Fairly solid

Rating: 7/10 (28 September 2005)

A demon is found back in WW2-era England by some serviceman after some Nazi's conjure it up. Stricken with the rather unfortunate name of Hellboy, the demon grows up under the strict supervision of the American government, with other people with abnormalities. Now evil Rasputin is back to finish the job he had started back in the day and it's up to Hellboy, his new handler John Myers,(Rupert Evans) and his love and fellow freak Liz (Selma Blair) to put a stop to that. This was a pretty enjoyable film. Kind of like "Indiana Jones" meets "X-Files". Ron Perlman does a good job with the loner, wisecracking persona of Hellboy. Selma Blair, while not the "traditional" connotation of the word beauty, still has something about her that oozes sexiness. And for a summer blockbuster, it's ahead of the curve for recent films of that Ilk. Also was I the only one who thought Jeffrey Tambor and Ron Perlman sounded remarkably alike in this film??
My Grade: B
3 Disc Director's Cut DVD Extras: Disc 1) Director's Cut of the film; Introduction & commentary by director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro; Isolated score, with commentary by composer Marco Beltrami; 8 comics drawn by Mike Mignola, and written by del Toro; 8 short set visits; and a Storyboard track
Disc 2) Introduction by actress Selma Blair; 3 Deleted Scenes with optional commentary; "Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation" documentary; Cast and Crew Filmographies; Character Biographies; Ogdru Jahad scene, Animatics, & Board-a-Matics all with director's introductions; Storyboards comparisons; Maquette Video Gallery; 9 TV Spots; Stills gallery; Teaser & Theatrical Trailers; and Trailers for The Forgotten, Seinfeld, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, 13 Going On 30, White Chicks, Stephen King Presents Kingdom Hospital, Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and Kaena Disc 3) Introduction by actor Ron Perlman; video commentary with Perlman, Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, and Rupert Evans Production workshops for the theatrical version of the film; Make-up and lighting tests with commentary; Comic-Con 2002 Q&A with Guillermo del Toro, Ron Perlman, and Mike Mignola; A Quick Guide To Understanding Comics, with Scott McCloud; Stills and art galleries; and Trailers for "Labyrinth", "Mirrormask", "The Dark Crystal", & "Underworld"
Easter Eggs: On Disc 1, on the Main Menu highlight "Introduction", press up an enter for an apology from del Toro for the introduction, then go to the Special Features menu, highlight "Main Menu", press down, and enter for 42 quotes from del Toro.
DVD-Rom content: On Disc one, you get the screenplay; Script supervisor's notebook; & Excerpts from Guillermo del Toro's director notebook all in .PDF format