Your sciency movie reviews of The Incredible Hulk and The Happening on public radio!

You have to act quickly, though:

We've been airing audio comments on our new national public radio
show, The Takeaway (http://www.thetakeaway.org), for the past couple
of weeks. On Monday, we want to highlight your scientificky thoughts
on "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" and "THE HAPPENING".

There's a lot of genetics and plant biology and global warming stuff
there to sink your teeth into. Here's what we're looking for: By
Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern, tell us two things about whichever movie you
saw:

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," 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 (SCIENCY) THING THAT STUCK OUT FOR YOU

See above. Portrayal of science, scientists, and science teachers
perhaps? Or a comment about climate change in movies?

We're trying to get as many people on the air as possible, NOT JUST
SCIENCE BLOGGERS, so take one of the angles above (or another specific
angle), and speak in 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.

Record your comment by calling 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. Spell your name and
blog url 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 blog
url so we can link to it.

Talk like you're having a conversation with a friend. Pretend you're
in the studio, talking with John and Adaora (the hosts!). Use any
trick you can think of to make it not sound like you're reading!

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TIPS: 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.

Brian Switek, Annalee Newitz, Matt Nisbet, PZ Myers and erv have already spoken about some of the movies - think about it and send your own brief comments and you may hear your voice on air on NPR!