The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk first appeared in the Marvel Comics in May 1962. Most people know the Hulk for being green, but what most people don't know is that he was originally gray in the comic books. In 2008 Universal/Marvel Studios released the Incredible Hulk. It sheds light on a different background story then seen in previous Incredible Hulk adaptations.

The movie begins with Bruce Banner ( the Incredible Hulk ) working on what he believes to be a serium to protect humans from gamma radiation, but it's really a jump start for a army super soilder. When an experiment fails that exposes Bruce Banner to massive amounts of gamma radiation the Hulk is born. In rage and confusion he destroys his lab and injures Betty ( his girlfriend ) and goes on the run, hiding from the United States Army.
Fast forward five years and Bruce is working in a bottling factory, searching for a cure for what he believes is a curse. When his where abouts are discovered by the U.S Army he has to move on and continue his research, but first he needs to collect irreplacable data located back in the U.S. Realizing they can't stop the Hulk without some sort of upper hand they green light the creating of their own super soldier, Blonsky/Abomination, using the same serium that created Captain America. In a quick but vicious first fight the Hulk literally crushes Blonsky, but the serium helps him heal completely.
While searching for a cure Bruce encounters a Celluar Biologist, Dr. Samuel Sterns, whom is trying to help him find a cure. When Sterns gets a blood sample from Bruce he realizes the medical applications of his disease are limitless and mass produces his blood. Mean while the Army has been tracking Bruce and trailed him to this Doctors. Taking him out without incident, Blonsky forces sterns to inject the Hulks blood into himself. When the 2 seriums mix they create Abomination, one of the Hulks strongest Nemisis. In an all out battle the two teear down half of Harlem in an epic battle in which the Hulk emerges victorious and back in the good graces of the U.S. After the fight Bruce realizes he should stop focusing on a cure for the Hulk and start focus on controlling. This is by far my favorite adaptation of the Hulk as it stay true to the roots of the comic book.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns came out in 2006 and is meant to be the fifth and final installment in the Original Superman motion pictures series. the film was meant to be a sequel to Superman one and two, but it made Superman three and four irrelevant. The story begins with Superman hearing that Krypton wasn't destroyed by scientist, so he goes in search of the remains of Kyrpton. After an absences of five years and no discovery of Krypton, Superman returns to a world that thinks they no longer needs him. He also finds that his greatest love, Lois Lane, has moved on and has had a child. While his nemisis Lex Luthor got released from prison and married an old rich widow for her fortunes. Clark resumes his job at the Daily Planet. Meanwhile Lex is planning to create new land masses with Kryptonian crystals. He sucessed in creating one by incaseing it in a kryptonite tube. So that the mass is made of Kryptonite. When Superman tries to stop him he is turned human from the Kryptonite, stabbed, beat, and then kicked into the ocean where he slowly drowns. Lois Lane then jumps into the ocean to pull him out, and proceedes to pull the kryptonite knife out of his side, thus saving his life. Realizing he has to stop Lex he flies to the sun to achieve maximum strenght. He the flies down below the land mass and lifts it up carring it to outter space. After Lex is defeated and back in prison, Superman comes to find out that Lois Lane's Son is actually his. This is the closing of the original Superman.

Superman 1 - 4

This movie is a little older than our generation is use to watching, but it ties in to a remake that is about to be done. The first Superman follows the coming and growing of Clark Kent/Superman, and his introduction to the world. Givin his name by a reporter Lois Lane, Superman becomes the protector of Metropolis. I really like how this movie shows the planet of  Krypton, and its destruction. It helps you get a better and clearer idea of where Superman came from. The second Superman show cases the return of Kryptons most notorious criminals, Ursa and Zod. They come to take over planet, and they possess the same powers as Superman. So Superman has to find another way to defeat his eneimes. The key to Supermans success is his knowledge of the 32 known galaxies. The third Superman in my opinion is the worst. It's about a computer geek that creates a computer that can destroy the planet. I believe the idea behind it was to make the computer be like Brainiac, which is one of Supermans greatest foes in the comic books. He beats it with the help of the creator, who relises it was a mistake creating it. Part four Lex Luthor creates his own version of Superman called Nuclear Man, which infects Superman that causes a rift between Clark Kent and Superman. He eventually overcomes the infection and whoops Nuclear Man. This is the original jauggernaut of comic book movies.