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The Hulk goes into the character and complexities of scientist
Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) and his relationship with fellow
egghead Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly) as well as touching
on the dangers of scientists getting a bit too free and easy
with human experiments.
Our Bana gets a bad start to life when his naughty old dad,
deluded boffin Nick Nolte, injects himself with some strange
concoction that gets passed on to the lad when he is conceived.
Nasty things then happen and Bruce Banner grows up knowing
nothing of his past or why he seems a little different.
Then one day an accident occurs and he is blasted by gamma
radiation. This should have killed him but his secret extras
save him from death, only they make him one guy to avoid getting
angry.
For when he gets angry he goes green, swells to about 10
times his normal size, and likes destroying things. Towns
usually.
Anyway, The Hulk focuses on Banner's fight to stay human,
Betty's love for him, her general father's (a wonderful Sam
Elliott) efforts to contain him, his own mad dad's (superbly
played by Nick Nolte) loony plans and a nasty conniving little
rival called Talbot (Josh Lucas).
It all works pretty well, although some of the CGI was a
little disappointing. However, it was nowhere near as bad
as I had thought it could have been!
The transfer is a stunner - both audio and visually - and
The Hulk could well be one of the DVD sets to really test
your new home theatre system.
And keep your eyes open during the movie for some absolutely
breathtaking scene transitions. They are the best I have ever
seen.
Conclusion: Movie 80% Extras 85%
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