Or it’s the ignorant people who never bothered to read a comic and are comparing the tone to Del Toro’s films saying how it’s “incorrect” and how Hellboy isnt a “horror franchise” 😂😂😂😂
Yeah I don’t get the hate! I have been waiting for a faithful adaptation and this is the closest we have gotten with a fraction of the budget as previous ones. It had more things I liked than hated.
They literally gave us what we asked for as Hellboy fans and we spat in their faces I don’t expect any more Hellboy content for a while and whats really sad is yea it’s low budget because that studio was the only one who was willing to take it up and it’s a good movie and followed the comics amazingly
I enjoyed it, not the best thing ever but I admired its consistency to tell a small Hellboy story that embraces horror. Also Jack Kesy is a not too shabby Hellboy
It's interesting, that you mention Del Toro getting closer to the overall tone of the comics. While I love those movies, the tone is way off. They're "superhero movies," big, bombastic, and over the top. The comics are dark and macabre. This movie got closer to the general feel of the books, although it is still way off, IMO. I liked the movie, but nothing much really happens. I hope it gets a sequel because I think they're on to a good thing here. It wasn't scary and I was hoping it would be, that was a disappointment. It would definitely work better as a TV show!
I should’ve been more specific! When I said that Del Toro gets closer, I mean from aesthetic standpoint. Crooked Man has kind of a desaturated and grayish look. While Del Toro’s (at least the first film) has heavier shadows and contrasting colors more consistently throughout the movie.
Personally, I loved it. I've been really excited for it, and I had that sucker pre ordered on iTunes the second I found out when it was going to streaming lol. And finally watching it, well, as I said, I enjoyed it. I love how it goes into more, horror than the action packed stuff we've had, and I love the atmosphere of the movie. And the acting in it is really good, especially Jack Kesy as Hellboy. Dude literally carries this movie. And as Hellboy, he really was awesome, I think my favorite scene of his as Hellboy was when they meet the Crooked Man for the first time and he was not having it. Like, to me, that was badass. And honestly, it had some creepy visuals at times. I will say, you can definitely feel the low budget on it. But they make it work. Honestly, if this gets a Blu Ray release, I'm buying it. I loved it that much honestly.
Relating to your criticism of the lack of real scares and tension: the movie's greatest weakness (in my opinion) was that it adapted the comic storyline **too closely.** The filmmakers were clearly making an effort to include as many details as possible from the original, and I sympathize, but the end result was too "busy," and lacked the kind of pacing and focus that make for an effective horror movie. That said, I thought they knocked it out of the park with the church scene. Naming no names, I think this was a great adaptation compared to some of the sci-fi/fantasy media that have come out lately. I liked it better than the last 3 or 4 Marvel movies I watched, for example -- whoops, I said "naming no names," but apparently I couldn't stop myself. Hellboy as a character felt like he was still finding his feet, but that makes sense given that it was 1959 (he'd been "born" less than 20 years earlier, and it's well established that he ages/matures slower than regular humans). Also, quick quibble: the geographic setting was somewhere in Appalachia's coal country, probably West Virginia or eastern Kentucky. (The coalfields do extend as far south as Birmingham, AL, but as you get down into that area, they trend westward away from the mountains. Also, the Crooked Man's backstory makes more sense if it took place in a Civil War border state.)
I gave it a good shot, but got terribly bored àbout half way through. Hellboy himself was a good character, but, for me, I was bored by the antagonists, the Woodland setting, the Witches, and too little action.....I skipped through the rest.
Read the comic and watch it again, will enjoy the movie much more and appreciate how the vibe is captured successfully. I think it just need to work on the post editing and cinematography a bit more, which maybe they didn't have enough budget for.
A faithful adaptation of MM's World of Hellboy. A solid 6.1 for a straight to VOD I fully appreciated the aesthetic, shorter run time, and simpler storytelling without the need for unnecessary big-set pieces. Even though some of the CGI was suspect it wasn't distracting enough to take me out of the story, unlike some big-budget gaffes like Superman's CGI mouth. Maybe a few more shadows and a ( Alien ) less is more approach, would have been better choices. Hellboy would make for a great Netflix or HBO mini-series and have MM co-write the scripts like he did with this movie.
