The movie, Hellboy, is one of the best films Guillermo Del Toro has made. Everything that Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has made like La Hora Marcada and Blade 2 has led up to this artistic achievement. As a fan of the Hellboy comic books, I wondered how Guillermo Del Toro was going to bring the mythology on the big screen. The history of the X-Men was cut down in the movies and Barbara Gordon’s back story was ruined in the latest Batman movie. After seeing Hellboy, the changes Del Toro made are like the changes John Shirley and David J. Schow made for the James O Barr’s graphic novel, The Crow. Del Toro’s script fills in the blanks and expands on the back stories of the major characters.  The cast is perfect in bringing to life Mike Mignola’s work. Only Ron Perlman could have played Hellboy. I liked hearing all his sarcastic one-liners. 

      Hellboy is a love story and a coming of age story all wrapped up in an action adventure movie. The love story between Liz and Hellboy works in its change of calming pace and childish fun after all the monster vs. monster action. Hellboy is a rebel who would rather drink beer then save the day from evil. Hellboy isn’t as heroic as Superman but he sure has fun when he gets the job done.

      This is one of the best comic book adaptations and it is the best film from Guillermo Del Toro. 

These are great DVDs, the commentary it excellent.
J. De Matteo

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