More Action: The Incredible Hulk or Iron Man?

[dominikat]

What do you think iron man movie had a little action i think.I hope the hulk will get a lot more action.

 

[Gamma Ra]

Probably. The Iron Man film was an origin story, so the characters needed extra screen time for development. Hulk is a brand new start with the origin being shown through flashback sequences. I guess Marvel Studio's is banking on the idea that the general audience understands that Bruce Banner somehow got pelted by gamma rays....Turned into the Hulk...

Iron Man was just about perfect.

 

[GreedLantern]

Hulk is a brand new start with the origin being shown through flashback sequences. I guess Marvel Studio's is banking on the idea that the general audience understands that Bruce Banner somehow got pelted by gamma rays....Turned into the Hulk...

I'm pretty sure that in this movie,

Spoiler

the origin of how Banner became Hulk dosn't have to do with Gamma rays but a super soldier serum.

I like the idea because it's distancing itself form the first Hulk and it's following the Ultimates story.

 

[Shivsguy616]

No, it still involves gamma rays.

 

[GreedLantern]

No, it still involves gamma rays.

Really? Well I do know that it also involves the super soldier serum.

 

[Shivsguy616]

Yup, it is a combination of both.

 

[Sarg92]

How I understand it is that Banner becomes Hulk from Gamma Radiation from that chair used in the TV Show.

Blonsky becomes Abomination from Super Soldier Serum and Banner's Gamma blood.

 

[Gamma Ra]

How I understand it is that Banner becomes Hulk from Gamma Radiation from that chair used in the TV Show.

Blonsky becomes Abomination from Super Soldier Serum and Banner's Gamma blood.

I know I read in an interview that director double L mentions a gamma explosion.

 

[GreedLantern]

Damn, I can't wait for this movie. I really think it will be a great movie, I mean they have Ed Norton, William Hurt and Tim Roth. I love the design of the new Hulk and I can deal with the Abomination's design change.

My opinion on the thread topic: Yes. Iron Man had the dessert escape scene, the test flight, the terrorist bust, and the fight with Iron Monger. TIH will have 3 Hulk fight scenes (or so Ive heard) and I'm guessing the first two are a decent length with the last one being 26 minutes. This HAS to have more action than Iron Man.

 

[Sarg92]

Damn, I can't wait for this movie. I really think it will be a great movie, I mean they have Ed Norton, William Hurt and Tim Roth. I love the design of the new Hulk and I can deal with the Abomination's design change.

My opinion on the thread topic: Yes. Iron Man had the dessert escape scene, the test flight, the terrorist bust, and the fight with Iron Monger. TIH will have 3 Hulk fight scenes (or so Ive heard) and I'm guessing the first two are a decent length with the last one being 26 minutes. This HAS to have more action than Iron Man.

The final act is 26 minutes long. The actual battle is only 10-15 minutes long.

Leterrier says that he was misunderstood and that 26 minutes of two monsters just fighting would get very boring.

 

[Gotham]

Hopefully. As some have said, this isn't a full blown origin story, and Lettier has said we'll see a "Hulk out" within the first one-hundred seconds.

 

[TheBeastWithin]

I love Iron Man, but I think by nature of it being Hulk vs. Abomination and that it's being directed by Leterrier, TIH will be more action packed. From the trailer alone the action looked fast and brutal. Not to mention that there's no origin taking up time and that the first Hulk-out happens in the first 3 minutes.

 

[GreedLantern]

The final act is 26 minutes long. The actual battle is only 10-15 minutes long.

Leterrier says that he was misunderstood and that 26 minutes of two monsters just fighting would get very boring.

Oh, thats good, it'll shut up some of the haters out there.

 

[SpaghettiHULK]

I think it will

 

[UltimateHulk900]

I saw IronMan and loved that movie I plan on seeing it at least one or two more times. Now the Hulk movie I am gonna guess and say it will have more action but IronMan did everything right it never got boring the Best comic book movie to date in my opinion. Incredible Hulk I think will give it a serious run, and will be awesome in its own right Hulk is my favorite character and I can't wait to see the movie.

 

[Obi-Ron]

How I understand it is that Banner becomes Hulk from Gamma Radiation from that chair used in the TV Show.

I don't think the chair's purpose in the movie has been confirmed. We just know that it looks like the chair from the TV pilot.

 

[Sarg92]

I don't think the chair's purpose in the movie has been confirmed. We just know that it looks like the chair from the TV pilot.

Louis Leterrier said that when he came aboard this project, he asked if he could use the TV Show origin.

And in the first draft, [BLACKOUT]Banner is working on some experiment for the US Army to help soliders survive radiation in certain situations but time and funding was running out so Banner tried the experiment on himself but something went wrong.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[Lauryn2000]

It should have more action than Iron Man,as long as it's not a total mess like the one Ang Lee threw out there.......

 

[Kirmit]

I really didn't think Iron Man had that much action even the final fight wasn't that long nor contained much. That said, the Cave scene and village scene were great. With hulk, well it should have more action imo, hulk brings destruction where he goes, hence the tagline 'Hulk Smash!' and doesn't have to rely heavily on the origin, so give him more time to smash stuff.

