It was awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2004)

I've followed Ron Perlman's career from Beauty and the Beast to this fast paced adventure of Hellboy. He's appeared as many different characters in many different venues, but he has really come into his own with this movie. Ron is a great actor with the ability to play any role. He can be funny, charming, sweet, tough, rough, and always excellent. Hellboy showcases his talent yet again, and this time he's in a number one box office hit. Bravo for Guillermo Del Toro's choice of Ron for this movie. We have seen a great deal of comic books made into movies, and for the most part, they have been pretty good. However in my opinion, this one is by far the best. It stays true to the storyline, the characters are played beautifully and the interaction between them sparks with real chemistry, the violence is background instead of in-your-face guts and gore, and the special effects spectacular. Mike Mignola has to be really proud of this comic book to movie creation. It was fun, exciting, and I really enjoyed watching Ron puff on his stogie, a part of Ron the man. There were some deja vu moments BATB fans would notice, but the ending is something we always wanted, but never got. I loved every second of Hellboy and will go back to the theatres over and over to see it on the big screen where Ron reigns supreme as Hellboy.