Official Hulk movie thread

[FQRizzo]

Finally got to see this - really enjoyed it.

I do have one question - the scientist that Banner was chatting with (that later helps soup-up Abomination) - who is he in the scheme of things? The shot of him appearing to change followed by him smiling led me to believe that he is being set up for the sequel.

He is the Leader (Hulk villain)

 

[Eli26]

He is the Leader (Hulk villain)

He speaks the truth. Watch Futurama Beast of a Billion Backs on DVD this Tuesday, June 24 2008!

 

[Deadly Dagger]

Finally got to see this - really enjoyed it.

I do have one question - the scientist that Banner was chatting with (that later helps soup-up Abomination) - who is he in the scheme of things? The shot of him appearing to change followed by him smiling led me to believe that he is being set up for the sequel.

...I haven't read this entire thread..maybe that is answered...by the way his head started growing...The Leader?

(LOL...I'm late...*looks above*)

 

[The Mike]

Complete run down of the deleted scenes....in slightly more detail:

https://www.4thletter.net/2008/06/incredible-hulk-the-deleted-scenes/

A taste:

The Incredible Hulk Deleted Scenes Rundown!

By comparing a viewing of The Incredible Hulk to a reading of its Peter David-penned novelization, the fine folks at 4thletter have created an in-depth list of the omissions that would add up to those 70 minutes of deleted scenery.

The list of cuts includes:
* many scenes with Major Sparr, the female military character
* the Asian college student was Amadeus Cho, the Hulk comic book supporting cast member
* several bits for the fanboys: Banner's dog being named Rick, an 'It's Clobbering Time' joke
* Banner tells Betty about a dream he's had, which is essentially the classic Hulk - The End one-shot
* a lot, a lot, a lot of Hulk vs Abomination fight footage
* a much-expanded role for Betty's boyfriend, who oddly goes unnamed in the film: Leonard "Doc" Samson

and the big one:

"The opening scene, which appears to be the kind of thing to take place before the credits, has a truck driving through the arctic. Bruce Banner asks the driver to stop when they’re in the middle of nowhere. Then he gets out and walks away. The driver is confused, but drives off anyway. Banner walks through the blizzard, pulls out a pistol and tries to off himself. His arm won’t let him and he unwillingly pulls the gun away from his head and fires it empty. Then he falls to the ground, hoping to die from the cold, but transforms into the Hulk instead. As the Hulk, he smashes the ground and breaks it into icebergs.



"This was probably going to be where the hyped Captain America appearance was going to take place. I suppose that without Namor in the cards, they would just have Hulk be the one to smash up the arctic and release his frozen body into the water. From what I understand, a version of this scene is in the videogame.

Whoever decided to cut this scene is a total ^^^^^."

Very much agreed, there. If they're trying to build up to an Avengers movie, shouldn't they make the most of opportunities like this?

Incredible Hulk should be on DVD in time for the holidays and they've promised the deleted footage will be included.

The full deleted scene rundown is here. It's good work.

 

[The Mike]

The Hulk Design process:

https://www.bamkapow.com/designing-the-hulk--1461-p.html

 

[MaulFan]

I was going back through some stuff and saw the marketing images from way back, looks like they were very early stage because the head was quite tiny compared to the body, and even some early pictures of his face, I remember p!tu found one and had it as his avatar once, was quite different from the final design. I love the final design, I'm sure some others may have looked great, but comparing him to Hulk designs I've seen, I was quite happy with it and hope to see some really cool products made representing it. Not a fan of the composition of the Koto piece so I'm holding out for other things.

 

[Darth Waller]

I just saw this today and it was better than I was expecting. It wasn't as good as Iron Man, but much better than the last Hulk movie.

 

[wofford29]

Finally got around to seeing this today.....



I like Ang Lee's film better.

 

[The Mike]

That is blasphemy.

 

[MaulFan]

If you're looking for a film, Ang Lee's Hulk is the right ticket, if you're looking for a movie, this new Hulk is better. I think Ang made a good film overall, but the package just wasn't right for Hulk and would probably be better suited to a more traditional story without big green guys running around.

 

[The Mike]

A drop of 61% for this weekend's box office being beaten out by Get Smart and Kung Fu Panda...total gross of 96 Million. Not a great sign coming off of the heels of Iron Man's stellar performance. Either way, still no Incredible Hulk sequel greenlit just more speculation for those who want to be involved.

