Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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posted by: Edan Matssob 96 days ago          

HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY is a sequel which picks up the story of Hellboy, played by RON PERLMAN, where the 2004 original left off.

He’s working for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence under the supervision of his boss, Tom Manning – played by Hollywood’s answer to John Clark, JEFFREY TAMBOR. His co-workers include his fiery girlfriend Liz, (SELMA BLAIR), who, unknown to him, is pregnant, and the Piscean Abe Sapien, (DOUG JONES).

They are magical creatures who are helping humanity, unlike the evil Prince Nuada, (LUKE GOSS), who wants to assemble three parts of the magical crown which will enable him to summon up the invincible Golden Army.

In between the two Hellboy films, visionary director Guillermo del Toro made PAN’S LABYRINTH which was a big success with a wide audience.

Probably the people who loved the invention and soaring imagination of that film won’t be attracted to HELLBOY 2, which is a shame because Del Toro is as inventive as ever – this film, which is often very funny, couldn’t have been made by anyone else.

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.

The climax is a battle on top of giant revolving cog-wheels, which is splendidly staged. There’s a lot to enjoy in HELLBOY 2, which, without Del Toro’s vision, might have been a grim experience.