Saturday, September 06, 2008
Hellboy II oh and a little showcase(!)
Again of late I haven't really posted much up on my blog, this has been a mixture of extreme laziness and well other things (but probably mainly the first one). But I thought I would write up about a couple of things. First off I thought I'd like to mention me and my acting chums are going to be doing a little "showcase" performance at a little venue in town called Gramofone which has a small rehearsal space which we shall use for our performances (with the emphasis on little!). I won't divulge too much about what scene I am going to be doing at present but I'm hoping it will turn out quite well and pray that it goes down well too and that we (or I) don't get booed off the stage (or space). So I look forward to it very much with a slight sense of dread (which will grow into full blown terror!) but I guess that is natural. Also on the acting front one or two other things might be coming up but I'm not fully sure what they will be yet so I'll post more when I know.
On Thursday I went and saw Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I'm not sure its actually better than the first film and I know some critics didn't like the first one as much but I really did like the first Hellboy. Ron Pearlman is again great as Hellboy, no one else could pull off playing that part as well, and despite his red skin and sanded down horns (or in other words his outwardly demonic appearance), he IS the good guy. But Hellboy II is definitely funnier, it contains some really funny moments such as Hellboy's stand off against a big monster with a BIG hand kind of like his, also a scene where Hellboy gets schooled by the new goodie and FBI supernatural expert Dr Krauss (voiced by none other than Seth McFarlane!). It was also good to see a little cameo from John Hurt reprising his role as Dr Broom, and Selma Blair looks kind of hot with her new haircuit (although I don't really rate her much as an actress). The surprise inclusion of Luke Goss of 80's pop duo Bros (he finally IS famous) also worked well as he plays the main baddie with enough moves to shame Jet Li (OK perhaps its a stunt double!). I felt perhaps the overall tone of Hellboy II though was at times just a little bit too comical but I enjoyed it so much it didn't really matter, it is a great Saturday night movie (or Thursday depending when you see it) and a fine sequel.
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrright that's all for now.
On Thursday I went and saw Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I'm not sure its actually better than the first film and I know some critics didn't like the first one as much but I really did like the first Hellboy. Ron Pearlman is again great as Hellboy, no one else could pull off playing that part as well, and despite his red skin and sanded down horns (or in other words his outwardly demonic appearance), he IS the good guy. But Hellboy II is definitely funnier, it contains some really funny moments such as Hellboy's stand off against a big monster with a BIG hand kind of like his, also a scene where Hellboy gets schooled by the new goodie and FBI supernatural expert Dr Krauss (voiced by none other than Seth McFarlane!). It was also good to see a little cameo from John Hurt reprising his role as Dr Broom, and Selma Blair looks kind of hot with her new haircuit (although I don't really rate her much as an actress). The surprise inclusion of Luke Goss of 80's pop duo Bros (he finally IS famous) also worked well as he plays the main baddie with enough moves to shame Jet Li (OK perhaps its a stunt double!). I felt perhaps the overall tone of Hellboy II though was at times just a little bit too comical but I enjoyed it so much it didn't really matter, it is a great Saturday night movie (or Thursday depending when you see it) and a fine sequel.
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrright that's all for now.
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