Actually kind of fun and adventurous

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 2008)

So, Hellboy, another comic book I never heard of, figured I would never get into it if I didn't know the story, so I stayed clear of the film, but I was renting movies and came across it and figured to just see what it was about. I watched Hellboy yesterday and this was definitely a fun film, it's so rare that we get the dark comic book story like Batman, except we have Hellboy, supernatural and dark, nice combo. Hellboy packs plenty of action and cool effects with an awesome story and a new anti hero to root for. It's so cool and ironic that we are rooting for a half man and half devil to save the world, right? Hellboy is an awesome hero with the super strength, great fighting skills, and best of all, gotta love the last cool pun lines when he saves the day.
In 1944, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm goes to Germany to stop a Nazi troop who are ready to open the gates of Hell. The Americans are able to stop the troop, but Trevor finds a creature, half man, half devil, he calls him Hellboy. Years later Hellboy is being used by the government to help the city out with super natural forces. But when Grigori Rasputin wishes to open the gate once more, he needs Hellboy to do so. In the mean time, Hellboy is fighting for the city and the woman he loves, Liz, and will not fall for Grigori Rasputin's tricks.
Hellboy is definitely a fun film to watch and it's a great comic book film. The only complaint I have about the film is just that the effects, as great as they were, there was still some very CGI moments and they were not believable. But I loved Abe Sapien, the special effects on him were beautiful and looked very real. I would recommend Hellboy for the comic book fans or even if you're looking for a dark super hero film other than Batman or The Crow. This is a fun movie and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
7/10