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Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2005)

This is a seriously awesome movie. The effects are very special, the mise en film is interesting to view, and the scenes are arranged with the care of a great director and the fast-paced yet somehow somber and dramatic feel of the comic. The film contains many in-jokes that only readers of the comic will get, and actually has the feel of Mignola's work sprung to life.
The plot is a collection of coolnesses. Nazis summoning demons! Wind-up mechanical swordfighters from hell! Red 6'5 demons saving kittens while holding the tongue of the Hound of Resurrection! Giant hammers pounding already precarious walkways into oblivion! But seriously, this film's plot might not have won academy awards, but that isn't the point. Watch this film as you would Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Mummy; sit down and marvel at the action and FX; view it with the mindset of an adolescent. Let it wash over you. 9 of 10.