By Mike Davies HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY Cert 12A 110 mins **** Other than Christopher Nolan, is there another director as hot as Guillermo del Toro? Pan's Labyrinth may have been relatively small fry, but the Oscar was worth its weight in gold.

By Noel McAdam Graphic novel fans will get a kick out of this inventive yarn, and for the rest of us, there's the thrill of it being set in Norn Iron.

The title of Hellboy II: The Golden Army makes the movie sound like something intended primarily for people who saw the first Hellboy movie -- which was OK but not exactly memorable -- and can get excited about another one. It's a dry, mundane title.

By Garrett Conti, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jul. 11--IT MUST BE FASCINATING -- maybe even a bit scary -- to consider the imagination of Guillermo Del Toro. Consider all of the creepy creatures or uncanny crawlers running through the "Pan's Labyrinth" director's head at any given time.

By CHRISTY LEMIRE "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (PG-13) H H H Words don't really do justice in attempting to describe the wondrous array of misfits and monsters Guillermo del Toro has concocted in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." Truly, his is a world you have to experience for yourself to appreciate it fully - if you dare, that is.