Stream it now Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008

 

all super hero movies always get me dc universe and marvel

this was a good movie i should of saw it sooner

I got the sense that everyone making this film was having a good time and it shows in the best light. It looks absolutely amazing and despite the wild story lines involving the end of the world, man's destruction of his own environment, and the eventual dominion of the devil, it is really a campy comic book ride that constantly pokes fun at itself in a wonderfully balanced job of directing.

Hellboy is a wisecracking, brave, punch first tough guy, but laments about problems with his girlfriend like a naive romantic and doesn't take criticism well. This dichotomy is played up for some laughs including singing a drunken version of a Mannilow tune with his friend who happens to have gills. This could easily have failed, but it works. The introduction of Krauss, who is gaseous and gets about by using an enclosed suit, as an authority figure at odds with Hell Boy's routine breaking of the rules is a perfect foil to add spice to the story. Del Toro takes chances with the humor with silly character interactions and they pay off.

The troll under the bridge who looks like an old woman to the unaided eye and knows the secret entrance to an alternate world our heroes need to enter for info. is sublimely fun. When the troll is about to eat a cat Hell Boy has to change the plan to save the cat. That was an amusing anecdote.

The make-up is first rate and the costumes worth the price of admission. All in all a well balanced visual extravaganza with Del Toro's balanced touch of wonder.

It's really like what Tina Fey says with.
10 percents of hard work and 90 percents of delusion.Everythings has been smartly fold in.When you open it,story came out in such a pretty clear form.

But it's a bit too cheap.More likely,you will hate it with by a few absolutely reasons.

I liked this movie better than the first one. Though it did have moments when all I wanted to do was shut it off... Doesn't say much for the first movie does it?

Del Toro did an amazing job fleshing out Hellboy's unique and colorful universe- it's most admirable feature being the detailed craftsmanship involved in the physical props and costuming. Complex costuming, animatronics and puppeteering are on the brink of extinction thanks to the cutting edge of CGI, and it's people like Del Toro that help preserve these dusty but necessary devices whose tangibility keeps fantasy indiscernible from reality.

Here's the problem: the dramatic climax of the film is given away within the first five minutes and I'm not exaggerating. It's hard sitting through movies, even good ones, that self-spoil.

It's like taking golf or tennis lessons; if you have the time and money you can do it, doesn't mean you should. Del Toro obviously have the time and money to make a second Hellboy movie, doesn't mean he should have. It was a visually enticing movie, and that's about it. The story didn't have enough fantasy or sci-fi appeal to it, it felt more like a souped-up love story with bits of action in it. I did like how they led to a third film at a point other than the last minute of the movie though. Overall opinion; two thumbs down for making a sequel, and two thumbs, one alien digit up for the visuals.

the plot from time to time was boring and dragged on a bit. but still not a bad film with badass looking monsters and some pretty cool fight scenes.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is the second entry in the movie adaptations of the cult classic Dark Horse graphic novel arc. It's also a solid reminder of the beautiful mind that director/scribe Guillermo del Tor has. Honestly, I've never been a fan of the comics or the director, but the HB movies do a good job of making you a fan. The cinematography is just gorgeous throughout the entire film. There is a perfect blend of colors, surrounded in darkness that really excites the eyes and sucks you into this magical world. In this magical world live some of the most intriguing creatures that I have ever seen on film. I would even go as far as to say that the creatures in the HB movies are the most original and interesting that I have seen since the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings trilogies.

The music flows perfectly in sync with the story and characters' emotion on screen. Danny Elfman adds another to his list of noteworthy comic book movie scores. The most notible remains Spider-man in my book (even better than Batman. The acting is very good as well. Is there any other role that Ron Perlman was born to play besides this comedic, yet conflicted tough guy? He was really good in the first Hellboy, but in this one he looks so comfortable in the make-up, as if it is his own skin. My favorite character from the first was the assassin, Kroenen. With him dead and gone, Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) fills that void. He provides laughs, without coming off as a corny joke. Which could have easily happened if the actor was not up for the task of making that character respectable.

Besides those two characters, there are other great performances as well. Most notibly, Luke Goss as the evil elf prince, Nuada. I love it when directors allow actors who are real martial artists to play characters that are also martial artists. I also liked (and hated) Jeffrey Tambor as Tom Manning. Even I wanted to punch that guy. Selam Blair was not bad at all, but she did not impress me either. Who did impress me was whoever played Johann Krauss. I believe his voice was done by the family guy himself, mister Seth Macfarlane. Now that all of that is out of the way, let's get to what really matters in every summer superhero blockbuster, the action!

It is simply amazing. The stuntwork is on par with that of my personal favorite martial artist/actor Ray Park (Snake Eyes/Darth Maul). All of the combat is well choreographed, and the visual effects are even better. All I can say is that I am extremely anxious to see what Guillermo del Toro does with The Hobbit. Peter Jackson can step aside and be assured that his franchise in in very good hands. On a completely different side note, I want to point out the great little Universal easter eggs. I went to Universal Studios today so it's fresh on my mind. I noticed (but their not really hidden) a few quick cameos of a few of the original Universal monsters (The Wolfman, Frankenstein and The Creature of the Black Lagoon) on various television screens throughout the movie. That probally doesn't matter to anyone else, but I thought it was pretty cool.

Overall, I obviously love this movie. And even if you aren't as enthusiastic about it as I am, I cannot understand why anyone would give it a rotten rating. I will admit that I didn't like it this much the first time I saw it though, but that goes for just about every movie I see.

Surpasses the original in every possible way. The characters are great, the creature design is imaginative, and the script is hilarious. Ron Perlman gives another stellar performance, and the plot is handled much better this time around.