I gave up reading comic books long ago, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy an occasional comic book movie, especially one that involves inter-dimensional monsters, psychic amphibians, pyrokinetic hotties, and Jeffrey Tambor.
The trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army hit the web this week and it looks to maintain the spirit of the first movie -- which was surprisingly enjoyable for something that looked to be a special-effects-laden, run-of-the-mill Hollywood McMovie.
Maybe it's not so surprising. Mike
Mignola's Hellboy comics were quite
well-received and gained a huge following.
Which is, of course, why Hollywood
came knocking. It blended the Nazi occult, quasi-human characters, and a
smack-talking red demon with superhuman abilities.
Hellboy works as a Paranormal Investigator for the government funded Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, but he is by no means a company demon. He's an interesting character in both comics and film, in the latter case thanks to a great performance by Ron Perlman. And now there's a sequel.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is said to focus less on the real world and more on the mythical. Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) will ensure that the imaginative elements of the setting remain. The good news is that the mythical world still contains lots of cool-looking creatures. The bad news is that they're looking to come to our world. Our big, red lug of a demon-spawn will have something to say about that though. I'll be watching.
