The Hulk (HD DVD, 2006)

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Flawed. This is the key word used by critics to describe HULK after its initial cinematic release. I think, in general, the fans were happy with the film. I'm going to go with 'very good'.

Synopsis:

~ David Banner is a scientist working on human DNA. After the birth of his son, Bruce [Eric Bana], he becomes concerned, the child being quiet and withdrawn. The child only shows emotion when he is angry, his skin tinged with splotches of green during these moments of rage. Banner disbands his research after attempting to find a cure for his son. He causes an explosion at the research center, accidentally killing his wife, and is subsequently condemned to a mental institution. Bruce is put into the care of foster parents.

Twenty years later Bruce Krenzler [Banner] is a successful scientist like his father. David Banner [Nick Nolte] returns, working as a janitor in the research center, watchful of his son as history seems to be repeating itself. Betty Ross [Jennifer Connelly] is the ex-girlfriend of Bruce and daughter of Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross [Sam Elliott], the military commander who originally shut down David Banner's research. Ross is concerned that his daughter is working with Bruce, chiefly because Bruce is conducting similar experiments to those of his father. An accident in the lab results in Bruce being hit with large amounts of gamma radiation, which mixes with his already altered DNA. Enter the Hulk ~

Ang Lee's effort, I think, comes close to the original Marvel comic book created by [Stan Lee] and [Jack Kirby], especially with the use of picture-in-picture multiple scene framing. The juxtaposition - and movement of - these frames on screen is effective in that the viewer could be simultaneously watching a film and reading a comic book. A radiant score by [Danny Elfman] compliments the picture, the composer seemingly discarding his dreamy - almost whimsical - melodies like those found in films like 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Batman'. The idea of science and experimentation is conveyed with this 'new' almost off-beat electronic Elfman music while the tense scenes are punctuated by brass instruments; the stark sequences - the arid desert and the military base - enhanced with Middle Eastern vocal interludes.

Lee has kept the storyline - the origin of the Hulk - along with the imagery - close to the pulp comic book whilst injecting his own style, drawing influences from Greek mythology and texts like 'Frankenstein' 'King Kong' and 'Beauty and the Beast'. The storyline running alongside this is the unstable relationship Bruce and Betty have with their fathers. This is not just a rampaging monster movie, but a film with depth and heart.

What keeps 'Hulk' from being a five-star film is the effects used to create the Hulk. He is a computer-generated monster who could be just as comfortable on a Playstation or X-Box machine. Granted the effects are impressive when compared to the 1970s 'Bill Bixby' Hulk, but perhaps a little too impressive.

Of particular importance - and what many critics have missed - is that Lee has captured the essence of who [or what] the Hulk is with the proficiency of a well-established director. The Hulk is neither hero or villain; rather, he is a tortured soul wandering the land in search of solitude ... and Betty Ross, of course.

Lou Ferrigno [Hulk in the TV series] and Stan 'the man' Lee both have cameos in the movie as security guards.


Matthew J Lee-Williams, Review.

I am not a big comics fan. I do like some of Stan Lee's work but not a big Hulk fan. I also have loved most of Ang Lee's work like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sense and Sensibility and The Wedding Banquet. Whic is why I do not understand what went so horribly wrong?

The actors are great - Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott. With Satn Lee writing and Ang Lee directing you would have thought - yes, a beautifully shot movie with sharp witty dialogue laced with sadness and sorrow. Instead we get CGI up the wazoo! I think CGI is great, don't get me wrong. But too much of a good thing is...well, Hulk. It overpowers the movie in that all you can think about is how much like CGI everything looks.

Cannot recommend this film. Maybe if you are a really big fan of Hulk and will not be crushed if it does not meet your expectations. then, maybe this is for you.

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The Hulk was released in 2003. This movie was an interesting adaptation that had a real comic book feel to it. There was a number of cut screens and other interesting effects that made it almost like an "Artsie Comic" on screen.

The acting was alright and the story was a bit silly at times. However, the scenes with Hulk fighting in them were just great! To me the best part of the movie is when Hulk has the cannon from the tank and he is using it like a mace/club. Awesome, true Hulk from the books.

Not bad for a first attempt, but I'm glad they rebooted the movie.

3/5
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The special effects are great and look way better on HD DVD.

This movie made some serious headway in special effects when it came out!

Think about it, the star of this movie is a computer animated character!

Not too far removed from his success with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback Mountain) couldn’t have chosen a more difficult undertaking than 2003’s box office disappointment—(based on how much they actually spent to make this film) The Hulk.

Seriously, there really isn’t a lot of cinematic material to work with when it comes to a character such as The Hulk that usually focuses on the most basic tenets of needs such as: anger, safety, love, and fear. In addition, the concept of being gifted with seemingly unearthly strength but at the same time cursed with intelligence so feeble is sure to glue patrons of all ages in their seats.

However, Lee may have taken this as a challenge and shook things up by doing away with The Hulk’s crude comic origins (that of Bruce Banner being belted by gamarays while attempting to save the life of civilian Rick Jones) in lieu of a more modern approach with elements such as genetic experimentation, gamarays and nanomites, domestic violence, and repressed emotions that combine to bring this cinematic and computer generated version of Marvel’s dark-haired green goliath to life.

I don’t buy it.

Green is still Green, whichever way you look at it.

I've seen this movie several times but on HD DVD its like you are actually there. The picture quality is excellent. Great movie, great acting. If you are wanting to buy it i would get it now. Its Great

Despite the up and down nature of every other review I have seen of this movie, HULK really does what it claims it will do when telling the story of Bruce Banner and his transformation into that angry green beast of a man--the Hulk. I had a hard time understanding why Ebert and Roeper could give it two thumbs up and yet the movie did not make a "hit" with audiences say, like that web-slinging guy we all know about. However, HULK isn't Spiderman, it wasn't depicted in the same way, and for that I am thankful that all movies I have enjoyed do not have to be clones of one another. The actors' performances were solid, the "hinting" phrases ("you wouldn't like me when I'm angry") poking solidly at the precursor television show, and of course dramatic CGI effects made this movie as much of an amusement park ride/thriller on canvas as it was a movie blockbuster. I don't know why people said it wasn't any good, but I did love it, and as an avid comic book reader from childhood even into my early adult years, this movie was kind of a dream come true much like when Batman came out in 1989--a modern re-telling of a story that seems to never die, the underdog fighting for his survival, fighting for what is right, and taking it in the chops from everyone around him for doing just that. If you are looking for rational explanations on how a good guy turns into a great big gnarly green monster and scientific evidence that makes this movie just "so believable", forget that. That isn't what this is about, It's essentially escape fodder to take your mind off of tax season, your wife leaving you, the dog getting hit by the car, etc. Almost like a good country song. Or maybe a nice Pink Floyd album and a beer in your hand. HAHA! ANYHOW, enjoy it for the escape that it is and you won't be disappointed.

by far my favorite comic book movie besides the spiderman series!!! HD DVD all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!