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Hellboy (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: James Babson, Ladislav Beran, Selma Blair, Brian Caspe, Garth Cooper
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  397 reviews
Sales Rank: 1388
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 01317
ISBN: 1404935924
UPC: 043396013179
EAN: 9781404935921
ASIN: B00008EY65
Theatrical Release Date: April 2, 2004
Release Date: June 21, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: this was a rental, plays great All items are guaranteed to work.
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In the ongoing deluge of comic-book adaptations, Hellboy ranks well above average. Having turned down an offer to helm Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in favor of bringing Hellboy's origin story to the big screen, the gifted Mexican director Guillermo del Toro compensates for the excesses of Blade II with a moodily effective, consistently entertaining action-packed fantasy, beginning in 1944 when the mad monk Rasputin--in cahoots with occult-buff Hitler and his Nazi thugs--opens a transdimensional portal through which a baby demon emerges, capable of destroying the world with his powers. Instead, the aptly named Hellboy is raised by the benevolent Prof. Bloom, founder of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, whose allied forces enlist the adult Hellboy (Ron Perlman, perfectly cast) to battle evil at every turn. While nursing a melancholy love for the comely firestarter Liz (Selma Blair), Hellboy files his demonic horns ("to fit in," says Bloom) and wreaks havoc on the bad guys. The action is occasionally routine (the movie suffers when compared to the similar X-Men blockbusters), but del Toro and Perlman have honored Mike Mignola's original Dark Horse comics with a lavish and loyal interpretation, retaining the amusing and sympathetic quirks of character that made the comic-book Hellboy a pop-culture original. He's red as a lobster, puffs stogies like Groucho Marx, and fights the good fight with a kind but troubled heart. What's not to like? --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
From visionary writer/director Guillermo del Toro (director of Blade II The Devil's Backbone) comes Hellboy a supernatural action adventure based on Mike Mignola's popular Dark Horse Comics series of the same name. Born in the flames of hell and brought to Earth as an infant to perpetrate evil Hellboy (Ron Perlman) was rescued from sinister forces by the benevolent Dr. Broom (John Hurt) who raised him to be a hero. In Dr. Broom's secret Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense Hellboy creates an unlikely family consisting of the telepathic "Mer-Man" Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) and Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) the woman he loves who can control fire. Hidden from the very society that they protect they stand as the key line of defense against an evil madman who seeks to reclaim Hellboy to the dark side and use his powers to destroy mankind.System Requirements:Running Time: 121 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396013179 Manufacturer No: 01317
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 Great Fantasy Movie August 26, 2008
Diana L. Karns (Barnesville, MD)
Love this movie. Ron Perlman is great as Hellboy. Can't wait to buy the second movie in this series.
Good And Dark, This Superhero Movie Is Not For Kids August 26, 2008
Roberto Vitale (Orlando, FL USA)
It is a well made movie with a good and hellish storyline. But it is too dark to be family viewable, discretion is advised. If you like the gene, devils and monsters, it is a great movie.
The Director's Cut of Hellboy goes Blu-Ray!!! August 23, 2008
Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States)
The Director's Cut of Hellboy is now available on the superior Blu-Ray Disc format!!! The picture and sound quality are superb!!! This great disc also has some nice extras as well!!! Recommended!!! A+
Great movie August 23, 2008
Michael Dautremont (Des Moines, Iowa United States)
It was so great! it was funny and there wasn't much swearin and just the right amount of vilange.
Myth Meets Superhero August 18, 2008
lochnessa7 (Half Hollow Hills, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not your run-of-the-mill comic book/superhero movie, Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy has more in common with monster-fantasies like the Mummy, Van Helsing and mythological classics like Clash of the Titans. In this case, those hoping for an X-Men style action flick might find themselves perplexed or even disappointed. But del Toro knows what he's doing, he creates a stunning world of labyrinthine tunnels populated by the most remarkable, fanciful creatures. del Toro's monsters surpass anything dreamed up by M. Night Shyamalan or anyone else in Hollywood these days. Yet the actors who portray them manage to make such alien creatures familiar and sympathetic.
It's rare to find a director with vision so unique, as well as a great story to tell. And the story of Hellboy is a fantastic tale suffused with wry humor and an epic battle between good and evil, choice and destiny, sin and redemption at its core.
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