About as much fun as a movie can be

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2009)

I've watched this movie about ten times, primarily because there's nothing else on but also because it's such an entertaining movie, even on repeat viewings. Hellboy was a movie I thought I would never like, yet thoroughly enjoyed. I think I like part II even better. I love the characters in Hellboy II, especially Prince Nuada and Princess Nuala. Nuada is the bad guy but a very sympathetic bad guy. He's a revolutionary who wants to free the people of the underworld from an unjust truce with the humans. He kills his wise, old father but remains a sympathetic character because he is fighting for a cause. Princess Nuala is very enchanting, especially for Blue, the fish-guy. I have to say these two characters are the most special in this movie. Excellent special effects. The troll market is wonderful. Just good comic book fun but done very, very well.