Hulk Vs. (2009)

Two stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Man Wolverine and the god known as Thor.

Directors:

Sam Liu, Frank Paur

Writers:

Stan Lee (comic book), Larry Lieber (comic book)

Stars:

Fred Tatasciore, Matthew Wolf, Graham McTavish

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Tatasciore	...	Hulk (voice)
Matthew Wolf	...	Thor (voice) (as Matt Wolf)
Graham McTavish	...	Loki (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Sif (voice) (as Grey DeLisle)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Amora (voice)
Bryce Johnson	...	Bruce Banner (voice)
Janyse Jaud	...	Hela / Lady Deathstrike (voice)
Jay Brazeau	...	Volstagg (voice)
Jonathan Holmes	...	Fandral (voice)
Paul Dobson	...	Hogun (voice)
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Balder (voice)
French Tickner	...	Odin (voice)
Nicole Oliver	...	Betty Ross / Valkyrie (voice)
Qayam Devji	...	Bruce Junior (voice)
Scott McNeil	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Dr. Bruce Banner just cannot avoid trouble as the Hulk. In "Wolverine," Logan is sent to hunt down the Hulk who has crossed into Canadian territory. In doing so, Logan finds some dangerous former-colleagues hunting both of them down themselves for their own purposes. In "Thor," Loki brings Dr. Banner to Asgard in a scheme to exact his revenge on his half-brother, Thor, and all of the Pantheon using the Hulk. However, the Hulk slips out of his control and it will take the brothers together to find a way to save Banner and stop the Hulk from destroying Asgard.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel comics | the incredible hulk character | bruce banner character | anthology | based on comic book | 

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Taglines:

Twice the action. Twice the carnage. Double the smash.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for animated action violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "Hulk vs. Wolverine" story, Wolverine is requested by Departemnt H to hunt down the Hulk. In the comics, Department H is a branch of the Canadian Government that handles superpowered affairs. While Wolverine was an agent of them before joining the X-Men, it is best known for its resident superhero team, Alpha Flight.

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Goofs

During Wolverine's fight with Team X, his claws keep changing from being sheathed to being extended.

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Quotes

Amora: The beast is rage incarnate! It has shattered the spell! The Hulk... is free!

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Connections

References The Incredible Hulk (1977)

User Reviews

Worth watching

"Hulk Vs" is really two shorter films combined, "Hulk Vs Wolverine" and "Hulk Vs Thor", complete with their own titles and credits. However, both movies share many thing in common between each other, and with most of the direct-to video animated films that have been produced by Marvel Animation and Lionsgate (Tough, to be fair, I think that the two movies included in Hulk Vs are slightly better) Both movies were funny to watch, and both have some interesting elements concerning the plot and characters...However, as the title suggest, both films are more focused in the action, so those good and complex elements aren't very well developed or just got a shallow treatment. (For example, in both films Bruce Banner is just a wimp, playing a secondary role in the two stories, specially in "Hulk Vs Wolverine") In both films, the animation is decent without being incredible. The influence of the visual style from the animator Bruce Timm is quite clear in the designs from "Hulk Vs" (And in "Planet Hulk" as well) being more fluid and dynamic than the animated series made by the Marvel in the nineties(Where the animation was notoriously uneven.) The voice acting, just like the story and the animation is good: It wasn't anything memorable or outstanding, but at least all the voices worked very well for the characters. The music, in other side, is quite generic and forgettable.

Anyway, I think that "Hulk Vs" delivered exactly what it promised, and even when neither of two movies included here were masterpieces, at least were funny and enjoyable enough to be worth-watching.

The two films got a 7 out 10 stars from me.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hulk vs. Thor

Company Credits

Production Co:

MLG Productions 6, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1