View Full Version : A few changes and it could've been better.
Sauron
01-21-2005, 11:44 AM
It's not that I hate the Hulk movie it's just that after waiting so long to see the Hulk come to life the right way, it was just dissapointing. Yes, it is way better than say DareDevil, but, it shouldn't have been taken so seriously and done so dramatically. In some elements fine, but they over did it.
What would've been better is... At least name the lab assistant "Rick", we'd know who it was or just let it be known that's Rick Jones. I would've been fine with that, if they made him a lab assistant.
Also, just have the dad as more of a back story and not the Absorbing Man, even though Nick Nolte was the best thing about the movie, I'm not saying cut him out just use him differently.
Maybe at the end have Bruce find his father and say something like , "Dad we have to talk and then you see his eyes turn green. Then, the cameras would pan up.
And, if the Absorbing Man is the villian have it be the actual character. I was thinking Vin Diesal {spelling?) as him. That would've been okay.
I'd also cut out the dream sequence with Betty as a little girl, and seeing Bruce as a teen, those scenes weren't needed.
And, make the Hulk just look better as far as his face goes, let him talk a bit more, and let him use the thunder clap.
The movie could've been alot better.
Vin Diesal is a lousy actor and still wasn't crazy seeing the Hulk get 20+ feet tall
rodhulk
01-21-2005, 12:01 PM
I agree with you on most points, Sauron. The lab assistant should have been Rick (and even Rick Jones). Everybody knows Rick Jones if they know of the Hulk, well, I'm sure most people do. I know Rick Jones is some character called Captain Marvel (I think?) but I am not following his character because he is supposed to be Rick Jones in the Hulk universe. They could have still used Rick Jones. I hate that change. As for Nolte being the Absorbing Man (and even a tribute to Zzzax when he grew tall with all that elictrical energy he was absorbing from the wires), he should not have been any of those characters. He should have just had a 'dad' role or at the most, some other type of creature, but not the characters he was portrayed as. But I did like Nolte in the film and hope he has a role in the sequel. Didn't mind the dream sequence but there should have been more Hulk smash in the movie (sorry, but the Hulk movie is about the big green Hulk, not all the story telling, hence the name 'The Hulk'). And the thunderclap should have been used but I am sure they are saving that for the sequel. And the growth of the Hulk was good. It made people know, without any doubt, that the Hulk was getting madder and stronger when he was growing bigger. This growth thing was a special characteristic with the movie incarnation of the Hulk. So the movie Hulk is a different incarnation of the Hulk. But I do equally like a 7,8, 9 foot Hulk as well so the height doesn't really matter, I just liked the height growth because it was clear on what was happening to the Hulk when he was growing. And I guess that's it. Oh, by the way, despite some of the negative stuff I said here, the Hulk movie is my favorite movie by far. When the Hulk was on screen, there was nothing like it. And I must also say the Hulk (and his head) looked real. The CGI was the greatest for me in any movie and he looked like he really existed in the movie.
HulkofSteel
01-21-2005, 12:09 PM
David Banner did not become the Absorbing Man. Stan Lee called him something else. His abilities may have matched those of Absorbing Man, but that was not who he was. David became that 'monster' because the origin of the Hulk was different. Working with biogenetics changed a lot of the story, making David more of a part of the movie and finally Bruce's main enemy.
I was confused by the ending at first, but it makes sense to me now. It was an excellent protrayal of who the Hulk is, a beast that has immeasurable strength and power. It cannot be destroyed, and no one can handle it except Bruce.
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rodhulk
01-21-2005, 12:22 PM
And even Bruce can't really handle it. That is why he (at least in the comics and I believe the movie franchise will go that way) is always trying to get rid of the Hulk, even to the point of killing himself. And we all know that Banner's dad isn't the Absorbing man, we really mean a tribute to the absorbing man. That is why in my above post when I mentioned Zzzax, I say tribute. But most fans, it seems, would rather actually have the actual Absorbing Man with those powers rather than his dad and we didn't like that That is why also in my above post, I mentioned that his dad should have turned into something else that does not really resemble other enemies of the Hulk.
HulkofSteel
01-21-2005, 12:28 PM
And even Bruce can't really handle it. That is why he (at least in the comics and I believe the movie franchise will go that way) is always trying to get rid of the Hulk, even to the point of killing himself. And we all know that Banner's dad isn't the Absorbing man, we really mean a tribute to the absorbing man. That is why in my above post when I mentioned Zzzax, I say tribute. But most fans, it seems, would rather actually have the actual Absorbing Man with those powers rather than his dad and we didn't like that That is why also in my above post, I mentioned that his dad should have turned into something else that does not really resemble other enemies of the Hulk.
True, true. I was puzzled as to why David got those powers in the first place. Why didn't he end up like Bruce?
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It's not that I hate the Hulk movie it's just that after waiting so long to see the Hulk come to life the right way, it was just dissapointing. Yes, it is way better than say DareDevil, but, it shouldn't have been taken so seriously and done so dramatically. In some elements fine, but they over did it.
