Not being a fan of the Hellboy franchise I might be a bit bias here but I gave this animated effort a go and walked away rather unimpressed.
First of all I was struck how childish it all was, this is closer to a Saturday morning cartoon than an anime or anything of Hellboys general demographic.
Thankfully the full movie cast do in fact reprise their roles which certainly gets it points.
The story however gets few, being an over convoluted tale of Japanese demons trapped within a samurai sword.
The fanbase is clearly there, writing this in 2017 and people are still pining for a third movie.
I'd say this is one for the Hellboy fans and the Hellboy fans alone.
The Good:
Original cast
The Bad:
Liz & Abe look weird
Story simply isn't very good
Weirdly "Kiddie"
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Nothing, I just had it reconfirmed that I find Hellboy a bit of a bore
First of all I was struck how childish it all was, this is closer to a Saturday morning cartoon than an anime or anything of Hellboys general demographic.
Thankfully the full movie cast do in fact reprise their roles which certainly gets it points.
The story however gets few, being an over convoluted tale of Japanese demons trapped within a samurai sword.
The fanbase is clearly there, writing this in 2017 and people are still pining for a third movie.
I'd say this is one for the Hellboy fans and the Hellboy fans alone.
The Good:
Original cast
The Bad:
Liz & Abe look weird
Story simply isn't very good
Weirdly "Kiddie"
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Nothing, I just had it reconfirmed that I find Hellboy a bit of a bore