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<\/a>As Randy put it, “It’s the best movie <\/a>they could possibly do with the material<\/a>.” I’m more than inclined to agree. The mods to the story line (the FBI guy, the love triangle, the death of a major character) are far outweighed by the utterly remaining true to the spirit <\/i>and imagery <\/i>of the Hellboy <\/i>source material. The prolog\/”origin” stuff is, in particular, practically grabs Mignola’s panels and throws them up on the screen. <\/p>\n