while not quite the wallop of a movie i was hoping for, it was still entertaining. better than the first one IMO. more atmospheric. the movie never lets up but i never felt like i was being hammered over the head with things either. plenty of action all around. the fight scenes were well choreographed and more importantly WELL shot! it wasnt just blurry close ups and pummeling sound effects. you could actually tell what was going on. the effects were hit and miss. the main baddies of the film, the Reapers. were viscious enough and are a pretty cool creation and the effects that were used in conjunction with their..."speciality" were very well integrated. the CGI 'stuntmen' do not fare as well. some shots look good. others come off poorly. all in all just a good evening out at the movies.

now i just hope that del toro (the director) gets to do the movie adaptation of the comic book HELLBOY. *crosses fingers*

another thing. people! drive defensively! i nearly got broad sided by some woman in her fancy sportsmobile when she decided to just basically EJECT herself out of her parking space without giving a second thought to looking where she was going. they are called rear view mirrors for a reason. use them.