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Summary: not incredible, but not bad
Review: I went into the Hulk hoping to see stuff I loved in the comics like the Hulk leaping high in the air, getting larger as he got madder, slamming his huge fists against the ground to make things fly in the air. I wanted characters like Betty and Thunderbolt Ross and wanted the Hulk to rip tanks a part and bend their cannons, or grab the cannon and swing it around and around. This was the sort of stuff that comics were made of, but which were left out of the live version on the small screen and I really wanted to see these things on the big screen. After a more drama oriented first half which seemed like a little too much drama, things took a turn and surprisingly I got all the things I wanted to see brought to life! Hulk even said "Puny Human"! Classic! I could complain that Rick Jones didn't make it into the movie, but the movie had BRUCE Banner, Glenn Talbot, Betty, Thunderbolt, and Hulk was Hulk so I'm happy. It may not be an incredible Hulk movie, but it's not bad and I'm up for a sequel. Maybe Rick will make it into that one.
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Summary: It's just a disappointing movie
Review: A film by Ang LeeAfter "The Ice Storm" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", I was looking forward to Ang Lee's next movie. When I heard he was doing "The Hulk", I was excited because he is a gifted director who could potentially bring a fresh look to a comic book movie and I thought he could do a fantastic job. The reviews started coming in, and they were negative, but I still wanted to see the movie, both as a comic book adaptation and as an Ang Lee film. Maybe I would see something that the reviewers did not. Unfortunately, I did not. "The Hulk" is awful. The movie begins with the necessary origins story. While readers of the comic may be familiar with the origins of Hulk, the viewer needs to be introduced to how this all happened. This is necessary, but it is also a drawback because it takes a half hour to tell. This is a half hour of exposition where the title character does not make an appearance (though we are given hints and teases of what is to come). Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is a scientist who, because of an accident in his laboratory, is hit with Gamma radiation. This causes Banner to turn into the Hulk when he gets angry, in part because of a lot of repressed memories of his father, David (Nick Nolte). David Banner was also a scientist engaged in similar research and it is in part because of David's science that Bruce was affected the way he was. Telling any more with spoil the revelation (if anyone cares). Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly) is also a scientist working with Bruce, and it is hinted that they had a past relationship, though they still obviously care for each other. She becomes the damsel in distress, as well as the bait laid out by her father, General Ross (Sam Elliott). When Bruce becomes the Hulk, the military gets involved (as well they should with a rampaging green creature about). The real showdowns come between Hulk and the military, under the command of General Ross. The first three quarters of the movie wasn't that good, but the last quarter just got downright ridiculous and silly, and nonsensical. There was the whole side plot with Bruce's father that got pushed to the front and it didn't really make too much sense in conjunction with the rest of the plot, and that dragged down the movie to be even worse. Part of the problem is simply the Hulk himself. The CG Hulk was extremely well done, but it was all too easy to see that he isn't part of the environment. Perhaps it was the bright green color, but unlike the X-Men, Hulk didn't seem real even as part of the movie. It was too obvious that he was CG when everything else is real. Plus, the movie was just a bit cheesy, and dull. What I did like, and what I thought was done very well was the use of split screen frames, just like the comic book frames. Sometimes they didn't seem to be used very well, but at other times, it added immensely to the movie and was one of the best features of the movie. A couple scenes standout in my head, in the use of the split screens, but I'll leave it to the viewer to figure those out because revealing the scenes will spoil what the scene is about. "The Hulk" should have been a better movie, but I was just disappointed. Eric Bana was uninteresting as Bruce Banner, and with all the potential that there was, this was a complete let down. Even "Daredevil" was a better movie with more human emotion. Skip this one, even if you are a fan of Marvel Comics.
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Summary: A teaser!
Review: I went into this movie hearing bad things and then not expecting much, but, i was actually enjoying it. The action was good and there was some humore in parts and I liekd the storyline.....that was until it got near the end.. i dunno what the heck happen but it was like a joke the movie just totally went downhill and all this crazy stuff started happening. I give the first 70% of the movie 4 stars and the last 2. It was a dissapointment.
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Summary: VERY SLOW MOVIE BUT ~OK~
Review: I watched this movie 1 time & I was not impressed with the pace of the movie. I enjoyed about the last 30 to 35 min of complete action. If you are a fan of the comics I guess you may enjoy this movie. I however enjoyed some of the helicopter scenes & watch lots of stuff blow up near the end of the feature bout thats about it.
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Summary: The Darkside Within...
Review: Bruce Banner (Eric Bana), a scientist who has followed in the foot steps of his father who he does not remember. However, his father did leave him with something other than repressed memories which is buried within his own genetic structure. This creature within is awakened when something goes wrong in the university lab where Bruce works with his coworker Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). The strong emotional bond between Betty and Bruce is tested and the question arises whether it will restrain the dark manifestation that appears when Bruce is cornered and threatened. The Hulk offers an intelligent view on the comic book character with the same name through the use of biopsychosocial issues. This is combined with challenging cinematography that enhances the feeling of reading a comic book through split screens and slides. Overall, Ang Lee brings out the best in the characters through his direction, which can also be viewed in Eat Drink Man Woman and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. As a result, the directing enhances the genuine human characteristics of the characters. This film however, suffers slightly from its challenging cinematography which makes details hard to pay attention to, but in the end the film offers a very good cinematic experience.
