Hulk

FoolofaTook · 06-21-2003, 07:30 PM

I just saw Hulk, and it was pretty good. I thought it was going to be full of special effects and have no story, but that wasn't the case. Ang Lee did a damn good job focusing on story-line and relationships between characters (although he did mess with the story of how the Hulk came to be), and he used spit screens in some parts which made it look very much like a comic book. Overall it was pretty well done, not what I was expecting.

Giroth · 06-22-2003, 12:10 AM

I saw a midnight showing of the hulk,and it WAS good.really good,yeah.
The special effects were great,and so was the story.I liked the dog battle

***gdl96*** · 06-22-2003, 12:43 AM

my review

***IronParrot*** · 06-23-2003, 12:52 AM

I watched it today. I liked it a fair bit, though it seems like it ended up in a grey area between summer action flick and psychological character tragedy, without going far enough in either direction. The comic book look was exemplary - this is easily the top candidate for the next Oscar for Best Editing.

It's a comic book film, but definitely not a superhero film in the vein of the other Marvel flicks. More of a Frankenstein-meets-Jekyll/Hyde-meets-King Kong, if you ask me, combining elements of each. A few minutes ago I noticed the similarities to The Iron Giant, which was a much better film in terms of what The Hulk was generally trying to achieve. However, in a word (or three), I liked it.

***HOBBIT*** · 06-23-2003, 01:08 AM

It was alright - very weird. The copy-book look that sprouted up everyknow and then - you know, those borders? They were just MORE ANNOYING than anything else.

It seemed to be filmed more like an artsy time film than a comic book movie - it was too serious! Where was the fun?

Spiderman and the X-men movies were better.

***gdl96*** · 06-23-2003, 11:09 AM

HOBBIT, speak english please.

***HOBBIT*** · 06-23-2003, 07:58 PM

oh, like your xanga was more clear

I'm just saying that those pannel things were more annoying than anything and the whole film seemed to be a little too serious. The acting was good.

But I did like it - it was just weird.

How is that not english?

Diaxion · 06-23-2003, 09:16 PM

i liked it very much and i think that we are just seeing the begining of the comic book genre.

***gdl96*** · 06-23-2003, 10:05 PM

Quote:

The copy-book look that sprouted up everyknow and then - you know, those borders?

Indril Anarion · 06-25-2003, 08:28 PM

It was okay...i mean, the special effects were awesome, and so was that whole split screen, comic-book look....but the story line was very weak...it needed something more...like more substance or something....It was all about Bruce discovering his Hulk self. Like in Spiderman, Peter Parker dicovered his new abilities too, but the movie was only partly that, and he had an arc nemesis, Hulk's only enemy was not one, it was just that he was a terror to society, and the government, in order to protect themselves, tried to get rid of him. Also, it had a very negative aura around the story, I mean, poor Bruce was left to defend himself all alone: His dad was a nut, he liked this girl, but couldn't end up with her, the government was after him, led by the girl's dad, and he had no help, everuyone was against this one person....

This is my opinion if it makes sense....so I give the movie 3 stars...

gimli7410 · 06-27-2003, 07:10 PM

im gonna go see it tomo. everyone says it looks stupid but i want to see it still. i think it doesnt look half bad and it did get good reviews

***gdl96*** · 06-27-2003, 08:30 PM

I like the new comercials for the movie. It seems as though Universal is exploiting how the movie is hit or miss. "Go see the movie everyone is arguing about" is their new slogan.

Sheeana · 06-28-2003, 02:01 AM

I wanted to like it, I really did. But it was just too wishy-washy. It couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a trashy superhero movie, or a detailed psychological break-down. X2 was definately better.

***IronParrot*** · 06-28-2003, 02:27 AM

I don't know - the comic book style paneling really made the film for me. They would have been even better in Spider-Man, though, because they'd match the tone a little better.

In a way, I think the movie wasn't artsy enough in order for Ang Lee to work all the wonders he intended. Like I said, it was in too much of a grey area.

Example of a serious, artsy comic book film that still managed to thrill and chill me with a certain sense of "fun": Road To Perdition. I could tell Lee was going for something similar, but didn't quite make it, because Spider-Man's precedent was tugging in the other direction.

gimli7410 · 06-28-2003, 10:40 PM

that was an awesome movie. i thought it was interesting how they did the comic book panelling and the way they made the transformations look was excellent. the only problem i had was that you couldnt see some things in the fight scenes because it was so dark

Ruinel · 06-29-2003, 12:26 AM

I didn't see the movie and I don't really have plans at this time to see it.

