Hellboy: the Crooked Man - Movie Review

[@alexisnaranjo]

You did more advertising for this film than the people involved

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

For real, I had no idea this movie existed until my notification for Jeremy's review. Also: what's with that subtitle making it sound like another Conjuring universe movie? 🙄😆

[@TobeyFan1984]

You know the crooked man isn’t a Conjuring creation, right?

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@TobeyFan1984 Yes I know, I was only joking b/c my immediate thought was of The Crooked Man movie I once heard was going to be intended for that universe, so I wondered why Hellboy apparently beat them to it.

[@alb9022]

Same here - had no idea this thing existed... didn't even know there was a development project let alone a release lmao

[@bbtank3000]

I was gonna say: I hadn't seen a single bit of marketing for this movie. Not even a photo.

[@makatron]

Give us an 8 episode Netflix series, long enough to flesh out these stories showing Hellboy as a detective chasing the monster of the week.

[@Davy_Blaze]

Uhhh, kinda like The Wicher? We know how that turned out.

[@paulwoodford1984]

No, they can’t be trusted with series. They always f it up.

[@gantz0949]

Yea would be cool

[@paulwoodford1984]

No that would be crap stfu

[@sidauthur7836]

You already have bad things to choose from and you ask for more crap? From netflix of all people. Yes turn hellboy into the witcher but worse.

[@Dynaman21]

Del Toro meanwhile is just sitting at home looking at the ever growing pile of unsold scripts.

[@tskmaster3837]

A mountain of scripts? That's madness.

[@andrewdowns3673]

Del Torro's version is the best version ever and I wish that he could just get the ending to his trilogy out there. Unfortunately, apparently from what I read Mike Magnolia doesn't like Del Torro's version. Which sucks, but he's the one who holds the rights to the character, so... 🤷‍♂️

[@RileyWritey]

​@@andrewdowns3673 Magnolia sounds like a dumbass, those movies are amazing

[@JohnL-m2l]

​@@andrewdowns3673 Del Toro's version was quite different from the comics. Hellboy doesn't have children with Liz, they barely have a relationship.

[@afroman255]

@@tskmaster3837hehe

[@misspiggys_cousin]

i didn’t think you’d review this one 😅, but I’m glad you did. I love the del toro movies but this IS the closest thing to the comics yet. It’s for sure made for the comic fans, but I hope those who are still on the fence can give it a chance. 🙏🏻

[@fabes63]

What....this new Hellboy movie was real?!?

[@EdWedgie]

Apparently they just don’t advertise movies anymore

[@thejaded]

Literally looks like a fan film 😅

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

It's actually a feverdream you're having in the simulation of life we call reality.

[@zeroglitch13]

@@EdWedgieadvertising costs money….which this movie didn’t have enough of lol

[@urilaf8598]

@@EdWedgiewell you have to have some media literacy and see this hellboy movie isn’t made by the same studio as the others it’s made by a small independent studio with no money for advertising.

[@lifegood3322]

I always loved Ron P as Hellboy but last time I saw him he was having a nervous breakdown on his back patio! 😂 Hope he's gotten better! I'm actually looking forward to this! Great review JJ!

[@Lirka_906]

As much as I love the Del Toro Hellboy movies, this one is the closest to the comics. Hellboy was never an action hero like he is in those older movies. He's more of a detective investigating strange x-file like phenomena and folklore.

[@itshobojoe1391]

I believe Mignola was attached to the script so it makes sense

[@Paragonoflaziness]

Yeah and theres a reason why the movie has a bigger audience, his noire detective version is crap compared to the us govt paranormal mercenary

[@Kahnovitch]

Sounds like Damien Darkblood from the Invincible series, who did look a lot like Hellboy.

[@evilzdeadite]

@@Kahnovitchdamien dark blood is pretty much a hellboy parody

[@tc9392]

I get your point about Hellboy not being an action hero….BUT I recently finished reading the entire Monster-Sized Hellboy book, and Hellboy really does resort to doing a lot of punching to solve issues despite not being an action hero.

[@primalycia]

For people who actually enjoy the Hellboy comics and the way the character was made to be portrayed - this movie was spectacular. It closely followed its source material and the character of Hellboy was just that, HELLBOY! It's not the weird, Del Toro superhero-wannabe version of Hellboy that is the reason Mignola will not let Del Toro touch the character again. The Del Toro movies, while fun, are NOT the Hellboy character Mignola created. Not even close.

