Hellboy (2 Disc Set)

Hellboy (Ron Perlman) isn't your average hero. Hell. He isn't even your average superhero. Brought forth by the Nazi's during a sacred ritual towards the end of World War II. Our hero was summoned by accident when the evil monk of Russian history/folklo­re,Grigori Rasputin was meddling with forces that lead to his undoing. With the twisted and evil monster trapped for another sixty years when things don't go as planned (US soldiers heroically intervened). Hellboy is raised by Prof. Trevor “Broom” Bruttenholm (John Hurt), an expert in the occult. Our demonic hero is initiated in to the Bureau of paranomal research were he joins the amphibious, kind hearted, and clever fellow “Freak”, Abe Sapien (voiced by David Hyde Pierce). When Rasputin returns once again with the aid of his minions the maniacal, undead asassin Kroenen (Ladislav Beran) and the monks faithful lover Ilsa (Biddy Hodson).

Hellboy must unwillingly pair up with John Myers,(Rupert Evans) an idealistic, naive new agent of the Bureau. Not only that but the big hunk of an evil basher becomes entangled in a love triangle with the pyro-telekinetic love of his life Liz (Selma Blair) and his new comrade. Fighting evil couldn't prove more difficult or out there!

Special Features:

• Video introduction by Guillermo del Toro
• Audio commentary by director Guillermo del Toro and comic creator Mike Mignola
• Audio commentary by stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor and Rupert Evans
• Branching reveals comics drawn by Mike Mignola
• Picture in picture storybard track that plays simultaneously with the film
• ‘The Right Hand Of Doom’ branching function reveals featurettes on the shooting of key sequences
• ‘From The Den’ 4 short cartoons recommended by Hellboy
• DVDRom
• ‘The Seeds Of Creation’ – a 2 hour documentary on the making of the movie covering everything from the origins of the comic to the film's premiere
• Never before seen deleted scenes with optional director's com­mentary
• Character biographies written by Guillermo del Toro
• Animatics and board-a-matics
• Multi-angle storyboard to final film comparisons
• Maquette 3D character sculptures video gallery
• TV Spots and trailers
• Talen profiles
• Extra hidden features

Critic Reviews:

• " Somewhat entertaining, but too scary for many. " – Nell Minow

• " The film deserves recognition for its innovative approach to visuals in a comic book adaptation. " – Mike Massie

• " There's a freshness and goofiness about Hellboy that defies the precision and exactitude of Guillermo del Toro's direction. " – Graeme Tuckett