The Incredible Hulk (2008)

The Incredible Hulk is the second Marvel superhero movie after the initial success of 2008’s Iron Man movie produced and distributed by Marvel Studios.  The Incredible Hulk is about a scientist turned fugitive man Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) who tested the gamma radiation on himself but the experiment turned out very wrong and Banner eventually transformed into a giant green goliath, The Hulk. Bruce Banner is now on the run from the U.S. government and the army under the command of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (William Hurt) is determined to hunt and track Banner down by any means necessary and to use something out of Banner as a weapon for the army. Also Banner still has a connection with his long love interest with Dr. Elizabeth “Betty” Ross (Liv Tyler), the daughter of General Ross. She is a chemist and expertise in physics.  

Also, Banner came into contact with a powerful enemy and deadly nemesis, Emil Blonsky, a soldier recruited by General Ross to fight Banner/Hulk and track him down. Later in the movie, Blonsky used Banner’s blood sample and is transformed into a hideous and powerful foe of the Hulk, the Abomination, who has similar super strength and agility as the Hulk. 

The Abomination has sharp spikes down his spine and muscular body structure. Later the Abomination and the Hulk face off and have their epic colossal battle showdown in the streets of Harlem in New York City.

Also in the movie Banner is trying to find a permanent cure for his symptoms of his gradual transformation into the Hulk and with the help of his secret contact codenamed Mr. Blue aka Dr. Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) Banner managed to solve his gamma radiation effect to another level.   

Furthermore, Banner is trying to figure out how to stop or even get rid of the remaining cure that he has inside his body permanently until at last he succeeded. Also Banner does not to control the the Hulk inside him but to get rid of it instead.

Also, the movie has a lot of explosive action scenes as well as some humor and emotional elements. The music is well played throughout the course of the movie. The cast are great in their respective roles. The visual effects are good but it could be a lot better and more improved. The climatic Hulk and Abomination battle is stunning and jaw-dropping visually.  Also the colossal fight scene between the two behemoths, the Hulk and Abomination is a very powerful scene to behold for any Hulk fan to watch this epic final showdown in the movie.  

The Incredible Hulk is directed by Louis Leterrier. The movie has a great cast including Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, William Hurt as General Ross, Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns and Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/the Abomination.