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Summary: Slow, Boring, Dull, And Just Plain Stupid!
Review: Ok, over the years, man has tried to come up with superhero movies. That's fine and all. I enjoyed Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Darkman, and all the others. But then came a new superhero movie... The Hulk! Oooooh, I think it is going to be good.You are dead wrong. The movie is so bad. I fell asleep in the first 30 minutes out of 2 hrs and 30 minutes. The plot was bad, the acting was atrocious, the special effects were horrible. Everything went down the drain with this one folks. So don't bother. It's just a bad movie! I saw it and forgot about it right away. The Part Where You Will Say, "Why am I watching this and why did I waste my money?"
- The Hulk and his girlfriend are attacked by mutant dogs including a mutant French Poodle. Give me a break! G. Mike
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Summary: Some of the greatest special effects ever..a classic...
Review: I'm a huge hulk fan, I have several hundred hulk comics, from around 1975 on. I grew up watching the original TV series and the original animated cartoon as most fans who are GEN Xers have. Here are my thoughts on the movie. 1) Special effects: Simply amazing. The fight scenes with the genetically altered dogs and the military are out of this world. The hulks movement and mannerisms are amazing! Why however, did they make him 20 feet tall? I cannot find anywhere where he is that big in any of my other mediums of hulk stuff. Chewing the top off a missile and spitting it at an apache helicoptor was classic. 2) The story: I originally heard they were going to have the wrestler named Goldberg as the absorbing man. Instead they have Bruce Banners father as this. They have way to much dialogue with Bruce vs. David. All hulk fans know that what always made it appealing was that it was BRUCE BANNER against the HULK (ala jekyll and hyde) and the HULK against the WORLD. Why this exact format was not followed is beyond me. Banner and the HULK never liked each other, but in this movie Banner says he enjoys becoming the Hulk. They have him arguing with his dad about things. Very unnessary. The camera angles and panel sequences make it like a comic book and also give it a taste of late 70's television, which was very, very cool. The ending leaves it totally open for the sequel. All in all I was very pleased with it, just leave his dad out of it next time.
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Summary: Hulk? What Hulk?
Review: 'Hulk' is an average movie, a very average movie in praticaly all aspects. The plot is only adequate, full of cliches, like the american military in search of the perfect soldier, a very thin love-story, very bad people against very good people, etc., and with the final 15 minutes completely crazy and far-fetched. The characters are well-developed, but this characterization is done almost to the point of being a boring feature of the movie. The special effects overall are quite good. But the funny thing is that the special effects concerning the rendering of the green monster itself are below average. It surely is a drawback in a huge production like this, where a great part of the film is based on a series of images created by computer. I really think that this is not the special-effects crew's fault, because I thikn what they intended to create isn't possible with the technology they have right now. So, 'Hulk' should deserve 3 stars at the most. But there are two very interesting things that elevate its rating to four stars. The first thing is director Ang Lee. This taiwanese gentleman surely has the sense and sensibility to manipulate all kinds of images the very ways he wants to. In 'Hulk', his direction is very fast-paced, the cinematography is excellent (subtle, not obvious, using of the green colour), and he shot bull's eye in using DePalma-esque resources like spliting the screen to re-create a comic-book-like atmosphere. Ang Lee is a master when it comes to create the right atmospheres to his movies. He did so in 'Ice storm', 'Sense and sensibility' and, most of all, in 'Crouching tiger, hidden dragon'. The second thing is Jennifer Connelly. This stunningly beautiful woman is also a very atalented actress, and Ang Lee could get from her always the right face expressions, the right tons of voice, the right smoothness in acting, creating an almost perfect character in Betty Ross. Sometimes the expression of her eyes alone were enough to carry the whole movie on its back. In fact I was very angry (get it?) when she was not on screen. Also worth of mentioning is Nick Nolte's crazy David Banner, but surely the best things about 'Hulk' are Ang Lee and Jennifer Connelly. So, don't expect much, and enjoy the right beauties existent in 'Hulk'. Grade 8.0/10
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Summary: OH MY GOSH!!!
Review: I'd give this movie a zero if given the option. It is the WORST movie I have ever seen. The pacing was soooooo slow, it took forever for the story to get moving because they kept showing the same boring Hulk's memory/dream sequence over and over again. Also the directing is just awful. I "panel" or splitting of the screen to 2's than 3's and 4's was really annoying and gave me a headache, as if the movie wasn't already bad with no story to follow. The Panels would have made sense if there was something exciting happening, but it was instead teh same old scenes again and again. the Hulk was also very very bad. He looked like the green ogre Shrek from Shrek. His fighting sequences were awful: scenes with the hulk hopping from one place to the next made him look like gumby~ everythink looked fake. all the dialogue was cheezy, not to mention the sorry acting. DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED. If you want good movies watch Delicatssen, le femme nikita, city of lost children, battle royale, Joint Security Area, femme fatale, etc.
