Search - Hellsing Ultimate, Vol. 2 on DVD

"It's perfect, Walter!!!"

AMP | Somewhere on Earth | 10/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Good Things

*Excellent video/sound quality.

*This version of "Hellsing" has excellent imagery and graphics. It includes a lot of computer-generated-imagery, but none of it looks too hoaky or out-of-place. It is definately high quality animation.

*Excellent amount of bloody action. Contains even more violence and action than volume 1. Still has some comedy to it. Also starts to introduce the presence of the Millennium group.

*Storyline is great. It is very very close to the original manga.

*Characters are splendid. All of the main characters are still great, and Alucard shows more impressive powers than before. The butler Walter is cool and has some background to him. The Valentine Brothers are flipping awesome.

*Some good lines throughout.

*Funky music (although I think the music in the old "Hellsing" show was better).



The Bad Things

*Not for the squeamish; contains lots of bloody violence and swearing (rated TV-MA).

*A lot of stuff is packed into a single hour. As fast and condensed as everything is, it may be seen as overly compressed with not enough exposition.



The Other Things

*If you buy the single-disc version, you get little or no special features. The two-disc steelbook edition (although more expensive) includes a small wealth of interviews and textless credit scenes.



This second volume continues with the excellent, intense, and fast-paced story of volume 1. It even manages to be even more exciting. If you have seen volume 1 and enjoyed it, volume 2 is a must-have."