More Exciting Than the First Hellboy!

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2008)

I was a fan of the first Hellboy but I always kind of understood why it wasn't considered a blockbuster. It was kind of cheesy and had room for improvement, but I still found it to be a very fun film with good special effects and action.
Well, Hellboy II: The Golden Army is certainly a notch or two above the first one. In fact, it was, in my opinion, about as good as action/adventure/fantasy movies get.
The plot was intriguing, the acting was very good, the makeup and sets were fantastic, the visuals were very impressive, it was well directed, and the action/fight scenes were very exciting and well done! Of course possibly most important of all is the characters. A couple of returning characters are given more dimension in this film, and the newly introduced characters are a great addition to the ensemble. Seth Macfarlane is fantastic as Johan Krauss, and I found the new villain to be a little deeper and more interesting than the villain from the first hellboy.
This is definitely a great summer film that action fans will not wanna miss!