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SPOILER ALERT !!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with something very spoilerish for you HELLBOY fans out there. I loved the film, myself... That entire opening with the Nazis rocked my world. So great. I thought the whole film was awesome, but I'm a sucker for Ron Perlman, especially when he's in creature make-up.
So, the below synopsis has been confirmed by our sources. You'll find lots of spoilers, but the scooper decided to stay away from very specific details, so that's a good thing. The overall vibe of the script/plot rundown is kind of disappointed, but honestly... I trust Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola to treat the universe and the characters of HELLBOY right. Here's the rundown. Once again, beware if you want to stay virginal about the property... You might not want to know some of this stuff...
This is kind of spoiler-heavy as far as plot elements, but I'm not going to give away any big details. Mostly background stuff:
Hellboy and and Liz have moved in together, albeit at the Paranormal Lab. John Myers is no longer a part of the team, and actually they don't even mention his name in the draft I read - everyone else is back. Instead, Hellboy is chasing down some monsters and comes right across a news crew; the secret is out and the FBI has to eat crow and go public with their secret unit. This puts a lot of pressure on Hell and Liz, who were already expriencing serious problems. When Hell doesn't do much of a good job coming off for the public, a suave character named Johann is brought it. He's dressed like an old detective and has a glass bubble for a head that's filled with what looks like gas. In some weird manifestation, Johann is actually free energy, more or less, contained in a suit (I have no idea if he's a character in the comic or not).
Anyway, keeping this brief, Johann delights Liz, who's tired of Hell's brash behavior (shades of the previous film), but the gang has to team up to fight a rogue Prince. He's the son of the King of the woodland ghouls, a group of "monsters" that include gnomes, trolls, fairies, tooth fairies, and all other minor imps that roam through the forest. A long time ago there was peace between the humans and the woodland creatures, but then there was a war. To win the war the King conjured the Golden Army, a group of metallic soldiers that were invincible. Sadly, he couldn't control them, and the Army ended up killing innocent human women and children. The King split the key that controlled the Army into three pieces and buried them across the globe. Now the Prince wants the war renewed and has captured two of the pieces of the key. The last piece is held by his sister, the Princess, and the Prince is out to capture her. Unfortunately for him, Abe has fallen in love with her...so Helboy and the crew have to protect her and stop him.
So, basically, the plot revolves around Hellboy fighting off characters from fairy tales.
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That's what I wanted to hear! But is it finally greenlit now? Haven't been here for a few days, so I probably missed anything.
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I didn't really cared much about Agent Myers (and I'm sure, that I'm not the only one), but I fucking hate it when characters just disappear! Give him at least a cameo or something!
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or not?
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this sounds a little shaky.
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uh.. whatever happened to the lobster guy and the homonculus? and that half-snake lady? and baba yaga?? and rasputin???? will tim curry make a cameo in his red rubber legend outfit?
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They better give this a decent release date.... Summer 2008 is slowly stacking up...
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that part was absurd in the first one. I bet the budget will be lower with this one so worse effects.
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or Hellboy 2: HellLeatherBoy, whichever is gayer.
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I hope Hellboy beats that little bastard down. Short-changed me constantly. . .
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...and I liked the first one, but I really DON'T like Selma Blair. She's cute and all, but can't act for shit. She's dreadful.
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pretty douche. Maybe it'll get better in later revisions.
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I thought the movie would be a prequel that would address how Hellboy came about and grew up, since the first movie only gave you a brief glimpse of his origins.
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This can't really be the plot to Hellboy 2 can it?
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Cast Hulk Hogan as Heckboy.
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Sounds really lame, UNLESS there are badgers involved.
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Harry's Blade 2 review likened it to having your clit licked. Now Harry claims to be male, so I'm really not sure why he thinks he knows what it's like to even have a clit, much less have it licked. At any rate, I'm sure Harry will compare HB2 to having his salad tossed by Smurfette, because that makes sense in Harry's world. Oh and remember that time Harry let that kid sit in shit instead of having to miss a few minutes of The Hulk? Or that time he reviewed that script without telling his buddy McWeeny wrote it? Brilliant man, I tell you.
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Selma Blair out? To be replaced by Rosario Dawson?
Hellboy out? To be replaced by the motorcycle-megatron GOBOT knockoff, who, according to someone was folded into transformers lore?
Del Toro out? To be replaced by Larry Clark, of KIDS fame?
PIXAR to do CGI?
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I'll probably watch it. I'd murder a clone of myself to get one night with Selma.
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Why does Hellboy warrant a sequel when the first one sucked and pretty much flopped?
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I don't know why, but that really creeped me out.
