Recommended: The Incredible Hulk (COMMENTS CONTAIN SPOILERS)
It's not nearly as good as Iron Man, but it's still worth seeing. Edward Norton is great as usual, the special effects were awesome, and there were some cute cameos. But it wasn't funny, and while the special effects were great, they were the only special thing about it except... well, the next thing I want to say is kinda spoileriffic, so I'll put it in the comments. :)
What I found most interesting was the Iron Man tie-in at the end of the movie.
They're obviously building up to something, and from what I've heard/read, that something is the planned Avengers movie in 2011. Shawn, can you please confirm?
Also, were there already or will there be any other movies with similar crossovers before then?
Posted by: Jacqueline | June 14, 2008 at 06:20 PM
Yes, but it had Liv Tyler instead of Jennifer Connolley.
Posted by: Scorpius | June 14, 2008 at 06:30 PM
On the DC side, I've heard rumors that the Superman and Batman movies are building up to a Justice League movie.
Posted by: Philip Welch | June 14, 2008 at 06:55 PM
Yes, they are building a "Marvel Movie Universe".
In fact make note of the heavy references to the Super Soldier Serum from World War Two.
That's the tie in to Captain America which is slated for the same year as the Avengers.
That's the big benefit of Marvel now controlling more of their movie properties.
Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spider-Man I believe aren't under Marvel Studios control, though.
The attempts to have a Superman/Batman movie have failed left and right. And any Justice League movie will probably be crippled by the inablility to use the "Big Guns" who have their movie rights tied up elsewhere.
It will be interesting to see if any future Marvel films get more business to to the tie in if they are otherwise mediocre or bad.
If the Marvel "brand" props up the lesser movies and the chain of linked movies continues, you may see DC properties gradually brought in under a common control.
Marvel gambled big on financing films themselves instead of going the usual path of selling off the movie rights. They are reaping financial rewards now. They've come a long way since bankruptcy.
Posted by: Shawn Levasseur | June 14, 2008 at 07:56 PM
Shawn,
I have to ask (and I hope Jacq doesn't mind me hijaking this thread for my own purposes) I have a few thousand comics to sell, which would be the best area to try to sell them (ebay, amazon, etc)?
I'm back in school and need the money.
Posted by: Scorpius | June 14, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Also note that Cap'n America's shield was spotted on Tony Stark's desk (in the garage) in Iron Man. So yeah, a lot of tie-ins.
Posted by: Scot B. | June 14, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I'd say Ebay would certainly be the place, if you're willing to put in the work for a lot of auctions.
If you're looking to dump large quantities at once... I really don't know what would work the best. I'd advise against going to most comic shops, which will only pay the barest minimums, if they would even accept your books at all.
MyComicShop.com is a reputable seller, and has a program for buying lots of comics.
If you do want to sell large batches (or the whole thing) at once, You should ask on the Comic Geek Speak forums. The CGS podcast has a very active online community of fans from all over who could better help in that case.
(You can also promote the fact you are auctioning your books there as well if you go the Ebay route.)
The address for the site is ComicGeekSpeak.com
Posted by: Shawn Levasseur | June 15, 2008 at 07:15 PM
"Yes, but it had Liv Tyler instead of Jennifer Connolley."
I agree -- this is a major advantage of the newer Hulk film. :-)
Posted by: JD | June 15, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I agree -- this is a major advantage of the newer Hulk film.
Are you high?
Posted by: Scorpius | June 16, 2008 at 10:17 PM
"Are you high?"
Not so far as I can tell. But the diversity of what people find attractive is pretty broad and I find Liv has an usual look that I find rather fetching.
But that's one opinion . . .
Posted by: JD | June 16, 2008 at 10:34 PM