Finding Hulk

"What do you have planned this weekend?"

It's a question I dread when all I have planned is cleaning, running and napping. In between this "ambitious" list of activities, I caught two movies.

I watched The Hulk on Saturday. I remember reading the comic series when I was younger and liking Bruce Banner, the lonely and repressed hero, cursed with the anger-induced strength of the Hulk. For some reason, I also remember there being a gray Hulk and a green one.

The movie attempted to capture the comic book feel with split screen effects and snazzy scene transitions. The film was at its best when focusing on the motives and emotions of the supporting characters. It seemed to lose steam when the Hulk went on his destructive rampages and long distance leaps.

On Sunday, I saw Finding Nemo and loved it. I wasn't intending on going, but somebody raved about a cool turtle and a hilarious blue fish, which was apparently all I needed to hear to sell me on it. Pixar continues to blow me away with their artistry, especially in settings like the sunken submarine and the jellyfish forest. The movie was funny, clever and worth another viewing.