I’m not incredibly superstitious, but every now and again, I find myself tripping over one, which is why I have never gotten around to watching this movie before now: I simply do not believe in giving undue attention to anything having to do with hell. I mean—just consider what happened when I went to see The Exorcist. Or, that is you could consider it were I to tell you about it, except that I am not going to tell you about it so you can’t really give it the consideration it deserves. Except that it really did put me off of movies that glorify demonic activity.

It wasn’t until I saw the preview for Hellboy 2 in the theaters that I realized Guillermo del Toro was responsible for Hellboy 1. And even more than my abhorrence of hell movies is my unabashed admiration for the work of Guillermo del Toro. Sigh! Such a dillemna. After having seen Hellboy, it did not disappoint me in quality. Well crafted and enjoyable with the eternal del Toro struggle between good and evil. Worth putting aside superstitions for.