So, now I am a The Incredible Hulk movie reviewer? Not! But, in the spirit of this blog...fun...I can't resist writing about some of the really great movies that come along. Science fiction, of course.
Why just science fiction? I suppose it's my Dad's fault. More on that in a minute. But, if a good war movie comes along, or a Westerner, those could qualify. Mainly though, just science fiction.
It all started back in 1955. I was only 10 years old. There was a typical, little, one-screen movie theater in town. That's where all us kids went on Saturdays (usually to see more action in the rear seats than on the screen). I hardly ever went there on Saturday nights. I suppose because we had Church the next morning. But, one Saturday night, that I'll never forget, my Dad took me to see a special movie. It was the science fiction thriller, The Thing. I loved it. And, I haven't been the same person since.
Today, I own almost every science fiction movie ever made. I'm not missing many. Although, for years I could not find the original, The Thing. My good friend Glenn Day came to my rescue. After watching it again, nearly 50 years later, I could see how it could make such an impression on a 10 year old kid. My collection also includes almost every episode of every science fiction TV series. We are talking serious Star Trek here. I never missed an original episode on TV.
Alright, enough reminiscing. We are going to need some grading guidelines. Naturally, since I have two thumbs, I was thinking about one or two thumbs up, or one or two thumbs down, or one up and one down? But, should my right thumb carry more grading weight since it is the strongest? When I'm really undecided, should I just leave my thumbs in my pocket? I don't know how those guys on TV ever figured all this stuff out. Maybe they were born with just one thumb? Aliens?
Well, I've never seen a bad sci-fi movie. Even Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space kept me awake at night (or, did I mean put me to sleep). So, all that grading stuff doesn't matter anyway.
OK, now that we have all those preliminaries out of the way, here is my very first sci-fi movie review. The Incredible Hulk, it is a really great movie. Drop everything, and go see it now! There you have it...just the essentials...everything you need to know about a really great movie.
By the way, has William Hurt gotten old or what? And, has Liv Tyler grown up or what?! And, did Tim Roth really look like a war-hardened vet? That wimp? Not hardly. Still he's a great actor. And, so is Edward Norton. Two of my favorites.
Hey. I've got some Incredible Hulk collectibles in my eBay store, including the comic in the photo. Check 'em out.
R. Steve McCollum, Arlington Texas Attractions.com
