The sequel to the first Hellboy.

Rating: 5/10 (16 November 2008)

What happens when you combine Independence Day, Men in Black, I, Robot, Unconditional Love, Lord of the Rings, Galaxy Quest, Total Recall, and for good measure toss in some Barry Manilow? You get Hellboy II. What happened? What made the first movie much better was the sardonic wit of the main character and a story that kept on track. And though Perlman does deliver some wry comments, most of them really do not work. We start the movie out with a back story of how Hellboy was discovered then fast forward to when he is around 11, waiting for Santa Claus to come down the wood stove and wants a story from Father before he brushes his teeth and goes to bed. Father then tells the tale of the Golden Army. Fast forward again and we have The Bad Guy, out of exile from the time when mystical creatures made a pact with the human race, and he wants it all back. In all of this we have the story of Hellboy's and Liz's relationship, on the rocks and on fire (sorry), and Abe's first love. I don't know what else to say. Either you will totally like this movie or like a lot of us hope that there is not another sequel coming.