The Dumb Are Mostly Intrigued By The Drum

I'll keep 'em separated Offspring style here to ensure that we don't run into any complications, so the first mighty paragraph will be spoiler free, while the next may have a thing or two in it, but shouldn't be much more than you've already gotten out of the trailers.

It was good. It was damned good. The trailers don't do it justice, but watching it, I can't really imagine that there would be any way to really make a better one and still convey the jist of what the Hulk is all about. The Tony Stark scene was in there, and you don't even have to wait through the credits to see it. I did wait through the credits anyways, just in case, but nothing there. We'll have to check the webernets and see if there's something in there for the main release, or if they played it cool this time. I give Iron Man the slight edge here, but it's slight, and I'm going to say most of that edge comes from a.) Geeking out over the hardware, and b.) teh funny wordplay.

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I'm going to go on record and say the coolest bit of the flick for me was when Blonsky (Tim Roth) had taken the Super Soldier Serum (and we all know what that means, huh guys? huh? HUH?) and went up against the Hulk. The just-slightly-more-than-human reflexes and strength and such made it a very, very cool precursor to what Captain America could be like. There are a few references to other Marvel stuffs within the flick, and keep your eyes peeled for a peek at who the next films villain might well be with an interesting little origin setup.
The Hulk was done well. I wanted more rage from him. There is a scene where he's beating the shit out of Abomination MMA Ground-and-Pound style, and I'm thinking "Yes, yes, it's perfect! If he just rains the punches down while screaming, it's pure rage, pure Hulk." And then he pauses. Wha...? It was so close. Still, good flick, way better than the trailers make it look, and worth your $10 ticket.

Oh yeah, and Lou Ferrignos part was pure win.

"So where's this mythical swede?" one might ask. Well, it's not here yet. Sorry. But it's coming, sweatergod. In the mean time, why not listen to our newest, latest & awesomey (yup, awesomey) podcast! This week, fellow The DUmb contributors Robert Anaforian & Martinez join me in welcoming back special, special guest Bryan Harley from AMF Productions. This episode we chat about that new Indiana Jones movie coming out, Iron Man box office, future Marvel movies, City of Ember advance screening mini-review, embarrassing movies that we like to watch, Uwe Boll vs. Michael Bay, movies that made us cry, bag on "classic" films and other random goodness. Just another day in the office. Thanks to lateupdate.com for hosting the podcast!

Download The DUmb #5 Here!

Your Tuesday not going good? Well cheer up cause the newest episode of The DUmb is ready for you to download and enjoy. This week we dive deep into nerd lore when Martinez from GraFight Junkie joins Dumb Drum contributer Robert Anaforian & myself in a in depth discussion on the Vintage Days over at Fresno State, New York Comic Convention, quick movie reviews, Fresno Filmworks 2008 Film Festival, Uwe Boll and we drop some hints on our swede that is done filming and will soon be up here for you all to tear up and, hopefully, come up with some better stuff. Listen to it & leave us some comments. Thanks again to lateupdate.com for hosting the podcast for us.

Download The DUmb #4 Here!

Sure, we're not the first in town to do it but we're throwing our ring into the hat (yup, like that) and have given birth to "The DUmb," our very first podcast, which you can download here. On our inaugural dealie-o we talk about Indiana Jones, Hollywood visiting Fresno, the filmmaker community here in town and maybe some smack on Ray Arthur? Nope, just creative criticism.

My guest this week were:
• Robert Anaforian - creator, onepicturesworth.com
• Adrian Rodriguez - creator/publisher, lateupdate.com
• Martinez - professional internets jockey

Also, listen for my dog to demand to be fed in the middle of the operation! Ah, the authenticity of DIY podcasting, baby! Check it out and let us know what you think! Any and all comments are welcome. And if your interested in joining us for a round, please let me know. Drop me an email or leave me a comment if your interested! A warning: The language used in this podcast is NSFW so wear some headphones so you don't get sent to HR. If your cool with that, download here & enjoy!