Psychic Warrior
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Mistwell said:
Rarely do I agree with everything in a post.
This is one of those times.
And Hellboy beats Daredevil in the clockwork and tentacle scoring
Anyone seeing Hellboy today?
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Rarely do I agree with everything in a post.
This is one of those times.
And Hellboy beats Daredevil in the clockwork and tentacle scoring
Mog Elffoe
Explorer
I saw Hellboy twice yesterday and caught a showing of Walking Tall somewhere in ther as well. Personally, I loved Hellboy. I love Mignola's comic book, and I mean I LOVE IT, so the movie had a lot to live up to as far as I was concerned. Ranger Wickett is right--the movie delivers on punching, tentacles, and the plain simple 'cool factor' that these kinds of movies need. There were some changes from the comics, but it still had the feel and spirit of the comics, which is what's important. Just one thing--
Walking Tall, though--man, that is just not a good movie. Don't get me wrong, I actually like both The Rock and Johnny Knoxville quite a bit, and they really deserved to be in a much better movie. Walking Tall actually felt like it could've been a decent pilot episode for a TV series.
I really was hoping that Abe could've made it to the final showdown along with the other characters. It seemed odd for him to sit that part of the movie out, even though he was wounded. It would've made for a great excuse for Hellboy to tell his 'Abe vs Ogopogo' story from the Box Full of Evil comic two-parter.
Walking Tall, though--man, that is just not a good movie. Don't get me wrong, I actually like both The Rock and Johnny Knoxville quite a bit, and they really deserved to be in a much better movie. Walking Tall actually felt like it could've been a decent pilot episode for a TV series.
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WayneLigon
Adventurer
Man, that was one great movie. I pretty much loved everything about it, from the beginning with the Cthulhu Mythos reference to the end. Big tentacled monsters are always the way to go...
LightPhoenix
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Just to clarify my comparison (since AFAIK it was mine)... I thought Daredevil was an okay movie, but there was a lot of pacing stuff that they did poorly. I felt Hellboy had a lot of the same problems. Often things (to me) either felt rushed or dragged out, and never "just right".Mistwell said:
That said the scenes that I thought they did really well with were
The scene between Hellboy and the kid was near perfect, and easily the best in the film. Also good was the second long fight - the one in the sewer, while they're looking for eggs. The beginning (before the credits) and Myers' introduction to the group worked well too.
That said, I would say Hellboy was definitely better than Daredevil in almost every area. I don't think I'd recommend paying full price (I very rarely do) but I would definitely recommend seeing it in the theater.
I'm a big fan of Hellboy the comic series, and I saw the movie at a midnight preview.
I wasn't incredibly impressed, but I wasn't disappointed, either. The visuals were great, and the dialogue was very smooth where it had to be, and awkward where it had to be. The thing that I kind of objected to was the overall feel of the movie.
The comic is usually a pulpy, campy take on superheroes and the occult and all-American heroes. They call Hellboy "The World's Greatest Paranormal Invesitgator", which is pure irony... he pretty much just punches stuff until it stops moving, and relies on being really tough to live through it. It's a dumb thing to complain about, but the plot and characters were entirely too believable.
Ron Perlman was amazing, though. I'd definitely watch the movie again just for him.
I wasn't incredibly impressed, but I wasn't disappointed, either. The visuals were great, and the dialogue was very smooth where it had to be, and awkward where it had to be. The thing that I kind of objected to was the overall feel of the movie.
The comic is usually a pulpy, campy take on superheroes and the occult and all-American heroes. They call Hellboy "The World's Greatest Paranormal Invesitgator", which is pure irony... he pretty much just punches stuff until it stops moving, and relies on being really tough to live through it. It's a dumb thing to complain about, but the plot and characters were entirely too believable.
Ron Perlman was amazing, though. I'd definitely watch the movie again just for him.
Piratecat
Sesquipedalian
Walking Tall is rating in at 24% positive on the Tomatometer (20 good reviews out of 83 reviews total); Hellboy is at 77% positive, 83 good out of 108 total reviews. I can't wait to see it!
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stevelabny
Explorer
4 of us from my group went to see the 11am (GAH!) showing before our game today.
we were all VERY MUCH looking forward to it, which usually means you HATE a movie (expectations to high and it fails) or you LOVE it (cuz it met or exceeded expectations)
we all walked out at the end saying "eh, ok, so-so, not bad"
bizarre that we all agreed
if any movie scores a 6.5, its this one.
my biggest problem was
only trailers i saw were sky captain, troy, 13 going on 30 and white chicks (ugh)
saw a bit with jeffrey tambor after the first minute of credits, but didnt stay to the very end to see if there was more. was there?
we were all VERY MUCH looking forward to it, which usually means you HATE a movie (expectations to high and it fails) or you LOVE it (cuz it met or exceeded expectations)
we all walked out at the end saying "eh, ok, so-so, not bad"
bizarre that we all agreed
if any movie scores a 6.5, its this one.
my biggest problem was
liz uses her fire to wipe out the "sams" and then suddenly...all three heroes are captured off-camera. wtf?
only trailers i saw were sky captain, troy, 13 going on 30 and white chicks (ugh)
saw a bit with jeffrey tambor after the first minute of credits, but didnt stay to the very end to see if there was more. was there?
RangerWickett
Legend
Wait, what was in the credits? Man, usually I stay for credits, but my friends pressured me out this time. *shakes fist*
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