The Incredible Hulk: Hulk Smash

Official Site: Incrediblehulk.marvel.com
Director: Louis Leterrier
Writer(s): Zak Penn, and Edward Norton
Producer(s): Avi Arad, Kevin Faige, and Gale Anne Hurd

Starring: Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky, Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns, Ty Burrell as Dr. Samson, and Lou Ferrigno as Voice of the Incredible Hulk/Security Guard(IMDb). Rated PG-13.

Well we all know the story of Bruce Banner's quest to control the raging green monster within. His quest takes him to Brazil as a result of a gamma experiment gone absolutely terrible. Banner does not wish to control his condition; he simply wants to get rid of it. And while he isolated himself in obscurity in an impoverished neighborhood in Brazil, the army was still looking for him, and a minor accident in a bottling factory led the army to his location.

Truthfully, this film had me more curious than excited. As I began to watch the film, I did not know if I should set my expectations high or low. The first Hulk release had me really excited, and my excitement transformed into disappointment. The sequel however was not disappointing at all, and the Hulk was a force for goodness and not just a green mass of aimless anger. The Hulk wanted to protect us from Abomination; the Hulk was one of the good guys.

With mind blowing action sequences, the sequel was far more entertaining. Furthermore, the movie did not lag, therefore the pace of the film was just right. The appearance of the Hulk was more believable than its predecessor. This Hulk was ripped, and its musculature was well detailed. One interesting detail about the film was the stretchy pants. Apparently, that was an effort to solve the mystery of how the Hulk managed to keep his pants on. The script was not extraordinary but it was sufficient for what the film intended. This was a really good action movie. Metacritic.com indicated this film received favorable reviews, and Rottentomatoes.com granted the film 90 fresh tomatoes to 50 rotten ones thus far. According to Movies.com, the fans gave it a B+, and the critics gave it a B. I will side with the fans and grade it a B+. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.