Dark~Horse Commeth.

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2004)

I just finished watching "Hell Boy" for the first time and I was very happy with what I saw. The viewing started with very little knowledge of the storyline. In fact, my only really understanding of it was from the trailer and what I could gather on-line. I was always more of a Marvel, Image, and D.C. fan. I knew of "Hell Boy", but past that my knowledge was limited. I remember seeing the trailer for the first time and I just had to see it. I love the dark quality and when they mix fantasy with history it just adds to the experience. I was happy they had an actor play "Hell Boy" rather than using CGI like they did with the "Hulk". Perlman pulled off a great performance and proved to me an actor could have played the Hulk. I don't care what anyone says. I am a lifetime Hulk fan and even though I liked the movie, I disagreed with then not casting an actor to play the Green Monster.
From movies like "Hulk" and "Spiderman" where my knowledge is far greater, I can tell where they took artistic freedoms with the storyline. Of course, I have no idea how close they stayed to the comic book. I liked what I saw and that's all I can base this on. This movie was very interesting and pulled the viewer in. There was always something cool happening, like crazy imagery. It rocked. I would highly suggest it and there is another one in the making from what I hear.
Check it out. Enjoy!