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Aug 07, 2006 1:30:17 PM CDT
"I'd murder a clone of Myself" - Fall 2006 release date
by rightarm4rosario
Coming Soon to Theatres: "I'd Murder a Clone of Myself!"
Synopsis: When a young, internet-troller discovers a mystical doorway in his hallway closet, which will take him to a land of milk-and-honey, where the likes of Selma Blair, Rosario Dawson, and Eva Mendes run wild with lesbian pelvic thrusts, he forges a plan to disguise himself as a kindly wood-nymph, befriending the starlets - all in an effort to engage in one legendary 4-way romp."
Co-directed by Quentin Tarantino and Penelope Spheeris.
Featuring guest-appearances by a slew of stars: Mel Gibson, R. Kelly, OJ Simpson, Robert Downey JR.
"A Cast of Thousands!"
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Is it masterbation if your clone jerks you off?
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this is the gayest thing I've ever heard of can't possibly be true...woodland creatures?, give me a fukken break!
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News breaking on darkhorizons and oter site, Carpenter and Russell plan new Plissken film.
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Oh my fueking God, along with Die Hard 4, Escape From Earth and Indy 4, the 80's are back again. Remakes are out, and sequels are in.
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I mean really WTF?
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That sounds just like the comic, on an epic, cinematic scale.
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if you've ever read good fantasy (especially DeLint and some Gaiman, hell even some Grimm), you'd know that woodland creatures are anything but 'gay.' Ignoring that dumbass use of the word, those kind of 'fairy tale' creatures can be totally sick and creepy. I say bring on the nymphs!
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the comic than the first.
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...the recycling of the love triangle. I know, who am I to tell Mignola and del Toro what parts of the script sound bad, right? Well, that's just my opinion. It's manufactured drama. Like I said, the rest of it sounds pretty cool. I'm excited to hear that Abe'll have an expanded role this time 'round.
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NUFF SAID. TRhe first one was OKAY, this plot sounds LAME. Magical fairey princess?
I'll skip it till the super duper dvd comes out, then burn it.
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...I'd like to see Agent Myers still kickin' it with the BPRD, simply because I'm a continuity freak. His role was mainly audience filter and third wheel in the original film, though, so it's understandable if they feel like they no longer have any use for him.
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Due to the massive response from the online community, Troma Films has greenlit a sequel to the popular film "I'd Murder a Clone of Myself" - tentatively titled "Bring on the Nymphs", this film will pay homage to "I'd Murder a clone of Myself," even using unused footage from the original, featuring Dustin Diamond, which unfortunately hit the cutting-room floor.
Brought in to direct this surefire classic is none other than Brian Singer. Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, with a script-tweak by Henry Rollins.
SYNOPSIS: The young internet-trolling fanboy triumphed over all obstacles in the first film, having seduced Rosario/Blair/Mendes - but now he faces a challenge: His older brother (portrayed by Jason Lee) stumbles upon the portal in the closet, and is thus sucked into the wood-nymph land.
Featuring a grizzled father who must come to terms with the disappearance of his two sons (ably played by Bill Paxton), and a Haunting musical score by Peter Gabriel, its the scorching family-film of 2009! -
Bring it ON! Unless of course, Snake's escaping from magical fairey land.
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Was great visually, but the script was definitely its weakest point. I'll see it for the special effects, but after the first film, I don't have high expectations.
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I wish he could have escaped from the last movie.
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I love Del Toro's work, Hellboy 1 was fun and hellboy 2 will be better!
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Why is everyone so shocked about this? Del Toro stated last year that the title was "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" and that it would be about Hellboy having to save the world from a goblin/fairy rebellion. All this is doing is confirming that he is still following using the same script. He also stated last year that Agent John Myers would not be returning, that Kroenen would have a cameo appearance, Abe would have a much larger role, and that Lobster Johnson would not be a part of this installment. All of this was stated in various interviews by Del Toro LAST YEAR before Revolution Studios dropped the project. Next thing you know you all will be shocked to find out that he and Mignola already have a vague outline for the third film, as it was envisioned as a trilogy.
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you know its coming ...
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Hellboy rocks!
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Niles Crane is back?
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Do you really have to ask why? The answer is that some of us have either not read or forgot we read the same information on 'Hellboy 2' that you have. That's not a crime, last I checked. I knew about the Golden Army stuff (and, obviously, the Abe having a bigger role stuff), but I had not heard that Myers wasn't returning until now. I also didn't know the series was planned as a trilogy, but that's kind of interesting.
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I'd actually heard Guillermo say that Doug Jones would be supplying the voice of Abe in the sequel, which I kinda don't get, because I thought David Hyde Pierce did a pretty great job with the voice duties in 'Hellboy.'
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Drugged this up.
http://www.filmrot.com/articles/reviews/005964.php
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is it considered masturbation if your clone jerks you off?