 

[Gamma Ra]

I really didn't think Iron Man had that much action even the final fight wasn't that long nor contained much. That said, the Cave scene and village scene were great. With hulk, well it should have more action imo, hulk brings destruction where he goes, hence the tagline 'Hulk Smash!' and doesn't have to rely heavily on the origin, so give him more time to smash stuff.

Well said.

 

[co2]

I'm not sure of the running time, but that would have something to do with how much more action I think this movie will have. If I had to guess, I would say, yes, it will have more simply by virtue of not having to deal with the origin issue.

 

[Khemik@L]

I believe Hulk will have more action mainly due to the fact that we have two big monsters duking it out and also because they want to make sure not to repeat the mistake of Ang's film by not having enough action.

 

[Doc Samson]

I found it ironic, that while I did like Iron Man, it had WAY less action than I thought it would, it definitely had less than Ang's Hulk. The difference I think, was that while Ang's movie had no comedy whatsoever, Iron Man gave Downey alot more "character-wise" to work with, and alot of it was funny. If you really look at it, Iron Man had less action than Batman Begins & Spiderman 1 also, but the stuff outside the suit was a little easier to digest while your laughing, I suppose.

On the second viewing of IM, it really seemed to take longer for things to happen, maybe because I already was anticipating my favorite scene (the terrorist attack of course) but even the action scenes themselves weren't terribly long. I think IM will be like Spiderman 1 in the future, where people look back on it and realize it may have been "slightly" overrated. Now I'm no hater, and I'm not saying that because I want Hulk to be more successful or anything childish like that, but when you compare the critic reviews of IM to almost all other superhero movies that we would consider good, it would lead you to believe that IM is the best superhero movie ever made, and I really disagree with that.

It seems as though, as long as you throw in a lot of jokes, the critics generally will love your comic book movie (in most cases), but if it's serious in any form, then the movie isn't embracing the inner "goofiness" of its roots like they think it should, so they hate it. I feel like some heroes lend themselves to comedy, IM and Spidey being good examples, but certain characters just aren't made to be that funny, Batman & Hulk being two of them. Pick up either one of those, and there just ain't a whole lot of lighthearted stuff in there, even if it is a "comic book," so instead of these critics turning up there noses at comic movies they deem should never take themselves seriously, maybe they should purchase a few classic stories and get in tune with the actual themes, I mean, these movies are here to stay for the forseeable future, maybe a little research wouldn't hurt. It may not be Shakespeare, but it certainly ain't Seinfeld either...

 

[epc11223]

I found it ironic, that while I did like Iron Man, it had WAY less action than I thought it would, it definitely had less than Ang's Hulk. The difference I think, was that while Ang's movie had no comedy whatsoever, Iron Man gave Downey alot more "character-wise" to work with, and alot of it was funny. If you really look at it, Iron Man had less action than Batman Begins & Spiderman 1 also, but the stuff outside the suit was a little easier to digest while your laughing, I suppose.

On the second viewing of IM, it really seemed to take longer for things to happen, maybe because I already was anticipating my favorite scene (the terrorist attack of course) but even the action scenes themselves weren't terribly long. I think IM will be like Spiderman 1 in the future, where people look back on it and realize it may have been "slightly" overrated. Now I'm no hater, and I'm not saying that because I want Hulk to be more successful or anything childish like that, but when you compare the critic reviews of IM to almost all other superhero movies that we would consider good, it would lead you to believe that IM is the best superhero movie ever made, and I really disagree with that.

It seems as though, as long as you throw in a lot of jokes, the critics generally will love your comic book movie (in most cases), but if it's serious in any form, then the movie isn't embracing the inner "goofiness" of its roots like they think it should, so they hate it. I feel like some heroes lend themselves to comedy, IM and Spidey being good examples, but certain characters just aren't made to be that funny, Batman & Hulk being two of them. Pick up either one of those, and there just ain't a whole lot of lighthearted stuff in there, even if it is a "comic book," so instead of these critics turning up there noses at comic movies they deem should never take themselves seriously, maybe they should purchase a few classic stories and get in tune with the actual themes, I mean, these movies are here to stay for the forseeable future, maybe a little research wouldn't hurt. It may not be Shakespeare, but it certainly ain't Seinfeld either...

i'm not really sure i agree with this. just because a comic book throws in humor, doesnt mean the critics love it. fantastic four attempted to throw in humor and it was not well received from the critics, whereas batman begins and superman returns both did decent with the critics and i would not say that they have humor in it. if the humor fits and done well, or if the movie is well made, the critics like it. there was no inconsistincies or slow parts in iron man, therefore they liked it. fantastic four/x men 3/spider-man 3, a ton of boring and a ton of mistakes, bad grades lol. although, i will agree, i think iron man is definitely being over rated right now. to say that iron man is better than batman or superman, i would say no. but to me, the entire spidey trilogy is over rated.

 

[Ahura Mazda]

I think Hulk will have more action as most do. Iron Man in any case did not need as much because of the background story and how it fit with the rest of the story and the mood of the whole film. My only problem with the original Ang Lee is how the film feels a bit disjointed between the action scenes and the drama scenes (I have seen the movies more then 10 times and do own it on DVD).