Most of Hellboy's contemporary superhero movies were a little too serious, and according to reviews from back then, Hellboy was not? Tonally, though, I don't think it achieves what Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, or Deadpool does (and I think those films show a clear evolution of what it means to be funny/irreverent/sassy in a superhero movie).Īnyway, I was wondering if anyone has any insight. We were still pre-Nolan's Gotham and pre-Marvel Cinematic Universe. The original X-Men and Spider-Man franchises were leading the pack, and we had some pretty disappointing showings with Daredevil and Catwoman. One thought was that the the landscape of popular film (and, more specifically, superhero films) was drastically different in 2004. Watching it last night, we had no idea why that would be. What's strangest to me is that Hellboy was pretty well-received by critics. Not a single person of color in the cast.I remember Pearlman and Tambor being hilarious and irreverent, but the film seemed pretty damn serious and cliche last night. This demon is reproducing in the NYC subway and our heroes just leave and never return to it? Why did Rasputin even summon this demon in the first place? What purpose did it serve to his plan? How did this demon get from NYC to Russia? Etc. Some of them are loose ends to be returned to or allusions to a larger universe, but many of them are just incomprehensible. A really disappointing performance from Selma Blair, who, while not the strongest actor historically, has definitely done much better than this.Why were we ever supposed to care about him? A main character (John Myers) who is more boring than white bread.She normally loves sci-fi/fantasy, weird creatures, and quippy characters, but we both came away pretty disappointed. I was talking it up to my SO, and we finally decided to watch it last night. I've watched it several times since its release, but not in the last 5 years or so.
I loved the characters and the world hey inhabited, thought the art direction was weird in the best way, and loved the wise-cracking anti-hero protagonist. I remember first watching Hellboy in 2004 and thinking it was the coolest film.
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