The Incredible Hulk
"HULK SMASH!"
Good, but not
Iron Man good. Still, Marvel studios has gone 2 for 2.
A wise man once said
"if ain't broke, don't fix it." Sadly, Marvel had to go Tim Taylor with the HULK franchise, which is a curse and a blessing. It was a curse because we got that 2003 movie that was
very bad (as in, I didn't finish it bad.) It was also a blessing because we get treated to a good (but flawed) movie.
I actually liked this movie somewhat. I didn't like the beginning sequence, some of the casting, and some of the editing done by MARVEL. I did however like the CGI, the script, and most of the "easter eggs" as people would call them.
I didn't like the opening sequence. It was well made but it hardly gave new fans the origin story. I think there is no dialogue in the montage, which I would have liked to see.
I really didn't like some of the casting. I had a problem with the chemistry between Edward Norton and Liv 'big lips' Tyler. I usually like Edward Norton and he is usually unrecognizable in his roles, but ith this movie I didn't feel like I was looking at Bruce Banner. I felt I was looking at Edward freakin' Norton with heart rate issues. I also don't think Liv Tyler is a bad actress but when I looked at her, all I did was stare at her lips.
However, I really did enjoy William Hurt as "Thunderbolt" Ross and thought he played it really good. But the best performance goes to Tim Roth as Blonsky. I really liked him and thought he was very, very, very, very, (you get the point) good.
I also didn't like the editing of this film. It is said that Edward Norton had a fight with Marvel studios in the editing process. He wanted a more detailed Hulk (good) wheras Marvel studios wanted a less detailed. more shoot em' up Hulk (bad.) Guess who won, Marvel. I didn't like that, I mean they barely put his origin! I really wanted to see Ed get shot up with Gamma Rays and a bit more backstory.
I saw this movie at midnight with digital projection, let me just say it was worth every penny. The special effects were really well done. You could barely tell they were there, just not on an
Iron Man level.
The script was also good. I'd imagine that the script originally had more of a backstory due to the director saying that there is more than thirty minutes of extra footage. I liked it because they had laughs like a comedy and well done action scenes (even if there were a few too many.)
Most of all I really liked the "easter eggs" as I like to call them. Easter eggs are basically subtle references to other movies. I noticed the pizza place that Bruce stays at is called STANLEY'S or pronounced Stan Lee. Also there was, a mention of Captin America, a Robert Downey Jr. cameo, and a somewhat disappointing Stan Lee cameo.
Rating: I'm leaning towards a
but it is more inbetween 3.5 and 4.
What others thought: Yoda
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