Born of Nazi sorcerers and liberated by the Allies back in WWII, Hellboy (Perlman) is a 6 foot 5 inch demon with a heck of a right hook, a soft spot for kittens, and a lousy attitude because he's always confused for one of the bad guys. Together with his on-again, off-again girlfriend, pyrotechnic Liz (Blair), and half-amphibian pal Abe Sapien, he works for the government in the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. When an elf prince breaks a centuries-old truce that has kept the deadly Golden Army retired, the team is called into action to make everything right. Director Guillermo del Toro, working from a script he wrote with Hellboy comic book creator Mike Mignola, has created a world even more visually stunning and just as emotionally satisfying as his Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth, infused with humor and kick-ass action (this is, after all, a comic book movie). "The endlessly inventive del Toro creates visual fantasies unlike any other, and the creatures on display here are truly extraordinary. But amid all the costumes, all the action, and all the special effects, it's the humanity that makes his work so memorable. Yes, the monsters are amazing. But the moment when a heartsick Hellboy discovers Barry Manilow? Priceless." (NY Daily News) more at hellboymovie.com 35mm.
2008, color, 1 hour 50 minutes, USA