[@AVPfan360pro]

I agree! This is the most comic accurate Hellboy we have seen in a movie!

[@andruekisner2012]

I agree dude. The movie was awesome for the budget. And the lead actor killed it. Wasn’t perfect but was an amazing indie like horror film. Even as a stand alone film without the idea of it being a hell boy movie it was impressive. Some parts were corny but man I also loved this movie and how they portrayed bellboy and his story a bit more accurately. Hellboy just makes sense as horror and it works.

[@reptilian_geneticist]

Comic accurate or not this movie was an absolute dumpster fire... Easily the worst movie I've seen in years... I'd rather watch Del Toros Hellboy movies a million times in a row than ever attempt watching Hellboy crooked man ever again...

[@rory2698]

To be fair Hellboy 1 was a pretty good adaptation of "Seed of Destruction". Plus it nailed the look of the comics. It wasn't until Hellboy 2 that Del Toro completely went off the rails.

[@ChristianChavarria-zo7fq]

​@@reptilian_geneticist This movie was TRASH.

[@DetroitAlan01]

Hellboy: the Crooked Man has issues, but it has my respect. Most of its shortcomings are due to its shoestring budget. There are so many movies with budgets of +100 mil, which can’t stick the landing. When I see something that has very little to work with, but does the absolute best it can with that, that movie gets my respect. Also, felt this was a pretty good movie that conveyed the right tone for the character. Maybe smaller budgets (not this small) are the way to go with this property.

[@NightBladeSpearichu]

I think it's possible to do the movie with a small budget, I mean Godzilla Minus One's budget was 10 to 15 million and that movie was good.

[@Ytinasniiable]

​@@NightBladeSpearichuiirc the dudes who made Godzilla minus one said something along the lines of "we wish we had 15 million to work with"

[@RabbiSteve1]

@@Ytinasniiable precisely! Which means that decent movies *can* be done on a shoestring budget. But needs the right people with the right imagination and skills.

[@antonakesson]

I think this movie just didn't have the right people for said budget. It is more skill issue rather then money issue I feel.

[@liesureleeminis8268]

The director also did a large portion of the special effects himself. That saves so much money​@@Ytinasniiable

[@Cutflipper]

first hellboy movie that both doesn't treat the character like an irresponsible child and doesnt have him be the chosen one saving the world. i truly appreciate this movie

[@d9_1056]

The altered beast intro always gets me. Thank you for that.

[@RJ-666]

"Wise fwom your gwave"

[@Herr.P]

Great game.

[@T-800..]

"Never. Give. Up"

[@pettespizzaparlor3245]

It is October now.

[@BootySweat4491]

POWAH UP

[@crMonty]

This is a rating we've needed for a long time! I always use it but I never thought it would be official! 🎉 Thanks Jeremy!

[@evil_vein6072]

This movie literally had no marketing. I remember seeing a single trailer long ago but that was it lol

[@Japaneseanimeguy]

Maybe it's because they planned to go straight to streaming in the US but if I hadn't been checking cinema times for any upcoming films I'd like to check out (transformers and my hero academia) I wouldn't even have known this film was a thing. Less than 2 weeks after release and most places have already stopped showing the film, which doesn't help either (films can't do well if they barely get a chance to show once a day for a week). Shame as I really enjoyed it.

[@mikezigma]

didnt even see one, all the sudden someones watching it in the house lol. wtf

[@ElCaballoTV]

4:18 "These HUMANS ... not worth the flesh they're printed on" - Billy Zane, Demon Knight

[@hanh7395]

Hellboy really just needs to be a full-on animated series on Netflix or something. It can be done on live-action but obviously it hasn't been doing so good. At least in animation they can go all out with it.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

Just look at the two animated movies. Yeah, it could work.

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

Agreed.

[@hatchell18]

The og first 2 hellboy movies were god tier and the one that came out a few years ago was pretty good even if it wasn’t amazing.

[@ronfroehlich4697]

I've started to kind of feel like all comic book character movies would be better in animation.

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

Get it the fuck away from direct netflix production and just let them be a distributor

[@mukey]

Didn't even know this existed until I saw your review thumbnail.

