Went to see THE INCREDIBLE HULK at the local cinema last night and after getting over my initial anger at being charged £5 for the ticket (I really was glad I had bought my own popcorn with me).

I can remember watching the old television series every Saturday afternoon and was disappointed with the Hulk film which was released back in 2003. This new movie however is a completely different story we are not taken back and given the story of how Bruce Banner, played by Edward Norton (and what a great job) became the Hulk. Instead during the opening credits we see the failed experiment and the aftermath we then go forward in time and catch up with Banner who has been moving from place to place avoiding the authorities and doing casual jobs. It was very nice to see that that the film makers played homage to the late Bill Bixby who had stared in the original Hulk television series (he appears on a television show as Banner is flicking through the channels) we also get to see cameos from Lou Ferrigno who was the original Hulk and from Stan Lee which you come to expect from Marvel adaptations. Another nice touch was the use of the classic theme tune, I only noticed it once but it really did strike a cord.

Back to the film, as I have already said Norton was a great choice to play Banner and we join him and learn that he has been taking steps to keep his anger under control and to find a cure and you just know that this control is going to be tested to the limit before we get to see the alternative side of Bruce Banner. However General Ross (William Hurt) has other ideas and wants to be able to use the secrets locked in Banner to create super soldiers and with the assistant of Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) they go after Banner…

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This film is spectacular and superb in every way, with good effects (I could be picky if I really wanted) and plenty of action it is a must see film and certainly one that I shall be adding to my collection when it comes out on DVD. Some of the scenes were pretty scary so maybe not one to take your younger children along to see.

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