Hitting Theatres Today! 7/11/08

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is ready to make its debut in the big screen! When a truce between humanity and an invisible realm of fantasy is broken, destruction threatens the Earth. A leader from the realm, Prince Nuada, defies his bloodline and summons an army of creatures to lay waste. Hellboy (Ron Perlman) must confront Nuada and his army, being backed by his team members from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense: Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) and Johann Kraus. The team travels between Earth and the fantasy realm, battling fantastical creatures. Hellboy is faced with a choice, following the life he knows or pursuing a life of unknown destiny. Does it sound interesting enough? I never saw the first film, but after reading the great reviews this movie has received I'm thinking about catching up and going out to see this one.

Another film out today is The Journey to the Center of the Earth. This 3D film has received mixed reviews from critics. The plot revolves around Trevor (Brendan Fraser) is a volcanologist whose nephew, Sean (Josh Hutcherson), is supposed to spend ten days with him, which Trevor forgot about. When Sean's mother drops him off she leaves Trevor with a box of items which belonged to Max, Trevor's brother and Sean's father,, who died years before. Sean suddenly takes interest in what Trevor has to say after he tells him about his father whom he never really got a chance to know. Trevor discovers in the box the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Inside the book Trevor finds notes written by his late brother. Trevor goes to his lab to find out more about the notes. There he realizes that he must go to Iceland to see it for himself. After much insistence from Sean, he brings Sean along for the adventure which starts by visiting another volcanologist. When they get to that scientist's lab they meet his daughter, Hannah (Anita Briem), who offers to help them climb up to the volcano. While hiking the mountain Trevor, Sean, and Hannah fall into a deep pit, taking them to the "center of the Earth." After crossing the underground ocean they encounter a dinosaur. Subsequently the temperature of the center of the earth starts to rise and they must make a daring escape before the temperature reaches 130 degrees.