Hellboy II

So Hellboy II was a fun little flick, with a couple of great lines ("I'm not a baby, I'm a tumour!"), one major unfortunate side effect – that dumb Barry Manilow song has been stuck in my head ever since , vanishing briefly only to be brought back, and one minor irritating visual…let's call it inconvenience – the godawful golden belt/corset thing that poor Princess Nuala was stuck in, seemingly designed to make her otherwise awesome figure look as dreadful as possible – even if we could look... read more

While I was sitting on the couch contemplating the points to include in my review of Hellboy II The Golden Army, I was checking my flist and catching up on e-mail.  (I was also trying to keep the kitten from pestering the crap out of the big grumpy kitty, but that's a whole different post in itself.)   mariness  was quicker at posting her review  than I was with mine.  Interestingly enough, she and I had a couple of identical thoughts regarding the film.  Those thoughts?  "Visually arresting"...