Mean Green Machine

Rating: 8/10 (18 August 2008)

After the disaster a few years ago (and I didn't even criticize the movie for it's lackluster CGI or the few action scenes it had, but you can read that in my "Hulk" comment somewhere else), Hulk finally arrived! This won't be the best movie you've ever seen, nor might it be the ultimate comic to film version, but it more than delivers on it's premise.
You don't have to have watched Ang Lees Hulk to get into this movie, to understand it. There's a short intro, that does look a bit like it sums up the things that happened in "Part 1", although officially that movie won't be mentioned I guess. Ed Norton does know in what kind of movie he's in and plays it fairly straight. The (love) relationships work so much better and in more levels than those from Ang Lees Hulk, which didn't work at all.
Of course the CGI has evolved and is up to another standard here. There is the odd cameo here and there (nicely done) and if you're an avid fan of the comics you will be more than pleased (as my friend who is a big fan unlike myself, told me)! But even if you're not into the comics, there's a great action movie to be seen here (with a slight addition of drama, just enough to not hurt the action part, but kind of elevate it).