Comments on: Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/ life, time and waste Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Reverend Matt http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4525 Reverend Matt Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:33:57 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4525 Worth noting: IMDB is lying to you again. "The Phantom Claw" is not, in fact, in production. They're waiting for the green-light still, and that appears to be based <i>entirely</i> on DVD sales. So do us all a favor: Don't Netflix it - buy it. Worth noting:

IMDB is lying to you again. “The Phantom Claw” is not, in fact, in production. They’re waiting for the green-light still, and that appears to be based entirely on DVD sales. So do us all a favor: Don’t Netflix it - buy it.

]]> By: Bill http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4499 Bill Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:23:28 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4499 My God... Marvelous! Thank you so much, sir! Consider the depths of Erzsebet's vanity... She slaughters hundreds to remain young & beautiful, never spends time with others or is regularly seen, and she can't even admire her beauty in a mirror. The importance to Erzsebet is the ideal of beauty, regardless if no one can appreciate it. I guess she got cozy with some talented painters. My God… Marvelous! Thank you so much, sir!

Consider the depths of Erzsebet’s vanity… She slaughters hundreds to remain young & beautiful, never spends time with others or is regularly seen, and she can’t even admire her beauty in a mirror. The importance to Erzsebet is the ideal of beauty, regardless if no one can appreciate it. I guess she got cozy with some talented painters.

]]> By: ace http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4498 ace Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:35:39 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4498 Erzabet looks rather Disney, in a Disney about to get it on kind of way... Erzabet looks rather Disney, in a Disney about to get it on kind of way…

]]> By: Daniel Swensen http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4497 Daniel Swensen Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4497 Anything for a fan, Bill. I just so happen to have a few on hand. Enjoy. :) <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/Erzsebet_1.jpg"/> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/Erzsebet_2.jpg"/> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/Erzsebet_3.jpg"/> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/Erzsebet_4.jpg"/> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/ticopelp/dimfuture/Erzsebet_5.jpg"/> Anything for a fan, Bill. I just so happen to have a few on hand. Enjoy. :)

]]> By: Bill http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4496 Bill Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:07:41 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4496 Cool, man. I really dig that you're getting the word out there about this sweet DVD. It's my current top "nerd" movie, so I get a little passionate defending it. I'm also looking forward to your Best Buy figure review. Gentle Giant outdid themselves... it's a beaut. I agree with you totally that Erzsebet Ondrushko is a great villain. Very Barbara Steele-like, with Transylvanian flavor. Any chance for some more screen captures of her, when she's looking a little fresher? I can't find a pic of her anywhere online. Thanks again for the review! Cool, man. I really dig that you’re getting the word out there about this sweet DVD. It’s my current top “nerd” movie, so I get a little passionate defending it. I’m also looking forward to your Best Buy figure review. Gentle Giant outdid themselves… it’s a beaut.

I agree with you totally that Erzsebet Ondrushko is a great villain. Very Barbara Steele-like, with Transylvanian flavor. Any chance for some more screen captures of her, when she’s looking a little fresher? I can’t find a pic of her anywhere online.

Thanks again for the review!

]]> By: Daniel Swensen http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Daniel Swensen Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:37:41 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4495 Thanks for commenting, Bill. I did try to point out that it was the "deluxe edition" of the DVD that shipped with the figure. But I wasn't aware that it was only available at Best Buy, especially after I saw it listed on Amazon. So thanks for the clarification. Also, please don't get me wrong; I don't consider familiarity a big liability of Blood and Iron. I commented on it, yet, but I'm not <i>complaining</i> about it. But I'd be lying if I said I found it as engaging or spirited as Sword of Storms. I appreciated the foray into the issues of Hellboy's origins and destiny, but we've already seen it in the comics and in the movies -- I don't count it as a big strike against the episode, but it doesn't exactly set my world on fire, either. As for the chain-fist weapon... indeed, you're right, Mignola did it first, but I thought it was goofy then, too. :D Thanks again for commenting! Thanks for commenting, Bill. I did try to point out that it was the “deluxe edition” of the DVD that shipped with the figure. But I wasn’t aware that it was only available at Best Buy, especially after I saw it listed on Amazon. So thanks for the clarification.