I loved the movie, never thought I would love a non-Ron Pearlman Hellboy movie, for me Ron is the only Hellboy but this movie was excellent. Thank you for the great review! Love from Kerala, India
Finally someone gets it. This is pretty much what hellboy is. Most of the haters just wanted another MCU hellboy or Guillermo del Toro's Neverending story Hellboy.
Movie was fun and actually refreshing change of pace from usual superhero blockbusters! I enjoyed how accurate it was to the comic, besides the fact that the only black character in the story dies, whereas his comic book counterpart did not. Literally killed him off just to prop up the female Asian lead… who might I add, was not a character in the original comic book!
Fuck, I can’t wait for my wife and I to get time to see it. We both were hoping to catch it in theaters but fuck US audiences I guess. We both have been talking about how we like the smaller scale stories. None of this end of the world BS so I’m looking forward to this one. Read the comic just super curious how it transitions to film.
I get why everyony complaines about the low budget cgi effects, but this has the best story, the best characters, the best acting, and maybe the best Hellboy. Maybe they could have ha a better opening credits and Giant spider scene, but everything else is great.
Just watched this last night. It was so so. Left me with more questions. The hellboy movies deserves more respect than that. Low budget and cgi was trash
@Scifi4life depends on what you're looking for. It's the most comic accurate adaptation of the character to date, and that's gonna go far for a lot of fans, especially fans who have issues with the last two entries.
@joeabernathy5402 it has to have broad appeal like the MCU, which garnered attention from people who initially were not into super heroes and fans who already were.
@Scifi4life fuck "broad appeal." You sound like a marketing manager not a comic book fan. If anything, films like this need to exist in this space to counter balance the watered-down assembly line adaptations of the MCU.
@joeabernathy5402 studios need to make money. Maybe you don't understand that, so thank goodness you don't work in Hollywood. You would make your movie studio go broke. I'm not saying every film should have a 350 million dollar budget like avatar films. I'm saying with today's technology, effects, and talent, low budget films do not have to look like shitty crooked man.
The tragic thing is, this was originally supposed to be a tv pilot, it had a tv budget, it was a stupid idea to pad it out and release it as a movie..movie fans hate it because they’re expecting “movie” action hero Hellboy when it’s not, it’s comic Hellboy..unlike the movies the comics are generally smaller gothic/folk horror themed short stories..which would work so much better as a tv series..I thought they nailed the comic tone pretty well and I’d be totally onboard with a tv series with the same crew involved
I find that a lot of the criticism that I’ve heard is just hating just to hate. Saw someone saying that it was bad because it took place in the woods
Or it’s the ignorant people who never bothered to read a comic and are comparing the tone to Del Toro’s films saying how it’s “incorrect” and how Hellboy isnt a “horror franchise” 😂😂😂😂
Yeah I don’t get the hate! I have been waiting for a faithful adaptation and this is the closest we have gotten with a fraction of the budget as previous ones. It had more things I liked than hated.
I saw someone call the spider scene pointless when it's literally explained before and after it happens u.u
@@foxfoxx1054 That's people without media literacy for you. They're getting really common lately.
Wrong stupid it has nothing to do with the comic.
I watched the movie and to be honest, it is a okay movie
It's definitely a rights retainer movie but that considering it wasn't too bad
It is ok but a good one compare to the 2019 one
They literally gave us what we asked for as Hellboy fans and we spat in their faces I don’t expect any more Hellboy content for a while and whats really sad is yea it’s low budget because that studio was the only one who was willing to take it up and it’s a good movie and followed the comics amazingly
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I enjoyed it, not the best thing ever but I admired its consistency to tell a small Hellboy story that embraces horror. Also Jack Kesy is a not too shabby Hellboy
I want a rated R Hellboy animated show
That would be so cool
Die hard Hellboy fan here and, I absolutely loved the movie! The tone is so right, and Jack Kesy NAILED the character! 👏
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Agreed, this is easily the most comic accurate Hellboy. Loved the vibe and stepping away from the man-child like you said.
