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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Hmmm.

Bruce and Betty seem spot-on, as does General Ross.

Hate the new design for the Abomination though.

Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :

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.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

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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.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

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.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Meh. I've never liked the Hulk. That doesn't look like it's going to change with this.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

That looked pretty good.

Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :

That did look good, or at least promising. Hulk smash low expectations! [ROFL]

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

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.