Trailer Review: The Incredible Hulk

Posted by John Constantine



Yeah, yeah, Ang Lee makes beautiful movies. Oh, Brokeback Mountain is a romantic masterpiece! Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a ballet of sound and emotion! The Ice Storm is tense, suburban tragedy at its finest! Fuck all that. Ang Lee made Hulk. He is the director who thought giant CGI dogs and Nick Nolte were a good combination. Marvel Pictures is banking on the whole world to have shoved that atrocity out of their minds as The Incredible Hulk is a reboot for the franchise and from the looks of this trailer, it’s a fine upgrade. We’ve gone from Eric Bana to Ed Norton (awesome), giant CGI dogs to giant CGI Tim Roth (double awesome), and sloppy introspection to big, dumb action (not necessarily awesome but wise). There are some downgrades (Jennifer Connelly to Liv Tyler is not awesome) but things are looking good. Ed Norton is pitch-perfect as Bruce Banner in these scenes, a perfect mix of frightened and exhausted. It’s nice to see Tim Roth back in a blockbuster as well. I was beginning to think that Planet of the Apes had done scared him off for good!


Comments

Janet said:

I may be alone here, but I also think Sam Elliot to William Hurt is a downgrade.  I thought Sam Elliot was pretty perfect in that role, but then I liked the Ang Lee version so what do I know?

March 14, 2008 12:52 PM

John Constantine said:

Too true, Janet. Loss of Sam Elliot is always bad. However, I don't think it was Sam's choice. I think Sam is being punished for being involved with The Golden Compass.

March 14, 2008 4:06 PM

LydiaSarah said:

Why does everyone hate on Eric Bana? I never saw "Hulk" but I thought he was great in "Munich."

March 15, 2008 1:38 AM

sean said:

i just love seeing them run along yonge street in toronto.  'zanzibar' is a strip joint.

March 16, 2008 3:46 PM

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