Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

4/5

Impressiona pela escala e pela criatividade.

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09/05/08

B-

The makeup and costumes are great, but for something so otherwise creative, the story is obvious and predictable.

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09/05/08

4/6

A thinking person's 'creature feature,' Hellboy II is also a heartfelt plea for bio- and cultural diversity.

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08/31/08

N/A

Over-analyzing this playful mash-up of pop culture kitsch and high fantasy would be a mistake.

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08/31/08

3/5

Some the magical images conjured here are absolutely unforgettable.

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08/28/08

3/5

The sets are dazzling, but the characters (manufactured by computer artists in most cases) aren't particularly designed to engage.

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08/28/08

3.5/5

Not only are the creatures amazingly conceived, but there’s a lovely sense of humour to it all as Del Toro references horror movies of the past and even the work of John Landis.

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08/28/08

4/5

The film is designed more as an ear-shattering sensory assault than a conventional narrative.

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08/28/08

N/A

At times the creaky dialogue can be cliched, but it can’t change the fact that Hellboy II is a hoot, aided considerably by star Ron Perlman’s wisecracks and laconic surliness, and Del Toro’s imaginative storytelling and intricate Faberge-egg visuals.

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08/28/08

6/10

Hellboy is it's own world. That is a compliment and also the problem. Director Guillermo del Toro has envisioned a fantastic looking world, but it's just a vision.

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08/27/08

N/A

a spectacularly vibrant, varied, detailed, freakish, magical, surreal and exciting universe for this sequel to Hellboy (2004)

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08/23/08

3/5

All the same, this isn't a patch on the phantsamagoric splendour of Pan's Labyrinth, over-egging every set-piece and outstaying its welcome by at least half an hour.

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08/22/08

N/A

The film shows a certain wit and a refined eclecticism: a director who in a few seconds combines Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, a quotation from Tennyson’s In Memoriam and two monsters singing Beautiful Freak deserves watching.

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08/22/08

4/5

Prepare for some devil worship. Hellboy is the hottest, strangest and most fun comic book hero around.

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08/22/08

4/5

Playful, offbeat and with a decidedly droll sense of humour, Hellboy II’s a richly rewarding superhero film with moments of gleeful comedy that films like Get Smart can but dream of.

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08/22/08

4/5

A devil of a good sequel.

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08/22/08

7/10

Smart lighter touches such as Hellboy and Abe’s crooning to a Manilow classic set this apart from other comic book adaptations and the stylish direction keeps your attention. Great fun.

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08/22/08

4/5

A baby-step backwards after Pan’s Labyrinth, but a rung up from the original Hellboy: more laid-back, even more out-there. Ignore the shaky plot and gorge on the grand design as del Toro lets his imagination – and some classic creatures – off the leash.

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08/22/08

4/5

Second time around, director Guillermo Del Toro scores another direct hit with a monster yarn as keen on the gags as the global destruction.

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08/22/08

N/A

As a result, the impression is one of richly ingenious chaos that, despite all the hellfires burning, left me just a little cold.

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08/22/08