THE
INCREDIBLE
HULK
With
Edward
Norton,
Liv
Tyler,
Tim
Roth,
William
Hurt,
Lou
Ferrigno
Written
by
Zak
Penn
Directed
by
Louis
Leterrier
Transporter
2
director
Louis
Leterrier
got
the
job
to
bring
back
the
green
ball
of
rage,
after
the
mixed
reception
of
the
first
big
screen
Hulk
rendition
in
2003
(starring
Eric
Bana
and
directed
by
Ang
Lee).
Zak
Penn
is
one
of
the
leading
superhero
screenwriters,
having
tackled
subjects
like
X-Men,
Elektra,
and
the
Fantastic
4.
Here
he
successfully
continues
the
tortured
existence
of
Stan
Lee’s
comic
book
scientist
Bruce
Banner,
who
was
exposed
to
an
experiment
altering
his
physique
to
explode
into
a
gigantic
green
man-monster
when
subjected
to
anger.
Banner
has
retreated
to
Brazil
into
an
anonymous,
quiet
existence,
trying
his
utmost
to
avoid
being
subjected
to
anger
while
secretively
working
on
an
antidote
with
an
anonymous
on-line
collaborator.
But
the
military
tracks
him
down
and
all
hell
breaks
loose.
In
the
process
they
transform
another
(already
rather
psychotic)
soldier
into
an
even
more
vicious
creature
than
the
Hulk.
Sure
there
are
many
comic
book
style
clichés
like
the
love
interest
in
peril
and
military
nasties
with
their
own
destructive
agenda,
but
that’s
after
all
what
it
is.
Norton
is
a
surprising
but
effective
choice
as
Dr.
Banner.
It
has
become
customary
to
use
finely
tuned
thespians
to
portray
superheroes
(from
the
aforementioned
Bana
and
Christian
Bale,
to
Robert
Downey,
Jr.),
so
it
is
no
different
here.
Loaded
with
intense
action
and
top
of
the
range
special-FX,
The
Incredible
Hulk
is
quite
a
ride.
Extras:
feature
length
commentary
track
with
director
Louis
Leterrier
and
actor
Tim
Roth.
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-
Paul
Blom
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