[@marjanmansouri8800]

You're lucky you should forget it ever existed

[@MarkArandjus]

Massive Hellboy fan here. I'm so down for smaller Hellboy adventures, a ton of Hellboy stories are a monster/ghost/vampire of the week sort of deal. Crooked Man is an odd choice though, even in the canon it's an unusual one because it's American folklore and not European mythology.

[@Firenutz]

Same. Doesn’t a TV show centered around the BPRD make way more sense than big budget (or even modest budget) feature films?

[@Ytinasniiable]

​@@FirenutzI agree, Hellboy suits "monster of the week" more than "feature film"

[@MarkArandjus]

@@Firenutz Dude, you know what I really want? Love, Death & Robots, but Hellboy! Give a bunch of animation studios the chance to make Hellboy shortfilms, it'd rule.

[@thatmovieguy7778]

​@@Firenutza TV show would have been more expensive per episode no?

[@RubexQewb]

I’ve read Hellboy here and there throughout the years and I forgot what the story was called but I would love to see a film adaption of the story when he goes to the town where the werewolf is killing people in the abandoned church .

[@Knowthyledge]

This was great, speaking as someone who read the comic! Actually felt like the paranormal investigator that the comics introduced us to. It was weirdly paced at times but oddly enough, felt like the way some of the comics read. This was better than the Del Toro films in my humble opinion..I’d love for them to continue as a series.

[@Rtombooksart]

I was literally just searching for this an hour ago and nobody had done reviews but Jeremy has it covered My man!

[@V.A618]

I have no idea why people are hating this movie. It's good

[@PhreakPhantom]

This is the closest we ever got to the comic experience of hellboy

[@yammt3148]

That's... Unfortunate.

[@PhreakPhantom]

@@yammt3148 Not for me. It`s exactly like the comics go. Del Toro`s Hellboy is not the character of the comics. It`s a slick looking marvel superhero movie.

[@velkylev4217]

​@@yammt3148have you read comic book??? Did you like it or not ?

[@penner72]

And it was boring.

[@teddybear8348]

​@@penner72yeah del toro verison really cheep

[@GothPaoki]

This is such a dark and interesting story and I'd really love to see a significant budget put into it. Too bad with how previous hellboy adaptations went that would be very hard. You know it's rough when they don't even have money to advertise this movie.

[@avi1179]

Ron Perlman will always be the best Hellboy

[@necogreendragon]

Hell yea.😉

[@patrickmcnelley249]

Agreed. Should've gotten his completed trilogy instead of the last couple dumpster fire ones.

[@SpaceGhost2733]

Y’all need to get over that he’s not hellboy anymore

[@darthcinema4262]

​@@SpaceGhost2733 I'd give anything to hear him as Slade again

[@JunniferLuzeytonz]

True​@@SpaceGhost2733 cuz we should really respect mfs if they don't wanna do characters anymore and budgets of movies to make the movie cuz i know ron pearlman is one expensive actor to hire

[@Tora_thor]

love your hair man, flawless.

[@dday906]

The "horror movie with a comic book character vibe" is something I deeply want with a Ghost Rider film/tv series. Primarily just a full-on horror story to the point you forget it's a comic book adaptation, until the Ghost Rider comes in to fuck shit up. Or better yet, the Ghost Rider himself ups the horror, but for the demons/evil in the film. I just feel like that would work out so well, in the right hands.

[@Deadgod91]

We desperately need horror movies with strong male protagonists like Hellboy, Ghost Rider, Blade, Ash Williams. Ones who are badass enough to punch out the Horror itself. I am tired of usual dumb college kids or women as protagonists who spend majority of their time scared, running away, searching for mystical object or completing the right ritual.

[@craigthebrute8932]

I hear the new Spawn movie will be like that. I just pray that dosen't sucks.

[@funygameur]

​@@Deadgod91Neo-feminism man.

[@moonwhooper]

​​@@Deadgod91completely agree, but you described it kinda incel like

[@thisis_lungstar]

This review was so spot on because I was only able to go halfway through the movie.😂😂😂 Soon as that church scene ended I called it a day. Wow.

[@therealsun86]

Didn’t even know there was another HellBoy movie

[@anubusx]

UnknownBoy.

