Hulk (DVD)

...he finally does appear, the Hulk is a believable, living, breathing, roaring, tank-throwing addition to the cast. In fact the computer-generated imagery (GCI) is so good that it looks better the closer you get to it. It's said that this film was in development for 12 years while they waited until the CGI technology was sufficiently advanced to create the life like look they needed for the Hulk. And they certainly made every effort to ensure that ...
...the computer model of the Hulk created by ILM used 12,996 texture maps and required 1,165 muscle movements. It was the work of 69 technical artists, 41 animators, 35 compositors, 10 muscle action animators, 9 CG modelers, 8 supervisors, 6 skin painters, 5 motion capture wranglers and 2 ILM art directors and the whole project took over 2.5 million computer hours in the one and a half years to reach fruition. (That's almost as much work as I put into ...

Spiderkid 25.10.2005 (27.10.2005) · Read full review
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...much fanboy bitch-moaning about the Hulk not staying close enough to its comic roots. Well, let’s take a moment to consider what using the Hulk’s original origin would have been like: o Army scientist makes a bomb go off. o Some kid is stuck in the test area. o Scientist saves kid but absorbs the gamma radiation. o Scientist becomes big monster. Would modern audiences have gone for this? I think so. Still, I respect the bravery of Ang Lee and ...
...interesting thing about the original Hulk – ***anything*** could make him snap. Maybe he could get a lot of e-mails about expanding the size of his penis? HULK SMASH THOSE WHO ANONYMOUSLY QUESTION THE GIRTH OF HIS MEMBER! Anyway… ***HULK EMPLOY SERIOUS ACTORS TO CONVEY GRAVITAS*** The acting all round is pretty damn good – Eric Bana as Bruce Banner is a quiet ball of rage – as you may have seen in his ‘Chopper’ performance (no, he was not a guest ...

peppersinclaire 19.05.2004 · Read full review
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...wrong and mutates into the Hulk again to reek carnage and distruction and rampages through the Califronian desert. From what I have written, it seems like that there is a lot going on and it would make for compelling viewing, it's not. The story is too weak to carry the delicate Action/Drama ensemble out into a satisfying movie. Performances are surprising but not exceptional. Bana (as Banner > tee-he he) is well cast but not overwhelming as the ...
...The pace of The Hulk is unecessary and painful at times. Ang Lee, dwells too much on the back story that doesn't need to be exposed as much as it is and it is not that he can't do the whole Action/Drama thing, again "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a good example of his genius. But that was becuase the script for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was effective, simple but effective. Hulk's script starts fairly simple (as simple as a blockbuster gets) ...

DarkMark 26.04.2004 · Read full review
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I remember the original Hulk series and movies on TV when I was a little girl! Where David Banner morphed into a green Lou Ferigno when he got angry. It was great! However, my Dad told me that it did not match well with the Hulk comics, because the Hulk got really big, even bigger than Ferigno! So, now that they can make the Hulk the size he is meant to be, does the film match up in all other respects? The Story: We have Dr Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) ...
...genetic level. Soon the Hulk emerges! You are led on a story through transformation, meeting his father David (Nick Nolte) and taking on the military (and Betty's Dad). The story is a bit slow to to get to the action and the Hulk. However, as a scientist, I was fascinated with the processes that both David and Bruce Banner went through to produce their work. I think that with the understanding of science that we have today, they decided to let us ...

chachaqueen 28.08.2003 · Read full review
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...The Hulkster – not Hulk Hogan, nope it’s that weedy scientist Bruce Banner. This board is full of fans of the 1980s Hulk series, me being one of them. The series was great full of great characters, good acting (at times) and interesting storylines. But just in case you don’t know what I’m talking about let me fill you in. The Hulk is originally a comic book line, all about a little nobody named Bruce Banner who is exposed to radiation, this cause ...
...that turn him into the Hulk it is written that his face passed on a self-inflicted mutation onto his son, and when Bruce is working in a lab he is caught up in a accident and this bring out the mutation in him. This is not unusual a-lot of film adaptations change the storylines a little bit – mostly for the better, and so unless you’re a huge Hulk comic book fan this shouldn’t disappoint you too much. Bruce Banner is played by Eric Bana, what irony! ...