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Summary: As of 2003 among the better Marvel movies
Review: Many action fans were frustrated with this thoughtful film but I was fascinated with its dreamy impressionism and quirky inventiveness. This is more of an artsy Ang Lee creation and less of a Marvel superhero movie, though it remains faithful to the comic book (as opposed to the television series which changed way too much)and is among the best Marvel movies to date. I tend to think that the college crowd would enjoy this more than the general public since it isn't much of a crowd pleaser pop-corn flick. I really liked the understatedness of the movie. For example, the music doesn't assault you with deafening fanfare. When the Hulk does something impressive the movie is, amazingly, quiet! I loved that. It actually made the fantastic elements more intimate and realistic to me. I'm so tired of loud soundtracks and have wondered when a big budget special effects blockbuster would ever come along that would include thoughtfulness and quietude. Ang Lee's Hulk does, and with a deliciously haunting score that really catches the eerie dreaminess of the film. Nick Nolte is probably the best supervillain in a comic book movie since Jack Nicholson's Joker as he really captures the maniacal fervor of a man driven over the edge. The CGI Hulk himself, at least in the face, is very convincing. I felt so much for the hounded creature that I actually got a lump in my throat at one point when the military was attacking him. He shows himself to be sensitive and a potential force for good but at the same time his main nemesis, played by Sam Elliot wasn't a typical evil villain. His character was as sympathetic as the Hulk himself. The action, when it finally comes ranges from good to awesome but the ending is a bit turgid. I also would have liked to have seen more focus on the Banner-Hulk psychological struggle which always seemed so crucial to the comic book. I really wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars but it wasn't offered as an option.
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Summary: Thank goodness for that elasticized waistband!
Review: Being as this flick is based on a comic book in which a dude gets riled and turns into a big green cartoon monster, it should come as no surprise when Eric Bana's character flies into a pique of rage and, coincidentally enough, also turns into a big green cartoon monster. Which is a long-winded way of saying the CGI in "The Hulk" is so bad it makes Harryhausen's stop-motion technique look like it came from the future. As for story, well, the cartoon monster breaks stuff and Jennifer Connolly is kinda purty. And subtext? Sure, there's subtext. The cartoon monster is obviously a metaphor for... for... er, um, not to worry - Ang Lee hasn't quite figured that one out yet either. There was a day when this sort of junk culture came with a price tag of 25 cents and a warning from your parents that it would rot your mind. Chalk one up for your parents.
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Summary: hulk -------->>>>> smashing good time!!!
Review: Some of the best cgi i have ever seen and very convincing.I have heard reviews say that this was to long of a movie.....hulk's evolution is very complex and requires alot of scientific explanation .Director ang lee expresses his feelings for bruce banner and the green menace with flare and compassion so little superhero films do these days .There are some fine performances in this film as well.Viually the film is breathtaking and mesmerizing ,The negativity is that this film is not light in the heart and that turns alot of people off instantly .Don't go in thinking this is the tv series revisited and you will have a rocking time!
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Summary: Hulk
Review: This movie is well worth it watching on the big screen. I don't know if it's the comic esque frames that seems to be placed around everything in some scenes, or the amazing 5.1 sound that makes it sound so realistic, or just watching one of the most amazing scenes in the movie (Hulk falling from space). It definitely takes off slow. The movie takes no bars when it comes to going over and over the story of Bruce Banner, and how he got to be Hulk. Then it goes over Bruce Banner's emotional statis. You can tell he's on the brink, because almost everything puts him off and he often gets really angry. Ang Lee really took this in a new direction, however. He could have done a regular format (spiderman), an ensemble script (xmen), a drama with a cool soundtrack (daredevil), or just flat out non stop action (matrix). But he seems to have reinvented the usage of multiple shots, and shows you what is happening through several different angles. Heck, even he makes it look like a comic book at times. It sets it up for a sequel, in the most obvious (but still kind of interesting way). However, if you don't see the first one on the big screen, you will never know what you missed. Fun action movie, great soundtrack from Danny Elfman (spiderman), and just a well rounded movie.
