well, i'm impressed

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2008)

I started off being really skeptical about this movie because that is my usual reaction towards a movie that just refuses to stay in only one part. and because i really liked the first hellboy i was afraid of being mortally disappointed by the second. but, for the first time since i don't remember when, i was completely wrong. The second movie, unlike the first, has a much wider mixture of fairytale creatures and fairytale stories, which in my opinion adds to its appeal. It kind of reminded me of lord of the rings a little bit, but that's OK. the first thing i really liked were the visual effects. they're really good and mean a lot for the movie, they keep the atmosphere up-beat. also, i liked the fact that there are a lot of scenes when you get disconnected from the main plot and just enjoy a little bit of a laugh (and some scenes are really funny). this is a really nice follow-up and i dare say i enjoyed more than the first movie.