[@Saul_Goodman_Criminal_Lawyer]

It seems they maxed out that 20 million budget to film making so they'd got nothing left for the advertising. Respect.

[@jibrielfarooq2258]

Just watched the movie. Wasn’t expecting much from it but really enjoyed it. Completely different to the noughties Hellboy movies. Solid 7/10

[@arya-x7x]

But why didn't jeremy rate the film? Did he stop doing it?

[@Rockybalboa541]

Minus -2 5/10

[@thaimperial97]

I don't believe you. 7? Looks more like a 3 1/2 at best

[@brandonrice1124]

Same i thought it was good for a low budget movie 7 seems right to me.

[@jibrielfarooq2258]

@@thaimperial97 It’s only 90 mins. Watch it and find out bro

[@davidmorgan6936]

Oddly enough, your review reflects something I said in my own. With you not being a Hell Boy comics person, your reaction is what I expected. Nice to see that play out.

[@rotationalbox588]

The creepy music impression was spot on

[@wolfgang6442]

Fr it was😂😂😂

[@19Gardens]

I thought it was great. The 2019 film is still my favourite version of Hellboy. Del Toro's were better movies overall. This was a fun watch too and would make for a fun series. I hope they make more.

[@dodgyyoutuber9560]

1:27 how is it that I know exactly what music he’s talking about? It’s the violin spider music

[@PyroGamie]

I used to hate violin spider music, I still do but I used to too

[@NekoinaBox2000]

Or as many youtubers called it: "The scary orchestra following you"

[@KorrinBeck]

Because he did the sound well? People are mentally stunted.

[@dodgyyoutuber9560]

@@KorrinBeck I just bet everyone leaves with a smile after meeting you. They’ll probably say that at your funeral in 70 years. “This person always made everyone, even strangers, feel special.”

[@KorrinBeck]

@@dodgyyoutuber9560 Whoa, someone has insecurities to just suddenly start flailing like that from just a simple comment. Hope your life improves and you stop hating yourself.

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

If this movie would have had an actual budget, it could have been great. Definitely closest adaptation to the comics.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

We're living in movie hell......boy.

[@thekingofthings2002]

Take your comment-like and get out of here.

[@SiriusSphynx]

Comments like this are getting really stale

[@iamwyse1269]

🫡 i see what u done there

[@builder4578]

Say that again?

[@RRolon999]

Oh boy 😅

[@Tre.Anthony2025]

Since Ron Perlman is old and Guillermo del Toro has ventured in artsy animation…I want to see a r rated animation horror version of the original movies.

[@1981troyboy]

the del toro movies are not real Hellboy. it's super hero bullshit.

[@Tre.Anthony2025]

@@1981troyboy I know the context of the films aren’t really anything like the comics, the comics were pure horror but Del Toro films were more fantasy fun adventure. I’m just saying if he made another film it should be darker with the world of supernatural being normalized like comics. Also Hellboy should be more matured and more in line with his comics personality.

[@joeabernathy5402]

I liked it. I'm a sucker for the comic snd Appalachian Folk Horror though. It's a 7/10 for me.

[@j0hncarp]

Mignola was involved in this. Hellboy's creator. He wanted this to be good but the budget is limited

[@trueblue6201]

Magnola has been involved with every Hellboy movie or at least is marketed as being involved. Golden Army is the only one he was not pleased with because he felt that his time working on that film was wasted. Ironically, I think it is often considered to be the best Hellboy movie.

[@brokemono]

The one time I noticed the budget was that low was the CGI of the raccoon...Otherwise, everything else was pretty good, nothing over the top. I think this reboot of Hellboy is more down to earth and it fells like it's more accurate to the comics but I really can't say since I don't remember reading the comics, haha. I just feel like it is.

[@neftalicruzluciano]

Well i finally gave it a go and fell asleep right after the Crooked man shows up. Right there in the middle. So thanx for the suggestion, Jeremy.

[@HolyXerxes]

What? How? When? Did I wake up on different timeline? Never heard about this movie uptil now.

[@some1namedno1]

It had hung low on the radar. I saw one teaser some months ago and nothing more until now.

[@jamesbranch23]

Makes sense. These didnt get alot if any at all, promotion. I knew cu i seen the trailer... And the ensuing fans shittin on it.