ukedge87 26.05.2004 · Read full review
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...that Bruce can become.... Hulk is one of those strange films that has received a plethora of completely mixed reviews within the press. Some of the newspapers have suggested that the film is an over-ambitious concoction of failed ingredients that relies too heavily on computer-generated special effects. Others have commended the director’s ability to contrast style with substance and have suggested that the film is a sensitive mixture of drama ...
...the last year or so. Hulk is nothing like either of the X Men films. It has none of the youthful energy or zest of the Spiderman movie, nor does it have the same dark, brooding feel as the Daredevil film. Hulk is an entirely different project, but as far as I could see, quite deliberately so, and any audience disappointment with this film is more likely to be caused than uninformed expectations than it is a failure to deliver promised goods. Hulk ...

LostWitness 26.07.2003 · Read full review
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...is known as ‘Hulk’. Hulk is the latest Marvel comic book character to rise off the page and on to the big screen. It follows in the footsteps of the mega successful Spiderman, X-Men and to a lesser extent Blade and Daredevil. After Spiderman it’s safe to say that Hulk is the biggest single comic book character in the Marvel universe. This as well makes the films mediocre success hard to fathom. In all honesty I can say that half of it comes from ...
...simple but effective teaser. The Hulk itself was being kept under wraps until a Superbowl trailer earlier this year. At that point Universal really had to show the star of the film even though he was far from perfect in the CGI stakes. This meant that the trailer was met with some real negativity towards the Hulks look and movement. However you can never judge a movie from what it seen in a tiny PC window and only lasts two minutes. Sadly that’s ...

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...to its expectations. Well, The Hulk is a lot like this too. I thought after seeing the teaser trailer, seeing movie clips, pictures etc that it was going to be good. Well, here’s my op on The Hulk and I hope I can save you some emotional time and boredom with it aswell, M xxx • What’s the film about? For those of you who are asleep or never heard of The Hulk, this is based on the comic book character of Marvel Comics call The Hulk. David Banner ...
...Well, a lot of the Hulk is done in CGI, especially the scenes with Bruce as the Hulk. To say they look unrealistic, jerky, more cartoonish and poor is being generous. Seeing how far we have come forward with CGI it’s very disappointing. I really was expecting more and thought you know a bit of ‘reality’ might be nice. The scenes seem to play too fast, like the purposely speeded them up so they could do less. The best CGI is done on Nick Nolte when ...

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...by the name of The Hulk (no surname supplied), and is based, like an inundation of movies this summer, on a classic character from the Marvel Comics Stables. I’m sure that many of you reading this op will be aware of the background of the character but for those of you who aren’t here is a brief recap. The Incredible Hulk is a story about a scientist called Bruce Banner, who, after getting exposed to massive amounts of gamma radiation, turns into ...
...End’ notice. The Hulk opens with scientist David Banner experimenting with genes and Genetics some time in the 60’s/70’s on a military base. We learn that he is unorthodox and a bit of a loose cannon wanting to experiment on human specimens. He is told in no uncertain terms that the military will not tolerate his shenanigans, but, being a typical ‘crazy passionate scientist who has to prove his theory’, Banner goes ahead and injects himself with ...

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...incredible hulk. The incredible hulk was turned into a TV which was shown for the first time on November 7th 1977! It followed an idea from Marvel comics who have also brought us many other heroes’. In the original TV series Bill Bixby played the man whose main aim in life was to stay calm. If he lost he’s rag he’d soon be busting out of his shirt, ripping his trouser, growing muscles and turning green. The series ended with a made for TV film ...
...and they won’t let the hulk keep a decent wardrobe of shirt, as they have brought him back to life for a big screen debut. The hulk was well advertised on TV as well as the cinema, and it was fairly well received. I hired my copy of the film, as from the trailers advertising the film I really didn’t want to waste my time or money, on something I felt would be disappointing. I sat and watched the 12 certificate film with my teenagers and wife, who ...

