The Incredible Hulk (Spoilers)

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Today we're reviewing The Incredible Hulk.

Release Date- June 13, 2008 (USA)
Run time- 112 mins (1 hour and 52 mins)

Director- Louis Leterrier

Producers- Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, and Kevin Feige.

Starring- Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell and William Hurt.

Scale of 1-10 (1: Don't watch it, 10: Drop everything, Go out and see this movie right now!)

The Incredible Hulk = 7.5 out of 10!

Short Synopsis:

Bruce Banner (Norton) is a mild-mannered scientist who one day gets caught in the middle of a gamma radiation accident. Now each time he gets angry he turns into a big, green, rage monster named the Hulk. The government sees the Hulk as a powerful tool to use and will stop at nothing to take him away. Bruce must hide away from the government and keep himself calm so that he can find an antidote for his transformations.

** Warning, Possible Spoilers!!!! **

The Good:

• Edward Norton did an awesome job as Bruce Banner. He fulfilled every expectation for this character. He not only portrayed Bruce as a smart man but one with great ingenuity. Norton gave a decent portrayal of a man who's torn with the decision of getting rid of the Hulk or trying to aim it at a desired target.
• The Hulk was amazing on screen and looked better than Ang Lee's interpretation of the gamma-filled rage monster. He didn't look too tall and had good muscular density. I remembered watching this in the theaters cheered when he said his famous line "Hulk Smash!"
• The plot for this Hulk reboot worked well. It didn't contain a complicated back story at all. They covered the basics of Bruce Banner and his gamma radiation accident in short flashbacks which worked. Norton's revisions on the script put it as one of the best Hulk films to date. He made critical changes to highlight more of a fugitive story.

The Bad: 

General Ross only finds Banner in the beginning of the movie because of a U.S. citizen getting sick from soda pop. It makes you think about how hard are they really trying to find Banner if he could allude them for almost a year.

Bruce Banner giving his blood to Dr. Sterns was a far-fetched idea. Bruce wanted to keep it out of the hands of everyone but himself and wouldn't allow anyone to try and test it. Him trusting Sterns lead to his capture during the second half of the film. It was a silly mistake which isn't like Banner.

The campus battle was a nice scene but ultimately served barely any purpose at all. It only showed the new technology of the armed forces which didn't stop the Hulk. Instead of capturing Bruce while he was in human form, they brought out the Hulk by getting him excited. They should have hold off on the smoke bombs and went for the tranquilizer darts instead.

This movie lacked in creating memorable scenes. When thinking about the movie after watching it you might forget what exactly happened. Even now the movie is hard to recall without re-watching a few scenes.

The Hypothetical:

It would be a different movie if Samson never told General Ross about Betty's location. Of course the cool battle scene on campus would not have happened but they could replace it with another battle scene.

Imagine if Bill Bixby, (R.I.P.), could have showed up in this version of the Hulk. This could have brought some nostalgia seeing him show up on the screen as Uncle Bruce. Maybe they could even make a joke like, "You were named after me."

Questions of the week: Who do you think played a better Bruce Banner? Mark Ruffalo (Avengers)? Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk)? Eric Bana (Hulk)? or Bill Bixby (TV Hulk)?

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