 

[MaulFan]

A drop of 61% for this weekend's box office being beaten out by Get Smart and Kung Fu Panda...total gross of 96 Million. Not a great sign coming off of the heels of Iron Man's stellar performance. Either way, still no Incredible Hulk sequel greenlit just more speculation for those who want to be involved.

I haven't seen Iron Man, but from what I gather, Tony Stark offers a persona that's more engaging for fans of all ages and types, especially the way it seems RDJ plays him, but Bruce Banner's a tragic figure and his story can't offer the same kind of personality. With today's audiences, I'm not sure how well Hulk movies will ever do beyond the hardcord fandom.

 

[OSCORP]

I haven't seen Iron Man

 

[The Mike]

This Hulk movie undid everything that was "wrong" with Ang Lee's film. It told the story in quick yet effective bursts, it made Banner likable and believable. The characters has chemistry on screen. Hulk was a visible fighter throughout the majority of the film. I really think that the old film has really hurt this film, they took the stance to keep things underwraps as much as possible to create a buzz which was the opposite of what occurred with Iron Man. That has also hurt this film, I don't think the producers really took into account how much Lee's film was disliked and how off putting it was to the general non comic fan public.

Iron Man's sequel was announced a week after initial release. We are turning through week 2 into week 3 with no official announcement. That is a bit troubling because as far as I am concerned they got the Hulk formula right.

 

[tomandshell]

One hero is rising and embracing his power, one is struggling and trying to get rid of it. You don't totally get behind Banner because part of you wants to see him fail (give in and become the Hulk), so you go into the movie not sharing the goal of the main character and rooting against him in a sense. Hulk might be more dramatic, but Iron Man is probably more fun to watch for a general audience.

 

[MaulFan]

This Hulk movie undid everything that was "wrong" with Ang Lee's film. It told the story in quick yet effective bursts, it made Banner likable and believable. The characters has chemistry on screen. Hulk was a visible fighter throughout the majority of the film. I really think that the old film has really hurt this film, they took the stance to keep things underwraps as much as possible to create a buzz which was the opposite of what occurred with Iron Man. That has also hurt this film, I don't think the producers really took into account how much Lee's film was disliked and how off putting it was to the general non comic fan public.

Iron Man's sequel was announced a week after initial release. We are turning through week 2 into week 3 with no official announcement. That is a bit troubling because as far as I am concerned they got the Hulk formula right.

I agree with all of that. This was a great Hulk movie, I enjoyed it as much the second time as the first. Ang's film has left a taint on Hulk film's, and there's really no ammount of time short of decades to put between it and a new release that'll not be affected by that taint. I'm sure many people have said ooh I can't wait to go see the Hulk and some buddy of theirs told them not to bother because of their thoughts on Ang's film and they listen so they don't go etc.

Personally, I want more Hulk movies, if they do avengers, I'm sure he'll show up there, but I want more Hulk solo adventures, and I'd really like to see Norton return. Time will tell I suppose. Perhaps there isn't talk of sequel just yet because of some of the diessnetion in production of this one with Norton's takes and the final cut and all that.

 

[MaulFan]

One hero is rising and embracing his power, one is struggling and trying to get rid of it. You don't totally get behind Banner because part of you wants to see him fail (give in and become the Hulk), so you go into the movie not sharing the goal of the main character and rooting against him in a sense. Hulk might be more dramatic, but Iron Man is probably more fun to watch for a general audience.

Exactly, Iron Man has mass appeal which means $$$ at the box office, Hulk takes a certain kind of audience and that means box office take won't be so great, and to me it's not really a kids movie either so you can't tap into that audience, and i don't want to see a PG Hulk so, I think they'll have to accept how the Hulk resonates with box office audiences and either accept it's not a huge hit but can do ok and be comfortable with it, or they aren't and don't make more, it sucks but in the end, it's all about $$$, not fun movies.

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

You don't totally get behind Banner because part of you wants to see him fail

That's exactly what he's doing at the end of the movie right? Setting up the - I can control my 'hulk' for the sequels?

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

Also - it needs to be said - Iron Man was considerably better written and edited...

 

[Darth Cruel]

I was a doubter. I am no longer a doubter. I like Iron Man better. But not very damn much better.

After seeing the CGI on the trailers, I had many doubts that this movie would be any better than the last one. I am overjoyed to say that I was wrong. They made a great Hulk movie. Something that I did not see as possible. I would have gone anyway. But now I will likely see both IM and Hulk in the theaters again within a week or so.

I have not read anything in this thread about a certain scene that I thought was pretty funny. Not a surprise, but pretty funny.