Hellboy (2019)

I had wanted an additional Hellboy not a reboot. However Ron Perlman doesn't even make a cameo, which is sad. As for the movie itself, the editing seemed a choppy. There wasn't a smooth flow like the 2004 version. In fact, the 2004 movie is more accessible to the casual fan than the 2019 version. I am not blaming the actors, David Harbour (as Hellboy), Sasha Lane (as Alice Monaghan), and Daniel Dae Kim (as Major Ben Daimio) were great. I just feel that the 2019  movie was almost made with breaks almost like the old movies for television were made, with slowdown in dialogue/action which led to the next commercial. The end of credit moment (stinger) tries to set up a Hellboy 2 (along with a moment of discovery towards the end of the film). Judging by the attendance in my theater, that is doubtful.  Maybe Netflix will take it on as a limited series.


The movie entertained, but still disappointed me. Who edited this film? It was so choppy that commercial insertion when it hits TV (for the younglings that is streaming video that is "free") will be easy. Maybe the same ones who put together  Fantastic Four (2015)? Anyway,  there is a scene towards the end of the movie and a stinger at the end of the credits that indicate maybe a #2 coming? Not if the attendance in my theater is any indication.  Maybe Netflix will try Hellboy 2 as a limited series, which might be the best case scenario.


There was a fight in this movie for tone and consistency. Unfortunately no one won.I do not regret my 2 hours in the theater, but this is not a movie I will be revisiting anytime soon. SPOILER: Actually I thought the character in the stinger was Rasputin, however it might be Karl Ruprect Kroenen.


I was entertained by this film (disclaimer I like the character of "Hellboy" and was a fan of the 2 Ron Perlman movies), but the editing was Fantastic Four (2015)-level bad. I hadn't heard about problems with the studio, director and creative visions. I guess that this explains the choppiness of the scene changes, oddly written script and bad pacing. My biggest negative though was the lack of a Ron Perlman appearance or even a cameo.