Hulk smash through box office

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2009)

For me, The Indredible Hulk is the most special summer blockbuster movie of 2008, mainly because some of it was filmed in my neighbourhood, and I got to meet producer Gale Anne Hurd, and third time director Louis Leterrier. 2008 was a big Summer for superheroes, (Batman, Iron Man, Hell Boy and Hancock) but this one is my favourite.
Although it was never intended to be a sequel to Ang Lee's film, this one does in a way pick up from Where 'Hulk' left off. Bruce Banner is an American fugitive hiding in Rio from the government trying to cure himself. Circumstances force him to return home to Washington where he reunites with Betty Ross, who helps him flee the military and her father, General Ross. Their quest to cure him takes them to New York where Banner meets his match in the Abomination. Hulk must become the good guy in order to stop it.
Just as it was not intended to be a sequel, Letterier's approach was also not intended to be a brilliant movie, it was created simply to entertain, and it certainly does. Ignore the stupidity and you'll have a lot of fun.