Hulk | | Cast : | Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott | | Director : | Ang Lee | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | June 20, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | May 31, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | It tired to hard to be a serious and action film based around the incredible Hulk | Content
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I saw the hulk in the theaters, after watching "Hollywood Homicide" (Horrible movie. No plot whatsoever), in hopes that it would wash the b-"bad"-movie from my mind. But that's besides the point. Ang Lee's "The Hulk" is a pointless movie all to begin with. It feels more like a sleepy-time drama full would-be-angst, silly flashbacks. Coupled with cold and heartless acting, it gives you feeling of a OVERHYPED foreign (and non-foreign) movies on the Independence Channel. But the overall action made it watchable.
On the plus side there's one humorous scene in the movie, concerning Bruce Banner (Erica Bana --- see a resemblance in the names?) so called "love-rival" named "Talbot" played by Josh Lucas (for Jennifer Connely's character "Betty Ross" daughter of Major Ross - Sam Elliott) when he tries to kill the recently transformed Hulk-Banner with a missile launcher but it backfires on him . . . literally AND he get's flambed. I laughed so hard at that scene.
Now, I've read the Hulk comic books (granted they were angsty at times, but full as well as entertaining), they had more a plot than this movie that does no justice to Stan Lee's comic. It felt like the movie tried to hard to give the Hulk's character some type of depth concerning his past as child, his father Brian Banner (Nick Nolte) and his would be chemistry between his former girlfriend Betty Ross after they broke up if I remember correctly. It wasn't a bad movie, it just felt like it tired to hard to be serious and action film based around the incredible Hulk. The CGI for the Hulk was great, the long camera shots of deserts were beautiful, and the cooky "24" type comic-strip views were all right but they did get annoying at times (at least thee tried to give it a comic-book feel). Rent or buy this movie if you like the Hulk but don't expect too much. [a 3 out of 5] |
| Rating | | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | THE INCREDIBLE BUNK | Content
| The making of this movie was approached in all the wrong ways. First off, Eric Bana was not only the worst choice to play Dr. Banner(hulks alter ego)he is quite possible the most boring actor around. He also has terrible dialogue and plays the role like a mope. Jennifer Connelly as the girlfriend didn't know how to bring passion to her part. The idea that the Hulk had to be computer generated was a mistake. It could be debated that their was no other way to bring forth such massive size and power in a human type form, but their were a few other technics left unused. The computer image was distractingly cartoonish. That was not the face of the Hulk that I know from comics. Not nearly mean enough looking and way to boyish. Their were a couple of scenes that accurately portrayed the Hulks jumping ability but thats it. I kept waiting for something of interest to happen and all I got was an overdose of dim lit scenes and non compelling techno babble. Sam Elliot was a great choice for the General but he was too passive. The comics had a rip roaring Hulk hating General(sorry cant remember his name). The Banner/Hulk transformation scenes were bad. It was almost as if it was hidden at times. I thought a Hulk movie would blow me out of the water. The ending reminded me of the old werewolf movies;werewolf shot/changes to man/people are sad/no one is genuinely surprised. I was left not looking for another Hulk film, at least not of this kind. Their was all that hoopla about the director and his artistic style, forget it. The dvd has pixleized moments especially on the computer made Hulk. The audio is good, but the soundtrack is not memorable. Take a pass, it will prevent a Hulkout. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | We only like you when you're angry | Content
| If you were one of the people who waited anxiously to see the Hulk on Screen, be warned that you'll still have over an hour of techno-babble to wait through before getting your wish. And it's a deadly hour. What seems to be an attempt at making the story 'intellectual' instead results in making the film look like it's a 40-minute film that needed to be puffed up to justify today's ticket price. And 40 minutes of the 2-hour plus film are okay, just not worth the effort.
Nick Nolte seems to be having more fun then he's had in a long time as the mysterious father to David Banner, even if his hairstyle looks just like his 2003 Police Mug shot. Jennifer Connelly is always a pleasure to watch and the Hulk is no exception. But, beyond that, everyone seems to phone in the performance. A crucial flaw allows Eric Bana's character to be less human than his CG counterpart, the big green Hulk, more Mighty Joe Young then Lou Ferrigno.
The tone of the film is also mish-mashed... The first hour looks to 'justify' the story, basing it in part on reality. It's serious and maudlin. So, I found myself bewildered when the film suddenly shows some levity in the last half an hour. The jumpity-jump-jump Hulk cannot be taken too seriously.
I am not a comic book reader and don't often run out to catch films based on that source. My knowledge does not extend beyond Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman and the Hulk. I'm sad to report that we've found the worst of the group to date. Ang Lee shows some promise with the many split screens used throughout the film, but it's a shame that a director with such potential couldn't fix up or identify the weaknesses in the script.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | hulk is disgusting!!! | Content
| this movie is too extreme and too confusing i couldn't keep up with it AT ALL!!! it's a stupid and pathetic movie!!!I usaully like action movies but NOT this one!!!! I'm sticking with jurassic park movies. sorry hulk but you get a big fat 0!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | Big effects can't deliver a good movie... | Content
| I grew up being a huge fan of the Hulk character. I collected the comics and watched the TV series religiously. I was looking forward to a movie version of the Hulk for a long time.
Giving meaning for Bruce Banner's angst was actually one of the few strong parts of the movie story. Certainly, every super-hero type has to have some tragic past to trigger his assertiveness to run amuck, and eventually do good deeds. The highlight for me was Nick Nolte's portrayal of Bruce Banner's father. He seemed to add some much needed emotion and fun to the film. That withstanding, neither of the performances by Eric Bana or Jennifer Connelly were very strong. The relationship between the two characters was confusing at best. It's almost as if the intent was to have the viewer focus on the "spectacular" animated Hulk and the action sequences. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to save the movie.
Another problem is that the movie seemed long. Most of the characters were so uninteresting, that most people likely spent their time waiting for the Hulk to make an appearance.
I don't mind saying that I was probably more critical than most after seeing The Hulk. Realizing that most movie-goers remember the TV series better than the comics, I think people were down-right confused about the character Ang Lee tried to create. There were combined elements from the comics, the TV show, and some that he made up for the movie Hulk. Even with all that "toying", there really seemed to be potential for a good story...but it just fell way short.
I think most can agree with this bottom line: The movie lacked "warmth". Ang Lee tried to make the Hulk bigger than he should have been portrayed. People loved the human element of Lou Ferrigno from the old series...and the longevity of the TV show is proof of that fact. Fans wanted to see him kick some ass...but they also wanted a performance the was, for lack of a better word, tangible.
Hopefully "Hulk 2" will be a redeemer. |
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