tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post3711291741967034601..comments2024-02-12T15:32:07.208-05:00Comments on The Comic Book Catacombs: Movie Review: Hellboy II The Golden ArmyChuck Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-23455554169249810172008-07-24T02:38:00.000-04:002008-07-24T02:38:00.000-04:00Hellboy is dependably fun; for sure that director ...Hellboy is dependably fun; for sure that director has an amazing imagination, reminds me of his work in Pan's LabyrinthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-62523144506173153542008-07-15T07:34:00.000-04:002008-07-15T07:34:00.000-04:00Steve, I've also been frustrated by the inability ...Steve, I've also been frustrated by the inability to post a comment over there, but what do I know anyway?Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-82707831728809972442008-07-14T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:15:00.000-04:00I wasn't blown away by the first Hellboy movie to ...I wasn't blown away by the first Hellboy movie to be honest, I guess being a fan of the comic since day one leaves me jaded... but still, when I heard they were making a sequel I was like, "why?"<BR/><BR/>I wonder why that Comic Crazy's blog can't be bothered with comments you know? Great stuff over there but wuh duh?Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-46362871718350227412008-07-14T15:13:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:13:00.000-04:00You absolutely nailed why I walked away more disap...You absolutely nailed why I walked away more disappointed in this Movie that anything else I've seen this year. I love Del Toro...but have to call HB2 his worst movie.<BR/><BR/>Signed<BR/>The Devilvet<BR/>http://themammals.blogspot.com<BR/>http://devilvet.blogspot.comdevilvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011519663535059024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-34409100450260155502008-07-14T13:15:00.000-04:002008-07-14T13:15:00.000-04:00Karswell, the denoument of this film - the intro o...Karswell, the denoument of this film - the intro of the "Golden Army" - was such a letdown to me that an earlier, much better segment in the film (which occurred about halfway through), when Hellboy faces off against a gigantic forest elemental, totally overshadowed the films ending. <BR/><BR/>This sequence would have been a better finale,at least to me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on my review. This was a movie that I wanted to like better and the glowing reviews that it was earning really threw me for a curveball inside the theater once the lights dimmed and the film rolled. I just didn't get it!Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066888134509330432.post-73718264012772413762008-07-14T12:30:00.000-04:002008-07-14T12:30:00.000-04:00Good review Chuck, now I know to wait for the DVD....Good review Chuck, now I know to wait for the DVD... or maybe I'll just head over to Illinois and see it at the drive-in paired with Wanted, another film I don't really care that much about but might be fun to see as a two for the price of one drive-in experience.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.com