Hellboy II the movie

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2008)

Well, I went and saw Hellboy II, a movie I was highly looking forward to, and with out giving away any of the plot I can honestly say I could not have been any more disappointed.
The first movie was a classic in it's own style. Dark characters with a dark underlining clever story. It gave the whole experience depth, creating something worth watching again. If only del Toro had taken time to review his first Hellboy to remind himself what made the movie magical. He started out right with the original cast and characters minus one, so where did he go wrong???? To start out, the story was too far fetch with no original creativity. Where the first Hellboy story created it's own niche, the sequel seemed to look for a previous story to emulate. On the movie screen last night I saw reflections of the Star Wars bar scene, reflections of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the reliving of several bad love stories.
What happened to the Hellboy we were introduced to in the first film? Where was the great character and acting created in Abe Sapien by Doug Jones? If del Toro found it necessary to tell the movie story at the beginning, wouldn't you think that he should reconsider the entire story line as being weak to begin with.
Hellboy deserved a sequel, and many movie goers such as myself were looking forward to seeing this movie, but just from listening to the audience as we left the theater, the public is very disappointed. What a let down. I have to say, I wish this movie was never made allowing the fans of the first movie the memories of the first experience.
Sadly, even with such a great cast of actors, I hope we never have to endure another Hellboy on screen. del Toro, you made your money, now leave everyone alone, please.