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In the 1940s, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin, who has used his occult powers to summon up a demon from the depths of Hell. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom. Under Broom's care, Hellboy develops the desire to do good. Sixty years later he takes action as part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapian, an aquatic humanoid with the power of telepathy. Hellboy finds show more himself facing the powerful Rasputin determined to bring the demon back to the forces of darkness. show lessTags
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A demon raised by the US Government fights supernatural badguys.
It's fun. There's some great action. But I remembered it being a lot better than it is. Maybe I had lower standards for a superhero movie back in 2004. Or maybe now that I've seen it enough that the cool bits aren't novel anymore, I'm less distracted from the mess of a story.
Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: A
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.7/4
It's fun. There's some great action. But I remembered it being a lot better than it is. Maybe I had lower standards for a superhero movie back in 2004. Or maybe now that I've seen it enough that the cool bits aren't novel anymore, I'm less distracted from the mess of a story.
Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: A
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.7/4
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 the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon—Hellboy—has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.
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Hellboy, creatura mitica inventata dai nazisti alla fine della guerra e mai utilizzata, si risveglia.
Mar 25, 2018Italian
Un demone, giunto nella nostra realtà grazie a un rituale nazista, lavora in un centro per la difesa del paranormale. Qui scoprirà il suo duplice destino: distruggere o salvare la Terra. (fonte: Wikipedia)
May 2, 2020Italian
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Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. He is a Mexican director, producer, screen- writer and designer. He studied at the Instituto de Ciencias , University of Guadalajara. He was first exposed to film making when he was 8 years old and studied special effects and make-up with SFX artist Dick Smith. He spent 8 show more years as a special effects make-up designer and formed his own company, Necropia. He also founded the Guadalajara Film festival. Later he formed his own production company, The Tequila Gang. Guillermo del Toro has directed a variety of films from action hero comic book adaptations like Hellboy and Blade II to historical fantasy films. He has stated in interviews that he has a sort of fetish for insects, monsters, and dark places and is in love with monsters. On June 2, 2009 he released his first novel, The Strain, which he co-authored with Chuck Hogan. It is intended to be the first book in a vampire trilogy. in September 2010 he released his book, Fall, which made The New York Times Bestseller list. He made Publisher's Weekly Bestseller List in 2011 with his title The Night Eternal, Book III of the Strain Trilogy. He and Daniel Kraus are the authors of , The Shape of Water (2018). It was made into a feature film and won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the74th Annual Venice International Film Festival. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Hellboy [2004 film]
- Original title
- Hellboy
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Hellboy; Liz Sherman; Tom Manning; Grigori Rasputin; John Myers; Samael (show all 8); Abraham "Abe" Sapien; Trevor Bruttenholm
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- World War II
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- Hellboy (2004 | IMDb)
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- This is the 122 minute Theatrical Cut. Do not combine with the 132 minute Director's Cut.
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