Oh man, I've been waiting for this one for a while.
It's eh... not what I expected...
Granted, the comedic value might just be a little too present because of the odd choice of the song (somebody really fucked up there) but... hmm... I don't know about this...
This was supposed to be darker and have a more 'horror' vibe. It's very odd to be focusing on the humour. Again though, that might just be the song.
Harbour isn't Perlman, obviously, so we'll need to adapt to that. But it's got some ways to go yet. At this point Perman's voice just is Hellboy for me, especially since I've also seen sword of storms and blood and iron, where he also does the part of Hellboy, further cementing a warm, gruff and yet understated quality that was perfect for the character. This one also looks very unlike the comics and rather more like somebody's idea of a superhero Devil. All bulk and none of the dejected quality we got in the comics. We'll see I guess.
I've never liked Ian McShane, and for me he's a total miss as Trevor Bruttenholm. He's just always come off as sleazy and I can't reconcile him with the caring Bruttenholm.
No idea who the girl is but regardless, she looks too young to be here, and the dreadlocks suggest a tone I wasn't expecting. More than that, if you look online, you'll see that this lady is supposed to be Alice Monaghan, which is baffling, since everything surrounding that character is to do with Ireland.
Maybe they'll just be using 'The Corpse' story as a springboard though. It makes sense; take the most beloved of the short stories (which works well on its own) and use it as (maybe) a sort of prologue in the movie. It's got comedy and darkness, which would also fit in with this trailer. I'm just speculating though. Corpse Prologue, fast-forward 18 years, and you've got a great, believable friendship between her and Hellboy.
And even though I have questions with all of these characters, Daniel Day Kim as Ben Daimio looks fucking spot on. He's a favourite, but the fact that he's here suggests a highly rewritten grander scheme of things, a mix and match of the BPRD and Hellboy.
The fact that Nimue is here also points to a very strict focus on the central Hellboy storyline.
For fans this can't be anything but jarring. Dragons, that white monster... There's simply too much endgame stuff here. I'm very much wondering where exactly this movie will end...
Even though the trailer itself is getting a bit of a negative reception, and it's easy to see why, it's best to keep in mind that the movie itself screened to high praise, which doesn't mean dick, of course, but hey, I'm trying to be positive here...
