directed by: louis leterrier
ok so i went to see this mainly because i love edward norton. i have little hulk knowledge and hadnt seen what i heard was the awfulness of "Hulk" but i knew this technically wasnt a sequel or remake, just another movie about the incredible hulk.
alright lets start with the plot. for those of you who are like me, marvel gives you what you need to know about bruce banner. some time ago he, a brilliant scientist, came up with this military experiment he just knew was going to work and he tried it on himself and well it went wrong (killing a few military personnel and harming his girlfriend), he got gamma poisoning (whatever that is) and no when he gets pissed...run.
cut to a bottling factory in brazil where we now find bruce working, and corresponding with someone online. clearly he is in hinding from the government. but as all things go, he is found, runs back home and the chase is on.
he gets help from his long lost love betty ross (liv tyler), who helps him hide from the army general after him. unknown to both of them he has a new right hand man emil blonsky (tim roth) who has a hunger for power and has his eye on banner.
this is by no means an origin story. what you dont know gets filled in along the way. its a good solid movie. not to say that it doesnt have its faults. i for one didnt care for liv tyler as the leading lady. but i havent really liked a girl in a superhero movie since nicole kidman was vicky vale in batman. and theres a few discrepancies with exactly how big Hulk is. and tim roth doesnt ditch his british accent and that part left me and my mom wondering why a brit would be in the amerian army...but those are just minor minor things. dont necessarily take away from the story.
you get a good marvel comic action story. theres some laughs. some stan lee. tons of action. decent CGI. a few hidden gems for the fans of the hulk tv show. and as in most movies a big chunk of new york (namely Harlem) gets torn up. awesome. theres a little cameo by Tony Stark. and dont bother staying after the credits because they didnt sneak in a lead into the sequel...at that point. trust there will be one.
soo while i have yet to come up with a proper rating system, i do recommend going to see the incredible hulk. it isnt as good as Iron Man was, but it wasnt as irritating as say...either Incredible 4 movie. you wont want a refund or your 2 hours back. if you do then you dont know what summertime is about.
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