Hellboy

Much as I love everyone involved, this feels like a first draft, with overlong action scenes, a muddled plot, and not enough of the camaraderie and humour of its sequel. Not bad, but it’s been bettered. →

Hellboy

Hellboy has now joined my collection of films that are based upon comic books which I've never read. It joins Daredevil, Hulk, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and, er, Supergirl. Now, there's a line-up!

Compare it with my list of films that are based upon comic books that I have read; X-Men, Batman, Spiderman---a smaller collection, but one with significantly better films (discounting Joel Schumacher's efforts, of course). Will Hellboy stand with pride in the latter collection, or will it shuffle it's feet quietly with the flawed/awful works in the former?