| I've got Ironman to blame for catching
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| | have Ben Grimm, The Thing, an astronaut
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| the comic bug over the past few weeks.
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| | who was also pelted by radiation and
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| This weekend I went to see another Marvel
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| | turned into something alien. But the Hulk
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| character, The Incredible Hulk, be
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| | is more famous because he came first and
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| re-introduced to the public. This is the
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| | is not part of a super team. He's also
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| second Hulk movie in five years; the
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| | the more interesting character because
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| previous Hulk, directed by Ang Lee, more
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| | he's more complex. Ben takes advantage of
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| famous for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
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| | his new physique, and shoots his big
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| with its martial artistry and Yo Yo Ma
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| | mouth when it's clobbering time. The Hulk
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| soundtrack, was a complete flop.
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| | merely mumbles and runs away to find new
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| The 2008 Hulk has far more promising; for
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| | clothes and a lab to cure himself and
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| one thing it has a stronger cast. Ed
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| | suppress his anger. The new movie
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| Norton plays scientist Bruce Banner, the
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| | supports this by flashing Days Without
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| main character, who as Hulkmaniacs know
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| | Incident; the audience got a chuckle when
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| is pelted by gamma radiation that turns
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| | that number dropped to 0 and 1.
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| him into a huge green monster whenever he
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| | There are some things to learn from The
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| becomes angry. Liv Tyler, who I loved in
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| | Hulk, as there were from Ironman. For one
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| Armageddon, plays Dr. Elizabeth Ross,
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| | thing, it's obvious that a little
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| Banner's scientific colleague and love
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| | knowledge can become dangerous in the
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| interest. William Hurt plays her father,
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| | wrong hands. For another, you see a
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| a black-ops style general who wants to
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| | struggle within a man who could use his
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| use Banner's hulkiness to turn soldiers
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| | strength for greed or ill-taken power -
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| into more powerful fighting machines.
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| | he can't harness it well enough to use it
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| What makes this story work is not the
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| | for good - but he only wants to be
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| special effects, but Norton's portrayal
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| | himself. The Hulk is not the only hero
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| of Banner, who is struggling with science
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| | who would prefer to human, but he works
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| and inner demons to shake the monster out
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| | harder to return to humanity than any one
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| of him. He is more like the Banner played
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| | of them.
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| by Bill Bixby in the 1978 series: always
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| | Ironman is the better movie, but The
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| on the run, always just shy of a cure,
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| | Incredible Hulk is worth your time if
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| and always the hero. And the monster is a
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| | you're a Marvel fan. You'll even get
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| bit smarter in this movie; he quickly
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| | another hint that these characters will
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| knows how to shield himself from flying
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| | come together in sequels. These
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| debris by tearing cars and tanks in half.
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| | characters are a franchise that has
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| I don't remember previous Hulks being as
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| | lasted 46 years, but the hits, starting
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| resourceful. By the way, you'll catch
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| | with the first Spiderman, have been
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| glimpses of Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, his
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| | coming for only six. These comics, the
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| green alter ego, in the movie that you
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| | Beatles and the Stones have been among
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| won't want to miss.
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| | the few cultural icons that my generation
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| The Hulk is not the only hero in the
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| | has passed on to the future. They may be
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| Marvel universe who would prefer not to
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| | fictional, but they are icons
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| be a hero-monster; the Fantastic Four
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| | nonetheless.
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