. It's true that the Hellboy comics rely heavily on the stylized art, but Mignola captures the characters and the essential themes of the comics pitch perfectly.
T.J. Royal
27May10
It's obvious that great effort went into the creation of this movie. But for me, it serves as an example of how a director shouldn't also carry the scriptwriting burden for contemporary screen adaptations. How was it possible for "Hellboy" to be, at times, genuinely arresting and engaging from both a visual and storytelling perspective, and then to be drop-dead dull almost the next instance, sometimes within the same scene? I've seen it three times (twice when it was in theaters), and I've asked myself that question after each viewing. I guess it WAS effective in a sense, since I tricked myself into watching it two times more than was necessary. I guess "Hellboy" is just such a middle-of-the-road experience that it's not worth giving any more thought to. I do have one question left....is "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" worth checking out?
Vince Noir
3May10
Citizens of the universe, please read the Hellboy comics! They are an ideal introduction to the medium. The visual style is a mix of horror and film noir, the storytelling is well paced and mysterious, and the mythology is a well-thought-out universe with as grand a scale as the Lord of The Rings.
Phil Worfel
11Sep09
It's really visually stunning and the characters are fun and engaging. Loses something in the dialogue. Definitely near the top of the superhero genre.
