I had a triple feature night last week. I saw Kung Fu Panda, The Incredible Hulk, and The Happening (in that order).
As sad as it sounds, I think I enjoyed Kung Fu Panda the best. It was funny and cute. It had that Pixar-appeal. You know, great for kids, but still entertaining for adults. The voices were great; lots of good, big name actors. Even though some of them didn't talk much (like Jackie Chan who said like two phrases), it still brought something forward for the movie. I recommend seeing the movie.
Now I would rank The Hulk second in this trio. [SPOILER] I liked the movie, but only because I kind of knew what to expect. Superhero-acting, over-the-top action and some dang ridiculous dialogue. The Hulk head was WAY too small, as well. But Edward Norton made a better Bruce and the intertwining of Iron Man at the end will hopefully make for a great combined superhero movie (one day).
The worst of the trio was The Happening. After seeing this movie, my suspicion that M. Night is on a slippery slide downward is confirmed. The movie was bizarre and it felt more like a Stephen King-based movie. There was no real catch like his other mind-benders. I mean, there might have been a catch except you never know what is going on AND you never find out! It was frustrating and it left me with a weird, unnerving feeling. Not like a curious, Donnie Darko unnerving feeling. This one was unpleasant. I do not recommend this movie to anyone.
Woah.
This movie was amazing and super engaging. This style of filming, the viewpoint of a hand-held camcorder, is wild. I am having a hard time collecting my thoughts today so I am just going to list my thoughts on this movie.
- If you get motion sick easy, wait until it comes out on DVD and watch it in pieces. It'll be so worth it.
- Kings of Leon have 2 songs in the party scene in the beginning! Kings of Leon are the best! (Download On Call, Molly's Chambers, or Fans)
- I loved the ambiguity. You know nothing the WHOLE time.
- I really liked the way they developed the characters in the beginning. It was like they weren't even trying to build the characters. It really felt like a normal home-video.
- It was short. If that movie was any longer, people would've been having seizures in the aisles.
- The language was not that bad. It was there when it was appropriate, and not when it was unneeded.
- The monster did not look like Godzilla. Thank you! It resembled the whole Godzilla theme enough. If it looked anymore like Godzilla, I would kung fu-ed J. J. Abrams. (see below)
- Speaking of J. J. Abrams, way to go J. J. That movie is just another notch on your belt. Congrats! When The Office starts back up again, please do another one!
- I loved how I felt like I was controlling the camcorder the whole time. It really put you in the movie.
As sad as it sounds, I think I enjoyed Kung Fu Panda the best. It was funny and cute. It had that Pixar-appeal. You know, great for kids, but still entertaining for adults. The voices were great; lots of good, big name actors. Even though some of them didn't talk much (like Jackie Chan who said like two phrases), it still brought something forward for the movie. I recommend seeing the movie. 
Now I would rank The Hulk second in this trio. [SPOILER] I liked the movie, but only because I kind of knew what to expect. Superhero-acting, over-the-top action and some dang ridiculous dialogue. The Hulk head was WAY too small, as well. But Edward Norton made a better Bruce and the intertwining of Iron Man at the end will hopefully make for a great combined superhero movie (one day). 
The worst of the trio was The Happening. After seeing this movie, my suspicion that M. Night is on a slippery slide downward is confirmed. The movie was bizarre and it felt more like a Stephen King-based movie. There was no real catch like his other mind-benders. I mean, there might have been a catch except you never know what is going on AND you never find out! It was frustrating and it left me with a weird, unnerving feeling. Not like a curious, Donnie Darko unnerving feeling. This one was unpleasant. I do not recommend this movie to anyone.
