What the Hell

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2007)

After seeing this movie during its initial release I remember leaving the theatre feeling that I had gotten my money's worth of entertainment for the day but not as thrilled as I did after seeing X-Men and Spiderman. Remembering it as being a bit campy but fun, I assumed it would inevitably fall into that ever-increasing pile of Saturday matinée adventures that would eventually fade and ultimately be forgotten from that enormous movie data bank in my head. But since that first viewing at the cinema, I have seen it a few times on TV and I have come to the conclusion that I really like this campy, fun movie. I find myself stopping to watch a few scenes while surfing the channels on TV and keep getting caught watching it, like a ten year old, sneaking into the theatre.
Ron Perlman is great and his performance is what carries the film. I love the way he delivers the comic book style dialogue and one-liners. I particularly like the time period the story is set in and the cinematography. Awe hell...I'm going to get the DVD.