But! I rode the Hulk rollercoaster at Islands of Adventure yesterday in Orlando, Florida.

It was fun!!!

gollum9630 · 06-29-2003, 12:28 AM

i saw the movie today, it was different then the other Marvel movies, but i liked it. The Hulks CGI was really good, not as good as gollum, butr still, really good

Millane · 06-29-2003, 08:02 AM

i saw it when it came out on thursday and then again yesterday and hell ill probably go see it again tommorrer. Anyway this movie kicked Spidermans arse (mainly coz i thought Spiderman was very poor) and it did get over Xmen 2... i dont see how anyone can not like the comic style it was edited in i thought it was magnificent... as no one has comented on the acting i will... Jennifer Connolly was awesome (and attractive as ever

) Eric Bana is in my opinion one of the finest actors ever to come out of Australia and fitted into this role perfectly (i did have my misgivings when i first heard that he was playing Bruce Bannar), Nick Nolte was his usual deadbeat looking self, didnt have to adapt for the role, and whoever played old man Ross was also a good choice many people hated his character but i thought he played it with class... ohhh and the little kiddy Bruce was also good... one skeptical friend whinged about nearly everything ranging from he jumped to far to Eric Bana is not a nerd hes a crim (this friends fav movie is Pitch Black though so i wont be taking anything he says seriously

)
overall top movie and it is sure to tide me over till Gangs comes out in a weeks time and a nice time filler between Gangs watchings...

gimli7410 · 06-29-2003, 02:08 PM

anybody watch "my guide to becoming a rock star" the one guy bruce saved, i think his name was harper is in that show. so im thinking this is his movie debut but i was wondering if anyone else has seen him in a movie

(that didnt make sense but meh)

06-21-2003, 07:30 PM	#1
FoolofaTook Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ??? Posts: 214	Hulk I just saw Hulk, and it was pretty good. I thought it was going to be full of special effects and have no story, but that wasn't the case. Ang Lee did a damn good job focusing on story-line and relationships between characters (although he did mess with the story of how the Hulk came to be), and he used spit screens in some parts which made it look very much like a comic book. Overall it was pretty well done, not what I was expecting.

06-23-2003, 12:52 AM	#4
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I watched it today. I liked it a fair bit, though it seems like it ended up in a grey area between summer action flick and psychological character tragedy, without going far enough in either direction. The comic book look was exemplary - this is easily the top candidate for the next Oscar for Best Editing. It's a comic book film, but definitely not a superhero film in the vein of the other Marvel flicks. More of a Frankenstein-meets-Jekyll/Hyde-meets-King Kong, if you ask me, combining elements of each. A few minutes ago I noticed the similarities to The Iron Giant, which was a much better film in terms of what The Hulk was generally trying to achieve. However, in a word (or three), I liked it. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

06-23-2003, 01:08 AM	#5
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	It was alright - very weird. The copy-book look that sprouted up everyknow and then - you know, those borders? They were just MORE ANNOYING than anything else. It seemed to be filmed more like an artsy time film than a comic book movie - it was too serious! Where was the fun? Spiderman and the X-men movies were better. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

06-23-2003, 07:58 PM	#7
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	oh, like your xanga was more clear I'm just saying that those pannel things were more annoying than anything and the whole film seemed to be a little too serious. The acting was good. But I did like it - it was just weird. How is that not english? __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

06-23-2003, 09:16 PM	#8
Diaxion Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 112	i liked it very much and i think that we are just seeing the begining of the comic book genre. __________________ good day

06-22-2003, 12:10 AM	#2
Giroth The Dragonqueen Join Date: May 2002 Location: sunny Cali! Posts: 423	I saw a midnight showing of the hulk,and it WAS good.really good,yeah. The special effects were great,and so was the story.I liked the dog battle

06-22-2003, 12:43 AM	#3
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	my review

06-23-2003, 11:09 AM	#6
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	HOBBIT, speak english please.

