Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army was a fun movie, and on top of that, was extremly interesting to look at. I guess you really should go and see the first movie because I felt like I could have used a refresher. Guillermo Del Toro has created a world that blends live action, animatronics and a bit of CGI along with a really cool story.
The movie opens with a prologue that sets the history. A war between humans and elves (and other non-human creatures) results in defeat for the elves. The king employs the goblins to create an army golden mechanical warriors. The humans are nearly decimated and the king realizes the danger of the army. He divides the crown used to control the mechanical fighter into three pieces, giving one to the humans, one to himself and one to his daugther. The princesses twin brother disagrees with this action and leaves.
Years pass. The Prince returns and he wants to bring the three pieces of the crown back together and control the army so that he can finish the job that his father started. The only thing standing between him and the rest of the world is the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, a super secret team that includes Hellboy.
Ron Perlman is just great as Hellboy - seriously, how do you play a big red demonic looking character complete with a tail and shaved off horns and a serious left hook? Oh, and he likes cats. It's just plain fun.
Besides a interesting story, Hellboy II was just great to look at. It reminded me of some older movies that I enjoyed in High School (Buckaroo Banzai, Last Star Fighter): films that probably will not go onto become memorable pieces, but those of us who did see it will watch it many times over.
The movie opens with a prologue that sets the history. A war between humans and elves (and other non-human creatures) results in defeat for the elves. The king employs the goblins to create an army golden mechanical warriors. The humans are nearly decimated and the king realizes the danger of the army. He divides the crown used to control the mechanical fighter into three pieces, giving one to the humans, one to himself and one to his daugther. The princesses twin brother disagrees with this action and leaves.
Years pass. The Prince returns and he wants to bring the three pieces of the crown back together and control the army so that he can finish the job that his father started. The only thing standing between him and the rest of the world is the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, a super secret team that includes Hellboy.
Ron Perlman is just great as Hellboy - seriously, how do you play a big red demonic looking character complete with a tail and shaved off horns and a serious left hook? Oh, and he likes cats. It's just plain fun.
Besides a interesting story, Hellboy II was just great to look at. It reminded me of some older movies that I enjoyed in High School (Buckaroo Banzai, Last Star Fighter): films that probably will not go onto become memorable pieces, but those of us who did see it will watch it many times over.
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