June 26, 2008

Movie Minute: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

By News Desk

With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar®-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy).

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders.

He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense-pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann - the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal.

And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

Official Movie Website: www.hellboymovie.com

And here's our exclusive take on Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

Opening in cinemas across Asia on the following dates:

>> Singapore: July 10
>> Malaysia: July 10
>> Thailand: July 10
>> Vietnam: August 1
>> Hong Kong: August 14
>> Indonesia: September 10
>> Philippines: September 10
>> Taiwan: September 13
>> India: September 19
>> Korea: September 25