Official Score = 2 Devils[/caption]Over the years there have been a ton of movies that have been based on the comics... A couple of the more famous ones of course being, 'Superman', 'Batman' & 'The Avengers'.... But in the early part of the new millennium it seemed like the studios had decided to go in a different direction with their super hero movies...
The truth is, is I don't think that this was particularly successful, but it was still fun to see the difference between the more well known super heroes, and the lesser known... A good example of this (A fun movie but nothing to particularly jump out at you, and that is, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003))...
The truth is, is that movie had an amazing cast (including: Sean Connery), who did a great job, it also had a fun story, but what it lacked was the seriousness that I believe makes some of the more well known super hero movies so great!
Another one that is an alternative to the more classic Super Hero movie, is the movie, Hellboy (2004)!
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Ron Perlman as, 'Hellboy'![/caption]Written & Directed by: Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim). Starring: Ron Perlman (Drive), John Hurt (Alien), Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions), Rupert Evans (Agora), Karl Roden (RockNRolla), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Doug Jones (Adaption), Brian Steele (Predators), Ladislav Beran (Blade 2), Biddy Hodson (Wilde) & Corey Johnson (Saving Private Ryan).
This movie tells the story of how near the end of World War 2, A group of Nazi Scientists and mystique's, decide to bring in to the world a demon that they hope will turn the tide of war in their favor... The problem is, is that when the monster is released, just about all of the Nazi's on the island are taken out by the Americans!
Well this monster as it turns out is a baby demon whom the Scientist/Mystique on the project by the name of Dr. Trevor Bruttenholm (John Hurt) decides to take home with him and raise as if he is his own, and calls him, 'Hellboy' (Ron Perlman).
Well ultimately this is not all, you see, in the present, the Professor has set up a special unit with in the American Government that is responsible for the more (paranormal) elements, and this unit, (along with Hellboy), are going to have to fight a plot that had been slowed that night on the Island during World War 2... Because if they can't, well it will literally be the end of the world!
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Hellboy with his team![/caption]Now the plus points:
1. All the cast did good for their roles.
2. As always their was some fun special effects.
As for the minus points, the main problem that I had with this movie is that the way it was written was actually a pretty solid story, but the way it was filmed was not very serious (so much so that Jeffrey Tambor's comic relief was more of a distraction, then a welcome addition!)
And the other thing that I have to say about this movie is that even though I do like Selma Blair, I just couldn't see her as a love interest in this movie! I mean don't get me wrong, she did a good job in this role, I just don't think her role was written quite right!
In the end, this movie was a fun one, and is well worth a watch, but if you are looking for something truly epic, then this one is probably not the one for you!
http://youtu.be/OcEAOu80xSE
