My review for the new HELLBOY II film is now up on Fear Zone:


I did not want to walk into the theater today with any sort of high expectations for HELLBOY II. Despite my adoration for the original HELLBOY story and my love affair with Guillermo del Torro’s directorial genius, I truly did not. However, as I sat in my seat this afternoon, watching the credits rolling up the screen as I waited to see if there was a special feature at the end of them, I realized that I had accidentally layered my subconscious with kid-on-Christmas-morning anticipation. I sighed, finished the last of my beer and headed for the exit feeling a little befuddled with disappointment. I knew HELLBOY II was going to be campy and I was completely at ease with this notion given that the first movie was extremely campy and that’s one of the qualities of the film that made it endearing. I knew I was expecting a couple of hours of intense luscious CGI eye-candy. And I was not disappointed in either of these two deliveries. However, I suppose what made me feel a bit empty as I left the theater was the realization that I had expected more from the actual storyline than what del Torro had provided… CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REVIEW

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