If you were, or are, one of those Marvel kids who loves to read their comics, I am sure that you have entered at least once in one of those endless discussions of which is the strongest Superhero, in these discussions the heroes are always measured and compared against the villains they defeat, and usually that is how conclusions and sides are taken. Well, that is all good and fun, but villains as strong as they can be they are always meant to lose. But what happens when two heroes ,who are always meant to win, face each other in a no rules smack down? What side will you take? Marvel comics frequently has issue books where different heroes join forces together to face a greater evil, also it is a characteristic of Marvel to describe as specifically as possible each character’s personalities and to depict the rivalry between each one of them, even if they are fighting in the same side, sometimes in a few pages they get to interchange punches between them but usually the fight is left inconclusive. In Marvel’s new DVD Hulk VS we have three of the most powerful and popular world wide characters, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, and The Mighty Thor, facing each other in two amusing but unfortunately too short episodes to clarify one thing: Hulk is the Strongest there is.
In Hulk Vs Wolverine, we see that the director took the same approach as in the comic books, many times these two heroes have met face to face and have exchange some blows, their attitudes are so alike that they repel each other as they were brothers, this plus their personalities, stories, and appeal, make them the perfect match. The only thing that separates them is their power. Wolverine is hired by the Canadian government to stop by all means a terrible menace that have appear in the country, The Hulk. Wolverine gets excited at the challenge, and accepts the offering. When they finally meet they go at each other without holding back, until the reason of the destruction is reveal, a sinister mastermind planning to create the most powerful weapon of mass destruction there is. Here not only does wolverine battles the Hulk, but also he is confronted by his past. This movie is great in all levels but the conclusion, the addition of barely seen Marvel characters makes this movie a great addition to the fans, here we will see characters like Omega Red, Sabertooth, Lady Deathstrike and the character who managed to steal some pot light: Deadpool. It is thanks to Deadpool’s attitude that the action is constantly refresh with some comedy making the movie more enjoyable. There is something else to say about this movie it is not its average Saturday morning cartoon, there will be blood, destructions, lose limbs and occasionally a death in this short.
Hulk Vs Thor is different than the previous one, I Could say that I enjoy more because I saw more hero against hero action than in the previous movie. Nonetheless, this one is less graphic than the other, there is no lost of limbs and real deaths. This does not matter since the story is, at my consideration, better, the match is more enjoyable, since it is truly the clash of similar powers but opposite personalities. Wolverine and Hulk shared many traits that makes their fight exciting, enjoyable, but predictable. It becomes just rage against rage, but when an enraged Hulk is face against a noble and equally powerful god such as Thor, the audience can see more conflict not only in the physical level but also a clash in a personal and moral level between character. It also describes a character that although appealing and powerful has not been commercialized enough, Thor is a character who has appears in some shows as supporting hero, but the mythology behind him is as exciting as Spiderman, and Wolverine, and this movie manages to show us his world, and persuade us to know more about him.
Technically, each movie is impressively depicted in any aspects from excellent animation, outstanding music, good story line, script, voice acting everything is perfect. It definitely a lot of fun, and each story tries to teach you something about the characters and their environment, in every dimensions from the moral to the physical, they shows us their emotions, feelings, and decisions going through their heads making the audience feel sympathetic to each one them. From the aesthetic point of view I was impress how the director and animators paid tribute to the original covers and images from comic books where these characters are seem confronted each other. I had to say that I did not expect that much for these DVDs since the main character barely knows how to speak but he really make an impact, I Recommend these DVDs for fans to the Marvel animated films like the Avengers, I have to say that the 2 Disk should be in your collection, also its 3D cover looks really attractive and powerful. But most of all for Thor, Wolverine and Specially Hulk fans this should be a most have since rarely we see story of these characters by themselves at his best, by the way Hulk Fans this movie would makes a statement and a good support for those never ending debate of who is the strongest. Let us hope for Marvel to continue releasing the Vs series, with the same quality level, and including new heroes.
Review By Milo
Release Date: January 27, 2009
