***All this week, I'll be reviewing Marvel's Avenger related films.
Today's feature: Hulk Vs. ***
Hulk Vs. is a double feature animated movie telling the tales of Hulk vs. Thor followed by Hulk vs. Wolverine.
Hulk vs. Thor
Every winter, Odin sleeps for a week. During his slumber, the forces if evil try to take Asgard under their control. Loki has brought Bruce Banner to Asgard to use the Hulk as his pawn in his quest for power. Within two minutes, Loki not only has the Hulk, he's separated banner from the beast and is in full control. Only Thor can hope to stop him, but a fully pissed off Hulk is a thing of beauty and After easily dispatching Thor, Hulk heads toward the city, the bright lights leading him to where Odin sleeps. Thor, who manages to live, (because no one ever dies in the comics) regains his health and gets ready for round two as he aims to reunite Banner and the Monster.
Final thought: Hulk vs. Thor is actually pretty good. The Shakespearean stuff is a bit draining, but what's Old English for Smash? Because that's all I heard.
Hulk vs. Wolverine
They play out this confrontation with the idea that Wolverine has no idea who or what the Hulk is. He's been given a simple task, find the Hulk and bring him in and kill him if he has to. After tracking him in the wilderness, he finds Banner shaking and crying. He manages to piss him off and we all know what comes next. During the fight, After a group of supervillains make their appearance and we get a Weapon X flashback, explaining the backstory of Wolverine and his connection to them. The Weapon X program seeks to use The Hulk as a weapon in their quest for whatever the hell it is that they want.
Final thought: There's a lot of blood in this film and rightfully so. Wolverine is a character every bit as brutal as the Hulk. How could they fight without bloodshed? The Thor film was definitely a better story, but who doesn't want to see Hulk vs Wolverine? Terrorists. That's who.
Overall, Hulk Vs. is an enjoyable double feature. I know they can get away with more in these animated films, but I admit, I was really digging the Hulk's brutality, and I wish they could find someway to do this on the big screen.
Out of Ten? 8
Violence? Yes
Explosions? Yes
Nudity? No
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