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...but this one was well done. One of the things I use to judge a movie is does it leave me wanting more. Hellboy moves quickly and seems much shorter than it's actual running time. It's humorous, well acted, technically superb and a visual feast.

Ron Perlman is one of the true great "ugly" actors. In the Hollywood of a generation ago he'd be a major star, and without having to be in costume. Selma Blair is OK, but not indispensable to the movie's success. The villains are imaginative, but not the greatest I've seen in this genre.

I hope they make a sequel, and I hope they keep it as light, and fast-paced as this one.

Subtle and nuanced in most places, a bit obvious in others, Since you went away may be the best war movie ever made that doesn't have a war scene. It follows the life of a family in the early days of America's entry into World War II. The coming of age thrust upon young men and women is splendidly captured, but central is the silent pain and worry of those who with loved ones in harm's way. Watch for the scene when Mr. Mahoney leaves the movie theater. There is no dialog, and there need not be.

This movie is often shown near the Holidays because of a great Christmas scene,it's general warmth, and its theme of Country, God, and Family.

One of Jennifer Jones' best performances, with strong work by Claudette Colbert, Shirly Temple, Joseph Cotten, Robert Walker, Hattie McDaniel and Monty Woolley. Agnes Moorehead foreshadows her role years later in the series 'Bewtiched', playing the town 'witch'.