Hellboy oh boy

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2009)

A significant step up from the first; the wit, action, emotional elements, and creativity make Hellboy II superior to the mighty 'Dark Knight' (king of the 2008 summer blockbusters.) in some ways, and the film never takes itself too seriously, which means that the stupidity is acceptable.
Prince Nuada wants to break an ancient truce that his race made with humanity long ago, and release an army of mechanical golden warriors that was built for his king father, but it lay dormant once the truce was made. Nuada seeks to recover the royal crown needed to command the army and destroy humanity. This is where Hellboy and his team come in. The rest of the story sort of falls into play from there.
Hellboy II is a very competent superhero story, until the climactic twenty minutes come about. At this point, Hellboy and his friends have found the location of the golden army which has been awoken by Nuada and is ready to crush the world. Five minutes later, all the soldiers are asleep again because of a very silly turn of events that will leave the audience rather disappointed. The ending is a short cliffhanger, and due to the sufficient success of the movie, another sequel is likely to be made.
Even if you didn't like the original 'Hellboy', you will probably enjoy this one.