bubba smith Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, Jagged said: I think the new cast seem like a good fit. Although I must admit to having something of a crush on Selma Blair. And the film has no Abe Sapient ? ms Blair is I think dealing with MS and was unavailabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 David Hyde Pierce had already stepped down from the Abe Sapien role, which makes that character's absence sting a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Don't think they were going to mix old actors in with new anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 David Hyde Pierce wasn't in Hellboy. Are you thinking of Doug Jones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 David Hyde Pierce would make an awfully snobby Abe Sapien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 David Hyde Pierce channeling Niles, would make a posh-snob Abe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 David Hyde Pierce did the voice for Abe Sapien. (ETA: In the first Hellboy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 2:41 PM, bubba smith said: ms Blair is I think dealing with MS and was unavailabe Yes, I read that. Very sad. Had a friend die of the condition recently too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Saw it this week. Was ok, not as good as the Perlman ones, much more gory and violent I think. One thing bugged me a lot, will spoiler: I disliked that they once again, as in the first one, went to the "prince of darkness, will bring about the apocalypse, kill his "father" to force him over the top, one of his companions reminds him of all his father taught him (much more gruesomely this time) to bring him back to the good side" storyline. They showed where Abe comes from at the end. The acting was decent, though not great. Plot was kind of stupid, but about what would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Saw it today...not a good reboot IMO...the acting was okay but the story was predictable and the pacing was rushed. I actually turned to my wife in the movie and said to her "Is this bad or is just me?" which is rare, I'll admit my bar is pretty low for Superhero movies. As long as I walk out feeling entertained I'm usually giving the movie a positive review but this one was just a shadow of the original and not in a good way. Definitely not in the same league as the Perlman version of Hellboy. I wouldn't be upset if this shallow reboot was the last in the series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, sentry0 said: Saw it today...not a good reboot IMO...the acting was okay but the story was predictable and the pacing was rushed. I actually turned to my wife in the movie and said to her "Is this bad or is just me?" which is rare, I'll admit my bar is pretty low for Superhero movies. As long as I walk out feeling entertained I'm usually giving the movie a positive review but this one was just a shadow of the original and not in a good way. Definitely not in the same league as the Perlman version of Hellboy. I wouldn't be upset if this shallow reboot was the last in the series... I don't plan on seeing it, but one release-day analysis essentially stated that it deserved to fail for trying to set up 5 sequels, rather than tell a complete story in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 I haven't heard great stuff about this but the first Hellboy films were kinda uneven in reviews too and I really liked them. Quote David Hyde Pierce did the voice for Abe Sapien. Yeah he was uncredited, on purpose, because he didn't want to take away from the physical actor's performance (which he was very influenced by, according to interviews). Did a wonderful job too. I agree with the comment that the first Hellboy's casting was inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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