Eric Duncan Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 hours ago, TMP said: I thought China didn't allow separate cuts anymore? Or was that law not passed? Bohemian Rhapsody got a cut that removed the "gayness" (what little there was), so I guess that law isn't in effect, or there's some rule-bending going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Ledmonkey96 said: Hellboy reminds me of Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, will it have a sufficiently 'so bad it's good' sound track? pick of destiny is straight up a good film. Not a "so bad it's good". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 3 hours ago, filmlover said: Studio probably took the write off a while ago so it doesn't matter at this point. I understand that, what I mean though is it’ll still make some money when you dump it. Why not dump Hellboy at the end of October where there’s certainly less direct competition. Wouldn’t be a hit but 55m DOM and maybe 175m or so WW would be an easier loss than 30m DOM sand 100m WW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 These movies are in love with iconic funny book villains it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Zakiyyah6 said: You don't even know what it is selling. So far all I see is bad make up and prosthetics on the lead actor's face, tons of gory violence and the movie seeming to think that cursing equals good joke. Where is the heart? Why should I care? Shay just does not get it's not about a film's basic ingrediants, but about the execution. As a Hellboy fan, of the both the Del Toro Movies, and the Comic Books, this looks like they have really screwed up the source material. And the jokes in the trailer indicate they don't get the warped sense of humor in the comics and the Del Toro movies at all. I has some emergencies this weekend to attend to, and could not get out to see "SHazam" so I will be passing this up and seeing "SHazam" instead. Difference between this and the Del Toro Movies, is that the Del Toro Hellboys were really good movies that deserved a better fate at the Box Office, and this looks like a badly made misfire that deserved it fate at the box office. And another example of how to mess up really good source material. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaijukurt Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 8 hours ago, dudalb said: As a Hellboy fan, of the both the Del Toro Movies, and the Comic Books, this looks like they have really screwed up the source material. And the jokes in the trailer indicate they don't get the warped sense of humor in the comics and the Del Toro movies at all. And another example of how to mess up really good source material. Im a huge fan of both the films and the comics but somehow Im still excited for this. Even with the tone being quite the departure from both previous sources & the lack of buzz/reviews being alarming, Im still excited about the character being trotted out as a hard-R, action-horror romp. Clearly something more Deadpool-flavored, but its worth exploring IMO. Add to the fact that some scenes/creations are being lifted straight out from the comics, then Im just really hoping theres something Ill enjoy from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeross Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) "Hellboy" is waiting for a hellish failure, 18 million is top bar Edited April 9, 2019 by romeross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaijukurt Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) I actually liked this, cheesy B-movie fun. (Of course, a lot of your enjoyment will depend if youre ok with a Hellboy movie being B-movie action-horror material) Pros: -David Harbour had fun quips & looked great to me as Hellboy -Movie moves at a brisk pace/no dull moments(its pretty much an adaptation of "The Wild Hunt") -Creature design is great (Gruagach & Baba Yaga being examples) -Lots of locales/environments for eye candy -The rest of the cast does fine in their roles. -I honestly liked the emotional core of the story. Cons: -Rushed at times, pretty evident with a lot of quick cuts & awkward editing -CGI awkward in moments, especially the giants scene IMO -Some of the song choices felt forced/out of place. Overall: B An overstuffed plot & some shoddy VFX aside, this is a solid B-movie action/horror romp. Edited April 10, 2019 by kaijukurt 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I believe we have a couple of hours to go before the embargo drops (maybe I'm wrong, I dunno), but one review seems to have sipped through the cracks on RT as usual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyMovieCanBeatUpYourMovie Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 If this thing actually somehow ends up getting decent reviews, and yet they still dropped the review embargo so late, probably safe to call this an epically mismanaged film, at least from a release date and marketing standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisonisdead Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 There are reviews up on Letterboxd, but it looks like most of them are from Indonesian users who had to watch the censored version lol Quote Thank you, the film censorship agency, which has cut almost all scenes Quote I watched a butchered version of the film with all the gore stripped away courtesy of the esteemed local censorship board. Quote The film is pretty good but the censor is lacking. Quote Don't watch this in Indonesia Quote A 50% discount is not only for ticket prices, it turns out the gore scenes can also be discounted. Thank you LSF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaijukurt Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 minute ago, harrisonisdead said: There are reviews up on Letterboxd, but it looks like most of them are from Indonesian users who had to watch the censored version lol Apparently, the Kingsman church fight was also cut out completely in Indonesia. The gore here is mostly CGI blood, but its not terrible. Its serviceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Heatnix Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 How was Milla in this? Was she ok as the villain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaijukurt Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said: How was Milla in this? Was she ok as the villain? She was fine to me. Cheesy and all, spouting "end of humanity/Hellboy we belong together" kind of stuff, but she was ok to me. Nothing offensively bad. Right now Im really thinking that some more studio cash to the VFX and some editing to let the movie breathe and appreciate the different locales, and we'd have a really good movie to spend the afternoon for. Edited April 10, 2019 by kaijukurt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) I think I seldom read something that annihilating like this Screen InternationalVerified account @Screendaily41 seconds ago More 'Hellboy' Review: 'Overblown poor CG, witless dialogue & pervasive, numbing violence - deserves its own special circle in Dante’s Inferno' http://bit.ly/2G38HVi Edited April 10, 2019 by terrestrial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 https://www.slashfilm.com/hellboy-review/ Biiiig oof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Opens with a 37 on MetaCritic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevermore Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 14% on RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 minute ago, nevermore said: 14% on RT Mandatory viewing confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 minute ago, nevermore said: 14% on RT Well its not 13% at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
