Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 209
Fresh: 181 | Rotten: 28
Guillermo del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 44
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 5
Guillermo del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 818,090
Movie Info
Ron Perlman returns to the role of the big red BPRD agent in this sequel to 2004's Hellboy, directed once again by Guillermo del Toro and scripted as before in collaboration with original Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. For centuries, an ancient truce has kept the naïve citizens of the human race safe from the horrors of the invisible realm -- but that's all about to change, and fast. A ruthless leader has emerged in the invisible realm, a tyrant just as comfortable walking the surface realm as he
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Ron Perlman
Hellboy -
Selma Blair
Liz Sherman -
Doug Jones
Abe Sapien -
Luke Goss
Prince Nuada -
John Alexander
Johann Kraus -
Seth MacFarlane
Johann Kraus -
Anna Walton
Princess Nuala -
Jeffrey Tambor
Tom Manning -
Roy Dotrice
King Balor -
-
-
ADVERTISEMENT
All Critics (209) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (181) | Rotten (28) | DVD (7)
Let's hope Universal stays the course and gives us that opportunity. People as creative as del Toro and his gang need all the support we can give them.
Top CriticDespite its comic-book trappings, Hellboy II, even more so than its predecessor, Hellboy, resembles nothing so much as an art film phantasmagoria.
Del Toro's previous film, the complex, visually arresting Pan's Labyrinth, demonstrated his growth as a filmmaker, and though the themes here aren't as profound, the striking set design and use of nonhuman characters carry over.
This film is happy to coast on its good humor and brilliant action pieces. Fair enough, since del Toro has taken the poetry of some of his best work and butched it up, creating some of the most amazing-looking creatures and battles of his career.
In the end I found myself pulling for the bad guy -- because at least he was interesting.
Guillermo del Toro's Fabergé egg of a fairytale is not so much a sequel as a fusion of the fabulist imagination of 'Pan's Labyrinth' with the witty, irreverent comic-book action of his own 'Hellboy'.
For all its gorgeous freakishness, the movie is even more about love and friendship than the first one was.
If the first Hellboy was about the loss of our fathers and the mystery of where we come from, Hellboy II centers on where we are going, and what we do when the mantle passes.
Easily the most enjoyable of recent comic-book movies.
It wouldn't be classic del Toro without the razzle-dazzle. The Golden Army provide that as they finally rise up, but even in the culminating moments of battle, it is del Toro's feel for human grace that shines through.
Style over substance, no doubt, but when you've got this much style who cares?
hile the production design, creatures and many visuals benefit greatly from del Toro's unabashed imagination being allowed to run free, the script is even more enslaved to the mechanically cobbled together conventions of everyday Summer blockbusters.
Hellboy II is still very entertaining, even if it is simultaneously a little lackluster, and fans of the original are sure to like it. It probably won't hold up well on repeat viewings though.
Thank goodness, then, for Guillermo del Toro, who puts the comic back into comic book with his hugely entertaining Hellboy sequel.
Army fulfills every sci-fi fantasy around, but watching Hellboy find his purpose, contemplate his newly complicated future, or recall his past is where the real awe of the premise is found, not by dancing the "Monster Mash" until your eyes bleed.
An unfulfilling show
Even with the quirky superhero conflicts, there isn't a line you have not heard or a fight you cannot predict.
Impressiona pela escala e pela criatividade.
The makeup and costumes are great, but for something so otherwise creative, the story is obvious and predictable.
Over-analyzing this playful mash-up of pop culture kitsch and high fantasy would be a mistake.
Some the magical images conjured here are absolutely unforgettable.
Audience Reviews for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2)
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
Movies Like Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2)
-
- Hellboy: I'd give my life for her, but she still wants me to do the dishes.
-
- Prince Nuada: Demon! What are you waiting for? This is what you want, isn't it? Look at it. The last of its kind, like you and I. If you destroy it, the world will never see its kind again... You have more in common with us than with them. You could be a king... If you cannot command, then you must obey.
-
- Prince Nuada: Let this remind you why you once feared the dark...
-
- Liz Sherman: Open wide.
-
- Prince Nuada: You will pay for what happened to my friend down there!
- Hellboy: Take Checks?
-
- Hellboy: You woke up the baby.
Discussion Forum
What's Hot On RT
New Desolation of Smaug trailer!
Naomi Watts is Princess Di
Gravity sets new record
Trailer for a squirrely heist flick
See what's on TV tonight
Latest News on Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2)
May 22, 2013:
Comic Book Movies You Can Watch OnlineComic book movies are all the rage these days, and every year we see more of them hitting theaters...
April 22, 2009:
Ron Perlman Talks Hellboy III, Bubba NosferatuWe know Guillermo del Toro is wrapped up in "The Hobbit" for the next few years, but could a third...
April 21, 2009:
Five Favorite Films with Ron PerlmanWhile he's become best known for portraying a red, horned antihero in Guillermo del Toro's popular...
Fresh Links
Featured
Halloween Movies For Wimps
Scary movies too scary for you? Here are some alternatives for October 31st.
10 Best Superhero TV Shows
HitFix combs through TV history to compile a superpowered list.
Ridiculous Movie Mistakes
RollingStone proves even the best movies miss a details here and there.
Deadly Movie Kids
Moviefone lists 11 Movie Kids Who Could Kick Our Asses.
50 States, 50 Movies
For July 4th, TimeOut has compiled 50 state-specific movie choices.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Featured on RT
- Primetime Preview: Beauty and the Beast, Sleepy Hollow and More 0
- NYFF: Joaquin Phoenix and James Gray talk The Immigrant 1
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Gravity Stuns with Record $55M Launch 43
- Primetime Preview: Witches of East End, Once Upon a Time and More 2
- Weekly Ketchup: Disney Plans Live Action Cruella de Vil Movie 36
- Primetime Preview: Last Man Standing, The Neighbors and More 5
- Critics Consensus: Gravity is Certified Fresh 68
Top Headlines
Foreign Titles
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (DE)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (UK)
