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Advantages: shows true habitat of the anaconda
Disadvantages: the snake wasnt real

...close to haw a real anaconda would live, its shows that a 60ft snake could eat a human in 1 and still go back for more, the storyline behind the film was great, i loved watching it, and when the snake first showed that was it i was glued to the screen, i didnt want to miss a moment after that. Everything about the snake was so life like and after actually seeing a baby anaconda it is amazing that something could grow to be so big and so dangerous. ... Read review

Advantages: Hugely enjoyable tosh with some great performances
Disadvantages: The plot is somewhat threadbare, and we've literally seen it all before

...new production designed to put the Incredible back into the superhero that everyone privately thinks is a bit of a waste of time. And of course it's being feted as a bold new adaptation, when in fact it's a standard Marvel movie - right down to the obligatory cameo by Stan Lee. So where Ang Lee turned the story of a scientist unleashing primal rage into some sort of modern Oedipal myth - complete with incredibly cool sections in comic book panels ...
...Such as it is, the story runs that mild-mannered Bruce Bannen has subjected himself to a massive dose of gamma radiation that causes him to transform into a rampaging indestructible beast every time his blood pressure rises. This is, thankfully, shown in a brief credits sequence montage rather than the normal hour spent chronicling the origin of characters everyone knows already. He's hiding in Brazil and learning to control his temper. Unfortunately ... Read review

Advantages: A vast improvement from the firsy Hulk film!!!
Disadvantages: It really leaves you wanting another Hulk film.... straight away!

With the recent release of Iron Man raising the bar in terms of the actual quality of all super hero films, the new release from the recently formed Marvel Enterprise of The Incredible Hulk has hit another home run for the fans of the mighty green skinned hero and raised the bar even further. The previous film directed by Ang Lee was somewhat a slow burning affair that really didn't come alive till at least half way through the film, this not only ...
...over edgy feel. The cast members also looked a little uncomfortable and out of place as if they had been gathered together and told to improvise, from a disappointing Box Office return Marvel knew that they had to do something drastic to reverse fortunes as after all the Hulk is well known to everyone, and still has a large fan base supporting the TV series of the late seventies. So in an attempt to effectively "reboot" the franchise after only one ... Read review

Advantages: Norton's performance, in fact the film is brilliant
Disadvantages: Nothing springs to mind

After my enjoyment of the first Hulk film (there will be a review when I get round to watching it again!), I was very excitied to see that there was to be a second installment. Following the release of Iron Man, it seemed that the standards for comic book movies had been raised but it was undecided if this new Hulk movie would be able to rise to the standards that had been set by films about other Marvel comic book characters. So I dutifully dragged ...
...as enjoyable to me as the first film. Well, I think it was a joint dragging along, as hubby liked the first film too. And I wanted to see if Edward Norton would be convincing as Bruce Banner! ***Synopsis*** Following the end of the first Hulk movie, Bruce Banner is living and working in South America. He is pretty much incognito, as he works in a soft drink factory. But one day, he gets cut. He thinks that he gets the bottle but another one goes ... Read review

Advantages: The best movie of 2008...... So far
Disadvantages: It needed to be longer, if thats a flaw

...now find myself having watched Hancock awarding the movie the highest accolade I can by stating that of the movies so far, Hancock is the best movie of 2008. I avoided everything I possibly could to do with Hancock because to be honest the trailer failed to impress me. To my surprise I laughed, enjoyed the action, and was almost caused to shed a tear watching this very different superhero movie. In the past superhero movies characters are for the ...
..."Super Heroes". Hancock's superhero John Hancock (Will Smith) is not the traditional form of hero, he is an alcoholic, is verbally abusive, and has an appetite for destruction. While he wants to do good, nothing is ever quite thought through enough, while he might stop a group of armed thieves he may very well destroy half the city doing so. And this creates Hancock with a problem, he is not a superhero in the eyes of the public, he is a menace. ... Read review