Hulk and his Planet.

Get ready for action-packed adventure as your favorite green giant smashes onto DVD. Based on the Marvel story arch, Planet Hulk follows our hero after his exile from Earth. Betrayed by his fellow superheroes for fear of his power, Hulk hurtles through space and in a fit of rage (IRONY!) destroys his own ship crash-landing on a planet torn by war.

Thrown into an arena he doesn’t understand and alongside companions he doesn’t trust, Hulk is up to his usual smashing and bashing, with a political twist. Is the king a tyrant? Is Hulk the savior of millions? If you can put up with an hour and a half of roars and green blood you’ll find out!

If you were expecting to see the Hulk struggling to come to terms with his inner demons, look elsewhere. If you are hungry for hand-to-hand combat in an intergalactic Roman Coliseum, for you…HULK SMASH!

That is not to say the movie is bad. It is not. Gather a few buddies, and maybe that one girl who likes comics and you’ll have a good time. The animation is sharp, and the action is spot on. This movie follows the comic book faithfully but fails to convey the same urgency and dynamic characterization of the Hulk.

Watching Bruce Banner’s alter ego develop from an angry child into a great king is supposed to be the focus of the story. He even gets a girlfriend, and some real friends. He learns that he isn’t the only one to spend his life being mistreated. (That can be a bit of a wake up call.)

You don’t get any of that from this film.

You do get some awesome cameos from Thor, the god of thunder, and his alien sword brother, Beta Ray Bill. And you do get to see Hulk wield a sword. Which is like…cool.

Overall, Marvel fans won’t be too upset with this film. And everyone else won’t miss the plot elements they didn’t know to look for.

Give it a look.
P.S. This movie is a popcorn combo.