It's interesting, that you mention Del Toro getting closer to the overall tone of the comics. While I love those movies, the tone is way off. They're "superhero movies," big, bombastic, and over the top. The comics are dark and macabre. This movie got closer to the general feel of the books, although it is still way off, IMO. I liked the movie, but nothing much really happens. I hope it gets a sequel because I think they're on to a good thing here. It wasn't scary and I was hoping it would be, that was a disappointment.
It would definitely work better as a TV show!
I should’ve been more specific! When I said that Del Toro gets closer, I mean from aesthetic standpoint. Crooked Man has kind of a desaturated and grayish look. While Del Toro’s (at least the first film) has heavier shadows and contrasting colors more consistently throughout the movie.
@@DiegoReviews Totally agree with you. Great review btw. Thanks for the content!
@keepy85 thank you!
Cant wait to see it
I Loved the jack Kesy is hellboy straight from the comics for the captured the comics than any other Hellboy film
Personally, I loved it. I've been really excited for it, and I had that sucker pre ordered on iTunes the second I found out when it was going to streaming lol. And finally watching it, well, as I said, I enjoyed it. I love how it goes into more, horror than the action packed stuff we've had, and I love the atmosphere of the movie. And the acting in it is really good, especially Jack Kesy as Hellboy. Dude literally carries this movie. And as Hellboy, he really was awesome, I think my favorite scene of his as Hellboy was when they meet the Crooked Man for the first time and he was not having it. Like, to me, that was badass. And honestly, it had some creepy visuals at times. I will say, you can definitely feel the low budget on it. But they make it work. Honestly, if this gets a Blu Ray release, I'm buying it. I loved it that much honestly.
Glad I'm not the only one who felt it was very tv episode like
You know comic book movies are in trouble when a 7/10 direct to VOD Hellboy movie is the second best comic book movie of the year.
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@@DiegoReviews I kinda wanna throw it into a video editor and play with the saturation and see how it looks in black and white.
@@joeabernathy5402 oooh I’d love to see that!
Relating to your criticism of the lack of real scares and tension: the movie's greatest weakness (in my opinion) was that it adapted the comic storyline **too closely.** The filmmakers were clearly making an effort to include as many details as possible from the original, and I sympathize, but the end result was too "busy," and lacked the kind of pacing and focus that make for an effective horror movie. That said, I thought they knocked it out of the park with the church scene.
Naming no names, I think this was a great adaptation compared to some of the sci-fi/fantasy media that have come out lately. I liked it better than the last 3 or 4 Marvel movies I watched, for example -- whoops, I said "naming no names," but apparently I couldn't stop myself. Hellboy as a character felt like he was still finding his feet, but that makes sense given that it was 1959 (he'd been "born" less than 20 years earlier, and it's well established that he ages/matures slower than regular humans).
Also, quick quibble: the geographic setting was somewhere in Appalachia's coal country, probably West Virginia or eastern Kentucky. (The coalfields do extend as far south as Birmingham, AL, but as you get down into that area, they trend westward away from the mountains. Also, the Crooked Man's backstory makes more sense if it took place in a Civil War border state.)
I gave it a good shot, but got terribly bored àbout half way through. Hellboy himself was a good character, but, for me, I was bored by the antagonists, the Woodland setting, the Witches, and too little action.....I skipped through the rest.
It was actually decent
Glad to know you got something out of it. At least most of the bsckground scenes don't use too much CGI then.
Close enough, welcome back Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
That’s cool to hear
Read the comic and watch it again, will enjoy the movie much more and appreciate how the vibe is captured successfully. I think it just need to work on the post editing and cinematography a bit more, which maybe they didn't have enough budget for.
Always about the money with these guys.
I hope they make a sequel. I liked it more than I thought I was going to
They finally made a Hellboy movie that was exactly like the story it retold. It was good.
Did you know there was a delisted Disney Pixar cars game I think it's name was " Cars: fast as lightning"
A faithful adaptation of MM's World of Hellboy. A solid 6.1 for a straight to VOD
I fully appreciated the aesthetic, shorter run time, and simpler storytelling without the need for unnecessary big-set pieces.
Even though some of the CGI was suspect it wasn't distracting enough to take me out of the story, unlike some big-budget gaffes like Superman's CGI mouth.
