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Hi I am a big fan of the first Hellboy film so I was wondering if people thought this film was worth watching too? I don't want to scar my idea of the first Hellboy with a bad sequel so just checking. Sorry if this has been addressed before but I did not search the message board for fear of bumping into spoilers.

It's great, i liked the first one, but i liked this one a lot better! "Don't hate the player, hate the game."

I on the other hand thought that although this film was good as sequels go the first one was the superior film. Bad Wolf

This is one of the few times that a sequel is better than the original. I was a big fan of the original Hellboy too, and I thought that this movie surpassed it in every aspect. Trust me TechnoRat, you need to see this movie. "I want Tong Po! Give me Tong Po!"

I disagree with most of the above posts. I thought the original was superior. It had more charm, and i think was more certain of what it wanted to do - to provide a darker, more chaotic alternative to superhero films such as Spider Man or Fantastic 4. The sequel wasn't as quirky, but more importantly was unsure of what it wanted to be and tried to do too much - it should have built down...

Its ALOT better then Hellboy 1, definatly check it out

It's one of those rare sequels that is better than the original! Go and see it! (\___/) This is Bunny! (='.'=) Back by Popular Demand!!! (")_(")

I thought Hellboy II was better than the first. The first one had my jaw dropping to the floor a couple of times, because it was so new and it was a fresh take on comic book heroes. But this one made my jaw drop with pure magic, splendid visuals and just awesome creatures. Plus, humour and great action. You... are... my... lucky lucky lucky star...

I guess it depends on what you like. If the occult, the cthulhu-mythos and darker mythological-biblical-atmosphere attracts you more, then the sequel is not for you. On the other hand, if you favor a more fantasy-like lords-of-the-rings Harry Potter kinda hellboy, then this is for you. They are very different in this way. I liked the sequel, it was fairly good, but it can not be measured with the...

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