Hellboy II was fun. I have only vague recollections of the first one, which I recall being surprisingly interesting but ultimately sort of a letdown. I was expecting this one to have awesome visuals but to not make much sense and to get annoying by the third act. And the visuals were indeed awesome, but I actually thought the script was pretty good. The elf prince stole the show for me. The movie did eventually devolve into formula and illogic, but the ending was briskly paced enough that I didn’t get too restless. Based on the credits, it looked as if the creator of the graphic novel worked on the movie, which is something I wish happened more often. (When I saw the trailer for Wanted, I thought: There’s no way in hell I’m watching this movie. Then it said, “Based on the graphic novel,” and I thought: Hmm. Well, maybe I’ll give it a chance — though I still haven’t. But it’s been really striking to me how much stronger the writing is in most modern graphic novels compared to most new original screenplays.)
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