Rating: 
Summary: Better Than I Expected
Review: It didn't do much for me until the Hulk showed up. Then, it turned into a different, and much better, movie. Is the Hulk obviously computer-generated? Sure. But even a few years ago such SFX couldn't be done, so I'm satisfied with how he turned out. Most of the movie is dream-like, with some haunting music by Danny Elfman. All parts are competently played by the actors, but Sam Elliot and Nick Nolte stand out above everyone else. Especially Nolte, who chews up the screen, and is actually quite funny at times. Is this a great film? No. Is it a faithful adaptation of the comic book? Yes. If you liked the comic book, then you should like this movie. Otherwise, you probably won't.
Rating: 
Summary: Bad
Review: This movie was horrible. I hated it. Its the worst Marvel movie out so far. Its very bad. I do not recommend this!
Rating: 
Summary: Most Underrated Comic Book Film Around
Review: It seems that I am the only one in the world that enjoyed this movie. All of my friends hate it, and I don't know why. It is a little slow getting started, but ounce the Hulk gets big and green it non-stop action and fun. Ang Lee tried a little too hard to make this flim a moving comic book (alot of split-sceen stuff), and Eric Bana is limited by his C.G.I co-star (best digital performance ever).
Nick Nolte and Oster winner, Jenifer Conly give riviting performances. Do yourself a favor and rent the Hulk. Look past the corny comic antics and enjoy the film. I can't wait for Hulk 2.
Rating:
Summary: Bizzare and creepy
Review: I wouldn't have seen this movie had it not been playing on a long bus ride back from New York. I had blocked out the movie on the inbound trip with music, but I settled back to watch this, thinking it would provide some solid, if cheap, entertainment.It did, and it didn't. The superhero drama has always been associated (in my mind, and I think in general) with an upbeat, wholesome sort of ethos; everything is reduced to a black-and-white struggle between good and evil, and good almost always triumphs. The 'Spiderman' movie is the perfect example of this. I guess I should have kept in mind that the Hulk has always deviated somewhat from the formula, and this director takes that deviation to the extreme. The plot of the movie is governed by Bruce Banner's father, a psychotic and manipulative scientist who completely surpasses the bounds of 'acceptable' mad science (not the elegant, plot-to-destroy-the-world type, but a total nut job). Banner suffers from a repressed childhood memory involving his father and mother, and its nature, when revealed, is about as unpleasant as you would have imagined. I'm not one to fault a movie for being distrubing - generally, I would enjoy it - but it seems so out of place here, in a movie where the other main atraction is a series of mindless fight scenes in which a giant green CGI-generated man does battle with the US Army. Another fight scene, more on the disturbing side, involves three truly grotesque genetically modified dogs, and it takes the Hulk _forever_ to pummel and beat them into submission. I don't know why I found this so disturbing, but I did. Aside from that incongruity, which I would consider a weakness, there are no really solid performances, and bits of cinemetogrpahic flair like overly-elaborate scene transistions seem completley unnecesary. I can't reccomend it very highly, but it does at least deserve credit for its unexpected angle.
Rating: 
Summary: Puny humans! Hulk will smash
Review: I'm not sure why this movie has taken such a pasting. I think it's a fine screen adaptation of the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Marvel comic. (But it's not very much like the TV series with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, so maybe that's why it's getting such negative reactions.) For comic-book geeks like me who were born in the early 1960s and grew up reading Marvel Comics (waaaaay cooler than DC), the last decade or so has been like a wet dream come true. Finally, the geeks have grown up and figured out ways to make possible _on the screen_ what those writers and artists used to do _on the page_. And filmmakers have already driven the Superman and Batman franchises into the ground, so they're finally getting around to the _good_ comics. Well, it's going to take some doing to beat the X-Men and Spider-Man films, and I don't think this one is _quite_ up to that level. But I can't imagine why any reader of the Hulk comics would find it disappointing. Stan Lee _always_ envisioned the Hulk as a combination of Jekyll/Hyde and Frankenstein. _Both_ of those stories are dark tales of scientific hubris and the horror it can wreak. This screenplay and Ang Lee's direction take this film in precisely that direction (with some nanotech updates), and _of course_ the introductory exposition and development take some time. I don't think it's overlong; I think it's just right. (Granted, if you popped in the DVD just to watch an angry guy turn green, you may be a little impatient. But I don't see that as Ang Lee's fault.) The misuse-of-science theme is nicely sustained throughout the film (Glenn Talbot works for 'Atheon'; hee hee) and there's some genuine suspense as we s-l-o-w-l-y learn what was really happening in all those flashbacks. Eric Bana is right on the money as the tortured and repressed Dr. Bruce Banner; Nick Nolte is pitch-perfect as his brilliant but deranged father David Banner; Jennifer Connelly is Jennifer Connelly; and the rest of the cast are in good form as well. The CGI Hulk is -- no pun intended -- groundbreaking. I suppose if I really wanted to pick nits I could do it, but come on; this is pioneering motion-picture technology, and it's amazingly well done. (Ten years ago this stuff couldn't be done at all, and now we're complaining because some of us can _tell_ it's CGI? As opposed to what? A fifteen-foot-tall green actor?) And real comics fans can have fun spotting the little references to the Marvel series. (Bruce _and_ David Banner? Bruce _Krenzler_? This stuff is nicely handled, if not exactly retconned, in the screenplay.) I'd probably subtract half a star for a couple of slow spots, a little overuse of that comic-bookish splitscreen stuff, and some confusing action at the end. All in all, this film isn't quite as crisp and clear as the excellent X-Men films. But it most definitely partakes of That Ol' Marvel Spirit, and in particular it exemplifies Marvel's trademark ability (also exemplified in the X-Men films) to make the viewer empathize with the 'outcast' under attack from the 'real humans'. If you want Bill Bixby, go watch an old episode of _The Courtship of Eddie's Father_. This is a terrific movie.
