

After we’d put it through a wood chipper.īut it’s an ambiguous beast.

Well, here’s what we didn’t expect: despite Norton’s hissy fit, The Incredible Hulk really isn’t that bad, and we say that as a magazine that could count the number of good comic book films on one hand. To be honest, at this point in his career, Norton is the last person who ought to be criticising anybody’s creative direction after a) The Painted Veil, and b) he took the freaking part of an all-CGI 10-ton comic book character in the first place. as his Tony Stark character from Iron Man in a cross-over storyline.The film has taken a bit of a kicking already in the press with plenty of one-star reviews and Ed Norton refusing to do publicity because he’s in a strop about the creative direction that the franchise has taken. Making guest appearances are Lou Ferrigno (tv's original Hulk) and Robert Downey Jr. Abomination showdown lasts about twenty-six minutes. The film’s director, Louis Leterrier, says that the final epic Hulk vs. To make matters worse, a soldier called Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) has injected himself with a serum to become a monster called The Abomination - a creature with the strength to rival the Hulk. Despite a soft spot for Betty Ross (Liv Tyler), Banner must remain on the run from her father, General Ross (William Hurt), and the military which seeks his capture. But Marvel studios still had hope for the big green meanie and decided to start over again with this installment penned by Edward Norton.ĭr Bruce Banner (Norton) seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green, angry monster under emotional stress. When Ang Lee made the underrated Hulk a few years back, it was seen as a box-office disappointment.