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Tell me, Opticus - does it really matter?
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Del Toro was speaking of the two animated TV movies that are on the way when he said that. Those being Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) and Hellboy: Blood & Iron (2007). IDT Entertainment is responsible for them and I believe they will both air on Cartoon Network, one this fall and one next. If they do well presumably a full out animated series will follow.
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I didn't mean to come off like an ass, but the instant screaming for some people about how "stupid" it sounded kind of made me mad. I apologize.
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Thanks for the 411, Boromir. I was almost positive it was in referenece to 'Golden Army,' but I do recall reading news about animated Hellboy movies, so maybe not.
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No, but it is gay.
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http://tinyurl.com/mb6bb ****** It's cool, I mean you didn't seem that harsh, it's just that some people don't keep up to tabs on old news. A lot of people skim articles, a lot of them have joined the ranks of AICN in between then and now, etc. I see where you're coming from though.
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Weep as Mel Gibson and Danny Glover kick ass and trade Jew jokes.
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If they can capture the creepiness of the fairy people from Mignola's drawings, then all these finicky homophobes who say everything "sounds gay" could probably be won over. I'm glad that Hellboy will be going public (the secrecy seemed like an unneccessary addition to the movie Hellboy universe) and that it will be more mythology/folklore based like the comics. I like the first movie, but it had more of a Men In Black vibe than I anticipated. This sounds more like what I love about Hellboy. (Also, Johan is a cool character and seems ripe for cinematic translation.)
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more details are confirmed and/or production actually starts to start making flippant remarks about HB2. However, that Transformers movie will definitely EAT ASS.
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Before I read the Dresden Files, I would have thought that faeries, etc were lame. But they can definitely be done well... so I'm in.
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The problem I had with the first film was the script in certain parts, so it would be great if del Toro could bring in another writer to help.
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less like the movie, more like the comic? i am excited!
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Back in the day, before G.I. Joe was a weekly cartoon, you would get only one full week of it, like a miniseries, and then nothing for months. One of these G.I. Joe weeks had a plot where several key elements were spread around the world, and the story cut from one scene to the other as the heroes tried to unify the key elements. And I just won Geek of the Week with this post, so suck it.
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Where can I go to see Mignola's fairies?
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...be still my beating heart.
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that sounds so wrong
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...Leo Getz! Geddit?"
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Part of the attraction of the first one was that it combined two flavors that go together like peanutbutter and chocolate: Nazis and Old Gods. Now we get the frickin tooth fairy? They better be some seriously fucked up looking pixies that would give Rob Zombie's heart a pause.
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Aug 07, 2006 4:02:27 PM CDT
"gnomes, trolls, fairies, tooth fairies, and......."
by archduke_chocula
Narfs. http://k105.blogspot.com/
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NO! The first one was crap and I don't expect anything better from this one.
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Why exactly did you click on the link and read the post. All you people are serious tools you just wait for a new article, then absh it to seem cool or something I have no idea but it is seriously pathetic. "Why make Hellboy 2 first one sucked balls?" If true then why the fuck are you on here reading and posting if you hated the first one so much? Asshole morons and some of you complaining about the plot idea maybe you should go read the comics they are based on before you make your glorious comments. Some of you guys seriously need to grow up and enjoy some things, you'll find if you stop complaining life gets a lot better. Hellboy 2 will rock 08!!!
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all the fairy creatures are really talent-free film makers who publish books admonishing the Disney Machine for not giving them ALL the money they wanted to make their piece of crap films... = okay that was WAY inappropriate. But it was too easy. Fairy creatures? Sounds like the opportunity that The Village missed.
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I wanted to like the first Hellboy, but all the big payoffs didn't work since they never really had enough time to build up to them. Not to mention the fact that Rasputin was an even lamer villian than the eurotrash vamp in Blade 3
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... but this plot synopsis for HB2 didn't do it for me. I hope things are changed around because I want HB2 to be even bigger than part 1.
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That's cool. I've always liked Johann Kraus the disembodied ectoplasmic medium.
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Please give us Conqueror Worm or anything with the homunculus, nazi zombies (Johann Kraus will do, sounds like he's there). And Lobster Johnson. Also, Hellboy origin from Chained Coffin would be nice.
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Don't go in the bathroom yet Abe, it's hellish in there.
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if HB wears a TuTu.
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I don't know about the rest of you, but this whole plot sucks Hellboy's balls!!! Shouldn't Hellboy be facing off with Lucifer, or the Anti-Christ,
or something???!!! What about a face of with Dracula??? There has got to be a better plot then this. In fact, it kind of sounds like Lady In The Water!!! -
I knew someone would mention Lady In The Water eventually.... Didn't that rake in 100 million already?
