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I saw it earlier tonight, and I enjoyed it. It wasn't great, but definitely not bad. However, I was pretty disappointed with the ending. Bottom line: I was entertained.
My favorite part was when Spoiler:
EDIT: Oh yeah, Spoiler:
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Hi guys: I am so happy. I feel really delighted with our weekend. Just last friday there were a lot of naysayers that kept predicting we would do between 15-18 mill at the box office. Others kept saying that the critics were never going to get the movie etc, etc... Well, the movie connected with the audience and -in spite of direct competition from other movies- made a whooping $23.5 million dollars opening weekend. #1 position and with an increedible critical reception. VARIETY, NY TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOEL SIEGEL, LA WEEKLY, etc, etc, etc As a matter of fact we rated around 7-3 positive reviews or over in all media. The only high-profile negatives I could spot were Roeper and USA Today. This from a movie that costed almost the same as WALKING TALL with no "marquee name" star and adapted from an "unproven" comic book. I feel very happy and hope you feel the same way. Most of you bguys have been along for the ride. It's not over -not yet- but we have reached port safely and happily. We are starting editing the "EXTENDED EDITION" which features around 20 minutes more of material (mainly focused on relationships) and new VFX. As I write this I feel the overwhelming need to say "Thank you" to each and all of you guys. Spread the word. Be "out there" and by all means drop me a line or two about the reactions in your thetre, etc, etc and those that saw it with you. Miss you much. Stay in touch... GDT So the dvd will be packed. Can't wait. :) and no mention of buying a ticket for hellboy and sneaking in to see jeresy girl... ;) |
Was that guy in 5th grade?
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Born in mexico, He curses like no one's business and is really a cool guy in person. Very much a director for the fans as he values all of them.
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Originally posted by rushmore223 BUT (SPOILERS BELOW! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!) I really liked this movie. I am slightly aware of the comic because of a friend, but I had never read one in my life. The movie left me with alot of questions, and I do feel as though they must have deleted alot from the movie to keep it under 2 hours. Thought the characters were well thought out, the acting was fine (for this kind of movie) and I liked the story. I did feel the pacing was a little slow, and the action sequences had trouble getting off the ground, yet still, I liked it. Most of my questions have more to do with not knowing backstory on the characters I guess. Are Abe and Liz supposed to basically be mutants? Is Abe some species not originally from Earth or just one that has remained undiscovered (save for Abe of course) ? Spoiler:
Why was the FBI guy there at all? They say he was chosen cause he was Pure Of Heart, but how did they know that before meeting him? And what difference would his purity have made in this movie? Apparently the only purpose he served was to slap the hell out of Selma Blair. His character seemed to acheive little or nothing, with the exception of being Hellboys conscience at the end. Spoiler:
Takes Hellboy all of 30 seconds to defeat the Demon God??? Would have thought it would have been harder. At least as tough as a few Sammeals. Oh well. Spoiler:
Kroenan, what kept this guy Alive/Animated?? What did his Addiction to Surgery have to do with this? Last I heard you needed Blood, not sand to keep living. Spoiler:
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton Born in mexico, He curses like no one's business and is really a cool guy in person. Very much a director for the fans as he values all of them. |
Hopefully the extended edition is better because the movie sucked. I really wanted to like it and I normally do like comic book movies but it was the worst one I've probably ever seen. The character of Hellboy was great but it just seemed to me he was stuck in a movie that wasn't very good. The villains weren't threatening, I didn't feel too much of the emotion that they tried to force in, and it just felt off to me for some reason. Pretty dissapointed since all the fanboys were hyping it up. They put down the Star Wars prequels and the Matrix sequels and praise stuff like this? I don't get it. Maybe they edited all the good stuff out and will put it in the longer cut. At least I hope so. :o
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Yeah - Nazis as the antagonist is one of the most overplayed cliches ever... how about coming up with something new. Well, I guess wind-up ninja assassin nazis are kinda new, but still... *yawn*
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Originally posted by Rammsteinfan Wow, I am surprised. Alot if not most of the ppl in the theatre here were laughing, cheering, and even a few claps during some good scenes. I think I will go see it again just for fun. I cant wait for the SE dvd later this year. General question (to those who saw it): How was your "audience experience" when seeing "Hellboy"? |
Audience was quiet - after it was over, they all shuffled out... they seemed as bored as I was. Maybe our theater put drugs in our mtn dew.
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton off the hellboy site. :) Shame on you! :p |
Originally posted by Giles How was your "audience experience" when seeing "Hellboy"? |
All four times I saw it, the audience was completely caught up in the spirit of the film. You guys got some lame audiences.
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Okay, Hellboy had me on the fence for a while after the credits rolled. I think it has to do with the similarity between the film and the comic. I didn't know what to think of it. What I mean is, Mignola's style and del Toro's mise-en-scene. They are both less concerned with continuity than mood. It wasn't until the first few non-action scenes rolled that the mimicry of the comic book became apparent. This movie could work, a la La Jetee as stills.
