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- In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince before The Golden Army can destroy humanity's existence.
- The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.
- Well, I must say that this sequel is a step up from the first movie, which is mainly due to the fact that it's characters and action are all better and even its visuals are more impressive. However it also still has some of the same problems of the first movie.<br/><br/>Even though I always enjoyed watching "Hellboy" you also have to be fair and say that the movie is really not without its flaws. This is also the case with "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Sure, it's perfect simple entertainment and there is nothing wrong with that but its flaws prevent this movie from being a truly great and memorable movie from Guillermo del Toro.<br/><br/>Even though its an highly imaginative movie, it isn't a very original one to watch. Its story is pretty simple and really not that original. The only think that really still makes the movie great and original to watch are its characters and imaginative visuals from Guillermo del Toro, which has really become his trademark- and distinctive style. This is also the reason why people always praise his movies so highly but when you look deeper into this movie, you'll just have to say that it's not really a that great one.<br/><br/>Basically when you analyze the movie and its story, the movie is nothing more than the one action sequence after the other. Sure, there is very little wrong with the action but it often happens to quickly after the other previous action sequences and also ends too abruptly, causing some potential good and interesting characters to disappear out of the movie too quickly. Still the movie is given some more depth this time with its story, which means that the main characters themselves are more interesting this time. This especially goes for the Selma Blair and Jeffrey Tambor character.<br/><br/>Just like the first movie, this movie has a pretty awesome main villain but he also gets underused a bit. His motivations are too simple and not developed well enough into actions. Lets hope that in a possible sequel they also start to concentrate a bit more on its main villain, rather than just on its main heroes and putting in many more different new characters. It will give the movie some more substance.<br/><br/>Of course I still really enjoyed watching this movie but once you start to take away the movie its visual, very little will be left over from it and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" would had been a very simple and below average modern superhero movie. Thank God for Guillermo del Toro and his attempt- and passion for the franchise to still make the movie a visually great and entertaining one to watch. Also thank God for Ron Perlman, who simply is Hellboy and gives the character and movie so much extra.<br/><br/>7/10<br/><br/>http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
- *** This review is courtesy of Fundulgence.com - the One to watch. It also featured on BBC Radio Sheffield, Leeds and York. ***<br/><br/>That'll be the latest comic blockbuster then Hellboy returns and this time around director Guillermo Del Toro has a much bigger budget to play with. This is partly down to the DVD sales of the original Hellboy, but largely due to his success with the Oscar winning Pan's Labyrinth. For the uninitiated, Hellboy is a rock-handed demon turned good guy, raised by humans and employed by the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence (BPRD), where he's part of a team responsible for saving the world from all manner of fantastical monstrosities. <br/><br/>Unlike its predecessor, this sequel devotes more time to the wise cracking star of the show, (played once again by the superb Ron Perlman) and the ensemble BPRD team. This freaky fellowship consists of Hellboy's girlfriend Liz Sherman (Cruel Intention's Selma Blair) whose fiery temperament extends to her physical condition, blue gilled intellectual Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), and new addition Johann Krauss; a stereotypically efficient German with an accent that makes Heir Flick sound subtle. Krauss is an ephemeral ectoplasm specialist brought in to reign in Hellboy's tendency to expose the Bureau to public embarrassment as 'Big Red' has a Hancock-esquire ability to inflict complete carnage in the name of heroics. <br/><br/>The plot revolves around the breaking of an ancient truce between elves and mankind, and the titular Golden Army an indestructible race of killing machines being resurrected by Elf Prince Nuada. Del Toro may now be hard at work on the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, but the Elf race on show here are far removed from Tolkien's vision. Prince Nuada, played by Luke Goss, is more akin to the savage vampire that he played in Del Toro's other big comic sequel, Blade II. As the main bad guy of the piece, he does a solid job, being as hard as nails and hell-bent on wiping out mankind, though lacking any discernible motive. At his disposal are a legion of lethal tooth fairies and a beautifully destructive forest elemental (think Treebeard having a bad trip on Miracle-Gro and you get the idea). <br/><br/>If this review sounds like it's taking a turn for the surreal, then it's unavoidable; this is a Del Toro fantasy epic after all. The visionary director has really let loose here, and the visuals are truly incredible. It's a natural evolution on the twisted fairy tale imaginings of Pan's Labyrinth which melds perfectly with the fantasy comic visuals. Never relying too heavily on CGI, many of the bizarre creations have been painstakingly built from scratch, and the bustling Troll Market scene is nothing short of astonishing it makes the Star Wars Mos Eisley cantina look positively run of the mill. Del Toro has also taken screen writing duties, rather than base the plot on one of Mike Mignola's comics, and it's here that the film falters. <br/><br/>The plot is formulaic, yet if the structure had been as original as the imagery and characters this would have been an instant classic. Del Toro has clearly worked hard on this labour of love in order to provide the freak show characters with more than just distinctive personalities but heart and humanity as well. Subsequently the team is on top form during the heat of battle with plenty of bickering and witty banter, which is much more satisfying than the sub-Dawson's Creek relationship issues. Whether it's the contrast between their extreme appearances and the simpering expressions of emotion, their breaking into drunken serenades or simply the unlikelihood of mutual attraction between such oddballs; the love story plot threads only succeed in slowing down the proceedings. <br/><br/>Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a visual feast, it's unlike any of this summer's many other comic book blockbusters and the striking fantasy imagery bodes well for Del Toro's forthcoming depiction of the Hobbit. True to 'Big Red' himself though, the film is big, dumb, violent and all too often sickly sweet but has an endearingly good sense of humour and is devilishly slick when it comes to a good punch-up.
