Movie Review
Hulk (The Incredible Cos)
directed by Ang Lee

The movie going public has been anxiously awaiting two things: the premier of the new Hulk movie and Corky Romano 2. The Hulk, directed by Ang Lee, is the latest attempt by Hollywood to capitalize on the popularity of another Marvel superhero. I was privileged enough to attend a special sneak preview of the new movie, and I can safely say that movie fans are not going to be disappointed.

When faced with creating this movie, one has to think the hardest part would be creating a convincing version of the Hulk. With 99 percent of all special effects being done with computers nowadays, you would have thought that computers graphics would be the obvious choice in creating the Hulk - wrong. What those of you may not have learned from the movie trailer is the star of the new Hulk movie is Bill Cosby.

Bill's perfectly rugged and sculpted face made him the only candidate for this role. Casting manager Dick Guillaume said that, "the plan from the beginning was not to use computer graphics in order to achieve a more gritty look for the film, ala Space Camp." The green skin effect isn't actually makeup at all but prolonged exposure to Jlo's new perfume. The bulging muscles were actually implants from LL Cool J's lip reduction surgery which would explain why during certain parts of filming LL would crash the set to lick various parts of Cosby's body.

Not only are the visuals convincing, but the acting is superb also. Rumour has it that Cosby actually followed Oprah Winfrey around for a month straight paying special attention while the cameras and her makeup were off to help get into character.

Another notable in the film is the artist formerly known as "Prince", who had to undergo extensive tanning sessions to appear white enough to play the part of Bruce Banner.

One thing that The Hulk movie has proven is that computer graphics aren't the only solution for creating special effects. This technique is being utilized in other movies besides The Hulk, for instance the upcoming block buster Cat Woman starring Arsenio Hall.