The Incredible Hulk

This weekend, I got a chance to watch The Incredible Hulk on Blu-Ray. I was looking forward to this one as I had heard good things, especially from Hudson. I seem to have been one of the few who enjoyed Ang Lee's Hulk. Oddly enough, so did Ysh over at Stylish Corpse. We seem to be on the same movie schedule.

Overall I enjoyed the move a lot. Edward Norton is usually pretty good and this was no exception. The action was pretty crazy and the story was good too. the picture and sound were top notch.

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Some random thoughts and questions...

• Lou Ferringo was a nice touch. I also enjoyed him when he was on King of Queens... good show. Who doesn't like a free surprise pizza?
  
• You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry.
• It seemed like they were hinting at two sequels, one with the strange Dr. Sterns and one with Iron Man and posse. It could just be one sequel though. IMDB shows no sequels for Norton.
• Why would Iron Man (and the Avengers?) be going after Hulk? One, it ended on a good note with Hulk saving the day, two Stark is now a 'good' guy at the end of Iron Man. I'm not a comic book reader, so maybe the answer is there.
• Guatemala to Virginia in two weeks, starting with nothing but tattered pants. Impressive.
  

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Indiana Jones and the what?

Recently, I watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Blu-Ray. This was the second movie I've watched on the PS3. Overall it was decent. I wasn't sure what to expect going in, as it had a lot of potential to be awful.

The picture was very good, in fact too good sometimes. There were scenes where it really felt like I was seeing the set. It is hard to describe, but it is good and bad. Sound was good too.

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The plot for me was just too far out there. I know that Raiders, temple and crusade were pretty crazy too, but for some reason those felt more grounded. This one just seemed a bit too much. Add in the fact that Dr. Jones had seen the aliens before? Eh.

The communists make a pretty decent enemy, so no real complaints there. His greaser son? Well, it could have been a lot worse I guess. Having Marion back was fine. Ford is just looking old though, especially in HD. So overall, not bad, not good. It is definitely not in the same league as the first three installments.

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Iron Man

Last week I got my hands on a PS3 to use as a full-time Blue-Ray player and a part time game player. The first movie I watched was Iron Man. I never did see it in theaters... in fact I have not even been to a movie theater in a couple years. I did hear much praise about this movie, so I was looking forward to it coming out on BR-DVD.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie very much. It had plenty of action and was low on the cheesy scale. I should mention I am not a comic book reader, so this was really my first introduction to Iron Man. One thing I thought was lame was his chest reactor. People have pacemakers, so it isn't the fact that he needs one that bugs me. It is just the way it looks. It is on the outside of his body and glows. Cover that thing up, it looks weird.

The picture quality of the Blu-Ray was very good, as was the sound. I found Tony Stark's character to be very entertaining too. I consider it a step above the Spider-Man movies. I can;t wait for the sequel in 2010... and The Avengers in 2011. Most of you have likely seen this movie, but if you haven't and like action... go check it out.

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