- The best scene is when Hellboy and Abe get drunk and sing out raucously, which after "Hancock" suggests a trend toward superhero alcoholism.
- Tired of the truce forged between greedy humans and his father, the elven King Balor (<a href="/name/nm0234541/">Roy Dotrice</a>), Prince Nuada (<a href="/name/nm0331577/">Luke Goss</a>) conspires to release the Golden Army just as soon as he can assemble the three pieces of the magical crown needed to control the Army and obtain the map that leads to the location of the Army. It's up to BPRD (Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense) "freaks" Hellboy (<a href="/name/nm0000579/">Ron Perlman</a>), aquatic empath Abe Sapien (<a href="/name/nm0427964/">Doug Jones</a>), and firestarter Liz Sherman (<a href="/name/nm0004757/">Selma Blair</a>) to stop him, but Liz has just learned that she is pregnant, Abe has fallen in love with Nuada's twin sister Nuala (<a href="/name/nm0910472/">Anna Walton</a>), and the new BPRD agent Johann Krauss (<a href="/name/nm0018515/">John Alexander</a> and <a href="/name/nm1384773/">James Dodd</a>) is really getting under Hellboy's red skin. Hellboy II: The Golden Army is the sequel to <a href="/title/tt0167190/">Hellboy (2004)</a> (2004), which was based on the fictional Dark Horse Comics character, Hellboy, created by American comic book writer <a href="/name/nm0586005/">Mike Mignola</a>. The screenplay was written by Mignola and director <a href="/name/nm0868219/">Guillermo del Toro</a>. <a href="/title/tt2274648/">Hellboy (2019)</a> is on the books but no release date has been set.The Golden Army is an army of magically constructed mechanical creatures that was created by goblin blacksmiths for King Balor. That is Johann Krauss. He is a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abilities who maintains a tangible form via a containment suit. Without the suit, his spirit would eventually dissipate and he would be lost forever. He was a medium whose body was destroyed due to a freak accident during a seance. No one is really sure exactly what happened. More can be found out here. In a scene that was cut, right after Abe puts in his contacts, he sprays something onto his gills. This spray is supposed to keep the gills moist and help him absorb oxygen out of the air. It is unknown why the scene was cut. In the first movie, Liz stated that after each of her "episodes", she tends to black out anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. That being the case, it only makes sense for her to also rely on a weapon such as a firearm since the use of her abilities will leave her powerless for some undetermined amount of time. The eponymous character states his preferred exclamation a total of four times in this film. He said it six times in the first movie. He was mostly a man in a costume, and his face was animatronics. A small amount of CGI was used for touch-ups and when his chain-extended hand was used. "Beautiful Freak" by Eels In order to stop the "industrable" Golden Army, Hellboy challenges Prince Nuada's right to lead it. After a long and grueling battle, knowing that he cannot harm Nuada or he will harm Nuala, too, Hellboy succeeds in pinning him to the ground and removing his crown. As Hellboy returns to Liz and Abe, however, Nuada pulls a dagger, intending to stab Hellboy in the back. Suddenly, Nuada begins to bleed from his chest... Nuala has stabbed herself in the heart. Nuada warns Hellboy that he's going to have to make a choice between supporting humanity or supporting the magical ones, then crumbles into dust. Nuala dies in Abe's arms. Liz melts the crown with her fire before Hellboy can become too enthralled with its power, and the Golden Army soldiers power down. As the "freaks" exit the hiding place of the Golden Army, they see Tom Manning (<a href="/name/nm0001787/">Jeffrey Tambor</a>) looking for them. One by one, they hand in their gear and tell him that they quit. Even Strauss tells Manning to "suck my ectoplasmic Schwanzstucker." In the final scene, as they walk off together, Liz and Hellboy discuss getting a house in the country with a big yard for the baby to play in. With a smirk on her face, Liz holds up two fingers and says, "Babies." No. However, the two-disk Special Editions of the Blu-ray and DVD releases include a little animated feature called the "Zinco Epilogue", which serves to tell us that scientists went to Rasputin's Mausoleum from the first film. Here, Rasputin and Karl Ruprecht Kroenen are eventually shown to return from the dead. "Mein Herz Brennt" by German industrial metal band Rammstein. The music at the start is from Gustavo Santaolalla's score for Babel. Unfortunately, Mr. Beltrami had other commitments and was unable to write the score for this movie. However, Danny Elfman signed on to write the score with the promise that he will stay true to the original music from the first movie. Professor Broom is seen in a flashback at the beginning of the film reading a story to a much younger Hellboy. In the first movie, it was a decision by the studio to have Pierce's voice for Abe Sapien instead of Doug Jones. The reason for this is that they hoped to bank on Pierce's name bringing in more people to the theater. This backfired when he refused to take credit for what he felt was truly Doug Jones' role and as such never promoted the movie, nor did he do any interviews or go to the premiere. Since Universal produced this movie instead of Sony or Revolution, they allowed Jones to do the voice of Abe, and Pierce wasn't asked to return. For the record, Pierce tried to modulate his voice to sound like Jones when he did the looping sessions for the first movie.No one. Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola have both stated that when Ron no longer wants to play Hellboy, there will be no more movies. Fortunately, Perlman stated in an interview with Wizard magazine shortly after the film's release that he would never get tired of playing Hellboy. He just requested a couple of years in between films to recuperate, he said that the role exhausts him more than anything he has ever done, but he loves doing the movies. Only time will tell if he truly wants to continue the series. a5c7b9f00b
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