The Incredible Hulk(2008)

[Dodge_Sniper]

Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows--cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross--Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross, and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power. As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk's creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as The Abomination, whose destructive strength exceeds even The Hulk's own. To stop it, one scientist must make an agonizing final choice: accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or find heroism in the creature he holds inside--The Incredible Hulk.

So, I just saw this last night(Just a few hours ago) at 12:01am(Advanced showing at our movie theater. They've been doing midnight releases a lot lately). I can honestly say this is going to be one of the most popular movies this summer. It's right up there wtih Iron Man, and even gives Iron Man a bit of a run for it's money. The special effects and graphics were much better and more believable than the first Hulk(And don't be fooled, this isn't a sequel. It's a franchise reboot). The action sequences and fight scenes were bad-ass(If you liked Iron Man and Transformers, you'll love this movie). Not to mention, Edward Norton and Liv Tyler did amazing in their performances. The movie had the right combination of comedy and seriousness as well. And if you're hesitant about seeing this, or if you don't think it'll be good, take this into consideration: In the theater I was in, the audience started clapping and cheering FIVE times(I counted) before the first 5 minutes of the movie had even gone by. Everybody was cheering and clapping throughout the entire movie as well. I don't know if it was just because it was 2am by the time the movie was finished, or whatever, but I've honestly never seen an audience this hyped and crazy. I can safely say that anybody who misses this movie in theaters(It'll never be the same as it was in theaters. DVD won't be the same) is missing out on one of the next biggest summer movies of 2008.

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[GuesSAngel]

didn't they already come out with a hulk movie like 2 years ago? why did they make another one?

 

[FreeWorkVest]

The first one was not well received, and Marvel wasn't very happy with it. So, with the build up to the Avengers movie in 2012, they decided to reboot the story.

Marvel has a plan to release two more movies before the Avengers, one is Captain America, and II am not certain what the other one is.

 

[GuesSAngel]

A. I think I may be to tired to understand that post.
B. I really never read comics.

so

C. That whole marvel thing confuses me.

 

[FreeWorkVest]

I am a comic book guy (And LOOK like The Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons...sigh)

 

[GuesSAngel]

hahahaha now that i understand.

 

[GuesSAngel]

do you talk like him too?

 

[Dodge_Sniper]

Yeah, like FWV said, a lot of people didn't like it. The effects sucked, the dialogue was rather lame and cheesy, and the filming technique sucked(Rather than cutting from scene to scene, some shots had four scenes being shown at the same time on the screen). Ang Lee did a horrible job with that movie. There were a few good parts about it, but it wasn't very good overall. This one is kind of like Batman Begins. Not a sequel, just a way of rebooting and saving the franchise.

And as well as that, again, the Avengers is a Marvel comic thing that is made up of all the major heroes in the Marvel Universe, and the people said that before they make an Avengers movie, they want to do one movie for each hero, to explain them. If you stay after the credits for Iron Man, Nick Fury recruits Tony. At the end of this movie, Tony is seen recruiting Bruce for the Avengers. They're making a Captain America movie and Thor. After they do Iron Man 2, they're going to do Thor, then Captain America, and finally the Avengers.

Something else cool to look out for in The Incredible Hulk, there are a lot of references to Iron Man, which shows the work that's being set up for the Avengers. In the opening scene, they show Stark Industries weapons, and later in the movie, we see that the serum used to create the Abomination is from Stark Industries. Tony also appears at the end.