The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Beautiful, moving film.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The Incredible Hulk was a bad movie which had an ok story with bad dialogue and an ok villain. The beginning was good with the reenactment of when Bruce became the Hulk, but I feel I could've been better and longer, which would've made it a little better. Bruce was a bland character, his love interest was bland, her love interest was bland, Abomination was bland, etc. basically, everybody was pretty bland. You barely even see the hulk until the second half of the movie, and his first and second action scene wasn't very good, but the fight with Abomination was actually good. But really besides that, the movie isn't very good and it feels is if it is very stretched out. Just not a good movie.

It's a par-for-the-course cinematic demolition and destruction, a very disposable fim and despite all the CGI rendering the kinetics are quite powerful, if completely implausible. There are no real surprises but the Hulk is a powerful theme and when the ol' red mist is rising we can all feel powerless to contain ourselves even if it is for just a split second before it subsides, which is why the Hulk's anger is so powerdul to behold.

I think the MCU is brilliantly thought out, and The Incredible Hulk is a good film on its own. They were just starting the MCU when this film was released - it was only the second film of the epic series (after Iron Man)Note I am reviewing this in 2018, 10 years on and Avengers Infinity Wars has just been released.As good as Edward Norton is, I was very dissapointed to see that in Avengers Assemble Mark Ruffalo's Banner is nothing like Edward Norton's - I realise different actors want to put 'thier mark' on a character, but when you're more-or-less the stepping off point for an epic collaboration of film franchises you should really have better continuation. How would it look if a new guy took the place of Chris Evans (Captain America) and appeared in the next film wearing a Union Jack?When a new film is released in the MCU I like to rewatch films relating to that franchise. E.G. before I saw Thor Ragnarok at the cinema I rewatched Thor, Avengers Assemble, Thor The Dark World and Avengers Age of Ultron. Bruce Banner is a big player in Thor Ragnarok too, and I saw the two Avengers films as catching up on him at the same time. But The Incredible Hulk was not on my list to watch - and it should have been.

I'm a big fan of marvel films. They just can't do wrong in my mind. Having first seen this now some 10 years after its release, it feels old. When I rewatch iron man or avengers, they don't feel old. The script and dialogue are weak. Plot lines either don't tie in or are just (even by comic book standards) utterly ridiculous. A fun watch, but don't expect a cerebral awakening on this one.