dabmim 22.03.2004 · Read full review
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The Incredible Hulk is a creation of Marvel writers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Bruce Banner's alterego has been turned into film before, starring bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, but in a time where special effects were limited. So, the 2003 blockbuster film was set with high hopes. The Plot Bruce Banner is a scientist working for the government. His calm exterior hides a violent past, which we learn at the beginning of the film, for Banner's ...
...turmoil, mainly anger. The Hulk manifests in the film when Banner becomes angry over one of his science projects not being accepted by General Ross, and the devastation starts. Once the HUlk is exposed, the army are after him, and Bruce risks losing everything including his love and his life. The Cast and Performances Eric Bana plays Bruce Banner very well, and Jennifer Connelly is subtle yet effective as sultry love interest Betty Ross. Sam Elliot ...

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...gets involved resulting in a Hulk sized tantrum that spans the desert and spills into San Francisco. Having followed the character through his comic books in the 80's and 90's, for me, the Hulk has always been larger than life. So I was completely in agreement with Ang Lee that no mere mortal could play the role (no offense to Lou Ferrigno who played the green goliath in the 70's and 80's and makes a special appearance, along with Stan Lee in this ...
...I initially heard that the Hulk would be a CGI model, I had visions of a cartoon, interacting with real actors (as in Roger Rabbit). However, I was relieved to find that the CGI blended in very well. There were a couple of shots that shouted "computer generated" at me but not enough to burst my bubble. Having successfully dispelled my initial fears, the 3D artists at ILM then proceeded to blow my mind. In the comics, the angrier the hulk gets, the ...

Radishimo 17.08.2006 (24.08.2006) · Read full review
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...not a fan of the Hulk in any incarnation, but as the film was directed by Ang Lee, I was expecting it to change my mind. It hasn't. That's not to say that Lee hasn't done a good job, because for the most part, Hulk is a visual treat. Unlike DD, which went for the 'dark' approach and digitally decolourised its scenes, Hulk is awash with vibrant shades and wildly clashing colour schemes, giving a comic book feel. What really captures the essence of ...
...You're waiting to hear about Hulk himself aren't you? Well get used to waiting, since you'll not even see him til over an hour in. And then you'll be sick of him within about 20 minutes more. Which is a shame as you'll have to put up with him for far too long. Visually, he's pretty damn good, and strangely benefits from not looking quite real. Of course, in a year or so we'll look back and cringe, but he'll do for now. The real problem is that no ...

Mephistopheles 22.07.2003 · Read full review
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...As its name indicates it Hulk is the adaptation of a data base of Marvel. One is thus into full in the series with the super hero with spider man, x-men, daredevil... But Hulk of different compared small (large) something to other super Hero. Its "capacity" starts by anger, it then becomes this green monster which we all know, it is not controlled any more. It was carried out by very known Ang Lee which made amongst other things Tigre and Dragon. ...
...part with the discovery of Hulk (that I find very well done) and a third plus access on the action. Some will be disappointed of this optics but me I liked that. Hulk does not have anybody to save (if not itself), it has well on enemies: the army and its father but one attend in this film rather the birth of Hulk. Birth which is confirmed with a a little light end which lets predict Hulk2. Here, I think of having expressed all that this film inspired ...

Apollon 22.03.2004 · Read full review
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...brilliant, especially the bit where Hulk was being chased through the Grand canyon. The plot made little sense to me, for example why the hulks father could replicate his surroundings chameleon style, and why was it that the Hulk could jump so high and so far? But then I never really paid that much attention to the original TV series. Another thing we noticed was how no matter what Bruce was wearing before the change he always managed to be wearing ...
...that famous phrase in (I was waiting for it): “Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry!” A great performance from Jennifer Connelly (also appeared in the Labyrinth with David Bowie) as Bruce's love interest and Nick Nolte (Bruce's dad) always a pleasure to watch him. In conclusion I’d say that this film is certainly worth a look; even if you never saw the original, Its fast and snappy with lots of action and drama, I’m sure everyone ...

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