The Incredible Hulk (2008)

You won't like this if your...hungry...

THE INCREDIBLE HULK

STORY
The plot follows Dr. Bruce Banner, who is on the run from the government.  5 years prior, bruce had been working with the government to re-create the captain america serum, but when this backfires on him...his mullecular structrue changes, so that when he's angry he turns into a green rage monster called the Hulk.  When he's not running throughout south america, he's trying to find a cure, but out of nowhere a possible leads brings him back to the one place...he just can't go..the U.S. 

CONTENT
Hulk smashes lot of people when he's angry.  The whole point of this film, is that he dosen't want to be angry, but people just keep making him angry.  There's some suggestive themes, as well as language.  Overall this movie is not as bad content wise as Iron Man.

CONCLUSION
The Incredible Hulk is much better than the 2003 film HULK.  Although it feels somewhat like a sequel, it's actually a reboot, and the second film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hulk is a darker story than Iron Man, but not as crude.  The backstory is only shown in a quick flashback in the opening credits, so it does help to have some form of knowledge regarding the hulk when watching this.  The story is good, the acting is good, and the movie is good...just not as good as Iron Man.

6 out of 10

DETAILS
STARRING
Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Liv Tyler as Betty Ross
Tim Roth as Abomination
William Hurt as Gen. Ross
Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader

Dirceted by Louis Leterrier

Music by Craig Armstrong

Produced by Marvel Studios

Rated PG-13

Released 2008

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

When a movie based off of spider man doesn't directly mention "With great power comes great responsibilty", can it be good?

The Amazing Spider-Man

STORY

Disregarding Spider-Man(2002), Spider-Man 2(2004) and Spider-Man 3(2007), The Amazing Spider-Man retells the origins of the webhead hero.  6 Year old Peter Parker is dropped off at his aunt and uncles home while his parents have something that they have to "take care of".  His parent die in a plane crash the next day, leaving him in the care of Uncle Ben and Aunt May.  10 years later Peter is somewhat of social outcast at his school, but has a crush on a classmate named Gwen, around this time he find his fathers breifcase in the basement, in which he finds a file containing some sort of scientific equation, and picture of his father with a coleague named Dr. Curtis Conners.  He sneaks in to a internship at Conners lab, and learns what the research is about.  Dr. Conners is trying to splice lizard DNA, with regenerative capabilities, which in theory could allow amputees, such as himself to regrow limbs.  Peter finds himself in a room full a spiders, and is then bit by one of them.  On his way home he discovers he now can climb on walls, has precognitive sense, and super strength.  When Uncle Ben is murdered, and he could have stopped it from happening, he uses his powers to stop crimes in new york.  But when a giant lizzard with a brittish accent is running around, he of couse decides to step up and be amazing.

CONTENT
This is a action film, so expect lots of fighting.  Spidey does ninja like moves, as he tackles several baddies, which can somewhat be unrealistic, but they're always cool.  Some kids are in peril from time to time, but our hero always saves them.  The Lizard is a bit scary, as he is a cross between animal and human, and he is aslo trying to turn everyone in manhattan into a crossbreed.  Kisses between Peter and Gwen are extremely frequent, considering the amount of kissing in the original trilogy.  Languge is present, around 4 words throughout the film, much less than the original.

CONCLUSION
Spideys back in a all new adventure, that's a remake of a old adventure?  This is an all right addition to the franchise, although the story isn't as good as the first two of the original films.  I would have to say this movie is on par with Spider-Man 3, the weakest of the trilogy.  There's some plot holes, but they're not that bad, and help to continue the story into the next film.  So to answer the first question, yes a Spidey film can be good if it lacks the most important line.

6.5 out of 10

DETAILS
STARRING 
Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curtis Conners
Dennis Leary as Capt. Stacy
Sally Field as May Parker
Martin Sheen as Ben Parker

Directed By Marc Webb

Music By James Horner   

Released July 2012

Rated PG-13