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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9695

I have to say I really enjoyed Hellboy too.....Ron Pearlman doesn't normally have that leading man role or look in my opinion but in this I agree with Cat he suits the part perfectly....The film is filled with action sequences and I loved the whole Nazi linked background to the enemies particularly the 'wind up' sword assassin who as Cat said looked cool and yep I did think of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels too

. I laughed at that scene with the phone aswell and the bit where Myers asks "will he be alright?" and Hellboy replies "yeah,..sure.....after all how big could it be?"and then gets suddenly grabbed and dragged out by this colossal creature lol. Also the scene where the head guy over Hellboy is giving out on the bridge that 'he's in charge and that nobody is going anywhere'...that is until half the bridge is taken out and the other two are killed....and it cuts back to the guy and he has his hand on Hellboy's chest scared out of his mind

The special effects were pretty good too and the creatures and characters seemed very real.....I also loved the fishy guy too by the way

John Hurt of course plays his part extremely well ....the guy just has one of those distinctive voices...you would know anywhere though his role was different from the kind of parts Hurt normally goes for... I
don't really associate him with the Mentor,..old, . Father role but he was very good. I also really liked Selma Blair aswell in this, she was actually quite fanciable and I'm not normally her biggest fan, perhaps it was her
character or Gothic look...I'm not sure

As for Rupert Evans who plays Myers I have never really heard of him before but for some reason the guy looked familiar to me? He obviously didn't stand out to the creators either because the sequel now in production Hellboy 2 The Golden Army hasn't got him in it

The film kept things very like the comics which was really part of of its appeal and charm to me.....its fast paced, action packed and lots of fun with many wise cracks from Hellboy when he is dishing out punnishment or recieving it
By the way did anyone notice that Hellboy was Fireproof but when his horns get multiply hit under the train and become red hot he puts his hand up and reacts in pain as if he got burnt

...well I thought it was strange

Anyway good demonic creature fun

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6250

Your review was worth waiting for Luc

I was reading a magazine yesterday where someone was asking how do you get to be a film reviewer and I thought of you cause you'd be perfect as one.

I thought Rupert Evans looked familiar too Luc! But I couldn't place him either......till I looked him up on imdb. He was in a series called Rockface that I used to watch.....so that's why I know him.

It was about a mountain rescue team in Scotland and I liked it but it got cancelled after 2 series

I never picked up on Hellboy yelling in pain when he was supposed to be fireproof

I get swept along by the story and don't notice things that others do.

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9695

Thanks for the compliment babe but I really don't think I'm all that good but

I do appreciate the sentiment

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