Awesome comic book based movie!

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2008)

In 1944, the Nazis and German scientists with the aid of the legendary Russian mystic known as Rasputian (Karel Rodan) are conducting experiments in the occult. They have conducted a special dimensional portal machine that can summon a powerful demon god to bring the apocalypse among us but it failed, it accidentally brought a baby devil-like creature with a very strong stone hand as it has been discovered by a paranormalist named Professor Broom Butterhom (John Hurt). He adopts the little demon and raises it like it was his own son, he names him "Hellboy" (Ron Perlman) then years later Rasputin has been resurrected as he now joins forces with zombie-like Nazi soldier Kroenan (Ladislav Beran) and sexy Illsa (Biddy Hodson) as they attempt to bring the demon god to Earth. Now it's up to Professor Broom's Beauru For Paranormal Research Squad lead by Hellboy with Abe Sapien (Doug Jones and voiced by David Hyde Pierce) who happens to be a humanoid merman that can breath both air and wonder yet also has a high IQ and telepathic abilities and gorgeous pyrokinetic woman Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) as they face off deadly demons and try to save the world.
Spectacular horror comedy fantasy action adventure from Guillermo Del Toro who would later gave audiences the brilliant "Pan's Labyrinth". Based on the popular cult Dark Horse Comic book from Mike Mignola whom was one of the producers of the movie, it's a faithful and unique adaptation of the amazing comic books thanks to the visionary direction of Guillermo Del Toro and Ron Perlman was born to play the title hero. Rick Baker (legendary make-up artist) did the make-up effects for our hero and the creature effects especially on Abe Sapien are just fantastic. The film co-stars Jeffery Tambor, Rupert Evans, and Brian Steele as well as the rest of the cast give wonderful performances and i love how the movie has an H.P. Lovecraft feel with the fantasy aspects around it, this is one of the most stylish comic book movies in recent memory.
I recommend this one, can't wait for the sequel.
Also recommended: "Superman 1 & 2", "Sin City", "The Mask", "From Beyond", "The Dark Crystal", "Indiana Jones Saga", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Batman Begins", "Spider-Man Trilogy", "Ghostbusters 1 & 2", "X-Men Trilogy", "Superman Returns", "Clash of the Titans", "Iron Man", "Heavy Metal", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Willow", "Mortal Kombat", "The Mummy (1932 and 1999)", "The Mummy Returns", "The Fifth Element", "Rock and Rule", "Sleepy Hollow", "Batman (1989)", "Batman Returns", "Hellraiser", "Dick Tracy", "The Rocketeer", "Highlander", "Army of Darkness", "Hulk", "Superman: Doomsday", "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm", "Scorpion King", "Unbreakable", "The Rocketeer", "Lara Croft-Tomb Raider", "Constastine", "Underworld", "Krull", "In the Mouth of Madness", "Blade Trilogy", "Men In Black", "Phantasm", "Beowulf (2007)", "Van Helsing", "Rush Hour 1 & 2", "Fire and Ice" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles".