Good for the first hour, but then...

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2004)

"Hellboy" is another comic book that most people do not know. It was made because of the successes of other super hero films, like "Spider-Man", "X-Men" and "Daredevil."
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It starts off with the American soldiers in Scotland trying to stop Nazis from opening a portal to another dimension, and causing the end of the world. The Americans stop them, but something comes out of the dimension. A little red, devil-like creature, with a right arm made out of rock.
Hellboy continues to grow, and fights super-natural forces for a government agency devoted to use and stop super-natural powers in this world.
It starts off with a fight with "the hell dog" a third human, third squid, third dog. Like creatures in Greek mythology, if you kill one, two come back. Really intense and really fun to watch!
We meet Liz, a pyro with inner-turmoil, and Abe, a super smart mutant that looks like "The Creature From The Black Lagoon." And then there is the kind Professor, to whom Hellboy calls dad.
We get into this plot about opening the gateway to Hell, something about how Rasputin didn't die, and Hellboy betraying the world. The plot twists and turns, so that you really have no idea what is going on.

"Hellboy" had potential, but by the end, you ask yourself why it couldn't it be more like "X-Men".
It's worth the price of admission to see some of the battles, and Liz, Hellboy, and Abe together, but what it wins in thrills it loses in script.