The Incredible Incredible Hulk

I love movies. They let me take a an hour and half to two hour break from worrying about finances, work, and all those other things that aren’t pleasant. A good movie can let you enjoy that break thoroughly and a bad one can make 2 hours feel like 4 or 5. The Incredible Hulk was the former of the two. I took my father and father-in-law to this movie for Father’s day this past weekend, mainly because I wanted an excuse to go, but figured I could throw in the good will gesture all at the same time.

I absolutely love Ed Norton, I own quite a few of his movies, and his is rarely in a bad movie. So when I heard he wrote half the movie and was playing Bruce Banner I was excited and high hopes for it. This movie was a “reboot” of sorts for the franchise since Marvel has taken over creative control and started their own studio. The Hulk from a few years ago was garbage, it was poo on a stick and that isn’t an enjoyable experience (poo on a stick that is or the first movie). Well, this movie did not disappoint me at all. It had a good gritty feel, excellent action sequences, the CGI wasn’t over the top and the true power of the Hulk came through on the screen very well.

If the first iteration of the movie left a bad taste in your mouth, just go use some mouth wash and give this version a chance. It was worth my money, worth my time and I seriously cannot wait for the Avengers movie that they hinted at the end of the film. I really hope we’ll see Ed Norton in the roll in the Avengers, but due to a small creative disagreement between him and the studios, there is a chance we won’t him playing Bruce again.

I give the movie 8.314 doses of gamma radiation out of 10.

Here is a trailer for The Incredible Hulk, just in case you’ve missed it.