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Summary: it was just plain weird!
Review: OK the hulk is fine, but it was just weird!
the dad was sick and the hulk isn't supposed to be a meanie!
and the scene with him and the dogs fighting was disgusting!
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Summary: way too long in the beginning
Review: Most of this movie is spent introducing the charcters and leading up to the gamma accident that changes him to the HULK. When he does change things really pick up and the movie has interest but, alas this is few and far between. Bruce Banner was a whiney little man all wrapped up in strange thoughts and memories. he aslo treats the beautiful Betty like a dog in the beginnning instead of realizing she loved him so much. but worst of all was the way over the top over acting by nick nolte as Banners daddy. he looked and acted like the mess he was in this overblown far-reaching bust of a movie.
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Summary: Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ang!
Review: The director of Hulk, And Lee, has made the most expensive art house movie ever, making this the most original (and ballsiest) film in recent times and should be embraced as such.
Ang had all the right ingredients to make easy cash for the studio. He had the rights to the Incredible Hulk. He had a $160 million budget (is that right? I can't remember). He had ILM doing the CGI. He could have easily given into the enormous pressure and made an hour and a half of destruction and chaos, but he was given something else... creative control. He produced a visually captivating cinematic experience like no other before it, with in depth characters, a complex (for a comic book adaptation) story, a touching love story and, most importantly, kick-ass action delivered in frequent, explosive, adrenaline charged, and yet still wholly original, doses. Despite it's many character development scenes, Ang has used an inspired (and entirely appropriate) technique to keep the pace flowing like an air to Hulk missile. The narrative flow of the film is as if from the pages of a comic book, with picture in picture scenes giving multiple angles of any given situation to allow for maximum information intake or simply to get things moving along, which, accompanied with Danny Elfman's [restrained] score, makes the Hulks' 2 hour plus running time a breeze.
This movie is accompanied with a great second disc that reveals what is already apparent on the screen, that making this movie was indeed a labor of love for all parties.
So, if you like your action movies with its balls as big as its brains, smash this into your shopping cart. NOW!
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Summary: Hulk not that bad
Review: The Hulk is not worthy of the venom that has been spewed upon it. I was quite dubious when watching this film, so I went in with tremendously LOW expectations. This movie is well done and faithful to the comic book roots from which it sprang. The comic involved a lot of pathos in its stories. Pathos is Marvel Comics stock in trade. The Hulk has several scenes of dramatic dialog. I actually liked the fact that this film wasn't just a bunch of explosions. Also, the rendering of the Hulk character was well done. I don't know what all the negativity is about. Don't expect the Hulk of the TV series. The TV show was nice but got the Hulk legend wrong. This movie IS the faithful tale.
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Summary: Could've been better but not bad
Review: While I do think Ang Lee's "HULK" does fall short in a lot of areas, I don't think it deserves most of the criticism it gets. THE CG HULK
Despite their best efforts, this Hulk looks computer generated and fake. Still, it does work when you see the creature close up. Also, people complained that they wanted a real actor to do the Hulk but I take a bit of an exception to that. If you are going to have the comic book Hulk, then NO ACTOR could do that! Not even Lou Ferrigno in his prime could've done the things that the comic book Hulk does and make it look believable! I will give Ang points for having the guts to go the CG route. THE CAST
Eric Bana is an okay Bruce Banner (though the best will always be the late Bill Bixby on the TV series). Jennifer Connelly is great as Betty Ross while Sam Elliot and Nick Nolte are awesome as General Ross and David Banner respectively! THE STORY
Okay but average. Could've been shorten in some spots but go longer in others. Best scene is near the end when David and Bruce square off at the army base. OVERALL VIEW
I think this film could've been better but it gets slammed more than it deserves. It wasn't THAT bad. Also, its a victim of the Spider-Man craze! While I loved Spider-Man, many people have this stigma that every Marvel based film should be like Spider-Man (though the X-Men films doesn't seem to suffer from this stigma). I think that's so bull! Hulk ISN'T MEANT TO BE SPIDER-MAN! They are two totally different characters in totally different worlds and any comparison as far as characters and their worlds is ridiculous! As far as story development and pacing, Spider-Man is a far better story without a doubt but Hulk is meant to be a psychological story so it is going to be slow in some spots (I just feel that they dragged too long in some spots, even for a psychological story). It isn't just about a man who changes into a monster. Its about a man dealing with his inner rage and psychological trama and his search for peace. This theme is in all the versions of the Hulk, including the TV series.
Anyway, see the film and decide for yourself.
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