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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Saving the world is a hell of a job

The progression of superhero movies from kiddie fare to high art continues with Hellboy II. Following on from the first installment, Hellboy and his fiery girlfriend have to do battle with the prince of the trolls, who wants to collect three pieces of a magical golden crown. Once in possession of the crown, he will be able to wage war against the humans with help from a 4900-strong mechanical golden army. Hellboy and buddies are roped in to stop the prince, finding an unlikely ally in the prince's twin sister.

112 minutes, No persons under 10 (Language, Violence)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy.

Credits

Cast

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor, John Alexander, Luke Goss, Anna Walton

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, from the comic by Mike Mignola

Music

Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Guillermo Navarro

Editing

Bernat Vilaplana

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Dark Horse Entertainment, International Filmproduktion Eagle, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Mid Atlantic Films, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures

SA Distributor

UIP

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Action, fantasy, science fiction
Language	Very mild, infrequent, low impact
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong action and fantasy violence, sustained, frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Die BurgerJacques Liebenberg

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden

24.comIvan Sadler

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Imagine the forges of hell crossed with the extraterrestrial saloon on Tatooine, and you have a notion of Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson A colorful creature-palooza of nearly unparalleled diversity, Hellboy II: The Golden Army is like the cantina scene in Star Wars extended to two hours.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli The temptation is to remark that if Hellboy was the appetizer, then Hellboy II: The Golden Army is the main course. To an extent, that's true. The second film is more assured, better paced, and has a stronger emotional component. It takes chances, offers action, pathos and humor, provides a Barry Manilow singalong, and keeps the focus where it should be: on Hellboy.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers A surprise package of fun, fright and untamed imagination.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Decent, but nothing spectacular as a whole.

Metacritic.com36 critics

RottenTomatoes.com195 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.

Internet (IMDB)28897 Netizens The Second is Always Best

Average .. 69%

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