[@SiriusSphynx]

No you're still on the same timeline we're talking about timelines is not cringe enough for some people

[@SpaceGhost2733]

Idiots

[@jacksquatt6082]

I really appreciate that - for this October - Jeremy is giving us a list of modern horror flicks that nobody even knew were coming out.

[@thanosandnobill3789]

In my old job, they spent countless money renovating the offices. After one year, they renovated the same place again, spending even more money. When I asked why this was happening, my manager said nothing and winked his eye. Probably something similar is happening in Hollywood.

[@Montesama314]

Pointlessly making expenditures and "improvements" to increase an asset's value while justifying tax breaks? Yeah, sounds like corporations gonna corp.

[@thelifeofanthon]

I really appreciate your comedic honesty 😂. You said everything I thought this movie was gonna be, I’ma check it out because I won’t be surprised with the bad stuff 😂😂

[@AnkitGupta-u1n]

Please review some old movies like Rocky, Mean Streets, Saturday Night Fever, Carrie, Closed Encounters of The Third Kind, Mackena's Gold, Urban Cowboy etc.

[@AL-Lee-G]

The Dollars Trilogy. Back to the Future. Terminator, T2, Total Recall. Yeh I'd like to see J review some old classic from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s too. Right on, man!

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

​@@AL-Lee-GNow you're talking

[@verncatalla1825]

Yo long time viewer here! You know Jeremy is trying to be nice but he made a whole new category for this one 🤣

[@brandonbaerga4972]

Honestly if it had the budget this would have been really good cause the faithful comic book look is very good

[@CraigyWeggy]

Peak sound effects 🔥

[@roxyfreefall]

I watched Dog Soldiers the other day. I forgot how much I loved this movie! The Werewolves were some of the scariest I've seen.

[@legendofold101]

They are still to this day the scariest werewolves in film.

[@LadyAxe13]

@@legendofold101 Not for me, though. (But I do love Sean Pertwee) The weird hybrid human-wolves in HOWL had my hair standing up. Those look exactly how a fucked up mix of man and wolf would look.

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

"Dollar store Demon Knight, without the Billy Zane charisma." Perfectly understood the tone you were describing. Demon Knight is a surprisingly fun movie with a bunch of solid performances, but Zane outshines them all and without him, it just wouldn't be the same.

[@suicune2001]

I've already started the binge. I've watched Evil Dead, Talk to Me, Terrifier, and Session 9. I'm going to watch Chucky, Ready or Not, and Insidious.

[@Boricua0082]

I saw this movie about three weeks ago, and I actually liked it a lot more than the other movies that came before. The story was surprisingly written well especially since it comes from the source material.

[@bigruckus7049]

5:12 New Jeremy Jahns rating unlocked?!

[@MaekarManastorm]

N0

[@a7000zo]

Shyamalan's Trap unlocked it

[@SharkWhosFondOfBond]

This is honestly my favourite Hellboy movie, the actor for Hellboy played him excellently, the comic accuracy was great, and they did such an awesome job with the budget they had! I had a blast watching this in cinemas, it was such a great and immersive experience!

[@SailorGreen]

I'm a Hellboy fan and I completely forgot about this movie coming out...

[@GPlewright]

Your impression of the plucked strings was ON POINT!

[@emperorsean1]

I thought it was pretty good. If they made a live action series that would be cool.

[@Redditfanboy-v2s]

Great review bro

[@VLink06]

I wonder how many people know about that Altered Beast intro you did!

[@slipknotron1626]

Rise from your grave.....

[@alexisnaranjo]

Wise fwom yo gwave

[@angelofverdun456]

Well i did

[@Zeet1]

I think Del Toro would only do another HB if Pearlman was game but he says he’s too old for it now.

[@ogreface8]

Pearlman has always said he was game. I think it's more on Del Toro honestly, he's so busy with his own projects and ideas

[@Ashbrash1998]

​@ogreface8 I wonder of he even has the film rights anymore, or at least will the studio who does let him make another one.

[@michaelnally2841]

@@ogreface8from what I heard the reason the third Hellboy film didn’t happen was the studios weren’t giving Del Toro the budget he needed, they were reducing him to a producer not a director, and Del Toro couldn’t win the fight with them. And Ron Perlman I’ve heard mixed messages between “if he ain’t directing I’m not doing it”, to him being a bit too old now to deal with the heavy makeup and having to bulk up for the role.