06-25-2003, 08:28 PM	#10
Indril Anarion Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: My heart is forever in Mirkwood Posts: 429	It was okay...i mean, the special effects were awesome, and so was that whole split screen, comic-book look....but the story line was very weak...it needed something more...like more substance or something....It was all about Bruce discovering his Hulk self. Like in Spiderman, Peter Parker dicovered his new abilities too, but the movie was only partly that, and he had an arc nemesis, Hulk's only enemy was not one, it was just that he was a terror to society, and the government, in order to protect themselves, tried to get rid of him. Also, it had a very negative aura around the story, I mean, poor Bruce was left to defend himself all alone: His dad was a nut, he liked this girl, but couldn't end up with her, the government was after him, led by the girl's dad, and he had no help, everuyone was against this one person.... This is my opinion if it makes sense....so I give the movie 3 stars... __________________ I'm a Jesus Freak and proud of it... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us." -Gandalf, FOTR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nobody tosses a Dwarf." - Gimli, FOTR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save Ferris!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My true Elven name is Idril Anarion, but I misspelled in the username, and now I can't fix it... Oh, well...now you know... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't be afraid of death....Be afraid of the unlived life- Tuck Everlasting

06-27-2003, 07:10 PM	#11
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	im gonna go see it tomo. everyone says it looks stupid but i want to see it still. i think it doesnt look half bad and it did get good reviews __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

06-27-2003, 08:30 PM	#12
*gdl96* the greg the admin Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: NJ Posts: 2,101	I like the new comercials for the movie. It seems as though Universal is exploiting how the movie is hit or miss. "Go see the movie everyone is arguing about" is their new slogan.

06-28-2003, 02:01 AM	#13
Sheeana Lord of the Pants Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,382	I wanted to like it, I really did. But it was just too wishy-washy. It couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a trashy superhero movie, or a detailed psychological break-down. X2 was definately better.

06-28-2003, 02:27 AM	#14
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I don't know - the comic book style paneling really made the film for me. They would have been even better in Spider-Man, though, because they'd match the tone a little better. In a way, I think the movie wasn't artsy enough in order for Ang Lee to work all the wonders he intended. Like I said, it was in too much of a grey area. Example of a serious, artsy comic book film that still managed to thrill and chill me with a certain sense of "fun": Road To Perdition. I could tell Lee was going for something similar, but didn't quite make it, because Spider-Man's precedent was tugging in the other direction. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

06-28-2003, 10:40 PM	#15
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	that was an awesome movie. i thought it was interesting how they did the comic book panelling and the way they made the transformations look was excellent. the only problem i had was that you couldnt see some things in the fight scenes because it was so dark __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

06-29-2003, 12:26 AM	#16
Ruinel Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I have no idea. Posts: 5,441	I didn't see the movie and I don't really have plans at this time to see it. But! I rode the Hulk rollercoaster at Islands of Adventure yesterday in Orlando, Florida. It was fun!!!

06-29-2003, 12:28 AM	#17
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	i saw the movie today, it was different then the other Marvel movies, but i liked it. The Hulks CGI was really good, not as good as gollum, butr still, really good __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

06-29-2003, 08:02 AM	#18
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	i saw it when it came out on thursday and then again yesterday and hell ill probably go see it again tommorrer. Anyway this movie kicked Spidermans arse (mainly coz i thought Spiderman was very poor) and it did get over Xmen 2... i dont see how anyone can not like the comic style it was edited in i thought it was magnificent... as no one has comented on the acting i will... Jennifer Connolly was awesome (and attractive as ever ) Eric Bana is in my opinion one of the finest actors ever to come out of Australia and fitted into this role perfectly (i did have my misgivings when i first heard that he was playing Bruce Bannar), Nick Nolte was his usual deadbeat looking self, didnt have to adapt for the role, and whoever played old man Ross was also a good choice many people hated his character but i thought he played it with class... ohhh and the little kiddy Bruce was also good... one skeptical friend whinged about nearly everything ranging from he jumped to far to Eric Bana is not a nerd hes a crim (this friends fav movie is Pitch Black though so i wont be taking anything he says seriously ) overall top movie and it is sure to tide me over till Gangs comes out in a weeks time and a nice time filler between Gangs watchings... __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

06-29-2003, 02:08 PM	#19
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	anybody watch "my guide to becoming a rock star" the one guy bruce saved, i think his name was harper is in that show. so im thinking this is his movie debut but i was wondering if anyone else has seen him in a movie (that didnt make sense but meh) __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.