Medium and wide shots are generally less impressive and look a little filtered. However, image clarity is not always consistent. Close-up shots of HB's skin reveal exemplary texture. It's a gorgeous movie to watch for all of its wondrous production design and creatures, but ultimately, inherently soft source materials prevent this from scoring higher against other Ultra HD movies.Īs Josh Zyber noted in his 2008 review, "At its best, the picture has extraordinary sharpness and detail. ![]() Hellboy II: The Golden Army returns to home video with a 2160p HEVC encode, HDR10 grading, and a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The included Blu-ray appears to be a copy of the original 2008 Blu-ray. There are no pre-menu trailers on the UHD disc and, unfortunately, the disc offers no option to resume playback, making it a pain if you ever stop the movie. Housed in a standard black case, you'll find one BD-66, one BD-50, and a 4K digital code to redeem via Movies Anywhere. The Golden Army debuts on Ultra HD Blu-ray as part of a two-disc 4K + Blu-ray + Digital combo pack. As Josh Zyber noted in his original review 11 years ago, the film is definitely on the plotty side when we'd love to slow down and enjoy these characters, and when we finally to arrive at the film's climax, it's a little clunky, but I find the sequel's grand scale and wild imagination make it be a worthwhile follow-up to del Toro's first film. From the sets to the creatures to the characters, The Golden Army feels like a lived-in place and I enjoy returning to it for its horror and its beauty. ![]() ![]() The Golden Army has all of the jokes and thrills and fireworks of a typical summer blockbuster, yet every single inch of every single frame seems packed with love. I'm not an avid Hellboy comics reader, but there's just something utterly enchanting about diving into a Guillermo del Toro universe. When an exiled Elven prince returns to steal his father's crown and resurrect the fiercest army the world has ever known, it's up to Hellboy, Liz, Abe, and the rest of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) to protect a princess and save the world.
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