The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Wow. Just wow. I never thought I could fall asleep during an MCU movie, but now I have. What was Marvel thinking, casting Edward Norton as Bruce? He was terrible. I'm glad Mark Ruffalo plays him now. All in all, stay away from this film.

The Incredible Hulk was practically ignored when it was released and is the only MCU movie you never hear people talking about. Personally, I like the movie but I see why some people might not. Pros: Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, the amazing final battle sequence, and the subtle jokes. Cons: The at best mediocre writing, lack of origin story which could cause confusion if you aren't familiar. Overall, I'd say The Incredible Hulk is pretty underrated even though it is a little messy. Rating: 7.5/10

I think the MCU is brilliantly thought out, and The Incredible Hulk is a good film on its own. They were just starting the MCU when this film was released - it was only the second film of the epic series (after Iron Man)Note I am reviewing this in 2018, 10 years on and Avengers Infinity Wars has just been released.As good as Edward Norton is, I was very dissapointed to see that in Avengers Assemble Mark Ruffalo's Banner is nothing like Edward Norton's - I realise different actors want to put 'thier mark' on a character, but when you're more-or-less the stepping off point for an epic collaboration of film franchises you should really have better continuation. How would it look if a new guy took the place of Chris Evans (Captain America) and appeared in the next film wearing a Union Jack?When a new film is released in the MCU I like to rewatch films relating to that franchise. E.G. before I saw Thor Ragnarok at the cinema I rewatched Thor, Avengers Assemble, Thor The Dark World and Avengers Age of Ultron. Bruce Banner is a big player in Thor Ragnarok too, and I saw the two Avengers films as catching up on him at the same time. But The Incredible Hulk was not on my list to watch - and it should have been.

I think it was a good Incredible Hulk movie. I would see this again if I had the time since there's aren't many good Incredible Hulk movies strangely. The story or plot was good and interesting to follow. I really liked the action scenes. But what I am truly disappointed about is that there hasn't been a sequel, and I don't understand why considering how popular the Incredible Hulk is in the Marvel Universe. It's getting to the point where it's pretty embarrassing considering the ending. When I saw the ending, I was actually excited for the "sequel" to come, but that hasn't happened since, and probably never will. It's five years too late for my liking. I'm not happy since this movie looks wasteful. It looks like the Hulk had the easy ride or something compared to his other superhero counterparts. Someone such as Iron Man and Captain America had three movies whereas Hulk has only one movie to show. There should've been three movies for Hulk by now. Anyway, The Incredible Hulk is one of my favourite movies within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.