Watching: The Incredible Hulk on DVD
I’ve been a comic book collector for over twenty years and I love a well-done comic book movie - but it’s rare that I buy new movies on DVD these days. I don’t have as much time for movie watching, so it’s becoming more economical for me to rent. I have watched Star Wars enough times that it costs me pennies per viewing, but I’d rather spend $4.00 at Blockbuster to watch a movie like The Incredible Hulk than spend $20 to own it, knowing that I’ll probably only watch it once or twice.
I watched The Incredible Hulk last night, and came to a few conclusions. First, it’s not as good as Iron Man. Second, I love how they drop hints throughout the script about what’s coming down the road - Captain America, the Avengers, and more. Third, Tim Roth is a tiny, tiny man. I mean, that dude is small. He’s only about 5′6″ or 5′7″ and has a thin frame that makes him look like a maniacal Frodo next to Ed Norton (at 6′) and William Hurt (nearly 6′2″). Small guy, great actor.
The movie was good, overall. Not great, but a hell of a lot better than Ang Lee’s 2003 Hulk movie, which was just… ugh. This one’s not for the young kids; it definitely earns the PG-13 rating for violence.
Depending on how Marvel handles the upcoming movie tie-ins (Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and Avengers), I may end up buying this one on DVD - or Blu-Ray, if I upgrade in the next two years. I mean, I own Daredevil and Elektra… and The Incredible Hulk smashes both of them to bits (that should go without saying, but still).
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood - released today!
I’m a big fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and it’s descendant, Cinematic Titanic. Today, the fourth episode of Cinematic Titanic, Legacy of Blood, was released. Download it at EZTakes or order it on DVD!
I’ll have a full review of the episode up next week - the timing is just terrible, with me leaving for a weekend business trip very early tomorrow morning.
Is Star Wars Over?
It is for me - at least for the Prequel Era stuff. Now, I’m 33 years old. I grew up on Star Wars, and thanks to the novels of the 1990’s and 2000’s, I’ve enjoyed a lot of stories set in the galaxy far, far away. In fact, there are a few novels that I consider superior to even the original trilogy - Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy comes to mind, as does the Jedi Academy trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson and most of the books in the very long New Jedi Order series. These novels stand up well against the original movie trilogy.
I’m a big fan of the original movie trilogy, so it should be no surprise that I find the prequel trilogy lacking in a lot of ways. Star Wars fans tend to go one way or the other. I don’t think the prequels are completely worthless; there are redeeming qualities in all three flicks.
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