What I like about The Incredible Hulk:

Edward Norton, perfect for playing angry white man; he isn't exactly better than Eric Bana as Banner but he makes a different, if conventional, Banner.

What I dislike:

It needlessly ditched the origin from the previous movie; you could have made sequel and yet have made a "Hulk smash!" story.

The "new" origin didn't mention the gamma bomb or Rick Jones. I hoped this movie would be similar to the comics, not the TV-series. The series was charming and great FOR ITS TIME, like the Batman series from the 1960's. Not something I'd base a new franchise on.

Shouldn't "Mr Blue's" real name be Samson? The guy who got green hair and helped both Hulk and the Gamma Base?

Ross motives in the comics was reasonable (during the 60-70's, before getting nuts after Byrne's run during the 80's), though not his hatred for Banner. In the movie he's more cynical and vicious; trying to create supersoldiers.

Hulk doesn't know Banner or want to destroy him for Banner's efforts to kill the Hulk. Unless the writers develops the Banner - Hulk duality, I want an Intelligent Hulk or Gray Hulk.

I give the movie a strong 2 out of 5; Lee's movie gets 4 out of 5.


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"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!"
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