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Plot:
A professor of folklore opens a forbidden scroll and becomes possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning, who seek to return and dominate our world. The Bureau for Paranormal Res...( read more 
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MCT:July 22, 2008
I didn't think I would enjoy watching the animated movies of Hellboy after watching Ron Perlman in action on the big screen. I really enjoyed it, interesting story line, little quirky lines from Perlman, like O'Crap. Now, I'm ready to see all the animated Hellboy movies.
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MCT:July 20, 2008It is one thing to see Hellboy in live action, but it is also another to see Hellboy animated. The animations may not look as extravagant as live action, but that shouldn't chase you away from this. Trust me when I say that this is a good watch.
This animation has a great sci-fi story going for it and it fits into the Hellboy universe nicely. At only 75 minutes, this film is also able to provide all the major characters, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien, and Kate Corrigan, with a decent amount of airtime. For the majority of this animation, Hellboy finds himself in another dimension in Japan. This world houses a variety of different monsters, ghosts, etc. Hellboy has to do battle with a good number of them as well. In case you are wondering, he does have his gun. After viewing this, it is easy to see Guillermo Del Toro turning this into a live action masterpiece.
Visually, this is no Japanese anime, but it isn't no cheap Family Guy crap either. The characters have the look and feel of their comic counterparts.
The voice work is fantastic. This is because the actors that pull off the great live action characters take the time to voice this animation. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones are no strangers to the Hellboy world and they are able to bring their agents to life. Peri Gilpin shows up as BPRD agent Kate Corrigan who is another big character in the stories.
People may expect to see some lame American cartoon, but this will be a satisfying watch for Hellboy fans.
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MCT:July 15, 2008
The great thing about this one was that it shows that in the Hellboy universe that the BPRD is a very global organizations with Hellboy fighting all of the Japanese myths.
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MCT:July 9, 2008
This was a good animated movie. I'm glad Ron Perlman did Hellboy's voice in this. Good story and great animation. The live action and animated films have made me now read the books and comics of Hellboy.
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MCT:July 4, 2008
Hellboy: You're not a normal fox.
Fox: And you are not a normal man.
Hellboy: Really? What gave me away? Any idea why I'm here?
Fox: Do I look like a philosopher?
Hellboy: Nice.
Fox: You carry the sword of storms, and it has tasted the blood of demons. That is all you need to know. For now.
Hellboy: Sure, 'cause that's just so much to absorb all at once.
Fox: [leaving] Don't cut yourself.
An animated film based on the comic series Hellboy. This is much closer to the actual comic than the 2004 film was and is separate from that film. However it is still produced by both its creator Mike Mignola and the film director Guillermo del Toro.
The story surrounds a mission Hellboy and his team, Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman are on, surrounding a mysterious sword in Japan and the monsters that go with it. Early on Hellboy picks up the sword and literally disappears. So while he fights his way back, Abe and Liz also encounter problems of their own.
Hellboy: Oh, crap.
It helps that all the voices are from the same actors from the film, particularly Ron Perlman, who has literally been born to be Hellboy. He has the right amount of charm and smart ass sense to make it work.
The animation is pretty good. It sets a decent tone and has a good look to associate it with the comic. The music, particularly the Hellboy theme, also work to make this enjoyable.
There are some problems involving how to keep this story interesting, but Hellboy's presence really holds everything together.
Hellboy: [sarcastic] Gosh, Kate, I feel just awful dragging you away from rotting manuscripts and ancient texts. I mean, you used to research trolls!
Professor Kate Corrigan: It's okay. Now I get to work with one. -
MCT:May 13, 2008
Not a bad continuation of the movie. It has a lot of the same action and humor that made the movie so much fun.
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MCT:April 24, 2008
An enjoyable foray into the world of Hellboy that should tide you over for a while until Hellboy 2: The Golden Army comes out.
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MCT:February 29, 2008Hellboy: You're not a normal fox.
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MCT:December 20, 2007
A good animated follow up to the live action HELLBOY movie.....I wasn't expecting much out of this, but I was very pleasantly surprised. This captures the feel of the movie quite well, with some GREAT moments of its own along the way.
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MCT:December 11, 2007
"Oh Crap...."
well, the flick aint "crap" (far from it), but I just love ol' Red's catchphrase. This had great animation sequences and great research done on japanese folklore. It was a big plus that Perlman and Blair did their character's voices for this direct to dvd release. -
MCT:October 2, 2007
surprisingly done well and while not perfect its a step in the right direction away from the heavy-handed live-action film. they even roll in a classic hellboy story into it! well done and worth a viewing.
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MCT:July 13, 2007
Just like the film this oozes cool. Significantly better than the animated Ultimate Avengers films from Marvel.
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MCT:July 8, 2007
Such an amazing piece of animation. These Hellboy movies are turning out really well. It's no "Amazing Screw on Head" but it's still fucking rad.
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MCT:June 29, 2007OMFG, this is probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It's about as fun as Hellboy's character is. Plot is a complete mess and the theme feels just sooo tired. Animation is nothing to write home about. NOT recommended :-)
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MCT:June 16, 2007This is definitely for the fans of Mike Mignola. Sword of Storms is an amalgam of stories from the Hellboy trade paperbacks. It weaves them all into a Japanese themed story about an enchanted sword, lost love, and two demon brothers. The actors from the live action movie reprise their roles and that really adds to the flavor. If you liked the comics, you will definitely enjoy this movie.
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MCT:June 12, 2007
Better than the live action flick, actually. Hellboy goes up against a lot of Japanese monsters and demons! Definitely a step in the right direction for straight-to-DVD animated movies, without being dumbed down for kids.
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MCT:June 3, 2007
Not sure about the designs but the plot is enjoyable, an Alice in Wonderland like trip through Japanese folklore with the same humour fond in the live action movie.
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MCT:June 1, 2007
This is really quite good. A really good story told realised excellently. Nice to see Doug Jones hasn't been dubbed over for a change!
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MCT:May 26, 2007
I love the concept of what they've done with this movie. Taking the original cast of the first movie and having the guts to tell a different story in animated form.
I wouldn't say I was a Hellboy fan and those that are might just possibly love this. For me personally I thought that as far as the story goes its great, but some giant flaws were the lack of character development and the simple fact that the main characters kept getting caught in messed up situations... for the sake of it.
When given the chance to keep the series alive after the release of the blockbuster movie this plays out more like an episode or a cartoon series you'd find on the Tv. Every chance that is given to branch out for its audience is denied directly.
The plot revolves around an ancient story of a samurai warrior who defeats the demons of Thunder and lightening... and captures them within a sword. However the price the warrior then pays is having his new bride executed and them lost in limbo for eternity.
Thunder and Lightening possess a professor and Hellboy gets trapped in another dimension... etc...etc...
Therefore in trying to escape this new dimension Hellboy pretty much ends up having to kill everything. Hmmm.
Hellboy restores peace. The end.
The animation in this movie is pretty basic but at times can look really good, it isn't as good as your Japanese style anime but has its own working style.
Having it as a cartoon means that Hellboy can basically slay everything he wants without running up a multi-million dollar buget... however....that would have been better.
Some great one liners, dark subject matter, good direction and a fairly strong story makes this one to watch for anyone who was a fan of the previous film or the comic genre in general.
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MCT:May 20, 2007
the cartoon was not as i thought it wood be it was more lovey dovey and had not that much action in it but it slowly won my soul
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MCT:May 13, 2007
A great story with a solid script and eclectic animation makes this a cut above standard hand-drawn animated movies.
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