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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Hellboy
Went to see said film today, with Nathan. Total dross, but liked the way Hellboy (6'5" of demon who is a goodie) had a softspot for cats - had loads of them, and how he saved tiny kittens from the evil hounds of hell ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Went to see said film today, with Nathan. Total dross, but liked the way > Hellboy (6'5" of demon who is a goodie) had a softspot for cats - had loads of > them, and how he saved tiny kittens from the evil hounds of hell ;-) I watched that movie on an IdleAir connection at a truck stop a few weeks ago. Not much in the way of a movie, but I enjoyed it a lot anyway just because of the kitty moments. Dan > Went to see said film today, with Nathan. Total dross, but liked the way > Hellboy (6'5" of demon who is a goodie) had a softspot for cats - had loads of > them, and how he saved tiny kittens from the evil hounds of hell ;-) > > Cheers, helen s Ha! That's the best recommendation I've heard for it so far. Well, I sat through The Bourne Supremacy, and I Robot, this surely can't be any worse. (Actually, I fell asleep during The Bourne Supremacy ....) Jeanette >Ha! That's the best recommendation I've heard for it so far. Well, I sat >through The Bourne Supremacy, and I Robot, this surely can't be any worse. > >(Actually, I fell asleep during The Bourne Supremacy ....) > >Jeanette Haven't seen "Bourne Supremacy" yet, but I have watched "I, Robot", with Will Smith acting in his role as...err... Will Smith ;-) Hellboy is worse than "I, Will Smith", apart from the touches with the cats. Basically it's Ron Perlman doing the same role as in Beauty and the Beast, but instead of being half-man, half-lion, this time he's minus the mane and with red skin! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Hellboy is worse than "I, Will Smith" LOL!!! :) > apart from the touches with the cats. OK, could someone who's seen this movie tell me whether there are any scenes of kitties getting hurt or killed? I can't see the movie unless I know there are no kitty casualties. Joyce > OK, could someone who's seen this movie tell me whether there are any > scenes of kitties getting hurt or killed? I can't see the movie unless > I know there are no kitty casualties. > > Joyce No, there are NO kitty casualties! In one scene a box of kittens is endangered by a huge monster, but Hellboy pauses in doing battle with the beast to return the box full of kittens to their human caretaker. >> I can't see the movie unless >> I know there are no kitty casualties. > No, there are NO kitty casualties! In one scene a box of kittens is > endangered by a huge monster, but Hellboy pauses in doing battle with > the beast to return the box full of kittens to their human caretaker. Thank you! That's a relief... Joyce >OK, could someone who's seen this movie tell me whether there are any >scenes of kitties getting hurt or killed? None. Hellboy has loads of pet cats - he adores cats. Quite a few shots of him making a fuss of the cats. There's a battle scene where a woman drops a box containing a couple of kittens. Hellboy stops in mid battle to rescue the kittens and wheile fighting is going on, he's keeping the kittens out of harm's way. Very cute ;-) >I can't see the movie unless >I know there are no kitty casualties. Hopefully I've put your mind at rest on that score. Mind you aren't missing any Oscar-winning performances if you don't see it ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > None. Hellboy has loads of pet cats - he adores cats. Quite a few > shots of him making a fuss of the cats. > Hopefully I've put your mind at rest on that score. Mind you aren't > missing any Oscar-winning performances if you don't see it ;-) So I hear. But for some reason, I'm curious about it. And this way, if the mood ever strikes me to see it, I won't have to cringe every time there's a monster or something else evil coming near sweet little kittens. I know, it's weird - I can watch all sorts of things happening to people in movies, but let someone touch a hair on a cat's head and I can't watch the rest of it. I think you guys can understand that... Joyce > I know, it's weird - I can watch all sorts of things happening to people > in movies, but let someone touch a hair on a cat's head and I can't watch > the rest of it. I think you guys can understand that... > > Joyce ABsolutely! My whole family is that way. When someone is telling me or Nancy or my mom or my brother about a movies, one of the questions that ALWAYS gets asked is "do any dogs or cats get hurt in any way?". If the answer is yes, we don't see the movie. > ABsolutely! My whole family is that way. When someone is telling me or > Nancy or my mom or my brother about a movies, one of the questions that > ALWAYS gets asked is "do any dogs or cats get hurt in any way?". If the > answer is yes, we don't see the movie. A few years