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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 195
Fresh: 172
Rotten:23
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Consensus: Del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Jul 11, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $75,754,670
Synopsis: HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY begs any number of referential mash-ups to be used as description of its outlandish tonal and stylistic qualities. It's a little like a romantic and sophisticated live-action Ninja Turtles movie imbued with a... HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY begs any number of referential mash-ups to be used as description of its outlandish tonal and stylistic qualities. It's a little like a romantic and sophisticated live-action Ninja Turtles movie imbued with a cracked version of H.P. Lovecraft's monster storytelling. It's a feature-length version of STAR WARS's Mos Eisley Cantina mixed with a scrappy, proficient passion for creature design reminiscent of Ray Harryhausen. It's also kind of director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro's HELLBOY (2004) wrapped in a blanket of his PAN'S LABYRINTH. This sequel is all these things, but none of them can accurately capture the singularity of a movie which, in some ways, stands alone in its ability to capture the crass and literary luridness of reading a comic book. It's filled with gross creatures bursting with humanity, dark poetry, and slapstick comedy; in one scene, an argument between Hellboy and Johann Krauss, a formless gas contained in a mobilized suit, escalates to the point of Tom-&-Jerry-like violence. As Hellboy himself, a heartfelt anti-hero who regularly eliminates supernatural threat as an agent for the U.S. Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense alongside girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair) and comrade Abe Sapien, Ron Perlman again embodies the role with the kind of pathos and humor that one can only expect from a horned, red-skinned Hell-spawn who loves kittens and acts like a hardboiled detective who happens to watch TV and drink a lot of canned beer. HELLBOY II's rather interesting antagonist, Prince Nuada, isn't just an evil dude. In the mold of the complex villains typically found in Hayao Miyazaki's animated fairy tales, his intentions of restoring control over Earth to an Elvish race by regaining the key to unlock the indestructible Golden Army are at least based on a legitimately noble sentiment before megalomania kicks in. [More]
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro
Story: Guillermo Del Toro, Mike Mignola
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson
Composer: Danny Elfman
Studio: Universal Pictures
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Release:
Nov 11, 2008
Blu-ray Features:
Audio:
- DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 - English
- DTS 5.1 Surround - French, Spanish
- Subtitles -
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Director Guillermo del Toro
- 2. Jeffrey Tambor
- 3. Selma Blair
- 4. Luke Gross
- Troll Market Tour with Guillermo del Toro
- Production Workshop
- Zinco Epilogue Animated Comic
- Comic Book Builder
- Deleteed Scenes - With Optional Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro
Text/Photo Gallery:
- Gallery
Interactive Features:
- U Control: 1. Scene Explorer: Schufften Goggle View
- 2. Director's Notebook
- 3. Set Visits
- 4. Concept Art Gallery
- BD Live: 1. My Chat
- 2. My Scenes Sharing
- 3. Exclusive Content
Reviews for Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The makeup and costumes are great, but for something so otherwise creative, the story is obvious and predictable.
A thinking person's 'creature feature,' Hellboy II is also a heartfelt plea for bio- and cultural diversity.
Over-analyzing this playful mash-up of pop culture kitsch and high fantasy would be a mistake.
The sets are dazzling, but the characters (manufactured by computer artists in most cases) aren't particularly designed to engage.
Not only are the creatures amazingly conceived, but there’s a lovely sense of humour to it all as Del Toro references horror movies of the past and even the work of John Landis.
The film is designed more as an ear-shattering sensory assault than a conventional narrative.
At times the creaky dialogue can be cliched, but it can’t change the fact that Hellboy II is a hoot, aided considerably by star Ron Perlman’s wisecracks and laconic surliness, and Del Toro’s imaginative storytelling and intricate Faberge-egg visuals.
Hellboy is it's own world. That is a compliment and also the problem. Director Guillermo del Toro has envisioned a fantastic looking world, but it's just a vision.
a spectacularly vibrant, varied, detailed, freakish, magical, surreal and exciting universe for this sequel to Hellboy (2004)
All the same, this isn't a patch on the phantsamagoric splendour of Pan's Labyrinth, over-egging every set-piece and outstaying its welcome by at least half an hour.
The film shows a certain wit and a refined eclecticism: a director who in a few seconds combines Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, a quotation from Tennyson’s In Memoriam and two monsters singing Beautiful Freak deserves watching.
Prepare for some devil worship. Hellboy is the hottest, strangest and most fun comic book hero around.
Playful, offbeat and with a decidedly droll sense of humour, Hellboy II’s a richly rewarding superhero film with moments of gleeful comedy that films like Get Smart can but dream of.
Smart lighter touches such as Hellboy and Abe’s crooning to a Manilow classic set this apart from other comic book adaptations and the stylish direction keeps your attention. Great fun.
A baby-step backwards after Pan’s Labyrinth, but a rung up from the original Hellboy: more laid-back, even more out-there. Ignore the shaky plot and gorge on the grand design as del Toro lets his imagination – and some classic creatures – off the leash.
Second time around, director Guillermo Del Toro scores another direct hit with a monster yarn as keen on the gags as the global destruction.
