HELLBOY (Theatrical Release USA 2004)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.0|5.0 Starsìììì

Hellboy—you’ll either love it or hate it. But, either way, its heart, comedy, and unique story line unmistakably place it in its own class. Ron Pearlman acts as Hellboy.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

During World War II, Sergeant Whitman (Angus MacInnes) leads a team of soldiers and a young Doctor Broom (Kevin Trainor) to an old ruin to spy on Germans. He finds the Germans opening an otherworldly portal. After a battle, Sergeant Whitman searches the grounds for any life that may have seeped into the earthly realm and finds Hellboy, as an infant, in the ruins.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Guillermo del Toro for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producer Patrick J. Palmer for making the film possible. Kudos to Composer Marco Beltrami for Hellboy’s musical scores. Additional characters/cast include: Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Trevor Bruttenholm (John Hurt), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), John Myers (Rupert Evans), Grigori Rasputin (Karel Roden), Tom Manning (Jeffrey Tambor), Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), and Sammael (Brian Steele).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s a well done tribute to the marvelous world of comics.

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