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I find it a little boggling that they think another Hulk movie is needed after just 5 years. I'm one of the few that really thinks the first one didn't suck. I thought the casting was perfect with Eric Bana, the gorgeous Jennifer Connelly, and Sam Elliot. I liked how it tried to break conventions with it's style, and that the story took precedence over comic-book action. The CG got the job done, and my only complaint was in the very odd ending.
This new movie just seems unnecessary, and I already have visual placeholders for what these characters *should* look like on screen. Besides a graphics update, what really needed an overhaul from the original Hulk?
Of course, I'll keep an open mind--this might very well be a great movie. The 2003 movie wasn't successful, and I can't imagine this one doing much better.
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quote:Originally posted by Launchywiggin: I find it a little boggling that they think another Hulk movie is needed after just 5 years.
The character is one of Marvel's most recognizable world-wide. They had big hopes that the first film would spawn a franchise. It didn't. It didn't break even domestically, the worldwide box office was nothing to write home about...Marvel is wanting to "fix" what they see as one of their key money-making characters.
Not saying I agree with them making another Hulk movie, just that it's not too hard to understand why they did a reboot.
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The first one was good. I liked it. But it really had very little to do with the Marvel character. It was like a parallel version of the Hulk. This one looks like it's going to be a lot more faithful.
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Loved the casting in the first one, although I agree that Ed Norton looks a lot more like Banner than the tall and broad-shouldered Eric Bana. But the convoluted plot, Talbot's silly explosion-freeze scene, HULKdogs, and the impossible-to-make-out ending was ridiculous. The CGI was good, though.
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