Review of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) by Bugger217 — 03 Sep 2017

Looking back at 2008's comic book films, people remember The Dark Knight for taking the genre to new dramatic heights, and they remember Iron Man for kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an exciting way. Both great films that deserve all of the praise they receive, no doubt. However, another great film unfortunately got lost in the shuffle: Hellboy II.

By trimming the fat, Hellboy II is an improvement over the first entry, allowing viewers to get totally sucked into the magical world in which its colorful characters exist. With even more heart and better action, Hellboy II is a delight from start to finish. It's unfortunate we'll never see the conclusion of Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy trilogy, but the first two films are something special, and absolutely deserve to be seen by those who missed them.