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Oh, you've gotta be shitting me!
(Today, am disbelieving everything I hear, so time to check IMDb... [img]wink.gif[/img] )
Thought so, it was Simon MacCorkindale. Nice try. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
<font color="#339900" size="1">[ April 01, 2004 01:07 PM: Message edited by: reved ]</font>
C'mon. In these types of films, when isn't there some foot-stomping bureaucratic little jerk whining about the hero not following "the rules"?
M'kay, it's not April 1st anymore. I meant the main actor, Simon = Manimal, not David Hess in guest appearances (which I haven't checked-out yet anyways).
Well. Fozzy said he was going to see Hellboy on Friday. WHERE'S OUR REVIEW FOZ? What did you think?!
Where's my review??? Hey, let's remember that I don't have the internet at home so the only time I can reply is when I get into work. [img]wink.gif[/img] hehe
OK, i'd give it a 3 (out of 5). And yes Tambor was miscast in that part, although I did like that they left him in the underground. Did you notice that bit after some of the credits rolled??? I agree with RocketMaster that it's all been seen and done before and much better. Perlman seemed to be sleepwalking thru the movie. The movie borrowed, as RocketMaster mentioned, from the
X-men movies as well as the Angel tv series for it's "feel". I will say that I enjoyed this more than Blade II, another Del Torro film, but it was no where near as good as Cronos. I like Selma Blair, but she also seemed to be going thru the motions in her role, although I get the feeling they didn't give her alot to work with.
'Hellboy' Topples the Rock at Box Office
By DAVID GERMAIN
.c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wisecracking demon from hell took down The Rock for the weekend's box-office title. ``Hellboy,'' starring Ron Perlman as the comic-book superhero with red skin, horns and a tail, debuted as the top flick with $23.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Rock's ``Walking Tall,'' a remake of the 1973 vigilante-justice tale, opened in second place with $15.3 million.
The previous weekend's top movie, ``Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed,'' fell to No. 3 with $15.1 million, lifting its 10-day total to $50 million.
The weekend's other new wide releases followed: Disney's animated cow tale ``Home on the Range'' at No. 4 with $14 million and Julia Stiles' love story ``The Prince and Me'' at No. 5 with $10 million.
Having five movies pull in $10 million or more is a rarity for early April, typically a slower time at theaters. The range of movies left something for all audiences, from G-rated family adventures to teen romance to violent shoot-'em-ups.
``This weekend was like the classic movie-goers' weekend. You had all these different genres represented,'' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. ``If you wanted lots of choices, they certainly were there for you.''
The overall box office rose for the sixth-straight weekend. The top 12 movies took in $114.5 million, up 40 percent from the same weekend last year.
That string of up weekends began with the blockbuster debut of Mel Gibson's ``The Passion of the Christ, which continued to hold strongly. ``The Passion'' came in sixth with $9.9 million, raising its total to $330.1 million.
Distributor Newmarket Films expanded ``The Passion'' to 3,408 theaters, up about 200, in anticipation of a solid run through Easter next Sunday.
Hollywood's domestic revenues for 2004 are just over $2 billion, about 6 percent ahead of last year's.
That's a solid springboard for the busy summer season, whose May releases include the animated sequel ``Shrek 2,'' Brad Pitt's epic ``Troy,'' the vampire yarn ``Van Helsing'' and the end-of-the-world tale ``The Day After Tomorrow.'' Following in June are ``Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ``Spider-Man 2.''
A cult attraction compared to better-known comic books such as ``Spider-Man'' and ``X-Men,'' ``Hellboy'' managed to draw a broad audience with its mix of dark humor and nonstop action.
Perlman plays a demon raised by a loving adopted father (John Hurt), who grooms the hero to work for a government paranormal bureau disguised as a waste-management operation.
The movie presents a working-class hero fighting for good despite his demonic pedigree and wistful longing for the affection of a beautiful colleague (Selma Blair).
``He's a plumber. He rides around in a garbage truck. How's he supposed to get the girl?'' said Tom Sherak, a partner in Revolution Studios, which produced the movie for distributor Sony. ``You think of the title `Hellboy,' you think of the end of the world, but it turns out to be a fun movie.''
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
1. ``Hellboy,'' $23.5 million.
2. ``Walking Tall,'' $15.3 million.
3. ``Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed,'' $15.1 million.
4. ``Home on the Range,'' $14 million.
5. ``The Prince and Me,'' $10 million.
6. ``The Passion of the Christ,'' $9.9 million.
7. ``The Ladykillers,'' $7 million.
8. ``Jersey Girl,'' $5.1 million.
9. ``Dawn of the Dead,'' $4.4 million.
10. ``Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,'' $3.6 million.
OK, i've seen five of the top ten movies. Anybody do any better than that?? [img]wink.gif[/img] hehe
This was posted on the board over at the official Hellboy website by Del Torro.
"I am so happy. I feel really delighted with our weekend. Just last friday there were a lot of naysayers that kept predicting we would do between 15-18 mill at the box office. Others kept saying that the critics were never going to get the movie etc, etc... Well, the movie connected with the audience and -in spite of direct competition from other movies- made a whooping $23.5 million dollars opening weekend. #1 position and with an increedible critical reception. VARIETY, NY TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, JOEL SIEGEL, LA WEEKLY, etc, etc, etc As a matter of fact we rated around 7-3 positive reviews or over in all media. The only high-profile negatives I could spot were Roeper and USA Today. This from a movie that costed almost the same as WALKING TALL with no "marquee name" star and adapted from an "unproven" comic book. I feel very happy and hope you feel the same way. Most of you bguys have been along for the ride. It's not over -not yet- but we have reached port safely and happily. We are starting editing the "EXTENDED EDITION" which features around 20 minutes more of material (mainly focused on relationships) and new VFX. As I write this I feel the overwhelming need to say "Thank you" to each and all of you guys."
How the heck did you find a bootleg DVD of this movie??!!! Did you take a trip to NYC and buy one off the street?
Heh, there are newsstands & grocery-stores around here that get batches of bootlegs of the latest movies usually about 3 or 4 days after opening day. They sell for $7, the price of an evening theatre ticket. They're only good for getting a taste of the movie though, as picture quality is just a little bit off (usually someone in the back of the theatre with a camera & tripod opening day).
I saw a bootleg of Dawn Of The Dead 2-days after I watched it in the theatre, and the matinee I attended was the first showing opening day.