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<i>By Patrick Kevin Day,
<br>Los Angeles Times Staff Writer</i><br>
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<i>Two movies. One weekend. Most will assess their success on box-office tallies. We consider the films finer points: star power, quotability and all-around coolness. May the best film win.</i><br>
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In one corner we have Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the highly anticipated follow-up by Guillermo del Toro, a director beloved by audiences and critics alike. In the other corner, we have Meet Dave, the latest family comedy starring box-office heavyweight Eddie Murphy.<br>
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One has hip summer fun written all over it. The other was already racking up scorn as early as last fall, during the Oscar season. At first glance, it seems like a no-brainer Hellboy II could whip Dave around the block.<br>
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But not so fast. Murphys been in this game a long time. And you dont stay around as long as Murphy has by displaying a glass jaw. He may just give Hellboy a run for his money.

Hellboy II

( Universal Pictures / 20th Century Fox )

By Patrick Kevin Day,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Two movies. One weekend. Most will assess their success on box-office tallies. We consider the films finer points: star power, quotability and all-around coolness. May the best film win.

In one corner we have Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the highly anticipated follow-up by Guillermo del Toro, a director beloved by audiences and critics alike. In the other corner, we have Meet Dave, the latest family comedy starring box-office heavyweight Eddie Murphy.

One has hip summer fun written all over it. The other was already racking up scorn as early as last fall, during the Oscar season. At first glance, it seems like a no-brainer Hellboy II could whip Dave around the block.

But not so fast. Murphys been in this game a long time. And you dont stay around as long as Murphy has by displaying a glass jaw. He may just give Hellboy a run for his money.

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