On seeing Hulk at the drive-in
by Josh Staiger
Went with some IBMers to see Hulk last night. Perhaps the most interesting part of the evening was the venue where we were seeing it at: The Starlite Drive-in. This was only the second time I have even been to a drive-in in my life (the first being when i was like seven), but this one was particularly good. Not only do they show movies, not only can you buy popcorn and candy at the concession stand, but you can also buy guns (as in real-live hand guns) and ammunition (as in real live bullets) right along with your push-up pops. I love North Carolina.
The movie itself was pretty good. It was very well directed, in my opinion, using split screen shots and fade-aways to give a very "comic-book" like feel. Ang Lee is the man. To be quite honest, I hardly even noticed the choppy animation of the Hulk at all durning the movie...I would have thought that would be something that would really bother me after seeing the preview.
Overall, it was a very good night.