Also, please don’t get me wrong; I don’t consider familiarity a big liability of Blood and Iron. I commented on it, yet, but I’m not complaining about it. But I’d be lying if I said I found it as engaging or spirited as Sword of Storms. I appreciated the foray into the issues of Hellboy’s origins and destiny, but we’ve already seen it in the comics and in the movies — I don’t count it as a big strike against the episode, but it doesn’t exactly set my world on fire, either.

As for the chain-fist weapon… indeed, you’re right, Mignola did it first, but I thought it was goofy then, too. :D

Thanks again for commenting!

]]> By: Bill http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 Bill Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:30:04 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4494 You probably shouldn't mislead people about that action figure. It's only available in a special package of Blood & Iron that Best Buy is selling. There are a bunch of different B&Is at various chains packaged with some Hellboy merchandise. But the figure itself is amazing, with a limited variant head smoking a cigar! As far as Blood & Iron goes, I loved it even more than you did (yes, even more than Sword Of Storms) and would easily give it a 9 at least. Strange how they went out of their way to be faithful to the Hellboy comic and lots of the Wake The Devil series (an approach I'd think pleasing to fans) but you penalized them for unoriginality. The chain-fist weapon has been used by Mignola a couple times, including in Hellboy, so it seemed a very appropriate and faithful detail. Also, I'd imagine that the gorgeous Hammer gothic-horror tribute scenes would be something people would want. Familiarity isn't always a bad thing. I also think both animated films have plenty of freaky and frightening moments, especially the second one. I mean, they killed a &$%# baby! How nasty do they need to get? You probably shouldn’t mislead people about that action figure. It’s only available in a special package of Blood & Iron that Best Buy is selling. There are a bunch of different B&Is at various chains packaged with some Hellboy merchandise. But the figure itself is amazing, with a limited variant head smoking a cigar!

As far as Blood & Iron goes, I loved it even more than you did (yes, even more than Sword Of Storms) and would easily give it a 9 at least. Strange how they went out of their way to be faithful to the Hellboy comic and lots of the Wake The Devil series (an approach I’d think pleasing to fans) but you penalized them for unoriginality. The chain-fist weapon has been used by Mignola a couple times, including in Hellboy, so it seemed a very appropriate and faithful detail. Also, I’d imagine that the gorgeous Hammer gothic-horror tribute scenes would be something people would want. Familiarity isn’t always a bad thing.

I also think both animated films have plenty of freaky and frightening moments, especially the second one. I mean, they killed a &$%# baby! How nasty do they need to get?

]]> By: Daniel Swensen http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 Daniel Swensen Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:07:40 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4493 Oh, my bad. Well, shows what I fuckin' know! Oh, my bad. Well, shows what I fuckin’ know!

]]> By: Reverend Matt http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4492 Reverend Matt Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:31:03 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4492 See, I thought this was superior to the first in a lot of ways. But then, I'm all about old school. I don't think there are two in pre-production; just The Phantom Claw. The Iron Shoes already exists in its entirety, as a short, on the extras of this disc. See, I thought this was superior to the first in a lot of ways. But then, I’m all about old school.

I don’t think there are two in pre-production; just The Phantom Claw. The Iron Shoes already exists in its entirety, as a short, on the extras of this disc.

]]> By: Daniel Swensen http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 Daniel Swensen Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:18:28 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2007/06/21/hellboy-animated-blood-and-iron-2007/#comment-4491 True, but it's not just that it's a second entry in a series; <i>Blood and Iron</i> is really a lot more traditional. Another review pointed out (rather snarkily) that <i>Blood and Iron</i> basically takes its cues from the Scooby Doo playbook, which I can't altogether disagree with. (I only mostly disagree.) There are actually two new ones in pre-production -- after Iron Shoes comes The Phantom Claw! At the risk of sounding like a shill, the production of new movies depends on the sales of the existing ones, so if you want more Hellboy Animated, be sure to pick up a copy :) True, but it’s not just that it’s a second entry in a series; Blood and Iron is really a lot more traditional. Another review pointed out (rather snarkily) that Blood and Iron basically takes its cues from the Scooby Doo playbook, which I can’t altogether disagree with. (I only mostly disagree.)

There are actually two new ones in pre-production — after Iron Shoes comes The Phantom Claw!

At the risk of sounding like a shill, the production of new movies depends on the sales of the existing ones, so if you want more Hellboy Animated, be sure to pick up a copy :)

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