[@masilomoshesh1475]

Dude is 74😅. That role needs someone literally half his age.

[@TheBfutgreg]

@@masilomoshesh1475 Honestly surprised with his age....I remember him in no makeup in Alien Resurrection but he didn't seem old there.... Oh shit that confusing film came out in '97, 27 years ago!!! He was "just" 47.....lots of Sevens here, he should invest in Catholic Stock

[@TheTippsAttack]

what an absolute banger of a new rating you've invented.

[@Kallapryy]

"...there were moments in here....wellll...." - Jeremy dropping hope bombs 2024

[@JRobocop007]

So happy you did a review to this film. Wasn't sure if it was a fake film

[@ThePandaPhotographer]

But that DSLR was jailbroken with Blackmagic latern, which Canon doesn't recommend doing if you do not know what to do or set up. This gives you a 14-bit raw video, and ever since, I have done it, too. 3:34

[@jethodgkin6610]

Bro, loved the Altered Beast clip you did. Nostalgic!

[@sethender443]

0:19 Crank- a movie for those of you who don’t know, is about an agent who has this thing in heart that’ll kill him if he doesn’t maintain a high level of adrenaline, prompting him to do some crazy things, including doing the devil’s tango in public with his ex-girlfriend. A truly unhinged pile of horseradish Edit: Based the overwhelming positivity for this movie in the replies, I feel I should maybe stamp this comment as an “opinion”😂 Apologies for the offense, ladies and gentlemen

[@UnstoppableTrump]

Movie was great! He wasn't an Agent and he was poisoned.

[@goodial]

and they made two of them! :D

[@nostoneunturned7641]

Everyone knows that movie for how infamously bad it is. The devil's tango? 😂😂😂 You can say sex.

[@emmanuelarthur_]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@psychoticentertainment7526]

So crank was bad but honestly I think they knew it would be because the like the sleeping with his gf in public the whole scene feels like a wink and a nod, sort of a we know it sucks so let's have fun type of situation

[@lloydritchey]

"Our flawed last best hope. How are those not the coolest characters." I find the Trump show to be entertaining as well. This season in particular is crazy!

[@sergioq94]

It’s better than joker 2

[@Jt-mk2mm]

I WHOLE LOT BETTER

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

That’s not saying much.

[@Aaliyahchannel2024]

Literally, any movie is better than Joker 2....

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

You have me sold already

[@coffeecool5190]

watching grass grow is better than Joker 2

[@slimsavage5436]

The intro though🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽!!!

[@mr.gandalf6647]

dayum, we need Guillermo del Toro back, also for Pacific Rim

[@SilverScribe85]

Exactly! He's actually got all the creativity, originality and heart all of Hollywood lacks

[@hi5ornah530]

The biggest L in recent cinema was not giving guillermo the reigns to Justice League Dark.

[@coffeebean_tamer]

Couldn't agree more... no one understands how to give monsters character like Del Toro. 😢

[@SilverScribe85]

@@hi5ornah530 What about him not being given permission to do his Mountains of Madness adaptation

[@thequinlanshow3326]

Too bad he's not a good director or writer and everything he's made since Pans Labyrinth has been boring to bad.

[@SAm2145-e3c]

I watched the movie and to be honest i like it.

[@FirstLast-q4v]

Anyone else keep refreshing to see if he does a Terrifier 3 review? After "Am I Racist" anything is possible now. Internet movies. Streaming films. Birthday party recordings. Jeremyjahns is doing his thang. Also Terrifier 3 being number 1 (Beating Joker 2!) is quite the underdog tale. Worthy of mention now.

[@Montesama314]

4:10 A priest, a rookie and a demon all walk into a bar...