Maybe a few more shadows and a ( Alien ) less is more approach, would have been better choices.
Hellboy would make for a great Netflix or HBO mini-series and have MM co-write the scripts like he did with this movie.
I loved the movie, never thought I would love a non-Ron Pearlman Hellboy movie, for me Ron is the only Hellboy but this movie was excellent. Thank you for the great review! Love from Kerala, India
Finally someone gets it. This is pretty much what hellboy is. Most of the haters just wanted another MCU hellboy or Guillermo del Toro's Neverending story Hellboy.
I enjoyed it. It was exactly what I expected it to be. Wish they could afford a bit better CGI, it stood out a lot, but I don't mind that much.
It was a great move, alot closer to the comics then the other movies.
Movie was fun and actually refreshing change of pace from usual superhero blockbusters! I enjoyed how accurate it was to the comic, besides the fact that the only black character in the story dies, whereas his comic book counterpart did not. Literally killed him off just to prop up the female Asian lead… who might I add, was not a character in the original comic book!
Fuck, I can’t wait for my wife and I to get time to see it. We both were hoping to catch it in theaters but fuck US audiences I guess. We both have been talking about how we like the smaller scale stories. None of this end of the world BS so I’m looking forward to this one. Read the comic just super curious how it transitions to film.
I get why everyony complaines about the low budget cgi effects, but this has the best story, the best characters, the best acting, and maybe the best Hellboy. Maybe they could have ha a better opening credits and Giant spider scene, but everything else is great.
Agreed. I saw it on the weekend and thought it was a solid 6 out of 10.
I really liked it
It was really good! Come on snake let’s rattle!
I dug it. They should have made it into a show.
Just watched this last night. It was so so. Left me with more questions. The hellboy movies deserves more respect than that. Low budget and cgi was trash
It’s a decent movie, it’s just unfairly cheap. But definitely miles better than the last one!
Miles better!
It is far too bad against the previous ones. Low budget, poor CG and many unexplained plots.
Yeah i enjoyed it too
Definitely the worst Hellboy movie. I fell asleep and tried to watch it again, but I just couldn't get into it.
No.
It WAS SLOWWWW.
You people in the comments or nuts this was a bad movie from start to finish
Awful film
Nawwww come oooon
@Scifi4life depends on what you're looking for. It's the most comic accurate adaptation of the character to date, and that's gonna go far for a lot of fans, especially fans who have issues with the last two entries.
@joeabernathy5402 it has to have broad appeal like the MCU, which garnered attention from people who initially were not into super heroes and fans who already were.
@Scifi4life fuck "broad appeal." You sound like a marketing manager not a comic book fan. If anything, films like this need to exist in this space to counter balance the watered-down assembly line adaptations of the MCU.
@joeabernathy5402 studios need to make money. Maybe you don't understand that, so thank goodness you don't work in Hollywood. You would make your movie studio go broke. I'm not saying every film should have a 350 million dollar budget like avatar films. I'm saying with today's technology, effects, and talent, low budget films do not have to look like shitty crooked man.
''ITS GOOD'' No it fudging isnt
YES IT FUDGING IS
but I respect your opinion
@@DiegoReviews the audience says otherwise
@@kingvejita8827So you base your opinions on what other people say?
@@SoloDoloSpaceman do u know how to read ?
The tragic thing is, this was originally supposed to be a tv pilot, it had a tv budget, it was a stupid idea to pad it out and release it as a movie..movie fans hate it because they’re expecting “movie” action hero Hellboy when it’s not, it’s comic Hellboy..unlike the movies the comics are generally smaller gothic/folk horror themed short stories..which would work so much better as a tv series..I thought they nailed the comic tone pretty well and I’d be totally onboard with a tv series with the same crew involved
Fans want Better Ron Perlman Hellboy 3 but also a Hellboy Adult Animated Series similar to Invincible.
I thought it was great. Hopefully they'll do another.
Hellboy and The Crooked Man look nothing like the comic.
Trash movie that is not comic-book accurate.
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Just added it to my channel’s description!
@@DiegoReviews I sent you an email