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The following is a movie I've watched and reviewed. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not selling DVDs. This is not a list of movies that tell you "the truth about UFOs". Simply said, I like movies. Each review is as simple and non technical as possible.
By Michele Bugliaro Goggia - last modified: March 30, 2006 10:00 PM
Full title: Hellboy.
Year: 2004.
Director: Guillermo del Toro.
Starring: Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, David Hyde Pierce, Brian Steele.
Language: English.
Price: 11.49 €
Rating: 
Description: in the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use
black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where an occult
ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon, Hellboy, has already been
conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood
under the supervision of his adopted "father" Trevor Bruttenholm,
serving the cause of good rather than evil.
When the powerful and evil Nazi figure who unleashed Hellboy suddenly reappears
in modern times, he discovers that Hellboy is now working as a paranormal
investigator at a secret U.S. government agency dedicated to protecting humanity
from the forces of darkness. Now, Hellboy must fight to solve the riddle
of his own existence and prevent the destruction of mankind.
An original Dark Horse Comics idea, this is yet another port from comics. To be sincere, I had never heard of it. Within the first 10 minutes, we are told about how he arrived here but the relationships between Hellboy and his father haven't been explored enough. The atmosphere is overall gothic, dark at first, but I've the impression the action is too fast. I do believe that Selma Blair's performance as Liz is disappointing, while most other characters in the movie cover a superficial role.
Hellboy is a big muscular demon who doesn't seem to have really any special powers beyond his strenght. His facial expressivity seems near to zero. Interestingly, he has emotions, he's physically vulnerable, ironic ("ah, crap!") and romantic. He likes to play the role of lone gunman, smoking cigars, wearing a raincoat and holding a big big gun. All this, in my own mind, makes Hellboy a complete individual, not so diabolic, not so much allmighty as one would expect. Shortly, not just another Terminator. Luckily.
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