I finally saw it today. It was easily better than the first Hulk, but it still had issues with the Bruce Banner character IMO.

However, Tim Roth = freakin' awesome. I wanna see him tackle Iron Man.

I kinda wish Sam Elliot had been kept, but since Hurt is better at playing evil, I guess it makes sense.

Abomination has nothing on Cloverfield though.

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bruce banner has always been a meek/scared character. scared of turning into the hulk because he cant control it. so, i think ed norton did a good job in portraying that

Norton was a fine actor as usual, but his character arc felt insipid, slow, and not as motivated as it could've. For all the time and effort they put in it, I feel like it could've been done with either more sympathy, finesse, or dramatic change. The theme of the movie kind of felt like it was about Bruce choosing to rid himself of Hulk rather than learn to control him. By the end of the film:

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I assume he accepts that he needs to control Hulk more than eliminate him. But this revelation is something that was expected more than delivered. I didn't get a sense that's what he decided by the end but it seems implied since he seemed to pull Hulk out of him while meditating. There was nothing there to give him that epiphany. He just decided. Bruce is on a journey in this film, but it feels like he didn't get anywhere. That's why I feel empty with his character.

Abomination had a fine arc and one that actually rivals Bruce's. It was simple, straight forward, but you believe Abomination every step of the way even when it takes the biggest leap toward the end of the film where he hijacks the doctor. His story just cuts off however, but since it wasn't his movie I'm not as let down by it.

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thats a good point. there really is no explanation as to why he decided to keep the hulk and not get rid of it. other than the fact that he needed to stop abom

That I understood and felt the line: "we all created this" was a good one for Bruce to say before falling into action. It at least accepts responsibility and doesn't put blame where it's easy to put. I'm not really sure how this is Betsy Ross' fault, but I have no problem blaming her too.

Oh, by the way, I LOVED that the Lonely Man theme made it into this film. ^_^

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and i also liked lou ferrigno's cameo a lot more than the 1st time around

Ditto, but did they age him back? I met him at Wizard World last year and he looked a hell of a lot older than he did in that film. Movie magic, I guess. But his arms are just as damn impressive as they are in real life!