A few changes and it could've been better.

Vin Diesal is a lousy actor and still wasn't crazy seeing the Hulk get 20+ feet tall

 

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.

 

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.

 

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?

 

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.

 

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

 

Hollywood, here I come!

 

LOL! Should be interesting! Make sure you use your screen name in the credits!

 

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.

 

I love the Hulk, that's for sure. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the invite!!

 

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. rules!

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.