Rating: 
Summary: This movie needs some improvement
Review: I been waiting for this new Hulk movie to come out when I first heard that it was going into production.
I was wondering all this time thinking, who was going to get the acting part for the Hulk character. Would it be some new up and coming actor that is a bodybuilder or would it be Lou Ferrigno?
I was disapointed to find out that the Hulk was nothing more than a computer animated figure. If Ben Aflek could play Dare Devil and Toby Miguire could play Spiderman and Micheal Keaton could play Batman, why couldn't Ang Lee get an actor/bodybuilder to play the Hulk?
Bruce Bana played the Bruce (David) Banner character OK, but I think Hugh Jackman has more of the Bruce (David) Banner look and could play the charater much better.
If Ang Lee makes another Hulk movie lets hope there is some kind of improvement to the Hulk character.
Rating:
Summary: Could be so much better!
Review: I respect director Ang Lee a lot and looked forward to see what he would do with "Incredible Hulk". Unfortunately, the movie was quite disappointing. First of all, it's too long - there is no just enough action for so much time. And all other potential movie qualities notwithstanding THIS movie is about action. The editing, although could be considered unusual and avangard by some people, reminded me cheap TV movies (this does not relate to special effects though which were quite good). I am not saying that it's a bad movie but I did want to fastforward it a few times. It's really too bad. Acting was good but Nick Nolte is exceptional.
Rating:
Summary: The incredible flop
Review: Of all the much-hyped Superhero movies to come out in the past 10 years or so, this one has to rank as the biggest blunder. I had hoped that Hollywood would be able to make a smooth transformation of the HULK to the big screen, but my hopes were dashed by this debacle. It is granted that the Hulk portrayed in this film bears a far closer resemblance to the comic book hero than did the 1970s TV series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno(sp?). The Hulk really was supposed to be gigantic & not just a body builder in green paint. However, the present film lacks the heart of the 1970s TV series. In sum, I did not care nearly so much about this Banner / Hulk as I did for the ones depicted in the 1970s. It is this lack of heart that contributes to this movie's ultimate demise. In all Superhero movies, one of the biggest obstacles to delivering a quality movie is coming up with a cohesive plot that will take a few hours to display. On that point, this film failed utterly. To be sure, it was all fine & well (not to mention great fun!) to see the Hulk abducted by the army and have to fight his way out of their gauntlet. Beyond that, however, the plot of the film fizzles out. The ending seems to be more tacked on than anything else - like they couldn't think of anything better to do before running the credits. There is no internal friction or arch villain for the Hulk to take on. The direction style is also in the realm of the bizarre. They keep on showing frame-in-frame footage that (ostensibly?) is supposed to depict a comic book style. Instead of being innovative or adding anything to the movie, it comes off as tiresome and confusing. The director of the film should get no brownie points for that hare-brained idea! There are two redeemable variables in this movie: the eye-candy special effects & Jennifer Connolley. The special effects are fun to watch and do not disappoint. Jennifer Connolley is both drop-dead gorgeous + she's a fine actress. However, not even Connolley can save this movie. So, with that in mind, if you're interested in seeing a good portrayal of the Hulk character, pick up the pilot & other episodes of the 1970s television show. They're now available on DVD from Amazon.com. Don't waste your time w/this dud.
Rating:
Summary: A Hulking Mess
Review: I have born witness to some travesties to film many times over, and this is another one to add to the list. Cold, sterile, and so fake and cheesy looking. The Hulk himself was ridiculous and the script had as many holes as cheese. Pass this turkey up. A root canal would be better.
Rating:
Summary: It's bad when the bonus DVD is better than the movie!
Review: 2 Stars for the second disc with all the extra features and 'making of' information.
The artwork by the reknowned comic book illustrators/artists as well as the storyboards were also great work. I also found the CGI making of the hulk extremely informative and interesting.
It is a REAL shame that it was more interesting than the movie itself.
I found the story lagging, boring, the hulk doesn't make an appearance until close to an hour while the director apparently TRIES to make you get into the Bruce Banner character as well as the other characters who were just as boring as the main character. I am not saying the Eric Bana did a bad job just that I felt the script made his character boring. There was waaay too much techy scientific stuff happening the first 45 minutes that started off interesting but then got boring and it lost me. There weren't too many other characters in this movie either. It seemed like the only characters in the movie I saw was Eric Bana, Sam Elliott, Jennifer Connelly, and Nick Nolte...even the bad "ex-boyfriend" character was given a back seat it seems...no other characters in this movie other than them. The movie picked up when the Hulk made an appearance, the special efx was really Awesome...but when the Hulk wasn't in the picture it got boring again, and the same pattern persisted i.e. "Hulk in" not boring..."Hulk out" boring.
I actually felt more sympathy for the CGI hulk character than the human Bruce Banner. Him and Jennifer Connelly's character had absolutely no chemistry. No romance. Nick Nolte looks HORRIBLE...I understand that he was playing a character but I honestly believe he looks like that in real life! The hair too...His face was like 500 miles of bad road! But despite all this he was still a great actor but couldn't save this movie.
The ending was 15 minutes too long and unecessary.
Sorry Ang Lee but we DON'T want to see a Hulk 2.
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