Hellboy (2 Disc Set)
Hellboy (Ron Perlman) isn't your average hero. Hell. He isn't even your
average superhero. Brought forth by the Nazi's during a sacred ritual towards
the end of World War II. Our hero was summoned by accident when the evil monk of
Russian history/folklore,Grigori Rasputin was meddling with forces that lead
to his undoing. With the twisted and evil monster trapped for another sixty
years when things don't go as planned (US soldiers heroically intervened).
Hellboy is raised by Prof. Trevor “Broom” Bruttenholm (John Hurt), an expert
in the occult. Our demonic hero is initiated in to the Bureau of paranomal
research were he joins the amphibious, kind hearted, and clever fellow
“Freak”, Abe Sapien (voiced by David Hyde Pierce). When Rasputin returns
once again with the aid of his minions the maniacal, undead asassin Kroenen
(Ladislav Beran) and the monks faithful lover Ilsa (Biddy Hodson).
Hellboy must unwillingly pair up with John Myers,(Rupert Evans) an
idealistic, naive new agent of the Bureau. Not only that but the big hunk of an
evil basher becomes entangled in a love triangle with the pyro-telekinetic love
of his life Liz (Selma Blair) and his new comrade. Fighting evil couldn't prove
more difficult or out there!
Special Features:
- Video introduction by Guillermo del Toro
- Audio commentary by director Guillermo del Toro and comic creator Mike
Mignola
- Audio commentary by stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor and
Rupert Evans
- Branching reveals comics drawn by Mike Mignola
- Picture in picture storybard track that plays simultaneously with
the film
- ‘The Right Hand Of Doom’ branching function reveals featurettes on the
shooting of key sequences
- ‘From The Den’ 4 short cartoons recommended by Hellboy
- DVDRom
- ‘The Seeds Of Creation’ – a 2 hour documentary on the making of the
movie covering everything from the origins of the comic to the
film's premiere
- Never before seen deleted scenes with optional director's commentary
- Character biographies written by Guillermo del Toro
- Animatics and board-a-matics
- Multi-angle storyboard to final film comparisons
- Maquette 3D character sculptures video gallery
- TV Spots and trailers
- Talen profiles
- Extra hidden features
Critic Reviews:
- " Somewhat entertaining, but too scary for many. " –
Nell Minow
- " The film deserves recognition for its innovative approach to visuals
in a comic book adaptation. " – Mike Massie
- " There's a freshness and goofiness about Hellboy that defies the
precision and exactitude of Guillermo del Toro's direction. " –
Graeme Tuckett