We expected it to be good, but this good?

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2004)

Del Toro, who evidently used to live here, decided to screen his latest (and greatest) film Hellboy in Austin, Texas March 14th at midnight. The crowd was enormous, and Del Toro, Perlman, and Mignola were in attendance. I expected an entertaining film, but not much more. After all, Mimic was a disaster, I'm no big fan of Blade 2, and comic-to-film adaptations are almost always disappointments. I was, however, blown away. This film is not only a faithful adaptation of the original material by Mignola, but it fulfills it. Many a scene was cut directly from Mignola's amazing artwork, and the casting could not have been more perfect. This film is simply amazing - one can only hope it does well at the box office so that Del Toro can convince the powers that be than another Hellboy picture would be a good idea. And trust me, it would.