Movie: During the Second World War, the Nazis create Hellboy (Ron Perlman) in order to unleash hell on earth. But the Allies rescue the demon and raise him as a ‘good monster’; Hellboy joins the fight against evil.

Televisions.com thinks:

An entertaining comic-book adaptation
with only small weaknesses.

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Hellboy

Length: 132 minutes

Genre: Comic-book adaptation, action

Studio: Sony

Cast: John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Rating: 12 (U.K.), Unrated (USA), FSK 16 (Germany)

Released: 2007

Picture Format: 1.85:1

Soundtracks: Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM 5.1 (English); Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Not outstanding, but very good, "Hellboy" earns plus points in particular for its deep black, powerful colours, and impressive sharpness.

(8 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
A devilishly impressive storm of effects with plenty of fat bass!

(9 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Also very pleasing. Almost all of the extras from the three-disc DVD set are also here on the Blu-ray release — such as the two audio commentaries, deleted scenes, animated comic-book drawings, and the two-and-a-half-hour production diary.

(9 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.