Hellboy 2 : The Golden Army tell a story about good versus evil in a way that pushed my imagination further away from reality. Seriously, I have no doubt that this movie will become a hit (costume wise) at the first time I saw Angel of Death standing up in the trailer.
Cast
Rob Perlman unsurprisingly returned as Hellboy in this sequel. I can’t help to notice that his face looks gloomy in this movie. Nevertheless, his act is equally good compared to the original Hellboy. Sarcasm remarks expressed by him never failed to bring funny element into somewhat more serious scene.
Selma Blair takes the role of Liz once again and she does not impress me this time. Not even her sexy short hair. Well, at least Abe Sapien cast Doug Jones able to play his role notably good. His portrayal of naivety is plausible and funny in the same time.
The new villain, an elf prince named Prince Nuada’s role is played by Luke Goss. I rated his performance 5/10 (it might not be his entire fault; character designer should take the blame too). In a more ideal world comparison, this character lack traits that would otherwise make him feared. Anyway, praise is due for the kung-fu styled fighting shown by him in many of the fight scenes in here.
Story
It is a long told tale about the war between mythical and human world and many had forgotten the existence of it. It is said that King Balor asked a Goblin to build a clockwork army of 70 times 70 soldiers for war against the human world. Regretted with his decision, King Balor made a truce with the humans which then separated both worlds until recent now. Prince Nuada, a long gone King Balor’s son, disagreed with this truce and decided to return, to break the truce down for dignity and survival sake. His only way is war and for war, he’ll need an army.
Now Hellboy must act before it’s too late. Hellboy will be combating his way to Prince Nuada and in the mean time settle things with his new team-leader, Johann Krauss. Liz had an internal issue because she’s pregnant while Abe Sapien falls in love with Prince Nuala, Nuada’s twin.
Movie
The movie took place in modern city setting with alternate sub-ground places such as the golden army resting place and the troll market. There are a lot of fist-fighting and melee-fighting scenes to keep you on your seat.
Costume design was out of this world. You will awe at the first time you saw Wink and it will continue with other odd characters like The Chamberlain, Gatekeeper and not to forget, my personal favorite, the Angel of Death.
"I can see you!"Image courtesy of its respective owner.
Conclusion
Pro : + Out of the world costumes, scenes + Nice storyline with less stereotype + Its Hellboy
Con : - Low impact villain – Lack of cons :)
Who would have thought that my awe toward Pan’s Labyrinth has something to do with its director? No, I didn’t know that El Toro directed the original Hellboy, a movie which forced me to repeat-watch it over and over again because of its awesome-ness. Even though I do not have any idea about whose El Toro was but my whole experience with Hellboy, Hellboy 2 and Pan’s Labyrinth begs the differ. So, I will put my faith into him for bringing The Hobbit to life.
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