Hellboy

Why Guillermo, WHY?!!!! It's like one of those trash British movies, albeit a bit darker. But still a room with a view and a staircase and a pond type of movies. You know, the ones with absolutely no plot devices. And lots of MacGuffins (look it up.) I was looking forward to this movie FOREVER as a huge fan of the character, and knowing PERLMAN would play him made it that much better. No one in the world could screw this up. Wow. Was i wrong or what? Perlman ended up being about the only thing that made this movie tolerable. Horrid effects, Selma's dry acting (Oh wow. i can make fire. meh. seems to be her general attitude), and a poorly laid out story. There's just nothing here for any Hellboy fans. Except perlman. IT gets a 1/10. Only because 1 is the lowest it goes.

In the year 1944, the Allies stop a Nazi plot to use a dimensional portal to awaken the Ogdru Jahad to aid them by mystic Grigori Rasputin. However, a baby demon comes out, one with red skin and a right hand made of stone, which Professor Broom, who was with the Allied Army that day, adopts. Fast forward to the present, and the demon, Hellboy, is a member of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a top secret branch of the FBI dealing with monsters and demons. However, Rasputin has been revived, and now Hellboy must stop him from summoning the Ogdru Jahad once again. For a film rated PG-13, it has some dark themes in it. However, they made it work. Ron Perlman makes a good Hellboy, and David Hyde Price does good as the voice of Abe Sapien. The special effects help bring the monsters to life, and the story is a good one, despite the pacing being slow at times. This is one superhero film I suggest giving a watch.

Firstly, I just have to comment on Ron Pearlman's performance as Hellboy, he breaths life into the character and makes him great fun to watch. The basic story is kind of 'X-men meets Men in Black'. Hellboy and sadly only a couple other mutant type characters are used to defend Earth from dark forces, intent of taking over the world. With very strong visuals, some fine characters and an action packed storyline, this movie is entertaining, amusing and great fun. Kids will undoubtedly love it (I know my son does) although some scenes are not for young kids, and most people should think it is at least good entertainment, but don't expect too much as you may be disappointed. Good fun for most 6/10