Man, this was practically my first "real" post on this new board, and already I'm screwing things up.

It's okay, Barry. I mostly deleted it because the message board software was reading your connected spoiler warning as one word and streeeeeeeetching out the display. Next time just write it this way:

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Lisa

You'll find the more you post, the worse things get in that regard. Take it from one who knows. Shame and disgrace are now my unhappy lot. It will be yours. too.

The American dvd of "the Rocketeer" is as bare bones as it gets, I'm afraid. It has the movie and that's it. I doubt they have any plans for a special edition. Though I'd buy a copy if they ever did.

--Matthew

Thanks Matthew, here's hoping someone does something special with it one day.

Dave

Okay. It's tomorrow. I think I would have liked the film better if I'd been a little more engaged. A little less attitude and a little more angst on Hellboy's part might have done the trick for me.

I agree with fpw. It was merely ok. I didn't really get any sense for the characters and their motivations. We didn't ever really learn why Hellboy fought against evil, or why Abe Sapien was involved or had his powers, or who the Kroenen character was or what his powers were (anything about him for that matter). I think the movie had too much stuff that could only be understood by people who've read the comics. I have not.

We didn't ever really learn why Hellboy fought against evil, or why Abe Sapien was involved or had his powers, or who the Kroenen character was or what his powers were (anything about him for that matter). I think the movie had too much stuff that could only be understood by people who've read the comics.

Actually, you don't get a lot of that kind of information in the comic book, either. The focus is more on the visuals and the action than anything else. You pick up some character stuff as the stories race along, but a lot of it is still unrevealed.

--Matthew

[QUOTE=Matthew Smith]Actually, you don't get a lot of that kind of information in the comic book, either. The focus is more on the visuals and the action than anything else. You pick up some character stuff as the stories race along, but a lot of it is still unrevealed.

Not really the action, either. Most of those scenes were just wam, bam, goodbye monster/bad guy; couldn't there have been more of a "fight" in the fight scenes?

I guess I am in the minority (so long as it ISN'T the 'Minority Report') because I truly enjoyed The Hulk. Since I have all the Hulk comics since he split from sharing a book with the Sub-Mariner way back in issue #102. (This includes both issues with the appearance of Wolverine).

Knowing well in advance I didn't want to see a Hulk 'wimped down' like the TV show. Don't get me wrong though, I adored that series, but the Hulk was simply not strong enough. I easily looked past the computer graphics to 'see' the true Hulk inside. Of course seeing him toss those tanks like they were a frisbee was quite a plus.

Like most others posting, I agree that Hollywood is taking better care of comics to make them more acceptable to fans. Movies like Spiderman, the first Blade, and of course The X-Men franchise (which I truly do hope the third one will do a good job of creating The Phoenix Saga or perhaps they will do a classic comic book storyline and leave the end hanging - so you have to buy the next 'issue') However, I feel you have to overlook some things (like Wolverine being as tall, or taller, than Storm) and just enjoy the film. Afterall, it is basically a means of escaping reality for a short time, isn't it?

For me though, I think I will save my movie money for special films like Spiderman, X-Man and of course....REPAIRMAN JACK ! ! !

It's official. It was announced this morning that a sequel to "Hellboy" has been greenlit.

--Matthew