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Director: Victor Cook, Tad Stones
Writers: Mike Mignola, Tad Stones, Kevin Hopps
Staring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Doug Jones
Streaming: HBO MAX
Release Date: March 10, 2007

This is the second of the Hellboy animated movies I watched this week (first one is below for just alphabetical order sake). Hellboy: Blood And Iron learns from the mistake of its predecessor a bit, mostly in adds willingness to embrace the comedic tone that Hellboy can have. Also, Blood And Iron benefited from having a familiar setting: A Haunted House.

• A simpler story makes Hellboy Animated: Blood And Iron more digestible.
• I know that my grades on the animated comic book movies are lower on a curve that most other movies, and yet I still enjoy watching them immensely. These types of movies are just the perfect background noise and brain-numbing entertainment. Not every movie is good, but they are entertaining for what I enjoy.
• Blood And Iron pays more homage to the relationship between Professor Broom (John Hurt) and Hellboy (Ron Perlman).
• It is rather odd that the first thing I think about Ron Perlman is his portrayal of Hellboy. A role where he was covered in prosthetics and his voice is his most distinguishable aspect.

Stanko Rating: C (2.5/5 Stars)

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