Culture, Arts and Entertainment , Movies

Hulk SMASH! onto silver screen and physicist REVIEW! movie

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Jim Colgan

June 13, 2008, 09:42 PM

The Incredible Hulk, the do-over of 2003's Hulk, opens this weekend. The Takeaway sent nuclear physicist Tim Halpin-Healy, who (we think) has no anger management issues, to a press screening.

This Monday, we want to highlight your thoughts on the weekend's biggest releases: The Incredible Hulk and The Happening.

Record your comment by calling 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. Spell your name and Web site so we can link to it. There's a 60 second limit on the call, so you probably won't have more than 125 words.

Or... Email an MP3 to mytake@thetakeaway.org. Include your name and Web site so we can link to it.

What to include in your review

By Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern, tell us two things about whichever movie you saw (or avoided seeing):

1. ONE-PHRASE CAPSULE REVIEW -- IT'S QUICK AND EASY!

Say, "It was __________." Put an adjective or capsule review in the blank: "Good," "terrible," "a waste of money," "smashingly awesome," "not 'happening' for me," "a tradeoff between going to a movie with bad reviews or renting The Sixth Sense. I chose the Sixth Sense." etc. Be as clever or as straight-ahead as you want to be. Both are equally great! We'll smoosh them together on the air.

2. ONE THING THAT STUCK OUT FOR YOU

We're trying to get as many of you on the air as possible, so take one of the angles below (or another specific angle), and speak in a sound bites so you're sure you're getting to the point quickly. This will keep the conversation in the on-air segment moving along.

  • Maybe you'll comment about the attempt to redo Hulk so soon after the original was panned, or M. Night Shayamalan's attempt to find success by reusing his signature movie formula.
  • Maybe you'll want compare The Incredible Hulk to Iron Man, or The Happening to a previous M. Night film (The Village? or Signs?).
  • Maybe you just want to talk about the big green guy's muscles.
  • Or maybe you'll want to talk about how Hollywood portrays science, scientists or science teachers.
  • Tips for creating a movie review for The Takeaway

    • Listen to Mary Elizabeth Williams, The Takeaway's culture critic, provide lots of sound bites.
    • Here's an example of what your script might look like:
      Hi, this is Adnaan Wasey, A-D-N-A-A-N W-A-S-E-Y. My url is thetakeaway.org, T-H-E-T-A-K-E-A-W-A-Y dot O-R-G. I'm leaving a review for Iron Man. [FIRST PART:] It was AMAZING. [SECOND PART:] I think Obama might be able to relate to it. It's a movie about a guy who has to take on corporate culture, he has to take on international terrorism, and along the way, he has to develop the world's thickest hide!
    • Write it out, read it out loud as you write, keep a check on your word count (125 at the most!), and practice reading before you starting recording.
    • If you've already written a review, read it out loud, and edit it down to its essence. Remember that we'll be linking back to your full review so you don't need to say it all on the air.
    • Talk like you're having a conversation with a friend. Pretend you're in the studio, talking with John and Adaora.

    If you've got any questions, email us at mytake@thetakeaway.org. If not, no dilly-dallying! Create your reviews by Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern (noon Pacific).

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