Hellboy

landry_p2000
landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
edited August 2004 in Music & Movies
Has anyone checked out HELLBOY yet? If so, is it worth running out to get tommorrow at lunch time? How is the sound quality?
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2004
    After reading the review over at the HTF, this is a must blind-buy. 5/5 for PQ and SQ.

    http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=205758
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited July 2004
    The mnovie was decent and fun to watch. Very fast paced but excellent imagry and sound quality was excellent! I'm lucky 'cause my local theaters are digital sound and picture theaters. They look and sound like a modern movie theater should.

    As one of teh few who has actually read Hellboy graphic novels, I was dissappointed by the lack of story structure as it pertains to the book. If you never read the book, you're in for a fairly different story with lots of action and cool characters. Maybe it's not a rush out and buy but it certainly is worth owning. I'll say one thing, if you don't get it now, when Hellboy 2 comes out, you'll be dissappoint at having to pay a marked up price for it.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2004
    BTW, why the angry face icon?
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2004
    Goes with the movie title.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2004
    All the DVD reviews I have read are all excellent. Even ones from HellBoy comic fans. This is a must blind buy from the quality stand point alone. I have a few friends coming over tomorrow for
    "movie night".
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited July 2004
    I'll be honest and say I thought this film looked like a complete joke, but you guys have me convinced. I'm going to get it during the lunch hour tommorow for sure. I liked the X-Men a lot too and said the same things about those movies before I saw them as well.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited July 2004
    Wasn't this movie in theatres just four months ago ? :eek:

    That's gotta be a record for a release to dvd date.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited July 2004
    Yeah....it was quite a fast turnorver for a relatively popular movie.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited July 2004
    I was surprised how fast Secret Window went to dvd. I guess it didn't do so hot at the box office, but it was out on dvd less than three and a half months after it debuted on the big screen.

    On topic again, I think I'll be picking up Hellboy today as well. Never saw it in the theater, but I did have fun with the dvd sampler Best Buy had. Made a good demo disc at work.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited July 2004
    Yes but if Hollywood keeps turning them over to dvd so fast than it makes it already harder for us to leave the house ! :p

    Geez....I feel sorry for those who caught this movie in theatres -which seemed like only yesterday ?!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited July 2004
    Just picked it up.
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2004
    Got it at lunch. Showtime is at 8:00 p.m.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2004
    Bought it. The fella's and beer will be over around 7 ish. Watching this one close to reference. The house will be a rocking.:D
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited July 2004
    Picked it up this morning, but I was pretty disappointed with it. I just couldn't get into it I guess. The **** guy with the blades was cool, but all the other bad guys were lame. It felt like there was a lot of stuff left on the cutting room floor that would have added to the story.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited July 2004
    Just watched it. I agree with fireshoes -- the story seemed disjointed. Wasn't great. Kinda corny, actually.
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2004
    Finished up at about 11:30 and me and my family were very satisfied with it. I will be checking it out again in about a month or two. The sound was great. My sub was working out with this one. My favorite scene was the street scene were the Jeep got trashed. I liked it. I guess it is just a matter of opinion.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2004
    Just finished HELLBOY.
    LOVED IT.
    This why I bought and am into HomeTheater. Period!
    The LFE brought my PB2+ to new levels. INsanity!!! Some of the deepest hard hitting bass I have ever heard.
    Movie: 4 1/2
    Sound: 5
    Picture: 4 1/2
    This IS one of my new ALL time favorites.......
    Either you like comic action movies or not.
    My jaw is still on the ground.
    This IS not Gone With The Wind - ladies!!!!!
    ;)
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited July 2004
    I am with ya scottvamp. I rate this one pretty high myself. Most marvel comics movies do well in a home theater setup anyway. For this not to be DTS, It sounded great. Let us see if anyone else enjoyed it as much!
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited July 2004
    I also saw it last night. It was cool. Sound effects were great, with the sub going nuts. Deep, tight, hard hitting bass, not rumbling, mushy bass that is all too frequent in movies.

    Story was a little weak, but I was always interested, never got bored.

    I think Niles Crane playing the role of Abe Sapien was funny...;) :D


    It reminded me a little bit of the Men In Black movies. Did anyone else notice the similarities??
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2004
    The Director's Cut will be out later this year, most likely why they rushed the theatrical release.

    As for the film, I watched it last night and agree with Mr. Vamp.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited July 2004
    Here's some info on the DC slated for an October release.

    http://www.dvddebate.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4408&mode=flat&order=0&thold=0
    We finally have official confirmation that Guillermo Del Toro's HellBoy will be released with additional footage, this year, and quite a bit before November 30th.

    We know for certain that the HellBoy Director's Cut DVD set will contain an all-new cut of the movie, a new audio commentary and an exclusive Excerpt From The Diary Of Grigori Rasputin.

    A HellBoy DVD Gift Set will be released on the same day and will include the Director's Cut DVD and an exclusive limited edition HellBoy figurine.

    Judging by the artwork, and from snippets that we've heard (which probably isn't ideal grounds for theory), this set looks as if it will be a single DVD, with just the Director's Cut and miniscule extra features. The 2-disc HellBoy Special Edition, that we recently managed to get our mits on, is chock-a-block full of extra features; so this new DC looks as if it will just be an accompanyment to the SE and not the rumoured 3-disc set.

    We will bring you more information as and when we get it. For now, read on to see a detailed look at the cover art supplied by Columbia Tristar.

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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited July 2004
    Actually the release date was April 2nd of this year. Which makes it a little over 3 months to dvd. :eek:

    That being said, I think the real reason for its turnover to dvd was that it fell victim to the "flavor of the week" syndrome. With a long lineup of super hero movies, it either just got lost in the shuffle or audiences weren't interested in it enough. The flick made 60 mil., which probably broke even or way under.

    I recall the movie making headlines for one weekend and than just faded away....


    With other superhero movies to come to dvd this fall (Van Helsing, Spiderman, even Troy or King Arthur) , marketers saw no reason to release this on disc in the summer- ahead of competitors and also remind us of this flick waaayyyy back in April ! ;)
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited July 2004
    After watching Hellboy, spiderman is a just a girl named Toby wearing spandex.
    People ALWAYS say not enough story. Watch the Titanic! I do not want to why Hellboy got that exact shade of red, why one arm is bigger than the other and why you never get to see him use the little boys room. I like the mystery - I like that he smokes cigars.
    I really liked this movie ---- it was a blast!!!!
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited July 2004
    Sometimes I buy movies just because they have great pq-sq, which dont require a story!! Its just fun to watch!! HB was a hoot, gotta love Pearlman!!!
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,576
    edited July 2004
    The wife and I watched this last night. I thought the SQ was amazing, and I didn't even watch it close or near reference levels. Will be watching it again this weekend and then I'll put the H/T to the test.:D
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited July 2004
    Grim....just checked out your setup...... very nice.....but.....what happens if you have to move or pull your cables for your surrounds? Or would you just abandon that set and thread some other?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2004
    Bought it last night and watched...ehhhh, it was alright. The sound quality was very good, but these comic hero turned movies are getting a little long in the tooth for me.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited July 2004
    Is Pearlman's mug the one that was the TV's Vincent lion character that lived in the tunnels?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2004
    Yep.
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited July 2004
    The LFE brought my PB2+ to new levels. INsanity!!! Some of the deepest hard hitting bass I have ever heard.

    Did you EVER have any doubts, my friend? :cool: Tell me that sub does not KICK ****.

    Did you run the 25 Hz tune for Hellboy?

    I'll be watching it tonight........
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