Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) by Phil B — 09 Aug 2011

The original is better, but still a good, entertaining film.

This review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) was written by Phil B on 09 Aug 2011.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Finderofthings (1) on 07 May 2016

This movie is actually pretty good but we need to get Ron Pearlman another Hellboy movie…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 20 Jun 2019

When was the last time you enjoyed a song in a commercial film, you will leave the screen humming, in love…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Ashley H (2,345) on 16 Dec 2016

Heard this was better than the first one. Boy, when does that happen…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Riccardo R (138) on 06 Feb 2016

This film has the right amount of drama, action and comedy…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Tyranian (764) on 08 Apr 2019

Pretty awesome sequel, better than first in many ways but ending is massive anticlimax…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Charles S (1,252) on 26 Nov 2016

Not as funny or gritty as the original...(Edit, or re watching, it has grown on me, I added an extra star, and wish for another sequel)…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Ted W (1,490) on 14 Dec 2016

Great sequel to another great hellboy movie starring the guy that plays hellboy that I don't know his name, I apologize now…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Serge L (642) on 06 Dec 2016

Surprisingly good funny action. Selma, girl, cute, was a nice touch. The action is all good, good efffects and a story that held together…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Facebook U (1,208) on 06 Dec 2016

Surprisingly good funny action. Selma, girl, cute, was a nice touch. The action is all good, good efffects and a story that held together…

Read Review

Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 20 Jun 2017

If the film is just as strange and endearing as its glowing protagonist -- and it is -- that's because the director and co-writer (with Mignola)…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Ghajini (2008)

By Souren M (4) on 18 Aug 2010

If you have watched Memento then don't watch this one. I did and found this film extremely irritating…

Read Review

Review of Zoom (2006)

By HansÜ. (1) on 14 Aug 2006

Terrible, terrible movie. So bad it made me want to vomit. Anyone who actually likes this needs to have their head examined…

Read Review

Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008)

By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Apr 2016

With its dopey fight scenes, grimy look and goopy gore, this movie is so far from ept that inept is the wrong word. It's anti-ept…

Read Review

Review of 2012 (2009)

By Rob Humanick (476) for Projection Booth (270) on 04 Mar 2010

Berlin Alexanderplatz feels like a Saturday afternoon matinee compared to this…

Read Review

Review of Watchmen (2009)

By Christopher Tookey (761) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 06 Mar 2009

This despicable trash will find an audience among sad sociopaths, deranged pseudo-intellectuals and brutalised, immature men of all ages…

Read Review

Review of Star Trek (2009)

By Nightbringerat (1) on 23 Apr 2013

The Movie that killed Star Trek, unlogical Vulcans, oddly size changing ships (from 320m to 700m, dvd extras), no explanation why tech evolved…

Read Review

Review of Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

By Jamie C (1,664) on 23 Nov 2016

A very unusual and darker Batman than we're used to seeing even in animation which has had some pretty dark films, It's split into 6 little…

Read Review

Review of Captain America (1990)

By Lawrence Cohn (13) for Variety (12,700) on 20 Jul 2011

Salinger has some good moments dealing with the cultural shock of his Rip Van Winkle reawakening, but film never takes flight under Albert…

Read Review

Review of Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)

By Arum Padma O (136) on 20 Apr 2014

Pretentious Genet, via Fassbender, influenced turd. Stop the encouragement of violence to women, Miike…

Read Review

Review of Game of Death (1978)

By James Luxford (227) for The National (UAE) (421) on 31 Aug 2011

The end result of a production in chaos, Game of Death is unconvincing, two-dimensional and badly executed…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

72%801 Reviews

Will Penny

1967

69%32 Reviews

The Parent Trap

1961

74%334 Reviews

The Peanuts Movie

2015

72%1,004 Reviews

Haunting of Winchester House

2009

29%43 Reviews

Angel Eyes

2001

56%370 Reviews

Hero

1989

87%600 Reviews

Dear John

2010

58%715 Reviews

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

64%114 Reviews

They're Watching

2016

51%42 Reviews