ago, someone on this list started a web page that rated various movies in terms of how much animal suffering occurs in the film. I don't think the project got very far, though - there were about 2 movies listed on it, and then I never heard about it again. I would love to start another site like that, and I have web hosting space available for it. Would anyone here be interested in there being such a site? If so, would you be willing to help out with it? I can create the site and do the HTML coding, etc, but I need DATA! I don't know which films have animal suffering in them and which don't, except for the few I've seen and heard about (that's why I want the site!). If you want, you could post here with your list of films to avoid, or, if certain movies are known to have animals, to reassure the rest of us that there is no suffering. Please describe the general type of thing that happens (don't need or want details, but something like "horse gets injured but survives" would suffice). I would also like to distinguish between an animal getting sick or hurt in the course of nature, and suffering caused by cruelty or neglect (I find the latter far more upsetting). Mildly upsetting scenes are also welcome - I would simply rate those as mild. Open to suggestions! Joyce > > ABsolutely! My whole family is that way. When someone is telling me or > > Nancy or my mom or my brother about a movies, one of the questions that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >Joyce Joyce, I'm pretty sure that PETA or the Humane Society already have such sites. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > Joyce, I'm pretty sure that PETA or the Humane Society already have > such sites. I wouldn't think so, actually. Those organizations exist to help animals, not to protect humans from feeling the pain of seeing an animal suffer - in fiction, no less. They're probably pretty judicious about how they spend their money, since they're so dependent on contributions, and I don't think a site like that would advance the cause of animal welfare or animal rights. I'm sure these organizations would care much more about how the animals are treated on the set of a film than on how people feel when watching the movie. But, I'll check it out, in case you're right and I'm full of it. :) Joyce > > Joyce, I'm pretty sure that PETA or the Humane Society already have > > such sites. > >I wouldn't think so, actually. Those organizations exist to help >animals, not to protect humans from feeling the pain of seeing an >animal suffer - in fiction, no less. Protecting animals also means protecting them from being mistreated to make films, AND from the depiction and possible promotion and proliferation of depicting their suffering in the mass media. It is to alert people who care about animals that this is something to avoid, not only to protect their sensibilities-- but to prevent them, if they desire, from patronizing such films, and to send the filmmakers a message that such films are offensive and not desired by the public. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >Protecting animals also means protecting them from being mistreated to >make films, AND from the depiction and possible promotion and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >filmmakers a message that such films are offensive and not desired by >the public. >Theresa It sounds like something PETA would do. They have a list of manufacturers to boycott because of animal testing/poor treatment of animals. Personally, I think there should be a new rating for movies for the "violence to animals" content! I can watch Freddy Kruger slash cheerleaders all day long, but I cannot bear to see a dog run over. Sherry > > > Joyce, I'm pretty sure that PETA or the Humane Society already have > > > such sites. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > filmmakers a message that such films are offensive and not desired by > the public. IIRC, it was Ginger-Lyn who set up a web page like this. Yowie >>Ha! That's the best recommendation I've heard for it so far. Well, I sat >>through The Bourne Supremacy, and I Robot, this surely can't be any worse. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers, helen s "The Ladykillers" ia another recent offering with a rather sweet cat in. The movie isn't one of the Coen brothers' better efforts and isn't a patch on the original, but I still quite enjoyed it anyway. >>>Ha! That's the best recommendation I've heard for it so far. Well, I sat >>>through The Bourne Supremacy, and I Robot, this surely can't be any worse. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >The movie isn't one of the Coen brothers' better efforts and isn't a >patch on the original, but I still quite enjoyed it anyway. I just watched the original recently, and you're right. What a hoot. Alec Guinness's *teeth* are funny! "Nobody touches Mrs. Lopsided!" Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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