yeah, *loved* that line! Best thing they did was get most of the original cast to do the voice work. By the way, am I crazy, or was the evil spider-lady being voiced by the actress who played Keiko O'Brien on TNG and later Deep Space Nine?
_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Monday, 30 October, 2006 13:02 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: "Hellboy: Sword of Storms" on Cartoon Network I enjoyed the heck out of it. "Sun's coming up." --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, "Keith Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, same here. Here I was bummed because I couldn't find my copy of "The > Halloween Tree" (a really good, dark cartoon based on a Ray Bradbury story > that you must see). But this more than made up for it. I was really amazed > at the mature level of violence. Of course it may not be as bad as some of > the anime they air late nights, but it was more graphic than, say, Justice > League Unlimited. It was more the concepts than the actual violence, such > as the dude killing his daughter (that is what he did, right?) The ending > was a little anti-climactic, but overall I loved it. A really pleasant > surprise. Note there's a second animated film coming. > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] On > Behalf Of Martin > Sent: Sunday, 29 October, 2006 09:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Hellboy: Sword of Storms" on Cartoon Network > > > > Did, and I'm still buzzing over it. When it goes to DVD, first copy's > *mine*. > > Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > comcast.net> wrote: Anyone checking out the Hellboy TV movie currently > playing? I'm enjoying it. > Good animation (looks sorta like the "Men in Black" toon), and lots of > action, much of it definitely not for the kiddies. (Zombies burned to a > crisp, headless demons trying to eat HB, a giant spider-woman, two pilots > killed in a crash). Having so many of the original cast come back to do the > voice work really helps too. > > [KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40Comcast.net> Comcast.net wrote] > > <http://www.gotohell <http://www.gotohell <http://www.gotohellboy.com/> boy.com/> boy.com/> > http://www.gotohell <http://www.gotohell <http://www.gotohellboy.com/> boy.com/> boy.com/ > Awesome! I had no idea a Hellboy animated film had been done! And to top it > off, creator Mike Mignola's involved, along with movie director Guillermo > Del Toro, *and* the voice talents of Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and John > Hurt! Check out the trailer and screen shots at the above link (cute > title!). This looks like it might be a pretty good one, especially > appropriate for the upcoming Halloween weekend. > > Hellboy movie on Cartoon Network - Animated feature Sword of Storms airs on > October 28 starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and John HurtHellboy: Sword of > Storms animated film coming to The Cartoon Network on October 28, 4 months > before the DVD release date. > > (Source: <http://www.icv2. <http://www.icv2. <http://www.icv2.com/> com/> com/> Icv2) > > On October 28, The Cartoon Network will show the animated feature film > Hellboy: Sword of Storms, four months before it's released on DVD. > > Sword of Storms pits Hellboy against the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder > and Lightning, who wish to ravage our world. 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