So thanks to Elfsar Comics & Toys, William S. and myself went off to see Hellboy II: The Golden Army last night. I am still a wreck from being up way too late talking, comics, the movie, and life.
I really enjoyed the movie! I thought it was a great sequel because it was NOT a clone of the previous movie. I loved Johann Kraus (voiced by the great Seth McFarlane) but what I enjoyed the most was the interaction between Liz and Red (Hellboy). Ron Perlman just was Hellboy perfectly, Selma Blair did a great job as Liz Sherman and Doug Jones stepped up as Abe Sapien (and a ton of other characters). I enjoyed that Abe finally got a chance to be the “Reed Richards” of the team through-out the movie and the team comes together in the end which to me was what was so enjoyable. I also was having a man crush on Luke Goss as Prince Nuada, the villain of the movie (If Luke Goss was Cyclops in the next X-Man movie — that would be it for me!). Anna Walton as Princess Nuala was nice and cute but really I did not see her doing anything some other actress couldn’t do.
I felt that Guillermo del Toro wanted to bring the fantastical to life in this movie and he did but was it too much? I am sure some people will think so but I loved seeing it because we do not have many movies as such. Given the books and all the wonderful adventures the team gets into within the comics, I really loved seeing all the fantastical in the movie. Would I see it again? Hell yeah, it’s Hellboy! Would I recommend the movie? YES — go and enjoy yourself in the fun of it all!
Mike Mignola talks “Hellboy II” on CBR here:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17166
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http://tv.ign.com/dor/objects/873846/chuck/videos/chuck_hellboy_lunch.html
This is pretty funny and enjoyable! I cannot wait for CHUCK to return to the telly and HELLBOY to the theaters! Snagged from IGN.com.
Oh and Best Bang Reborn will be coming this weekend with last weeks comics included into one big post. A thrown out back kept me off the comic news of late.
Check out this YouTube of some crazy stuff that this couple capture!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03fvxlvC1XY
Now check out TheSecretDevice.com and try to unlock the mysteries in the site:
http://www.thesecretdevice.com/
