The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Posted : 10 months ago at Jan 7 12:28

Marvel Studios does it again proving they should have ownership to produce their own property. The formula seems to be working top stars in the leading roles along with creative teams who know the material working on scripts and taking direction that will not just please the fanboys but actually make a good film in the process. This is by no means a cinematic masterpiece but is a great superhero movie the parts are all acted very well and all the quite frankly silly concepts are presented in a way that grounds them in reality. The story line is pretty tense with great action sequences featuring a well rendered computer generated Hulk and fast paced Bourne style shots with Edward Norton scaling buildings to escape the military. Nice callbacks feature for those who have seen the first Marvel...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 3 6:10

"As far as I'm concerned, that man's whole body is property of the U.S. army." The first stab at a cinematic incarnation of the Marvel superhero The Incredible Hulk was Ang Lee's excruciatingly ponderous, self-indulgent 2003 production simply titled Hulk. The central criticism of Lee's original film is that it's too thoughtful and slow to deliver the popcorn goods. It was also a glacial pure drama that contained an atrocious final reel. Needless to say, Lee's Hulk received a negative reception. During initial development for 2008's The Incredible Hulk the film was planned as a sequel. Eventually it materialised into a total reboot of the cinematic Hulk franchise. The filmmakers promised it'd be more of an action-oriented blockbuster. While marginally superior to its forerunner, The I...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 6 6:42

After watching this movie it disappoints me to see Edward Norton in such a terrible film, I wasn't expecting some cinematic masterpiece, but I did have hopes for something better than what was delivered.

Definitely not something for Edward Norton to add to his otherwise impressive list of movie credits.

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Sep 21 19:53

I just can't believe this. I'm so very dissapointed... I mean, of course I wasn't expecting a genius script or anything like that. It's clear that Hollywood prefers horrible scripts that are flat and plain stupid over anything that shows even a remote resemblance of cleverness. So, I wasn't hoping for a great movie, in terms of script. I surely wasn't expecting THIS bad, though. I mean, EDWARD NORTON and TIM ROTH, for heaven's sake! I sure as hell thought "well, if these two agreed to be in a super-hero movie, it MUST have something interesting". Well, no. This is just a HUGE waste of talent and money. I'm outraged at how many people work in a movie like this, how much money is spent, how many talented actors (and all the other staff, creative and otherwise) are wasted to make ...Read more

Rating : 3/10

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Sep 19 8:52

''There are aspects of my personality that I can't control. And when I lose control, it's very dangerous to be around me.'' Fugitive Dr. Bruce Banner portrayed by Norton must utilize the genetic accident that transforms him into a giant, rampaging hulk to stop a former soldier played by Tim Roth, that purposely becomes an even more dangerous version. Edward Norton: Bruce Banner Liv Tyler: Betty Ross Tim Roth: Emil Blonsky Hulk has the cast, the plot and the look to reboot a previously squandered job on one popular character's from Marvel. So doe's Hulk please and thrill and add another fine strong notch to Marvel's belt? I'd say yes thanks to a number of reasons. The director Louis Leterrier who was also behind Transporter crafts a superhero chase movie that is pur...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jun 16 4:35

Bruce Banner has been on the run for the past five years, trying to find a cure for his gamma radiation poisoning while keeping one step ahead of General Ross and the U.S. military. But after a close call in Brazil, Banner decides it's time to return home and find the person who can help rid himself of the Hulk. This is not a sequel to the Ang Lee 2003 movie but is more of a reboot. The story does away with Hulk's origins by explaining how he came to be in the opening title sequence. The Incredible Hulk has a ton of action, with each piece building upon the previous ones until the finale explodes with mayhem and carnage. The CGI for the showdown is fantastic and I have very few complaints about the acting. Edward Norton is quiet and understated as Bruce Banner and the chemistry betwe...Read more