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Hellboy (2004) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
2076 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.72/4 |
# of Ratings: |
290 |
Genres: |
Action, Adventure |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 04/02/2004 |
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Director: |
Guillermo del Toro |
Actors: |
Ron Perlman
John Hurt
Selma Blair
Rupert Evans
Karel Roden
Jeffrey Tambor |
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Plot Outline:
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During the waning years of WWII the Nazis used black magic to conjure up a demon, but he is rescued by a group of allies and grows to be a champion of justice but evil forces conspire to bring out his dark side once again.
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Snoogans 10/31/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
Pearlman shines in the lead and the creature designs are fantastic, but I never found it to be engaging at all. |
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mitchellyoung 08/02/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
There isn't a moody origin story to tell in this unique comic book film. Instead, there's a lot of creature design, monster battles, and some witty one-liners. Guillermo Del Toro lovingly creates a special universe and Ron Perlman is Hellboy. |
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12/23/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Hellboy" by Yojimbo |
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When the Nazis open a portal to Hell, a baby demon comes through and is brought up by a kindly scientist to become the point man for a US government backed supernatural strike team. Hellboy isnother stylish comic book adaptation from Guillermo Del Toro starring the often criminally overlooked Ron Perlman. GDT's trademark visual flourish is in full effect, as it is fantastic to look at with some excellent production design. The script unfortunately doesn't quite live up to the visuals, the one-liners are rather weak ("Oh crap" is hardly the wittiest superhero catchphrase...) and the villain Rasputin failed to capture my imagination. It's main flaw however lies in my inability to relate to a character so divorced from reality; my favorite scene is when Hellboy is acting like a jealous teena... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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08/01/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Weak to those who've never read the comic book |
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Born to bring hell to Earth, "Hellboy" (Ron Perlman) is saved by "Professor Bruttenholm" (John Hurt), who raised him to be a hero.
"Hellboy" leads the "Professor's" secret "Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense" to protect the mankind from what it considers to be the paranormal.
Based on the Dark Horse Comics-published comic book of the same title, which is refered to on-screen, the movie is obviously targeted to fans of the comic book.
The story, which has the undead "Rasputin" (Karel Roden) trying to convert "Hellboy" back to evil so he can use the hero to bring an end to the world.
For those who never read the comic book, like myself, there is little character development. I believe the writer who adapted the comic book for the screen expected that only fans would g... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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