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...about to let you in on a secret I've not shared with anyone, not even my nearest and dearest. If I'm going to succumb to that occupational hazard of movie reviewing - the noddies - it's most likely to occur in the hottest and highest-action sequences. I know this is counterintuitive. After all, those are the parts of the movies that are the noisiest and the most visually splashy - all flash cuts and zip pans, encouraging a lot of rapid eye movement. You'd think only someone suffering an advanced case of narcolepsy would be immune to them...
...during this film's opening passage, which finds Bruce hiding out in a Rio de Janeiro favela sending desperate emails to a scientist who may have the cure for what ails his blood work, hope briefly flares that this movie may turn into a genuine oddity: a realistically grounded action piece. But for this version, directed by Louis Leterrier, that's not to be. Betty's dad (William Hurt) is a general more grim than Strangelovian, who wants to weaponize the Hulk. He enlists a gung-ho Russian-English commando named Blonsky (Tim Roth) to chase him down, but once...
...look in the consumer electronic space we are the largest, Wal-mart is second and I believe Circuit City is third. So we are watching with great interest Blockbuster's action. We've got a point of view of what we are trying to do for the consumer and we've got to try to do that better whether Circuit is sold or not. So there is not a lot we can do about that, but it is a big force in our industry...
...denied schooling and forced to earn a living prematurely, they grow up to be less productive workers with fewer skills. While a current employer may benefit from their cheap labor, future employers will lose out. For Norway's fund, it's a concern - both ethically and economically - that "the action of one company may influence the profitability of another," says Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, the part of Norway's central bank that runs the fund...
...China does harden its stance or take other actions that threaten the talks, it will significantly increase the risk of renewed protests in Tibet, says a go-between, one of several informal intermediaries between the Tibetan government-in-exile and Beijing. "If the talks collapse without result, the Dalai Lama won't be able to control the young radicals who want to take more forceful action and say he has been too accommodating," he says...