Finally got a job, and of course there is no better way to celebrate the joy of pay check than getting back to the best popcorn-fun summer ever.
I'm not much of Hulk comic book fan, a big green angry guy who could barely put two words together never cut it for me. I was how ever as any kind growing up in the late seventies and early eighties a fan of the TV show. I lived and died for both Hulk and Isis- kudos if you know about her.
The reason why I connected to the show is that even at a young age I've always had it for conflicted individuals, see- I was not a fan of The Hulk as I was a fan of Banner and his misadventures on hitchhiking. That is why I decided to go watch this movie, long before it caught on with the hype. The moment they told me Edward Norton would be Banner, I was in, hook line and sinker. There is only one way to put it and this might be something that sounds like a broken record, because it has been the geek word on the street since they dressed up Robert Downey in red hot and gold: Marvel is doing it right.
The bar has been raised to the point in which serious actors with amazing gravitas are engaging these characters and bringing out a human, sensitive side that links all of us to the world of superheroes. After all, it is the heart of the guy behind the mask, inside the suit or in this case within the beast, that allows us to suspend our disbelief.
Other than Norton's ability to take me there, I must confess that what really worked it for me, is of course, the company. Movies like these should be seen with the geeks squad, with people who will point out details and giggle like little kids when they see a certain super soldier serum or an awesome device courtesy of Stark Enterprises, people who know the name address and social security numbers of the head honchos at SHIELD and who will unashamedly applaud at a cameo by Lou Ferrigno.
The movie offers these little moments galore and it also has Tim Roth people, the biggest underrated badass ever!!! Forget about Abomination, when he goes one on one against the Hulk as Emil Blonski, there is so much determination and raw hatred that you know the green guy better watch it. It buils up powerfully towards the climax, which is quite brutal, for CGI... Liv Tyler does her part, as she usually does, sweet and speaking so softly it's like she is almost out of breath. Her chemistry with Norton is believable, as you can see it is heart wrenching to be in love with someone who despises himself .
All in all, it is very, very good. Unlike Iron Man, who took us all by surprise, it is inevitable to pinpoint stuff in this movie that goes beyond the immediate subject matter...I really got a kick about these guys in front of me who where discussing the unfolding of Marvel's master plan. I guess it was a matter of trial and error, but they finally did it we are all in a collision course with the Marvel Universe. Yipeeeeeeeee!!!!
The quote:
[Betty and Bruce need to get across town in New York City]
Betty:" The subway is probably quickest."
Bruce Banner: "Me in a metal tube with hundreds of people in the most aggressive city in the world?"
Betty: Right. Let's get a cab.
3 comments:
Tim Roth is mine.
he was yours for the couple of days it took me to come back to this blog and publish your comment... how dare you?
Well, I don't know about you, but I sat beside (and flirted with) his Italian twin on a transcontinental trip that lasted a lifetime...:P
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