Hellboy

[alexxkay]

Went to see Hellboy with a bunch o' folks last night. I liked it a lot. Probably more than any of them did, as I was the only person to loudly applaud at the end. Though the plot was rather loosely adapted, the characterization and art direction were spot-on. Going to hav to re-read the comics now.

Best preview was definitely Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. As soon as I saw the giant robots rampaging through the city, I immediately thought, "Hey! We can do that in the Freedom Force engine!" Must see about convincing boss to investigate the licensing possbilities.

Comments

[londo.livejournal.com]

Special effects for that movie are in fact special. I don't remember the details, but I'd do some research before jumping on that train.

[jducoeur]

Hellboy seems to be that great rarity: a comic book movie that fans of the comic consistently like. Not an easy trick to pull off. (Having the comic's creator as exec probably helps a lot, but it's impressive that it's both true to the original and a good movie to boot.)

As for Sky Captain: it's the movie we've been looking forward to for months. I'm not sure whether it's going to be *good* per se, but it looks likely to be fun...