What would've been better is... At least name the lab assistant "Rick", we'd know who it was or just let it be known that's Rick Jones. I would've been fine with that, if they made him a lab assistant.
Also, just have the dad as more of a back story and not the Absorbing Man, even though Nick Nolte was the best thing about the movie, I'm not saying cut him out just use him differently.
Maybe at the end have Bruce find his father and say something like , "Dad we have to talk and then you see his eyes turn green. Then, the cameras would pan up.
And, if the Absorbing Man is the villian have it be the actual character. I was thinking Vin Diesal {spelling?) as him. That would've been okay.
I'd also cut out the dream sequence with Betty as a little girl, and seeing Bruce as a teen, those scenes weren't needed.
And, make the Hulk just look better as far as his face goes, let him talk a bit more, and let him use the thunder clap.
The movie could've been alot better.
the dream scene with Betty, shows 2 things
1) Ross was a s*it father
2) Banner and Betty lived in the same place when they were young
Rick jones name is under Cap America, so you cant use his name.
Obi-Ron
01-21-2005, 07:17 PM
True, true. I was puzzled as to why David got those powers in the first place. Why didn't he end up like Bruce?
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I think it's psychological. Much as Bruce became his repressed, angry child self, his father became consumed with guilt over killing his wife, and it affected his powers. The key to this theory is David's line during the confession about how the knife "merged" with the body of his wife when he killed her.
I'm still trying to figure out how we can get the Abomination involved using this theory.
HulkofSteel
01-21-2005, 07:28 PM
I think it's psychological. Much as Bruce became his repressed, angry child self, his father became consumed with guilt over killing his wife, and it affected his powers. The key to this theory is David's line during the confession about how the knife "merged" with the body of his wife when he killed her.
I'm still trying to figure out how we can get the Abomination involved using this theory.
Good point about the use of that line. Didn't think of that.
When you do think of a way to get the Abomination with that theory, I'm sure the producers would love to hear it!!! LOL
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Obi-Ron
01-21-2005, 07:47 PM
Hollywood, here I come!
HulkofSteel
01-21-2005, 07:50 PM
Hollywood, here I come!
LOL! Should be interesting! Make sure you use your screen name in the credits!
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rodhulk
01-21-2005, 09:49 PM
True, true. I was puzzled as to why David got those powers in the first place. Why didn't he end up like Bruce?
:hulk: :hulk: :hulk: :hulk: :hulk:Hey HulkofSteel. You seem like a real Hulk fan. Go over to the Hulk sequels section and check out our Unofficial Hulk sequel. If you want, feel free to join us. There is always room for Hulk fans. You could write part of our sequel. Hope you join us. :) :hulk:
HulkofSteel
01-22-2005, 02:46 AM
Hey HulkofSteel. You seem like a real Hulk fan. Go over to the Hulk sequels section and check out our Unofficial Hulk sequel. If you want, feel free to join us. There is always room for Hulk fans. You could write part of our sequel. Hope you join us. :) :hulk:
I love the Hulk, that's for sure. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the invite!!
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rodhulk
01-22-2005, 01:34 PM
I love the Hulk, that's for sure. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the invite!!
:hulk: :hulk: :hulk: :hulk: :hulk:Great, Go over to the Hulk sequel section, read what we are doing, and let us know what you think and if you are interested. There will be a couple of other Hulk fans probably joining us soon. So, hope you come on board and just let us (me) know. :hulk: rules!
Sauron
02-12-2005, 11:49 PM
The Hulk should be done this way...
If you're going to start out with Bruce's past and his father, show his dad as he is in the comics, an abusive nut and show him kill Bruce's mom.
Flash forward to Bruce in his lab working on the Gamma experiment, if they want to do an update and have it be with nanomads fine, but as I said at least have the lab assistant named Rick and, when it blows let it be a big bang of an explosion and a great classic scene like in the comic.
The first Hulk out should be during a fight, something happening to Bruce dramatically, not in the wimpy way they did it where he was just getting mad thinking about things, and don't have it so dark, and really show him HULK OUT, not stumbling around in the dark and you can barely see it. That part really bugged me, it should've been very big and dramatic, that's what I was looking forward to when I was waiting to see this movie, the first change. It was such a letdown.
War Lord
02-13-2005, 01:14 AM
The only real problem I had with the movie was that much of the acting seemed uninspired. The only two people I thought were great were Sam Elliot and Josh Lucas.
Everybody else seemed to do little more than read their lines word for word.
white dragon
02-13-2005, 01:19 PM
i didnt think they were uninspired--bruce was emotionally distant unless hes pissed- and connelly was confused as to how to deal with bruce and a big giant monster...i mean not many real reactions to something like that-and nick nolte's character couldnt have been better--no changes just move on to the sequel already
Hugebear
05-09-2006, 08:35 PM
True, true. I was puzzled as to why David got those powers in the first place. Why didn't he end up like Bruce?
