I must say that the producers of this animated movie, actually two animated films presented back to back, have really captured the spirit of the Incredible Hulk. And it shows in the overall feel of the two films, Hulk Vs Wolverine and Hulk Vs Thor.

Like the Hulk, they are big, impressive but dumb.

Where previous animated films like The Invincible Iron Man and Doctor Strange favoured character drama over action, this film goes in the total opposite direction. It is pure action from from start to finish with little character development in between. In fact, it may be argued that the two films are just a Thor short film and an episode of Wolverine and the X-men, both guest starring the Hulk.

A good movie is not determined by action alone, there has to be a plot and disappointingly, both segments suffer from a lack of plot. Or rather lack of originality. Both stories seem like rehashes of popular Saturday morning cartoon clichés. The animation also has its ups and downs as well as how the main fights play out.

>>Hulk Vs Thor

1)The story -Hulk Vs Thor is a straight forward "bad guy invades good guy's base" story. There are some high points in the story though such as Doctor Banner's very heart wrenching dream scene of the life he could have led had he not been cursed with becoming the Hulk. But alas, the producers decided to sideline any touching character moments with another "Hulk Smash".

2)The Characters -Thor and most of the characters in Hulk Vs Thor are surprisingly one dimensional and uninteresting. You don't really get to understand any of the characters' motivations for doing what they do. Loki is the usual sneering, over confident bad guy whose own hubris leads to his defeat. Only Doctor Banner manages to add some life into an otherwise boring cast. His inner turmoil and confusion at having been drawn into this conflict is well played out, coupled with excellent acting.

3) The animation - The character designs sport a highly angular look not too different from DC's Justice League. IMO, after the highly detailed artwork seen in Iron Man and Doctor Strange, this comes as quite a disappointment. Though the animation is extremely smooth, the fights seem very underwhelming at times. Thor is a god, where is his godly powers? Those expecting an epic throw down between the god of thunder and the hulk would be disappointed. The colorists have added a "glow" effect to all the celestial characters, which i find is a nice touch. And the lighting from post production really adds to an epic feel.

>>Hulk Vs Wolverine

1)The Story -Hulk Vs Wolverine focused too much on Wolverine's past with little screen time given to Hulk, who is supposed to be the star here. The story seems to be a rehash of "enemy of my enemy is my friend" story cliché. A little more could have been done to develop the characters of Banner and Wolverine, but like Hulk Vs Thor, "Hulk Smash" takes precedence.

2) The characters -Hulk Vs Wolverine has better characters. In particular Wolverine himself and Deadpool. Wolverine is back to his more savage roots here, preferring to slash first and ask questions later. A far cry from the more goody-two-shoes wolverine portrayed by Hugh Jackman in the live action movie. Now Deadpool is by far the most interesting character of all of them. His wisecracks come at just the right moments to get the biggest laughs out of the audience. He has the best lines and almost single handedly prevents the entire segment from becoming just another slug fest. The slo mo scene of Deadpool getting his "favorite gun" cut up was the best. Though there mainly for comic relief, Deadpool proved to be a more interesting character than Hulk or Wolverine, which is not entirely a good thing in a movie that is supposed to be centered on Hulk and Wolverine.

3) The Animation -Very smooth animation and fluid, violent fights. I must say that it is refreshing to see Wolverine in animation actually slash flesh and blood characters on screen for a change. In all past Marvel animated series he only ever slashes inanimate objects or robots or he slashes people off screen. The artwork contains more detail here than in the Thor segment, but there is a overly pastel feel to the coloring style. The colors are just too bright and gaudy and for some reason, the character designs remind me of "Teen Titans" or "The Batman" for some reason. On a side note, There are some points and shot angles in which Wolverine's new shorter look just ends up looking........fat.

Overall, both segments are a fun filled action packed experience. But those looking for better developed story lines and well fleshed out characters wouldn't want to waste their time here. This would satisfy any action junkie who didn't like the more drama oriented animated movies.

Hulk Vs truly takes animated duels to a whole new level of intensity and enjoyment. However, it does little beyond that.

Generally, I've not found Marvel's D-T-DVD stuff released so far to be that impressive, but these both really worked, in terms of what they set out to do.

