06/13: The Incredible Hulk
Cole:
Bobby:
Cole: Now this is the Hulk we've all been dreaming of.
Bobby: Hulk smash Ang Lee!
Genre: Action
Running Time: 114 min.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.
Directed By: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson
In summers past I have gotten excited for the latest and greatest comic book blockbuster that did nothing but disappoint. That is not the case in 2008. Iron Man opened up the summer in style and out-grossed every comic book adaptation not named Spider-Man that's been released since 1978, setting the bar high. The end of July is lucky enough to have The Dark Knight gracing it's presence, which is bound to be one of the best films of the yea. Sandwiched in between are 3 more, all from Universal Pictures, coming out in a span of less than a month. The first of these three is The Incredible Hulk.
Bruce Banner (Ed Norton) is transformed into a monstrous creature after an accident with gamma radiation while performing tests for the US government. He becomes a fugitive of the US Army and is forced to leave the country and his girlfriend Betty (Liv Tyler.) While living in Brazil working as a factory worker he communicates with a top gamma radiation scientist in New York through encrypted chat software, working with him to cure what's wrong with him. But after being discovered by Army General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt) he is attacked by a special-ops group led by Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) and is forced to flee again, this time heading to his hometown. While there, he continues to fend off the military while fighting for something that will restore him back to his normal self.
The film seems to do a good job of sticking pretty close to the feel of the original comic book despite some character being slightly altered from their original state. Ed Norton was a huge fan of the series and is credited as a co-writer of the screenplay. But some of the things he specifically wanted in the movie were cut from his version of the script which upset him enough to not promote the movie to the extent Universal wanted him to. Regardless, he is great as usual here and proves that he can star as a leading action man.
Now you need to know that this is not to be confused with Hulk, Ang Lee's 2003 disaster based on the exact same comic book. I don't know how many people have asked me in the past few weeks if this is a sequel, and the look of astonishment they have on their face when I tell them it's a remake. (To be fair, it's more of a "reboot" or a "restart" to the series than it is a "remake" of the aforementioned film, but nonetheless it's only been half a decade!) The best explanation for this? Two words: The Avengers. Marvel Comics now owns the rights to all of their films and is building up to the film starring all of the original Avengers, starting with Iron Man last month and going to Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011. If they make the final 3 parts as good as they did the first 2, fanboys, geeks and movie buffs alike should all be happy for a long time. At least as long since Hulk came out.
Bobby: Hulk smash Ang Lee!
Genre: Action
Running Time: 114 min.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.
Directed By: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson
In summers past I have gotten excited for the latest and greatest comic book blockbuster that did nothing but disappoint. That is not the case in 2008. Iron Man opened up the summer in style and out-grossed every comic book adaptation not named Spider-Man that's been released since 1978, setting the bar high. The end of July is lucky enough to have The Dark Knight gracing it's presence, which is bound to be one of the best films of the yea. Sandwiched in between are 3 more, all from Universal Pictures, coming out in a span of less than a month. The first of these three is The Incredible Hulk.
Bruce Banner (Ed Norton) is transformed into a monstrous creature after an accident with gamma radiation while performing tests for the US government. He becomes a fugitive of the US Army and is forced to leave the country and his girlfriend Betty (Liv Tyler.) While living in Brazil working as a factory worker he communicates with a top gamma radiation scientist in New York through encrypted chat software, working with him to cure what's wrong with him. But after being discovered by Army General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt) he is attacked by a special-ops group led by Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) and is forced to flee again, this time heading to his hometown. While there, he continues to fend off the military while fighting for something that will restore him back to his normal self.
The film seems to do a good job of sticking pretty close to the feel of the original comic book despite some character being slightly altered from their original state. Ed Norton was a huge fan of the series and is credited as a co-writer of the screenplay. But some of the things he specifically wanted in the movie were cut from his version of the script which upset him enough to not promote the movie to the extent Universal wanted him to. Regardless, he is great as usual here and proves that he can star as a leading action man.
Now you need to know that this is not to be confused with Hulk, Ang Lee's 2003 disaster based on the exact same comic book. I don't know how many people have asked me in the past few weeks if this is a sequel, and the look of astonishment they have on their face when I tell them it's a remake. (To be fair, it's more of a "reboot" or a "restart" to the series than it is a "remake" of the aforementioned film, but nonetheless it's only been half a decade!) The best explanation for this? Two words: The Avengers. Marvel Comics now owns the rights to all of their films and is building up to the film starring all of the original Avengers, starting with Iron Man last month and going to Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011. If they make the final 3 parts as good as they did the first 2, fanboys, geeks and movie buffs alike should all be happy for a long time. At least as long since Hulk came out.
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