Completely lives up to it's predecessor, if not excels it

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2011)

Hellboy 2 is a high quality action film from Guillermo Del Toro, the mastermind behind the fantasy/horror Oscar winner Pan's Labyrinth. It begins right where the original film lets off. Hellboy, Liz and Abraham are still working for the bureau of paranormal research and defence. A new case awakens and the team are soon on the trail to stop a new villain, Prince Nuada, from awakening the mythical golden army and taking over the world. Although it may sound silly, Hellboy 2 is in short one hell of a good time (excuse the pun), the guns even bigger (watch out for the "big baby" gun) the bad guys even creepier, the cigars even better, the monsters freakier and the one liners a-plenty. If you have experienced and enjoyed the first one you'll love the sequel. If you're watching the hellboy series for the first time, brace yourself for a wild ride unlike anything you've ever seen before.
8/10