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The Hulk

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the movies (or a movie theater to be precise). Mostly because I think most movies do not need the big screen to tell their story. Does When Harry met Sally or Sleepless in Seattle need a big screen? They can perfectly tell the same story on my home TV screen. Watching them on the big screen does not enhance the experience. This begs the question, why would I go sit with a bunch of strangers in a huge dark room when I can lay on my own couch, hold my own popcorn and enjoy it in the comfort of my own home? That’s it, I won’t, I won’t go to the movie theater unless it’s really worth it. The worth it department includes films like Lord of the rings, Braveheart, Alexander (no I didn’t see it and probably won’t), you get the picture.

Last week, I saw The Hulk. This is the kind of movie I would go to see in a movie theater, or so I thought. It turned out to be nothing like what I expected. You hear The Hulk, you think Spiderman, X-Man, Batman and so forth, not so. The Hulk movie is comics turned into serious drama. No problem so far, many movies I saw turned out to be different than what I expected and still were very good films. The problem is, it’s not a good dramatic film.

One of the problems is that the movie is too long, much of the movie is a complete drag; either nothing is happening, or the Hulk is jumping around while the army vainly try to kill him. There isn’t much fun in watching people futilely attempt to destruct the indestructible. Another problem is that it lacks any emotional weight; after all it is a dramatic film. It’s hard to root for a big green monster who runs around destroying so much though doesn’t kill anyone (what is it the A-team???). The movie is not a total-loss, there are some good parts, like the cast, the CGI rendering of the hulk and San Francisco :-) . Good thing I didn't go to see it when it came out to theaters.

posted by TheBlurredOne at 11:49 PM