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Subject: Re: The Incredible Hulk movie (SPOILER WARNING)
by StarChild on 2008/6/21 21:30:00
Actually i saw the Hulk on it's opening day and I must say I was really impressed. The story itself was kind of choppy and really had no continuity with the first movie other than the fact that the opening scenes were in Guatamala [which is where the first movie ended]. I think the confusion all boiled down to the fact that the writers more or less rewrote the story and used references from the Ultimate Marvel universe...it's the only thing that explains why there was a Super Soldier serum [supposedly developed by Bruce Banner himself] readily available for Emil Blonsky. The casting of Liv Tyler as Betty Ross in my opinion was a poor choice, although a fine actress but after Jennifer Connely, Tyler was a step down. I preferred Sam Elliot over William Hurt as Gen. Thunderbolt Ross not just because he played a more beleivable military general better but his character was better written. I also thought it was cool to see cameos of Doc Samson as well as the origin of The Leader [did everyone catch that part?] and most importantly Tony Stark who actually gave hints that the Avengers are on the way. Most important about the film was the raw unadulterated action they put on the screen. The first Hulk movie was just a teaser with the only real action being between ol' greenskin and 3 mutated mutts and his clash against the Hulkbusters [the highlight of the film in my opinion]..but this one was what everyone really wanted, two unstoppable forces beating the crap out of each other and doing major damage to the city. I also thought it was cool that they dropped the other weird Hulk attributes from the first film...the size changing, the almost Quicksilver-like speed but most of all....HE SPOKE! Eventhough he only had 2 lines...hearing him say "Hulk Smash" brought a lump to my throat. I know he sorta spoke in the first movie ["Puny Human"], but it was during a dream sequence so who knows if it was even a real ability. The fight scenes between Abomination & Hulk were perhaps the best comicbook-to-bigscreen scenes ever done in film. The only other movie I can think of that even came remotely close to giving the viewing audience a feel of just how powerful comicbook characters are in real life was in 'Superman II' and how long ago was that? I could drag on and on about this movie but I'll just leave it up to you to judge for yourself. Trust me it's worth the admission price.
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