Hellboy (2004)
We first see Hellboy in 1944 near the end of World War II when the Nazi's and Rasputin attempt to conjure The Seven Gods of Chaos from an inter-dimensional portal. Their attempt is thwarted by a squad of American soldiers and Paranormal Professor Bruttenholm. However, the portal was opened for a moment and in that time a little demon baby slipped through into our time. Instead of killing him, the Professor coaxes him with a Baby Ruth candy bar and adopts him. Fast forward to the present. The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense is a Men in Black meets X-Files meets X-Men organization that "bumps back" when the forces of evil attack. For the good guys, Hellboy is their primary weapon, and supporting staff include Abe Sapien a half-man/half-fish psychic and Hellboy's love interest Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic firestarter (just don't call her that to her face.) In this story they fight against the re-animated Rasputin, his immortal Nazi girlfriend Ilsa, and a super cool ninja assassin named Kroenen who is also addicted to surgical modifications of his body. The bad guys have resurrected a monster that multiplies by two every time it is killed.
DVD Features
Disc One:
* All-new Commentary by Guillermo del Toro, Exclusively for the Director's Cut
* Video Introduction by Guillermo del Toro
* Creator Audio Commentary: Guillermo del Toro (Director) and Mike Mignola (Co-Executive Producer)
* Cast Audio Commentary: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor and Rupert Evans
* Branching DVD Comics drawn by Mike Mignola
* "Right Hand of Doom" Set Visits
* Storyboard Track
* "From the Den" Hellboy recommends... Gerald McBoing Boing animated shorts
* DVD-ROM: Printable Original Screenplay Script, Supervisor's Book, Director's Notebook
Disc Two:
* Video Introduction by Selma Blair
* "Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation" A 2 1/2 hour documentary on the making of the film. Includes The Origin of the Comic, Prosthetic Effects, Visual Effects, Set Design, Stunts and more!
* Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Guillermo del Toro
* Character Bios written by the Director
* Motion Board-a-matics
* Animatics
* Multi-Angle Storyboard Comparisons
* Maquette 3-D Character Sculptures Video Gallery
* Poster Explorations
* Trailers and TV Spots
* Weblink to Hellboy Merchandise
* Filmographies
Disc Three:
* Video Introduction by Ron Perlman
* Video Commentary with Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor and Rupert Evans
* Production Workshops with Commentary by Guillermo del Toro
* Q&A Archive: Comic Com 2002
* Scott McCloud: A Quick Guide to Understanding Comics
* Interactive Director's Notebook
* Photo Gallery
* Mike Mignola Artwork Photo Montage
* Widescreen Presentation
* Languages: English, French 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
* Subtitles: English, French
* Mastered in High Definition
* Over 13 minutes of recut and extended footage
* Includes Exclusive Collectible: Excerpt From the Diary of Grigori Rasputin, created by Mike Mignola