[@MarthaMcCrum]

Jeremy your impression of “that” scary music made me laugh. Love your reviews ❤️😁

[@omniframe8612]

1:49 most Hellboy stories are “small”

[@joeyfromnowhere]

Oh you mean the Golden Army and the beast destroying the whole world/all of humanity? Yeah..small…

[@omniframe8612]

@@joeyfromnowhere no one is talking about GDT’s hellboy movies, those are superhero hellboy movies. Theyre not even accurate theyre their own thing with their own takes on that world and the characters. Even Mignola said to keep GDT’s movies his movies and keep the comics the comics. A lot of hellboy stories NOT THE INACCURATE MOVIES. Are very small and take place in small towns. Things get big with events sure?… but the biggest events within the mignolaverse have been BPRD related with hellboy only coming back during the final arc to fight Rasputin before the new race of man was born and humanity went extinct. A lot of hellboy is backwoods horror, and in the comics he’s famous so a lot of the fights and big monsters stuff happens with people already knowing about it.

[@Claymorw]

I didn’t even hear about this at all until now

[@Zac_Frost]

Same. This totally flew under the radar lol.

[@typicalhitman4115]

I literally did not know this movie existed till you dropped this review.

[@KingCorbinCosmos]

Bellboy 3 bell yeah

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

*Hellboy

[@PunisherBatmanFan]

I’m looking forward to watching this, flaws and all. Great review Jeremy!

[@TheSearcheronYT]

It's something. I just can't believe Neil Marshall dropped the ball so hard with the last one. Welp, might as well watch this to some bong rips.

[@matthewgramz3648]

The last Hellboy was pretty good. I don't care what anyone says.

[@TheSearcheronYT]

@@matthewgramz3648 "ignorance is bliss" - Ron Perlman

[@matthewgramz3648]

@@TheSearcheronYT or it's not as bad as everyone cries it is.

[@TheSearcheronYT]

@@matthewgramz3648 yeah, and the sky is green.

[@TheGr8N883]

​@@matthewgramz3648yeah you're right, it's not bad. It's a steaming pile of shite.

[@Vulganot]

As someone who grew up on hellboy comics and read the crooked man many times being my favorite hellboy story, i think they nailed it. The new hellboy actors makeup and occasional quipts are spot on and the horror vibe was on point and the casting and dialogue from the cast was fantastically done. Cora, Effie and the Reverend were so perfect in their dialogues and acting. The crooked man and Tom were pretty good too. My only complaints is there was certain cuts and writing choices that felt a little off every now and then and obviously the cgi wasnt perfect and i really wouldve liked to see more of the creepy centipedes and bugs vibe for the witches from the comic instead of birds and snakes but its fine. Overall i had alot of fun and was so excited when events from the comics came up. Definitely better than the last reboot although i loved harbour. Solid 8/10 for me.

[@johnwalsh4857]

disagree LOVED HELLBOY CROOKED MAN, this is the hellboy truest to MIgnola's work

[@kingghxstgaming]

Lowkey the tone was better than the og

[@Art_The_Clownnn]

This is garbage

[@kingghxstgaming]

@@Art_The_Clownnn 🧢

[@veilgrimace7109]

By the way, congrats on 2 mill subs

[@dtanobo]

Ah yes, the A24 horror music score

[@CocoonCast-Rebekah]

Honestly, I was wondering if this would even seen the light of day given the ai fubar nuttiness that happened with the production. Thanks for the review!

[@AnkitGupta-u1n]

I have extremely high hopes with James Gunn's Superman. A great Superman film hasn't been seen since Superman 2. Maybe James Gunn will reinvent DC for good.

[@boboboy8189]

If you think James gunn will do good, you obviously never read superman comic. Red flag from gunn's superman movie 1) gunn admit to not following source material 2) superman legacy will cramped with D list JL member because gunn didn't know how to direct solo superhero movie 3) his movie will be another guardian of the galaxy but this time swap each character with DC Before you said I'm haters, I love his slither movie and I want him to return back to that genre. Since super (2010), he didn't direct nothing else but superhero movie which is worrisome because every superhero movie he did basically same jokes if you watch them all back to back. How to fixed superman legacy 1) follow Source material, they have 85 years of source material they can choose from but my favourite always been earth one post crisis although it's dark and serious but I can see gunn should do earth 2 post crisis because it's much more light hearted and family friendly 2) replaced D list JL character with superman side character. Martian manhunter, Steel or superboy can be use if he want to 3) never copy paste MCU jokes and formula into DC, create your own style that fits with DC. superman supposed to be conservative while Lois Lane supposed to be liberal. Use that as yin and yang for their interaction and never reuse Starlord x Gamora relation ship because it's not how clark x Lois supposed to have Finally, hired a better fight choreographer. I didn't impress at all when GoTG 3 finale fight scene because it's felt something is off.

