Q: Mr. Movie Person, what did you see this week?
A: Mr. Movie Person saw Hellboy 2: The Golden Army at the Warren Theater in Moore in the Grand Auditorium.
Q: What did you think?
A: Wow, on both the theater and the movie. A very large screen, tremendous sound, no bad seats in the house (Mr. Movie Person arrived late and was seated on the left edge towards the back, but he had no obstructions or distortions to his view. He would also like to apologize to the person he almost fell over getting to his seat).
Q: And the movie was good too?
A: Indeed. Mr. Movie Person is not one of the people who felt the original Hellboy was somehow inadequate, nor is he some kind of art-house snob who believes director Guillermo Del Toro should somehow consider himself "above" material that comes from comic books. Del Toro is an immensely creative director who uses his highly talented cast to produce a great movie that just happens to center on a large red person with horns, a tail and an immense stone hand.
Q: So it's recommended.
A: Yes. Not just for comic book people, either. Del Toro inserts a number of fun little jokes that people who may remember some of actor Ron Perlman's earlier roles will appreciate. For example, Roy Dotrice, who played with Perlman in the 1980s TV series Beauty and the Beast, sneaks into the story. And Mr. Movie Person can never fully hate Barry Manilow again after hearing one of his songs in a particular scene, although he will continue to find his music mostly distasteful.
Q: About the post title? Did you use it just because you were looking for some kind of lame sequel joke and you happened to have heard the classic Cheap Trick: Live at Budokan album on the radio, which reminded you how much you liked that record back in the day?
A: This interview is over.
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