HellBoy 2 ? Not hatin' here, but come ON!!!
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Thursday, July 17, 2008 22:50
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A highly entertaining and visually spectacular movie. Del Toro really knows how to paint a vivid picture. With what he has done in these movies I'm really hoping he gets a crack at Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. I know he's been trying for a few years and I can defintely see some Lovecraftian inspired creatures in both Hellboy installments.
Speaking of inspired characters I couldn't help but be reminded of Moorcock's Elric when the prince first showed up in Hellboy 2. Kudos to the actor who portrayed him as well. I don't know his name but I'm pretty sure it's the same guy who played the head reaper in Blade 2, which is another Del Toro film. This guy really knows how to play the tortured, almost sympathetic villain.
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Talk about your visual feast!
That said, HB2 seemed more del Toro-esque and less Mignola-esque than the first; didn't seem quite as collaborative visually. It does have all those touches such as the clockwork mechanisms, though.
And hooray Doug Jones and Brian Steele! Suit actors are finally getting their due (Doug Jones even gets third billing this time!).
Ron doesn't quite fit in this category despite all the suit acting he's done, because he's also done a heck of a lot of roles without prosthetics and can be readily recognised on the street (I mean, how many average moviegoers could pick Brian Steele out of a lineup?).
Don't want to hot-link, so add your own http://ww to
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to get an idea of what he looks like when he's not playing Wink or Sammael the Hell Hound.
And here's one of Doug Jones:
http://ww w.omnipop.com/files/pics/P_30_26.jpg
You're right SinGate, Luke Goss played Nomak in Blade II, and I agree also about the tortured villain thing. Both characters were so sympathetic that you ached for them at the same time as you were appalled by the badness.
here's a pic of him, also with the
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