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It was because Bruce was born with the genetic changes that were passed to him by his father and David only injected himself with the genetic experiments which weren't as stable.
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 06:45 AM
I really, really, like the first movie, yes there were faults, but they were few IMO. I think they need to keep a lot of it for the sequel, but i dont think Nolte will return. Maybe they need to focus a bit more on Bruce/Hulk's relationship with Betty, and how she cares for both of them.
Betty will only be there if Jennifer wants to comeback, i think the actor would have signed the contracts with Universal, and not Marvel, so it wont be that easy to get her back.
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 07:28 AM
I hope she comes back though, it would be a blow if she never. mind you we may not even get Bana back!!!!
yeah, but they could easily get a new love interest
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 08:05 AM
I suppose, i've asked Zak Penn if there is any news on returning cast so i will wait for his reply.
yeah, Bruno for HM.com asked him a good question too, he hasnt answered yet
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 08:15 AM
He normally takes 4 or 5 days to reply. He referred to my comments about him not liking 2 hr movies on the X-verse, i dont think he's is pleased with them. He does come on the hype boards i know that or he wouldnt have seen my comments.
He normally takes 4 or 5 days to reply. He referred to my comments about him not liking 2 hr movies on the X-verse, i dont think he's is pleased with them. He does come on the hype boards i know that or he wouldnt have seen my comments.
yeah, saw that too :D...
so we should have some answers by the weekend i think
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 08:40 AM
I was only referring to comments he made about the shortish length of X3. I didnt mean to offend him but i believe X3 should have been 2 and a half hours in length with all the stuff going on in it, but it looks as if it will be under 2 hours. Kinberg, the other X3 writer, said he would have cut 35 mins off of Batman Begins!!!!!!!!
I was only referring to comments he made about the shortish length of X3. I didnt mean to offend him but i believe X3 should have been 2 and a half hours in length with all the stuff going on in it, but it looks as if it will be under 2 hours. Kinberg, the other X3 writer, said he would have cut 35 mins off of Batman Begins!!!!!!!!
i'm sure he knows you didnt mean to, i read somehwere that it might be 2hours long, that isnt true?
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 08:56 AM
Well Cannes put the movie down as 103 mins, but both Kinberg and Penn have said it will be longer than this, but not by much. And i did mean my comments about his movies run-times though, he better not make a sequel thats 90 or 100 mins long.
Well Cannes put the movie down as 103 mins, but both Kinberg and Penn have said it will be longer than this, but not by much. And i did mean my comments about his movies run-times though, he better not make a sequel thats 90 or 100 mins long.
well, if the story is good, it doesnt really matter how long the film is, we dont wanna drag out a film longer than it should be..do we?
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 09:31 AM
Yes but we also dont a happy slap popcorn movie for ADD people, like Fantastic Four. I just want a good story, with plenty of action and a good dollop of emotion.
F4 had a crapy director, the script was ok, if we have a great script, it wont be that bad.
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-10-2006, 11:25 AM
Suppose we'll wait and see then
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-11-2006, 06:32 AM
I just have reservations about Penn's writing ability. Singer didnt use his full treatment for X2, and there are many things i dont like about X3 so far, but some i also do. I hope he can come with a great sequel script that stays in continuity with the original movie.
Sabretooth
05-11-2006, 09:37 PM
F4 had a crapy director, the script was ok, if we have a great script, it wont be that bad.
The story was nothing special. Every last cliche in the book,in fact. And then there was everybody's creepy obsession with getting Reed and Sue back together.
AVEITWITHJAMON
05-12-2006, 06:26 AM
Well, X3 looks as if it is going to be crap, it is just over 90 mins long and is getting bad early reviews.
The story was nothing special. Every last cliche in the book,in fact. And then there was everybody's creepy obsession with getting Reed and Sue back together.
i liked some of it :(
XCharlieX
05-22-2006, 11:33 PM
IMO the Hulks basic storyline and quite a bit of its execution is a bit underrated. The whole father story and how it relates to Bruce was superb, the lab transformation, the dogfight sequence and the desert military battles were pretty damn good imo (although hulk jumping so many times... a bit over the top but not too bad), but some of the dialogue scenes needed to be more interestingly written (i am not bashing pacing however) and the final battles ending needed an extra something to wow audiences. I cant stand cliche Talbot... (UGH) and probably the dumbest ending to a character in a smart written film. So out of place for that film. Dont mix goofy with playing it straight style... :down:
spideymusprime
06-13-2006, 12:56 AM
change is good sometimes. no complaints there.
AVEITWITHJAMON
06-13-2006, 10:11 AM
Well, IMO there was a ton more good than bad, the only down points for me were the end fight, although i think its a lot more powerful than people ive it credit for, i think they just should have scrapped for a bit longer as his dad was the first being who could match him so far. And the poodle wasnt necessary but didnt bother me that much. Maybe a few Talbot scene's could be cut but i thought his character was necessary for pissing Bruce off a few times. I also think it would have been better if David had turned into the Grey Hulk instead of Absorbing Dad.
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