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.
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11/28/08
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 196
Fresh: 172
Rotten:24
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
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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.
09/05/08
Over-analyzing this playful mash-up of pop culture kitsch and high fantasy would be a mistake.
08/31/08
The sets are dazzling, but the characters (manufactured by computer artists in most cases) aren't particularly designed to engage.
08/28/08
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.
08/28/08
The film is designed more as an ear-shattering sensory assault than a conventional narrative.
08/28/08
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.
08/28/08
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.
08/27/08
a spectacularly vibrant, varied, detailed, freakish, magical, surreal and exciting universe for this sequel to Hellboy (2004)
08/23/08
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.
08/22/08
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.
08/22/08
Prepare for some devil worship. Hellboy is the hottest, strangest and most fun comic book hero around.
08/22/08
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.
08/22/08