 Blade II 2002  R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus, Thomas Kretschmann, Matt Schulze, Danny John-Jules, Donnie Yen, Tony Curran, Daz Crawford, Karel Roden, Marit Velle Kile, Santiago Segura
In this sequel, Marvel Comics character–half-human, half-vampire warrior Blade (Wesley Snipes)–is reunited with his mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), and forms a truce with enemies Reinhardt (Ron Perlman) and Damaskinos (Thomas Kretschmann). Now, Blade commands the Bloodpack in a valiant effort to save the world from a mutation that has resulted in vampires that prey not only on humans but on other vampires as well.
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The Devil's Backbone 2001  R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Inigo Garces, Irene Visedo, Francisco Maestre, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Junio Valverde
Centering on a Spanish Civil War orphan, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve), who has been left at the Santa Lucia school, this gothic tale includes not only an undetonated bomb on the campus, but also a strong headmistress (Marisa Paredes), a bully (Inigo Garces), and a mysterious caretaker (Eduardo Noriega). A good ghost story.
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 Hellboy 2004 PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Corey Johnson, Doug Jones, Biddy Hodson, David Hyde Pierce, Angus MacInnes, Brian Caspe, Brian Steele, Ladislav Beran, Kevin Trainor
During World War II, the Nazis conjured up a red-skinned devil baby. U.S. soldiers rescued him, named him Hellboy, and Professor Bruttenholm (John Hurt) took him under his wing. Flash ahead in time; seven-feet-tall Hellboy (Ron Perlman) is now a muscular, cigar-chomping spewer of one-liners who sports a red tail. Although he doesn't fit the typical description of an agent, the FBI uses him as their special weapon to protect the U.S. against supernatural powers.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy / Drama
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, James Dodd, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt, Brian Steele, Andrew Hefler, Ivan Kamaras, Mike Kelly, Jeremy Zimmerman
That cigar-chomping agent, Hellboy (Ron Perlman), is back, and this time he battles the evil Prince Nuada (Luke Goss). Aiding Hellboy in his mission of using superpowers for good are his Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development colleagues: his girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), Johann Krauss (John Alexander and James Dodd), and robotic/aquatic Abe Sapien (Doug Jones). In order to raise the Golden Army of wind-up people that lunge forward on springs for the powers of darkness, Prince Nuada must first reassemble the mystical crown that is being protected by his sister Princess Nuala (Anna Walton). Now, the future of mankind lies in the hands of Hellboy and his cohorts as they try to stop Prince Nuada from succeeding in his evil mission. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Makeup.
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 Mimic 1997 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Alexander Goodwin, F. Murray Abraham, Alix Koromzay, James Costa, Norman Reedus, Javon Barwell, Pak-Kwang Ho, Glenn Bang, Warna Fisher, Margaret Ma
Three years after New York City entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) and her colleague Peter (Jeremy Northam) developed a mutant insect to kill off deadly cockroaches, the Judas Breed mutants have evolved into a giant monster, very similar to human form, and they now threaten humanity. When people disappear, and their mutilated bodies are discovered, Susan and Peter are called on to find out what is happening.
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 Pan's Labyrinth 2006   R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu, Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Alex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Doug Jones, Manolo Solo, Cesar Vea, Ivan Massague, Gonzalo Uriarte, Eusebio Lazaro
In 1944, young Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) moves to Northern Spain with her pregnant mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), where they join Carmen's new husband, Capitan Vidal (Sergi Lopez). With post-war Fascist repression in full swing and her new father serving as one of Franco's officers, Ofelia retreats into her own private world and meets the goat-god Pan (Doug Jones) who tells her that she is not human but is, instead, Princess Moanna who is the daughter of the King of the Underworld. In Ofilia's fable, in order to regain her status of princess, she must complete three tasks, which include killing a huge toad that lurks under a fig tree. Four Academy Award were received, including Best Foreign Film, and two other nominations were received. 1 User Review
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| | A true work of art! | davveb 02/02/2007 | What time is it? Do you have to obey? The aerchtypal princess is within you if you can face your
fears. First begin with nothing. The vision will appear to you in all it's terror. The inside will become the outside. Who is your daddy?? Do not give in to temptation.
The sacrifice of the inocent may open things up for your rembrance of the deap old ways, including what we would call magic. The first step may be the realization of the stunning real-surreal BEAUTY all too close to you. Same as it ever was! |
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| 1. Blade II (2002)
2. Cronos (1992)
3. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
4. Hellboy (2004)
5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
6. Mimic (1997)
7. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
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