Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman and the rest of the gang return for the sequel. If you haven't seen the first one, I highly recommend watching it before watching this one. While it doesn't follow the serial format of a television series, it's still good to watch so you know what Hellboy's background is.
This one follows Hellboy and the gang as they try to stop a prince of the mythical world from summoning an army called the Golden Army (hence the subtitle of the movie) and taking over Earth. For many years, the humans and the Golden Army have had a truce between each other and now with that truce broken, a war will begin.
Ron Perlman is the only person that can play Hellboy. Del Toro will not do a Hellboy film unless Perlman plays the title character. I can understand the reasoning behind that. Perlman is just amazing as Hellboy. He is sarcastic, funny and just an all around badass. Doug Jones is an amazing actor as well. He does Abe Sapien and two new characters in this movie. Of course none of these characters would have been brought to life the same way if it wasn't for the direction of Del Toro.
Del Toro did the first Hellboy as well Pan's Labyrinth. A lot of the scenery and some of the creatures in this movie may look similar, but are just as freaky as they were in Pan's Labyrinth. Del Toro is starting to become one of my favorite directors and I hope he can continue to create amazing visuals and imaginative places.
Rating: 3.5 (out of 4)
As the weeks of July look, there are three superhero movies in a row. First one was Hancock, then this and next week, The Dark Knight. I suggest that if you haven't seen Hancock, skip it. It's funny for the first half of the movie but then it gets weird after that and also incredibly stupid. If you're looking for a movie that's funny, has awesome characters, and great visual effects, see Hellboy II instead. It's everything that Hancock wanted to be and so much more. As for The Dark Knight, I am super excited for it and so far, the reviews for it are saying that it's not just one of the best comic book movies ever, but also one of the best crime dramas ever. Unless I screen it, I won't do a review and so unless things change at the last minute, there will be no review for the Dark Knight. Next review will be The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
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