[Cerek the Barbaric]

<font color=deepskyblue>Finally saw it tonight. I expected the long character set-up based on reviews I had read....so that wasn't really a problem. I didn't like the split screens, though - the only thing they "added" to the movie was major distraction. I also didn't care for the feature-length long flashback. I suppose it was necessary - given the way the story was written, but I was long past ready for them to "get to the point" by the time they actually did.

Animation sequences and CGI Hulk were actually far better than I expected. They could have made the Hulk look more real and less "cartoony", but it still looked better than I expected. I just hope they will learn from the mistakes in the Batman series about trying to make a movie that "looks like" a comic book. If people want a live-action comic book, they will watch a cartoon. I think this is where X-Men and Spiderman far exceed Hulk. Maybe the CGI team will go for a better look the second time around.

Two nice "hat tips" to the TV series....Lou Ferrigno with a cameo and Bruce Banner closing the movie with the line made classic by Bill Bixby... "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry".

Biggest "shock" was the choice of villains. I thought the Leader or Abomination would be the obvious choice for Hulk's "superpowered" nemesis. I like the effects regarding the villain, though. Those were the best special effects in the entire movie.

Overall, I have to agree with a 7 out of 10. It was worth seeing, and is even worth buying (IMHO). Now I'm just anxious to see next summer's remake of the Punisher!!!</font>