{"id":2490,"date":"2010-02-26T12:09:33","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T10:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2011-07-07T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T14:15:05","slug":"the-incredible-hulk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-incredible-hulk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth & William Hurt: Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton and Liv Tyler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Incredible Hulk movie poster via harleycordelllane.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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I avoided the Hulk movies for so long. As a kid, I adored its cartoons but even with the effects of the 21st century, I still didn\u2019t find the computer effects impressive when it came to creating our green \u201cmonster\u201d. Even though I love both Eric Bana<\/a> and Jennifer Connelly<\/a>, I didn\u2019t watch the first one. But after having liked the second one with Edward Norton<\/a> and Liv Tyler<\/a>, I decided to give Ang Lee\u2019s version a shot. It was also quite interesting that one was rated 5.7 and the second one is a 7.1. Isn’t it usually the other way around?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think there is another case of making a second movie, 5 years after the first, with a different leading actor and actress for the same characters. If the first one was a disappointment, how did they know for sure the second one would work? Why did they let Ang Lee direct Hulk in the first place? I mean he is a good director but directing a comic book adaptation with a big budget? The guy followed Hulk with Brokeback Mountain for heaven\u2019s sake!\u00a0 Well, I did see Hulk and I am not impressed. Don\u2019t see it if you can help it. It is like a cartoon, with people thrown in. Not good. So even the 5.7\u00a0 IMDB user rating seems too generous to me. Yes, I don’t really take any rating too seriously, but sometimes it an give you an idea of what others think.<\/p>\n

Back to the 2008\u2019s The Incredible Hulk:
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It is good entertainment. The cast is pretty marvelous. Edward Norton<\/a>, William Hurt<\/a> and Tim Roth just fit their roles perfectly. Liv Tyler still has that innocently sexy look we are used to from Aerosmith\u2019s Crazy video. The effects are OK, I still wish it had a bigger budget, though. I wish The Hulk had a 100 million dollars more. Look at Avatar. No decent plot, but hey the effects are amazing!<\/p>\n

I think The Incredible Hulk is better than your average comic book movie. We travel a lot, we feel Bruce\u2019s pain, root for Bruce and Elizabeth to get together and despise the general (William Hurt<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Sure, the good guys are purely evil and the bad are purely bad (with the exception of the general, he loves his gray areas) but hey, this script isn\u2019t trying to reinvent the wheel, so we accept the clich\u00e9s. After all, it is Edward Norton who feeds them to us;)<\/p>\n

The plot? Oh, yeah- that:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruce Banner (Norton) is the most crucial target for the US army. He is the \u201cvictim\u201d of a gamma ray experiment which resulted in him in turning into the \u201cHulk\u201d \u2013 a green, gigantic creature with some temper. He can\u2019t avoid the transformation that happens when he gets too excited or angry.<\/p>\n

This has caused him to escape from the country, having left his beloved girlfriend Elizabeth Ross (Liv Tyler) <\/a>behind. He resides and works in Brazil, away from anything that might trigger the transformation while seeking the cure his condition forever. But when the army finds him, he has no choice but to go back. Ross will help him no matter what, defying her father the general. But as the general will soon realize, he might have created a threat that\u2019s far more \u201cinconvenient\u201d than Hulk…<\/p>\n

7\/10 from me.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the trailer.<\/p>\n

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Fun Note:<\/strong> Our Hulks keep changing. We switched to Norton from Bana, and now we have Mark Ruffalo instead of Norton in 2012’s The Avengers- featuring an ensemble cast, with ensemble heroes. The movie is written and directed by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy. The stars include Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., Captain America Chris Evans, Thor Chris Hemsworth\u00a0 and more.<\/p>\n