This weekend brings two new effects-heavy adventures to your local cinema in the form of Guilermo Del Toro's monster mash Hellboy II: The Golden Army and the kid-friendly 3D romp Journey to the Center of the Earth. Which one deserves your rapt attention more, and is either one better than WALL•E? Click above for the Rolling Stone film critic's take on this weekend's offerings.

• Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

• Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth

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