Hellboy - Blood and Iron

1 rating: 3.0

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In some ways,Blood and Ironcaptures more of graphic novelist Mike Mignola's original vision than Guillermo del Toro's lackluster feature did in 2004. Hellboy, the demon brought into this world by the Nazis, but raised by "Professor Broom" … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Action Movies, Animated Movies, Animation

Cast: John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, Peri Gilpin

Director: Victor Cook, Karen Inwood Somers, Tad Stones

Genre: Action, Adventure

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'Hellboy': A Force to Be Reckoned With

Jun 14, 2007

by JP_Rocky_Raccoon
posted in Movie Hype

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'Hellboy' is an anime' comic book jumping to life. Sparring between good and evil, the titled hero (Ron Perlman) is a demon fighting against the agents of hell on earth. He joins forces with what could be called the comic strip version of 'Ghostbusters' or 'Scooby Doo'. The anime' venue, which sometimes lacks the flow of most animated adventures, looks entirely appropriate with it's Gothic look and feel. Images of wolves with glowing eyes, lady vampires, snakes, and ghosts jump out to challenge our heros after an associate professor "Broom" has let a vampire lady come to life. Complete with a score that rises and falls with the action, 'Hellboy--Blood and Iron' takes all the old horror stories and recreates it with a frightening splendor. While it won't make most teenagers lose any sleep, it does an effective job of telling its story while generating a morbid, creepy interest.

Overall, 'Hellboy-Blood and Iron' does much to impress without an overkill. With a good story and dialogue, Victor Cook and Tad Stones do effective things with Mike Mignola's comic-novel series. (The extras have interesting explanations about how they assembled this movie.)

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