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you mean somewhere between 38.5 million, then yes. I almost wanna see it now out of morbid curiosity.
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could this story get any gayer, hellboy is the lamest character i have ever seen.
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Hellboy 2: Electric Boogaloo with Hulk Hogan as the Tooth Fairy. "I am the Tooth Fairy, BROTHER!!!"
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They made it like that episode of South Park. The Woodland Critter Christmas with all the Satan worshipping wood animals that righteously get shotgunned to death by Santa Claus, but in this case, Hellboy. It would probably be really funny, though I don't know whether or not this is what Mignola or Rolly Pol.... uh Del Toro want.
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I hope you're lying/joking. Because I would severely hope nobody would so blatantly steal the names of TWO frigging George R. R. Martin books. That's waaaaay too much of a coincidence.
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I think it sounds ok for an animation of Hellboy but not a feature length film. It just won't fly well. I want Hellboy vs Nazis
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That had me laughing my ass off. Almost as funny as Hellboy meets the Princess Bride. I must admit to having a morbid curiosity to seeing Hellboy kick the tooth fairy's ass. I wonder if he takes on the golden shower army after he walks in on the tooth fairy using a molar shaped strapon on Selma in a giant gnome orgy. I'd pay to see that.
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I see they're right on schedule, crapping up Hellboy to be "cinematic" and action-tastic. Yet another great character from the comics now squished into the uncomfortable and uncanonical Hellboy/Liz relationship so we can have a dry love triangle.
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combined Roger the homunclus who had electrical powers and Johannes the Ecoplasmic here? Just like they combined Abe (who was Riggs to Hellboy's Murtaugh) and Johannes in the first film with his psychic sensitivity? I will never forget how they ruined Abe! And it sounds like we're in for more sappy Hellboy/Liz crapola.
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a clone of himself in The Island. Back to the drawing board, gents!
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Watching that wuss of a character try to win a girl is going to be a real teeth-grinder.
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as a take on Metal Water and rubenaviews suggestions.
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as a take on Metal Water and rubensreviews suggestios. (CORRECTION)
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While I see Iron Man instead
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And YES Harry, the guy with the bubble for a head is a real character from the comic book. This actually sounds a lot more like the comic book than the first film. Abe-Sapien is not gay, he is a result of a genetic experiment and he lost is one true love. There is much more to the fairy-tale critters than we normally know today. The Fae were all basically indestructable mini-gods and they were the source of most of the monsters in mythology worldwide. You had things like RawHead Rex which were skinless giants and the 'Host' or the 'Scourge' which was this swarm of flying lovecraftian things that would snatch people and livestock from their homes at night. I hope they do it justice.
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Will there be more Rasputins with electric mittens? Clockwork Nazis? Cthulhoids in the icebox?
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I'm....somewhere else.
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BAH! CURSE YOU, NON EXISTENT EDIT OPTION!!!
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Sounds like GdT didn't get Machen out of his system with PAN'S. That's potentially a good thing. Though I would have much preferred a straight, literal adaptation of THE GREAT GOD PAN over his riff.
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tsk. You're all so fussy. Go check out some of those "classics" you loved so much years ago, and set them beside contemporary fare like Hellboy. I'll think you'll find the old classics are just old, and stinkers to boot, more often than not.
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Someone had to say it. Still sounds like a good story, tho.
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This isn't News
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WTF? Come on the world doesn't fall for that kind of shit anymore. You can't go the fairytale angle unless the whole thing is done that way. Why didn't he just melt it down, FFS?
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Touche.
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In making John Myers the main fucking charecter in the first film then, eh?! Seriously, fuck. The only good thing about the original was that Nazi opening. Then shit got boring.
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In making John Myers the main fucking charecter in the first film then, eh?! Seriously, fuck. The only good thing about the original was that Nazi opening. Then shit got boring.
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Seriously! I wrote a marvelous post on there, and the whole thing got yanked. Are we offending fucking right-wing bigoted hunters now? Let me repeat: let's just round up the entire population of all the "hunting is great" states, put em all in the wilderness, and let em blow each other the hell up. Thanka Baby Jesus, amen!
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Sorry, boys, but the Johnster was hot. Hellboy is a child and Selma Blair is a tool, so without our little hottie, there isn't a whole lot going for this movie when it comes to the straight female aud. I love me some comic book movies, but the script wasn't enough for me to buy the DVD. And I have no urge to see HB2 without some kind of eye candy.
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HE was a cool side character, why make up one? And Rasputin is the only way to go for a villian. Ya gotta bring him back. Actually, with all of the supernatural evil stuff he did, he is the only character that you could recycle and have a legit excuse. Or... they could make it that nazi guy thats just a head in a bowl that has that ape carry him around.
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