Trolls in NY (yawn)

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2008)

I cannot and will not bring myself to say anything negative about Guillermo Del Toro. Like Peter Jackson, the man has achieved a lifetime of acclaim with Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage, and may well rest on his laurels for the rest of his living days. Hellboy II  The Golden Army liberally uses animal motifs, but in aggregate ends up missing out on both originality and believability. Perhaps it is the backdrop of New York that makes is so over-the-top. Troll gates below Brooklyn Bridge remind one of Harry Potter, while the Troll city itself appears like something out of Star Wars. More Star Wars  Attack of the Clones when the golden army rises. By the end of the movie, I am not sure what to believe. But again, a great movie!!!