Where can I get some of those shorts?

I finally got around to watching The Hulk tonight, and I have to admit I was sorta impressed. The main reason I avoided the movie in the first place was because I thought the CG Hulk looked SO FAKE in the trailers. In fact, I couldn’t understand what the creators of the film were thinking releasing the movie with such crappy animation. Now that I’ve seen the movie, I realize that the context of the surrounding story provides the ‘realism’ the animation was lacking. There were still moments when I thought he looked fake-y, but by then he was a character to me, not an animation demo.

So, the animation was passable, but what really impressed me was the comic book pane presentation of the scenes. I remember a few years back, it seemed every music video director you’ve never heard of was given the shot to direct a movie, and how the critics complained about the onslaught of quick cuts. It’s what the MTV generation was raised on, they said, kids have no patience to sit through a full scene, and on and on… They were probably right, I don’t recall ever seeing a movie and thinking, “No, those quick cuts made the movie better!” Who would have thought that even MORE quick cuts could be a good thing? However, The Hulk blasts you with multiple shots of the same scene at once and the effect is thrilling. With so many different shots on the screen, the viewer is forced to constantly shift his focus to try to catch all the action. This makes the frenzied combat all the more exhilarating because you feel a bit frantic yourself just trying to keep up with all the visuals. I really wish I had seen this on the big screen, because I can only imagine the size added to the experience.

This was, by no means, a perfect movie (or even near perfect in my opinion). In fact, if it weren’t for the presentation I don’t know if I’d even recommend it. But, taking the movie as a whole, it’s definitely worth a rental.