[@AlmightyTreeDragon]

Fair review. I support this movie because it will make way for more like this of Hellboy series but hopefully done better. It's a kind of decent movie for what they were working with. It's best to go in not expecting much. It does a good job being horror and superhero comicish. We need more that. It does drag out some dull moments but it ends decently.

[@bryandean8585]

I appreciate the review. I had fears after the trailer and you confirmed those fears. Here is what I have watched and will watch for the rest of the month. I am only allowing myself one movie a day and they all had to be stuff I own on physical media. 1) Hell House LLC 2) Blair Witch Project 3) The Exorcist 4) Texas Chainsaw Massacre 5) Wrong Turn 6 ) The Hills Have Eyes 7) X 8) As Above So Below 9) Friday the 13th 10) The Beach House 11) Grave Encounters 12) Night of the Living Dead 13) Resident Evil 14) House of the Dead 15) The Houses October Built 16) Insidious 17) The Conjuring 18) Haunt 19) Satanic 20) Wolf Creek 21) Prince of Darkness 22) Paranormal Activity 23) House of 1000 Corpses 24) Candyman 25) Evil Dead (2013) 26) Nightmare on Film St 27) Rec or Quarantine 28) It Follows 29) Hell Fest 30) Tricks Treat 31) Halloween

[@aktivniigomes1989]

Finally a proper Hellboy adaptation, i like Del Toro movies, but i didn't like that he made Hellboy action superhero

[@john-paul9804]

Thanks for the review. Definitely going to watch Crooked Man on streaming. Just watched Shock Waves, Longlegs, Phantasm and Son of Frankenstein. All good movies.

[@conormchale5717]

I’m a longtime Hellboy comicbook fan. I thought the Del Toro Hellboy was brilliant - but this one is so true to the comicbooks I can’t help but love it.

[@edwardwilliams2438]

Nice critique...genuine and informative. How were movies like "Godzilla minus One" and "Prey".. made on a budget? Hell, even the old B grade movies back in the 50/60's with dismal budgets...yet they rose to the occasion. Where is the imagination the directors are suppose to have? Have you seen some of the fan-made movies?? These Studios allow producers or bean counters to interfere far too much and often. Every movie needs to be a "Blockbuster"...just concise and entertaining for 2 hours. I always root for the little guy....be it, the hero or the director. Come on ..underdogs show your grit!! Yeah, Ron Perlman is the only true Hellboy.

[@Geek_Speak_Gaming]

That Altered Beast intro though!!! Love it!!

[@fernandeaux1631]

Nice ALTERED BEAST intro!!!!😂🎉🐺

[@JDE1995]

I went to see this first day out in the cinema and I really liked it. A solid 7/10. As a fan of the comics, this is very accurate. It all comes down to whether you're on board with the small scale, independent feel of the film. It kind of has that cabin in the woods feel to it and it just had some financial constraints. Had the studio just put in the same amount of funds as they did the previous films, it would have been incredible. It can be overly dark at times, especially for the final act of the film. Even in a cinema with the lights out, I was trying harder than I should to work out what was happening. I still really enjoyed it regardless. 7/10

[@terryslater6537]

I love Hellboy but after the 2019 film and my initial reaction to the first trailer of The Crooked Man, I wasn't expecting much. After seeing it for myself, I really enjoyed it. I hope to see more, whether it's more movies or an Amazon series.

[@mophead1518]

Jeremy I desperately need a review of “the substance” from you. I believe it could be the best horror of the year

[@thomasbyles3075]

Loving the altered beast intro 😁

[@thescrybe]

...there was one? Seriously, until I saw Jeremy's review I didn't know this existed...😂 My queue to re-watch "Hellboy: The Golden Army"🎉

[@presto0359]

Was that the ALTERED BEAST intro, awesome touch of nostalgia 💯

[@russellhall5065]

This is the best Hellboy movie to date. A larger budget probably would have ruined it.

[@Knowthyledge]

Agreed! A larger budget maybe for the costume design wouldn’t hurt but, all in all I really liked it.