Starting out, I'd say that the Hulk is really just kind of there in both stories; he's worked into the plot, but in both cases the writers basically hijacked the initial idea (Hulk vs. Wolverine, Hulk vs. Thor) to tell some other story. In Wolverine it's "finally, we get to do an R-rated version of Weapon X", and in Thor it's "finally, we get to cram in absolutely every aspect of the Thor mythos that we have any interest in onto animation" (which, given that there's both an animated series and a second D-T-DVD which is trailed here, may have been a bit unnecessary, but it's still good).

Part I: Hulk vs. Wolverine

Basically a big fight scene. Wolverine is called in by Department H to deal with a rampaging Hulk, who has seemingly destroyed an entire town along the US-Canadian border. Wolverine tracks the Hulk down (not really knowing what he is at this point), fights him, and basically fights to a draw (this is the 70s-era version that Wolverine was created to fight), and then are captured by Weapon X (which apparently isn't associated with Department H here). This story is tied into the Wolverine and the X-Men cartoon, so Wolverine, Banner, Sabretooth, and Professor Thornton all have the same voice actors; also here are Lady Deathstrike, Omega Red, and Deadpool. Thornton wants Wolverine back in the program, but Deathstrike and Sabretooth would rather kill him, so they stab Thornton and, well, try to kill him. Big fight, etc. The attraction here is seeing "claw people" (as Hulk calls them) stab each other a lot with blood and stuff; Deadpool's quite funny.

Part II: Hulk vs. Thor

Starting out, I'll say that fans of Thor who were expecting an epic throwdown between the two will be disappointed here; this might more accurately be titled "Hulk walks all over Thor, and so Thor has to find some other way of stopping the Hulk". I personally have never found the uber-godmoder Hulk all that interesting, but it's an established thing, so there you go; getting past that, the story's pretty good, and if you like Thor's world pretty everybody is here.

The story takes place during the yearly Odinsleep, when the All-Father rests and all the villains try to conquer Asgard because Odin is absurdly powerful and they've only got a chance when he's not there. Thor and co. beat up all comers, as usual (Thor's getting rather depressed by this endless cycle). Loki and Enchantress capture Bruce Banner, and turn him into the Hulk; Amora then pulls Banner out the Hulk (and Loki kills him), leaving only the incarnate rage (see Hulk #300 in the early 80s), with Loki pulling the strings. However, the rage becomes too much and breaks Loki's control, and Rage-Hulk is loosed and starts destroying everything. He beats up the Warriors Three and Balder, then pummels Thor to death (to Loki's delight), and heads off towards the city; Hela is about to claim Thor's soul, but Enchantress intervenes and brings him back to life, since her whole motivation for helping Loki was she was angry that Thor chose Sif over her. Thor and Enchantress capture Loki, and Thor makes Loki go with him to Hel to reclaim Banner to put him back in the Hulk, and sends Enchantress to help Sif, who's the End Boss guarding Odin. So Thor and Loki journey thither, while Hulk punches his way through like a bajillion random guards, Brunnhilde and the other Valkyries, etc. on his way there.

As a tour of the Nine Worlds, it packs quite a lot into 40+ minutes (it's the longer of the two); both of these stories just drop you into an established world, which is refreshingly different from how a lot of these films do things; you pick up all the necessary information as you go along.

I have always liked superheroes and superhero movies, so I thought to myself that Hulk vs. should be entertaining. And on the most part, it was. I didn't care much for the rather angular animation style of the Hulk vs. Thor segment(though the colours were nice and atmospheric), nor for the rather dull character of Thor. The basic stories of both segments are quite standard also, understandable considering the length but with a longer length you do wish some of the characterisations especially in the Hulk vs.Thor segment to be more developed. However, the Hulk vs. Thor segment does have its good points, Loki is wonderfully arrogant as a villain, Dr Banner's dream sequence is heart-wrenching and Dr Banner himself is a character you really identify with. The music is rousing, the action is compelling enough and the writing is good. The Hulk vs. Wolverine segment is outstanding. The animation is much smoother and more fluid, with the backgrounds detailed and beautifully realised. The music rouses and haunts when it should, the writing is sharp and the story despite the standard idea is crisply paced and compelling. Wolverine is a much stronger hero, but I remember this segment best for Deadpool, who cracks me up with his wisecracks. The only letdown to Hulk vs. Wolverine for me was its inconclusive ending. Hulk is awesome in both Hulk vs. Thor and Hulk vs. Wolverine as is the voice acting. All in all, uneven but enjoyable. 7/10 Bethany Cox