Also mimicked, and almost duplicated, is Mignola's casual dialogue, which provided some really nice moments. Unfortunately, clunky exposition degrades the charm of the "smaller" dialogue. In comic books, dialogue and exposition can be separated stylistically. In this movie, their coexistance and formal similarity is disrupting. So did this make me like or dislike the film? I like Hellboy, the movie. I like it better than most comic book adaptations out there, more than either X-men, more than Spider-man (though it's an excellent action movie), but not more than Hulk, which I consider the pinnacle of this recent splurge. Both Hulk and Hellboy say a lot ABOUT comic books in their execution and style, and I consider that much more interesting than just a typical action film populated by fondly remembered characters. Now I don't consider either to be masterpieces, or even completely successful. They both suffer from well thought out characterization that gets misplaced inside the absurd premise. In both Hulk and Hellboy I understand the people, and their motivations, but was never immersed in any of the characters. There's just too much about them explicitly stated rather than communicated through less-overt means (with the exception of Ron Perlman). Let me get to Ron Perlman. Excellent job. That's it. I'm done. Or not. For some reason he reminded me of Randolph Scott in some great Budd Boetticher western: gruff, surly, detached, but smart and noble. (actually I have a good reason for the comparison, watched Scott in Comanche Station last week). And the audience Sunday afternoon was cheerfully into it. |
Originally posted by Suprmallet For a guy who railed so much about a duplicate DOTD thread, I'm surprised you posted this after I clearly posted it a page back. Shame on you! :p : Does a Going to see kill bill Vol 2 and you aint dance: |
Originally posted by Jackskeleton Sorry, I didn't read the page back as it was full of filler crap that was off subject. Besides, I didn't start a one and only thread. Repost and New threads are two different worlds. : Does a Going to see kill bill Vol 2 and you aint dance: |
Originally posted by Jackskeleton : Does a Going to see kill bill Vol 2 and you aint dance: :D |
And the gun sold outtttt. 1,000 units at $299.99 = :eek:
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Originally posted by Pillowhead Did it jump parts at all in the film? Spoiler:
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Originally posted by Trigger Yeah - Nazis as the antagonist is one of the most overplayed cliches ever... how about coming up with something new. Well, I guess wind-up ninja assassin nazis are kinda new, but still... *yawn* Spoiler:
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Ahh, so he's head of the Thule Society. I kept thinking Bruttenholm was saying "Head of the Cthulu Cult Society," which I thought was a nod to Lovecraft (as if there weren't enough nods already).
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About the "missing footage," Guillermo confirmed that several theaters have taken the fade to absolute black as an end marker for the reel, so they're missing about 45 seconds of footage.
Hi guys! We got some complaints of HB copies that were screening without 45 seconds at the end of reel 5. We have been able to spot AND stop concretely one in Oregon. You see AFTER Liz explodes there is a FADE OUT to absolute black and some projectionists are taking it as a cue for the reel bein OVER. IT IS NOT. In Oregon for example they had plattered the film incorrectly on Thursday night and cut off the last scene of reel 5. Complaints came in on Friday and Saturday and the print was corrected on Saturday night and it is correct now. Now all copies are printed CORRECTLY but may be screened w/ that 45 seconds missing by omission in the "assembly" of the platter. The copy you view need to have the following scenes: A) HB is attacked (SPOILERS FRON NOW ON) Liz explodes. A rock hits the lens!! B) DARKNESS. Voices. The water has evaporated, burnt Sammael carcaesses are seen. myers wakes up, dizzy. He sees Rasputin/Ilsa. She approaches him and thanks him fro the grenade belts. CUT TO: C) ANother space in the complex. She's slamming the belts and everybody has been manacled. The coopies are being projected without "B" in some thetres. Please write me at [email protected] if this happens to you. Thanks a million... GDT (theatre manager now) Also, Ron Perlman sort-of confirmed that HB2 is on the way (as if you needed confirmation :P) http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2295758 |
Originally posted by Giles How was your "audience experience" when seeing "Hellboy"? |
Originally posted by Shamu It was quiet. I guess about half of the people fell asleep and the other half left early... ;) |
Originally posted by profbobo About the "missing footage," Guillermo confirmed that several theaters have taken the fade to absolute black as an end marker for the reel, so they're missing about 45 seconds of footage. The thread can be viewed here: http://boards.sonypictures.com/hellb...?threadid=1113 Also, Ron Perlman sort-of confirmed that HB2 is on the way (as if you needed confirmation :P) http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2295758 That explains it. :) |
Originally posted by Jules Winfield Hopefully the extended edition is better because the movie sucked. I really wanted to like it and I normally do like comic book movies but it was the worst one I've probably ever seen. The character of Hellboy was great but it just seemed to me he was stuck in a movie that wasn't very good. The villains weren't threatening, I didn't feel too much of the emotion that they tried to force in, and it just felt off to me for some reason. Pretty dissapointed since all the fanboys were hyping it up. They put down the Star Wars prequels and the Matrix sequels and praise stuff like this? I don't get it. Maybe they edited all the good stuff out and will put it in the longer cut. At least I hope so. :o |
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