- Actors: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Rupert Evans
- Directors: Guillermo del Toro
- Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Peter Briggs
- Producers: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Mignola, Mike Richardson
- Format: Dolby, NTSC
- Language: English, Russian
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
- VHS Release Date: Dec 7 2004
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00008EY63
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#12,180 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #21 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Superheroes > Hellboy
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In the ongoing deluge of comic-book adaptations, Hellboy ranks well above average. Having turned down an offer to helm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in favor of bringing Hellboy's origin story to the big screen, the gifted Mexican director Guillermo del Toro compensates for the excesses of Blade II with a moodily effective, consistently entertaining action-packed fantasy, beginning in 1944 when the mad monk Rasputin--in cahoots with occult-buff Hitler and his Nazi thugs--opens a transdimensional portal through which a baby demon emerges, capable of destroying the world with his powers. Instead, the aptly named Hellboy is raised by the benevolent Prof. Bloom, founder of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, whose allied forces enlist the adult Hellboy (Ron Perlman, perfectly cast) to battle evil at every turn. While nursing a melancholy love for the comely firestarter Liz (Selma Blair), Hellboy files his demonic horns ("to fit in," says Bloom) and wreaks havoc on the bad guys. The action is occasionally routine (the movie suffers when compared to the similar X-Men blockbusters), but del Toro and Perlman have honored Mike Mignola's original Dark Horse comics with a lavish and loyal interpretation, retaining the amusing and sympathetic quirks of character that made the comic-book Hellboy a pop-culture original. He's red as a lobster, puffs stogies like Groucho Marx, and fights the good fight with a kind but troubled heart. What's not to like? --Jeff Shannon
DVD features
The Hellboy two-disc set is as loaded as our hero's Samaritan handgun. On the first commentary track, director Guillermo del Toro offers a lot of interesting information on the filming and background of the movie. Mike Mignola, creator of the comic book, is also on hand but seems content to wear his co-executive producer hat in support of del Toro rather than provide deep insight. Perhaps even more listenable is the actors' commentary, with Ron Perlman particularly good. Also on the disc are eight DVD comics (most of which are merely a screen of panels accompanied by rolling text) and behind-the-scenes footage--both of which are accessible through icons while the movie plays, or (thankfully) through separate indexes--along with storyboards and some of the "Gerald McBoing Boing" shorts that Hellboy watches in the movie.
The second disc is highlighted by a huge 147-minute making-of documentary that covers the original comic book, stunt work, visual effects, and more, separated into 27 clearly titled segments (kudos to the organization structure of Javier Soto's supplemental features). Deleted scenes, 3-D sculptures, animatics--there's too much else to mention, and yet there's more on the horizon. Enclosed is a mail-in rebate coupon good for $5 off the purchase of both this two-disc edition and a forthcoming director's cut. Yes, it's another double-dip DVD release, but give it some credit for being relatively up front about the follow-up release and for offering a rebate to those who end up buying both. --David Horiuchi
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Another Version Coming Soon,
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This review is from: Hellboy (Special Edition, 2 discs) (DVD)
Special edition? I don't think so. Every DVD release nowadays is a "Special Edition". Let it be known that a Directors Cut with tons of deleted scenes edited back into the film will be released on DVD as well in December or early 2005. Talk about double-dipping.
3.0 out of 5 stars
This was one of the worst Comic book adaptions,
By Nickie G (hell) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hellboy (Special Edition, 2 discs) (DVD)
This movie was not a movie i wanted to see from the get-go. i knew from the preview that it was goin to be a boot-leg X-men. i dont know any details on the Hellboy comic but i dont think i would even be interested. i saw this movie bootleg at my brother's house and it wasnt even worth that. my opinion wait to see it on Channel 11 or TnT or somethin...not worth a penny
1.0 out of 5 stars
awful,
This review is from: Hellboy (Special Edition, 2 discs) (DVD)
this movie sucks. action is unevenly spaced and all hellboy does is run around with his stupid one liners every time he fights. this is just schwarznegger or steven segal all decked out in red. gimme a break.
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