05-21-2011, 03:02 AM
(05-15-2011, 04:04 PM)--Pete Wrote: I liked the first better, but 2 was also very enjoyable -- we watched it last night. The Troll Market scene was great. And I liked the ending, it's setting things up for a "family show" sequel.Del Toro (or someone) has done a great job of giving creatures personalities -- puts me in mind of Sanctuary, an underrated (IMO) TV SF series.
--Pete
I thought 2 was a lot better than 1 (but both were very good). Hellboy 2 had a better "bad guy", and that's important in a movie like this.
Del Toro is the guy responsible for the creature stuff. He also did Blade 2 (very underrated IMO), and Pan's Labyrinth. If you haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth, please do so right this very second. Don't base your impressions on the trailers either. They were made during the height of the Lord of the Rings ROTTK Oscar craze to cash in on fantasy appeal. Pan's Labyrinth is DEEP, and not at all a light-hearted fantasy film.