Intense FX-laden comic book movie

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2004)

Exiting the theater I overheard one patron say: "All comic book movies should be this good." I tend to agree. I enjoyed this intense FX-laden comic book movie.
This raises the bar for comic book movies. I'd say this was on par with "X2". This was definitely better than "Blade 2" (which was also directed by Guillermo Del Toro).
I like Del Toro's "Hellboy". It's good. I was initially hesitant to see this movie and find out why I didn't like "Blade 2" as much as I did "Blade". Was it the director? (Del Toro) Was it the material? (written by David Goyer) I'm glad to report that while Del Toro seemed to gleefully **** around with the "Blade" franchise, he delivers an action blockbuster with "Hellboy".