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Summary: Hulk Smashes Comic Film Cliches
Review: Rating: 4.5/5 The Hulk is a comic film in a category all by itself. Where Marvel's mostly excellent adaptations are mostly about the action, Ang Lee's mutant tale centers on what happens when the action is absent. Lee has also created the most stylish film of the genre and his visual style is truly a comic book brought to life. Even though it may get caught up in trying to be too intelligent and fall apart a bit at the end, one has to credit Lee for trying to break the mold in this very satisfying film. This is the big summer blockbuster film that delivers, but whether it does at the box office will depend on whether movie goers latch onto Lee's push for depth in a film of this type or if they're more content with something safer. This Frankenstein story is about adults coming to terms with their relationships with their fathers. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) unknowingly is not only carrying on his father's (Nick Nolte) work as a genetic scientist, but also is carrying mutated DNA his father passed onto him. Bruce's on-again off-again flame Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly) is trying to connect with her military father General Ross (Same Elliot), who like Bruce, falls into her "inexplicable fascination with emotionally distant men". Her father was the man who shut down the elder Banner's experiments 30 years ago, and he's set on eliminating it's only lasting affect. Lee plays out these emotional trappings the children have had to fight, now together, quite well and I honestly felt for them in their struggle to come to terms with them. Banner and Ross are lead scientists working on a project to allow the re-growth of damaged tissue, which they've yet to perfect. When an accident occurs Bruce is exposed to gamma radiation, which should have killed him, but instead he feels like a new man. While recovering a unkept janitor at the lab pays him a visit, claiming to be his father, which Bruce only believes when the man's warning about his temper comes true as he transforms into a fifteen foot tall green beast. Now that the word is out, the military is out to stop him, corporate American is out to exploit him, Banner's father is out to test him, and the whole while Betty is out to cure and understand him. The casting and their execution is flawless. Bana does a fantastic job at playing the repressed Banner trying to overcome his blurry childhood memories that hold the key to his condition. I thought he had very good chemistry with Connelly, who avoids falling into being a damsel in distress, but instead is a intelligent and compassionate partner. The secondary characters are just as compelling. Nick Nolte plays David Banner with a perpetual wild look and his askew vocal delivery give us no choice, but to consider him a loose screw. Sam Elliot avoids being just a cliched military man, which is an accomplishment for the role. What action sequences we do get are handled really well. The main engagement takes place as the Hulk races across the desert with the US military hot on his tracks. The much debated CGI Hulk argument can be put to bed as ILM's digital creation is fantastic. He looks like the beast from his comic roots and as his anger grows, so does he. His movement fits the character's bulky build, which would prohibit him from being all that smooth. As he leaps he attempts to get himself centered and as he moves he takes on pieces of his environment flawlessly no matter if it's dirt, water, or sand. My favorite facet of the film is the visual look. Much of the film is edited together to duplicate the look of a comic book layout and it works out perfectly. They also used picture boxes or picture-in-picture to show different angles of the same scene. The uses of various items from the characters themselves or their surroundings to use to separate different perspectives or timing was very impressive, especially the one using a helicopter propeller as a wipe.
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Summary: Wasted potential
Review: If The Hulk demonstrates anything, it's that the talented Ang Lee was the wrong choice for the source material. Because trapped within this brooding film is a huge, noisy, fun blockbuster about a pathologically abnormal superhero. Now, there's nothing wrong with adding a degree of intelligence to your average mindless action film, but in the case of The Hulk, Ang Lee's psychobabble feels like a thick wet towl that has suffocated the spirit of fun which made the comic such a success. In fact, after watching the first plodding half of the film, it felt like Ang Lee was ashamed of the source material. Not good. And even when the action does finally raise its head, it's shockingly flat. But there are other problems as well: The Hulk is a difficult being to conceptualize, so we turn to digital animation. The result? A monsterous beast that resembles a villainous Shrek (a cliched, but accurate, description). HA! Jennifer Connelly is simply emotionless as Betty Ross. Eric Bana, as Bruce Banner, is unreachable. And Nick Nolte clearly likes being the filthy and sniveling father to Bruce Banner. And then there is the editing. The wipes, dissolves, and abuse of the 180-degree rule might be appreciated by your average fanboy, but it was a distraction. There was really only one truly effective issue in The Hulk: the overwhelming U.S. military and police power. Far more frightening than Hulk. Indeed, Nolte, trying to communicate with his estranged son, points to the vast array of American military hardware aimed at them and declares that this is the force which is causing so much pain in the world. Sad but true.
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