Hulk | Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly | CHARACTER DRIVEN FILM DESERVES CREDIT

Hulk | Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly | Hulk.....

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	Hulk Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly Universal Studios, 2003 average customer review:based on 719 reviews view larger image
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When the Hulk gets angry, his movie gets good, so you wish he'd get angry more often. Accepting this challenge after the triumphant Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, director Ang Lee has created an ambitious film, based on the Marvel comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, that succeeds as a cautionary tale about mad science and traumatized children coping with legacies of pain. That's the Hulk's problem: After accidental exposure to gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) turns into the huge, green, and indestructible Hulk when provoked, and repressed childhood memories fuel his fury. Hobbled by the obligatory "origin story" (to acquaint neophytes with the character's Jekyll-and-Hyde-ish fate), there's room for little else in a sluggish film that struggles to reconcile Lee's stylistic flair (evident in his visual interpretation of comic-book technique) with the razzle-dazzle of a megabudget franchise. What's good is good (Jennifer Connelly essentially echoes her role from A Beautiful Mind, and Nick Nolte is righteously tormented as Banner's father), but the movie's schizoid intentions remain largely unclear. --Jeff Shannon

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CHARACTER DRIVEN FILM DESERVES CREDIT

HULK

People hate this film and honestly I don't know why, seriously I have no clue what the problem is. I will agree that this movie is not a classic but I really feel like every time I see it I have watched a truly entertaining film. I think this film is a lot like the comics or at least a lot like some versions of the comics, and it is really a great story. I think that this film has a lot of heart which is unusual for this type of film, most comic adaptations are action based as were this one seems more character driven. This film was not given the credit it deserved and neither did the cast or crew.

Bruce Banner is a young researcher that is not only in love with his fellow co worker but is also drawn to studying gamma radiation. Of course every one knows that an accident happens at the lab that exposes him to those rays and when those rays mesh with the present inside his body that his long lost father left him, well he turns green. From here we have a whole story that involves love, a father who only wants to use his "experiment" I mean son, and the military. All of this put together makes for one interesting film, a lot better then I thought it would be. Plus the battle at the end is cool and that is always a plus.

Director Ang Lee who is a wonderful filmmaker did a marvelous job with this film, he turned what could have been just your basic comic movie into a more dramatic tale of tragedy. His direction in this film can be felt all through out the finished product and I really think that he was the perfect choice for this film. Credit of course should also go to writers James Schamus, John Turman, and Michael France who really did something unexpected with this film. This movie is a real emotional based story that relies more on the characters then the action, those three should be complimented for penning this. Frederick Elmes shot this film masterfully and Tim Squyres's editing is flawless, every one should be commended. Eric Bana is completely believable as Bruce Banner and does a real good job with this part, lot of people said this part should have went to some one else. Jennifer Connelly portrays Betty Ross extremely well and I don't think any one would disagree with me on that. Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Cara Buono all are good in this film as well and each of them really make this film all the more entertaining. But it is Nick Nolte in my opinion who really steals the show on this one as Bruce's long lost father who is extremely obsessed with continuing his work. So much so that he doesn't even care about his own son although it seems that he does for a while. In fact it is the dynamic between him and Eric Bana that really make this film, very emotional between these two.

Of course not every thing about this film is great, there are a few things that keep this from being a classic. I think the main thing that brings this film down a little in many peoples minds is the length. This is actually a fairly long film that at times feels like it is dragging, so I can understand that. I think because this was more character driven and played on the emotion of the characters a lot it tended to let everything play out a bit slowly. Another thing is that the CGI in this film is not exactly the greatest ever, in fact the Hulk looks more cartoonish at times then intimidating.

Still even with those flaws I still think that this was a good movie, much better then most people give it credit for. Who knows maybe because so many others hated it I liked it, but I did.

Also this film has some great special features including a nice commentary by Ang Lee

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Hulk.....

Despite everyone else not liking Ang Lee's version of The Hulk, I-for one- loved his take on the Green Goliath. Sure, the movie has it's flaws but I've got to give him props for giving us something different than we were expecting. True, he took some liberties with the source material but, overall, it was true to the comic book. Anyone who's read the Hulk comic book will know that General Ross spent alot of his time going after the character in the comic book. Ang was dead-on in picking Eric Bana for the role of Bruce Banner, in my opinion, as he's a dead-on ringer for the comic book Bruce Banner(minus glasses, of course). I give him credit for fleshing out characters and developing the story so we'd understand things alot more as to why Hulk is on the run all the time. This is a comic-book movie in the truest sense of it. If I had any gripes, whatsoever, it would be that there wasn't as much action in the movie as I'd like it to have. Action as in Hulk battling and generally wreaking havoc. His battle with his father towards the end wasn't much of a battle at all. Other than that, I thought Hulk was a pretty decent movie. People need to quit ragging on this movie so much. It wasn't THAT bad.

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Not The Original Storyline, but a better telling than "Incredible Hulk"

I saw this movie in the theaters, and just purchased it on HD prior to buying my copy of Incredible Hulk on Blu Ray. I wish they had made this one the beginning of the tie in to the Avengers Series, because this movie had better actors, and a better storyline. This movie has Bruce Banner played by Eric Bana, and Betty played by Jennifer Connelly. Both are way better at there roles than Ed Norton and Liv Tyler. The story flows around how 2 true scientist try to keep the power of the Hulk from falling into military hands. Banner accidently gets the power unlocked in a lab accident protecting a fellow scientist. The power was given to him by his father David (played by Nick Nolte), who shows back up to create problems for all. On top of this, Betty's dad "The General" (played by Sam Elliot) is trying to get Banner.
The Hulk here I feel is better animated, more like the comic books I grew up on, the screenshots are cool with the multiple box approach, and the casting/acting are way better than "Incredible Hulk" . The chemistry was just better between these actors than the new movie. Worth buying and watching many times.

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A soulfull sci-fi movie...

... Thanks Mr Lee. I was among the ones who were disapointed in 2003 when The Hulk had been released on the theaters... There were too few action scenes during the first hour and i had some difficulties to understand what Ang Lee wanted to demonstrate... Maybe The Hulk wasn't the typical pop-corn movie i wished to see that day! So, i had mixed reaction about this one depicting a father-son conflict.

Anyway, i was willing to give this film a second chance on dvd and, to that date, i don't regret my choice at all! Ang Lee has managed to totally actualize the hulk myth. He doesn't want to serve us the same old clichés most of its detractors have already seen dozens of times... The ideas developed in The Hulk (genetic experiments and its consequences) are modern days issues. The acting is very good and convincing (Banner's girlfriend played by Jennifer Connelly is touching and gives that movie a touch of romance). The music theme is also highly captivating and, to my opinion, plays a significant role... Last but not least, the way The Hulk was realized was ground-breaking (probably too much at that time...).

Finaly, we are in front of a movie in which we can discover "something" new inside each time we're watching it, unlike so many block-busters... The Hulk is simply more than a standardized sci-fi movie... Can't wait to see it on blu-ray disc!

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