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Hellboy 2
Hellboy 2, or Bellboy 2 as my iphone keeps trying to correct me, is the loose remake of the 1973 classic “Black Mana, White Mama” starring Pam Grier, Margaret Markov and Zaldy Zshornack. It is perhaps known as the best Zaldy Zshornack movie (to date).
For those unfamiliar with the plot of “Black Mama, White Mama” netflix says it “crosses the highly successful women-in-prison genre with the 1960’s classic The Defiant Ones” – and I couldn’t agree more; except for the fact that The Defiant Ones came out in 1958…
Hellboy 2 focuses on the tale of two odd couples. One is a lady who can turn into fire and barely control it, the other a hellspawn demon who is destined to destroy the world. The other couple is a fishman and an elf. Ok, so that last couple isn’t as odd as I first thought. Thrown into the mix is the German steam man voiced by little Stewey Griffin (nice to see him finally stretch beyond his usual role).
Al Gore co-wrote the story to protest America’s failure to sign the Kyoto Accord. So, in a sense, you can say that Hellboy is loosely based on women-in-prison meets the defient ones meets a power point presentation by Al Gore.
You see, long ago humans and every other type of creature on the planet made an agreement and only the non-humans are keeping their pact. Sick of the parking lots and shopping malls, one elf takes it upon himself to re-declare war on mankind and make everything, uhhh, elf-like I guess. Part 2 of his plan was never quite layed out.
Obviously, conflict occurs. Between the couples, between the humans and non-humans. All this action culminates in a dance off between the elf prince and bellboy for control of the Golden Army (which, to my eye, contained not a single Golden Girl).
I won’t spoil the ending, but someone does indeed win.
Overall, this is a good time and features more Mexican beer than I can recall seeing in a movie.
I give it: 315613613613461345135.135135 Balls of Fury