Hulk (Widescreen Special Edition)

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Summary: it is VERY violent!!
Review: Despite the fact that I loved the CBS Television treatment of The Incredible Hulk, even as a child I referred to the show as "watered-down HULK".The Hulk in the comics was described by Stan Lee, (his creator), as: "1000 lbs of unfettered fury, the mightest mortal to ever walk the earth . . .". In the comic books, Hulk could leap 1/4 mile, run 60-80 mph, and easily use a tank as a bat to swat another tank! This is the Hulk I longed to see on the BIG Screen, and this is the Hulk that was presented! In the comics, Hulk's main enemy (at first) was the United States Army. This was also the case in the film. Although the movie was slow moving, I enjoyed it the first time I saw it. Interestingly enough, the more I watch the film, the more I increasingly enjoy it! In the comics, Hulk gets stronger the angrier he gets! In the film, he gets bigger, an interesting choice but still true to the original concept. When I saw the teaser trailer for the Hulk, (at the first showing of Spiderman), I did not even know it was for the Hulk but I instantly associated Eric Bana as Dr. Bruce Banner before the mirror close-up! I thought his performance of Banner was absolutely on point. I did not have any problems with the special-effects at all, I thought they were excellent. I did subtract one star because the ending with his father was a bit muddled. The thing that gets me about some of the criticisms is that Hulk was CGI as opposed to an actor. If you pick up ANY Hulk comic, you can plainly see that Hulk cannot be accurately portrayed without GIANT proportions! I would have been disgusted if the used an actor in green paint!!! The story of the Hulk is a Dr.Jekyl/Mr. Hyde monster tale first, and a misunderstood superhero second.

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Summary: Good....sequel would be better...
Review: Wow. Way too many bad reviews that do not explain why they did not like this movie. Like or dis-like, if you are to review a film you need to explain why. Most of the poor reviews simply say boring or something along that sweet line of reasoning.

This is a good (borderline great) movie about a fantastic comic book character. Ang Lee does his best to go into the main character Dr. Banner's psyche and give us some excitement as well. Just because stuff isn't blowing up every two minutes does not make this movie a failure. The split screens...genius, a tribute to the comic books that made The Hulk what he is. This film is complex, fun, and in the end a well done adaptation of a comic book character. If your looking for dumbed down action, with 2 dimensional characters, this is not the movie for you. A truly entertaining and fun movie to watch.

Bring on the sequel!!

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Summary: Why do some people like this movie?
Review: I don't understand why soo many people are giving this movie bad
reviews. I did'nt see at the theater because people had some problem with the animation of the HULK character. I watched with my friend on my home theater and was suprised. Neither one of us knew what everyones problem was. The movie was great. Sound was great. I thought the animation was great also.
I have learned not to listen too much to other peoples reviews, especially the long drawn out ones that are wannabes. This is another movie I will be adding to my collection.

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Summary: JUNK
Review: JUNK is the word to call this movie. Why? What's Jennifer Connelly doing in this movie? Eric Bana has no expressions on his face, it's like a test dummy. Nick Nolte... he could be one of the best actors in movie history, now he's one of the biggest fiascos in movie history. The night scenes are so dark you have to guess what's going on. The script seems to be made on a weekend, and worse yet, who had the idea to devide the screen in 4 arts? You can't concentrate in the movie. Why they made this movie? The T.V. series were much better.

Rating:
Summary: Passes time
Review: We all know it is a no-no to do genetic experiments on people. And once again a scientist David Banner has to do it to himself. Now to compound the problem he passes a trait onto his offspring Bruce Banner (Eric Bana). Add a little lab accident and et voila instant hulk.

This is not the best integration of real, animation and CGI. Yet the story is told and you have fun watching. There is a father / son conflict and a misunderstood Hulk dismantles a lot of military equipment with extreme prejudice. This film does not try to follow the TV series and is not so dated. The only real drawback is that Jennifer Connelly is just too cute and you forget to keep track of the story line.


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Summary: You're making me bored...you wouldn't like me when I'm bored
Review: This movie is beyond boring. If you're an insomniac I think I've found your cure.

Rating:
Summary: Incredibly underrated
Review: To begin with, I had very low expectations of "The Hulk." Many of my friends had gone to see it in the theatre and the basic sentiment among most of them is that it was "boring," "too-long", and "confusing." This coming from people who are not simply violent-action movie junkies convinced me to wait until this movie was released on DVD. In a way, I'm glad I did.

As someone who only has a basic knowledge of Hulklore, I can't authentically critique the movie much when it comes to how well it followed the comic books. What I can say is that in comparison to many other well-adapted comic book series (X-Men, Spiderman, and yes...even Daredevil) this one actually stands out when it comes to how well the main character's inner turmoil and past experiences are used to shape his current conflicts with not only himself, but the forces around him. Eric Bana (who cemented his hunk status with his stunning performance in the lackluster Troy) has received a lot of criticism for his lack of energy in portraying Bruce Banner, but when you consider how repressed and guarded the character is about his past and present emotions, it's obvious that Bana's performance is actually quite impressive in it's accuracy.

Another thing that stuck out to me from a characterization viewpoint is how Sam Elliott's character (the main villain) was far from one-dimensional and actually very relatable and humanistic, especially when it came to his relationship with his daughter Betty (an appropriately subdued portrayal by Jennifer Connelly.) In fact, other than the typical villain-type Talbot (Josh Lucas did very well too, by the way), none of the players in this film were overtly or innately evil. Not even Bruce's psychotic father David (Nick Nolte, in my opinion, took this character to a totally new level of moral ambiguity by adding necessary layers that most likely would have been lost if the character were in the hands of a lesser actor.)

All in all, I'd say the Hulk was kind of similar to "Daredevil" in the way that it's cerebral nature can either offend or enamor one to the film's nuances. I for one liked the comic-effect the split screens and overlays supplied, and despite a few awkward scenes the CGI Hulk was astoundingly humanistic in it's movement and especially facial expression.

Don't be discouraged by those who flat-out hated the movie. Keep an open mind, and don't be surprised if you find yourself enjoying the movie as much as I did.