Winning mix of old and new Hulk

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2008)

After the atrocious 2003 attempt at the Hulk I was worried when I heard that a reboot was in the making. I had begun to believe that the old Bill Bixby series was about as good a Hulk as we were ever going to get, and quite frankly was pretty content. But, with the DVD release of the Incredible Hulk I'd figure I'd give it a shot, and I was surprised at how good the movie turned out.
The Hulk looks a lot better, the CGI has improved quite a bit since 2003, and he seems a darker, more realistic green tone. The film is pretty simple plot wise, the military hunts the Hulk to use him as a weapon while poor Banner is just trying to survive and learn how to control and eventually get rid of, his alter ego.
There are a few throw backs to the old series, including the "sad walking away theme" and the zooming in on Banner's eyes when he has a "spike". There are some pretty awesome battle scenes, including one where a helicopter crashes, the special effects aren't ground breaking but they are still top notch. The only real flaws I found were the New York setting, this is the Marvel Universe, so where is Spider-Man while all this is happening? And I really didn't like the way SHIELD seemed to be okay with the whole super-soldier program, I'm worried that the Avengers will end up taking orders from the deceptive government, that would be a sad day indeed.
A few extra points that made the film great:
Inclusion of the line "HULK SMASH" A cameo by Stan Lee (as he is prone to do) Tony Stark's little cameo Someone almost gets killed with a forklift (MST3K anyone?)
And just a whole lot of awesome moments that make the comic book geek in me satisfied... Set aside any skepticism you might still be retaining and see The Incredible Hulk...