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Hulk [2003]
The long first act is enlivened by comic book-style split-screen effects and multiple foreshadowings--Lee keeps finding excuses to light Bana's face green--but is also absorbing personal drama from the man who gave you The Ice Storm before flexing his action muscles on Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. When Banner begins his Jekyll-and-Hyde seizures, the ILM CGI boys step in and use Bana as a template for the most fully-realised digital characterisation yet seen in the movies. Comics fans will thrill as a credibly bulky, superswift, super-green behemoth tangles with mutated killer dogs (including a very vicious poodle) in a night time forest, bursts out of confinement in an underground secret base, takes on America's military might while bouncing around a Road Runner and Coyote-like South Western desert and then invades San Francisco for some major "Hulk... smash" action. Artful and entertaining, engaging and explosive, this is among the most satisfying superhero movies. On the DVD: Hulk two-disc set doesn't quite hulk-out as well comparative Marvel movie releases for the X-Men films, Spider-Man and Daredevil. Disc 2 assembles a pile of those infotainment documentaries prepared to drum up pre-publicity but which feel a bit redundant once the movie is out, especially since there's so much repetition between the featurettes. It's all very well, and some of the technical stuff is fascinating, but this particular film could do with a more in-depth thematic approach: there's a lot about how the CGI Hulk was realised but little on the development of the story, the performances or the general tone, though Ang Lee's slightly sparse commentary makes interesting stabs in that direction. The biggest revelation in the background material is that Lee, known for his delicacy of touch, himself wore the motion capture suit and smashed up plywood tanks as a guide for the CGI animators. --Kim Newman Reviewsworth the buy Review date: 2008-07-02 Rating: 10 out of 10 though i prefer ''the incredible hulk'' 2008 story line to this one,but I prefer the hulk in this movie cause it sticks to the comics book side of things. in this movie the hulk gets bigger the more he gets angry just like the comics,he can jump up to 3 or 4 miles in a single leap just like the comics and he can cove up to speeds of 300 MPH and one more thing he could also lift up to 100 tonnes while the 2008 version of the hulk is slower than it should be (Mentally and physically). he can only basically list a car while the 2003 hulk could launch a tank 1 mile across the desert. so basically the 2008 story line is better but the 2003 Hulk is better so I would say both films are even. It could have been so good, but it all went a bit mental. Review date: 2008-06-21 Rating: 6 out of 10 With a fairly solid cast, Danny Elfman in charge of the music, and a long history behind it - there was no excuse for Hulk to not be a great film. But this is maybe what let the film down, it feels too polished, overly fake. There's a promising start but it soon gets silly and you struggle to maintain any belief in the characters; what's with the crazy monster dogs?!! There's a slow pace to the film, and a slow pace is what was required to develop the characters, but instead it was used to further the farce. The Hulk was always more than just a big green beasty, it was a deep story about a man's struggle with what he has become. The TV series managed to capture that, but this film doesn't. You simply don't identify with the too-cool-for-school glamorous cast, you're distanced. In a nutshell: Yes there are some good action scenes and the Danny Elfman score is excellent - but the film doesn't capture the spirit of the franchise it was meant to kick start. The second attempt looks to be more on the mark - but time will tell! The additional features initially looks impressive, but they are essentially promotional material for the main feature, the documentary about Ang Lee is a tad sycophantic and by the end of it you don't doubt that everyone on set thinks he's great, even if this film was pretty average. For something with such a dedicated fan base, some more meaty bonus features would have been a common courtesy! Nods to the TV show are a nice touch, and the comic book style frames are a reminder of where this hails from, but ultimately the film was a victim of it's own over-hype. Still, it managed to sell the related child orientated merchandise by the (plastic green Hulk shaped) bucket load. This film is garbage Review date: 2008-06-21 Rating: 2 out of 10 Absolute garbage, hence the need to get Edward Norton to salvage any possibility of a movie franchise in the new "The Incredible Hulk". This film is really, really, really bad, Seriously!!! Do not buy, it made me cringe while I was watching. It's like an early 90s B movie (except it's not!!!!). Words cannot describe how embarrassingly bad this film is Better than the Incredible Hulk Review date: 2008-06-16 Rating: 8 out of 10 After going to see Marvels second feature film about the comic book character the Hulk" The incredible hulk" last night id like to ask Marvel and the studio concerned why they thought it was necessary to make another film about the hulk, Ive got to say the film was a complete mess apart from the beefed up hulk cgi which was great. It all highlighted just how bad the first film wasn't. Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Eric Bana|Jennifer Connelly|Sam Elliott Creators: Eric Bana|Jennifer Connelly|Sam Elliott (Primary Contributor) Director(s): Recording label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios EAN: 5050582107579 Binding: DVD Number of items: 2 Format: Anamorphic, Digital Sound, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, PAL, Release date: 2003-11-17 Number of discs: 2 Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region code: 2 Running time: 132 minutes Theatrical release date: 2003-06-20 Language: English (Original Language) Language: Spanish (Original Language) Language: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired) Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
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