The Hulks Leaping/Jumping

[Norm3]

I feel Ang Lee nailed the Hulks leaping much better. In the CB Hulk can leap a mile when needed. I wasn't wild about the Monkey leaping in NYC.

 

[BLAQUE-SPIDERMAN]

I wasn't either, but hey- it was what what it was! At least we HAVE seen the Hulk accomplish this mighty feat in the last movie.

 

[Gamma Ra]

I didn't have a problem with Hulk not leaping in this movie nor did I have a problem with Ang's Hulk leaping. I do however feel that Hulk's ability to leap miles at a time, is his claim to fame.

 

[Timmy]

Yeah, having hulk climb that building like ****ing spiderman was stupid. The CGI also looked horrible in that scene. They should've just had him jump up.

Is Hulk jumping to the top of a building too difficult to believe for audiences?

That's the reason why they took it out, people thought the jumping in 2003 looked silly.
Stupid.

 

[Judson Caspian]

It seems my previous reply in an another thread fits better here.

I've seen the movie and... yeah, it's way better than Ang Lee's film. More action, better actors etc. And every ability The Hulk has in the comic books is there; the Thunderclap, the Ground Slam. How cool isn't that. Except one ability: The breathtaking leaps. Now, it's been mentioned a lot that this is the Hulk movie we all have been waiting for. And yeah, it is, almost. I totally understand why they wanted to minimize the jumping range, that they didn't want the Hulk to seem too weightless. This also makes me think of a certain video game. Well, actually two: Ultimate Destruction and The Incredible Hulk, based on Leterrier's movie. Looking at how far and high the Hulk jumps in these games, I realised that his jumping ranges are perfect. He doesn't jump for miles, it's more like kilometers, which would've been more reasonable for the movie. In fact, let's take a look at how far he leaps in the license game:

First of all, why is that jumping range in the game, but not in the movie? Will it be included on the DVD? What's going on here? As you can see, there's a major difference between these jumps and those he executes in Ang Lee's film.

 

[FrostBite]

First of all, why is that jumping range in the game, but not in the movie? Will it be included on the DVD? What's going on here? As you can see, there's a major difference between these jumps and those he executes in Ang Lee's film.

How do you think he got to Guatemala from Brazil? Walking? Taking a bus in Hulk form?

 

[Zero_Vault]

I wasn't either, but hey- it was what what it was! At least we HAVE seen the Hulk accomplish this mighty feat in the last movie.

... which will never be replicated again, in any sequels.

 

[Judson Caspian]

How do you think he got to Guatemala from Brazil? Walking? Taking a bus in Hulk form?

I refer to this:

Okay, so if he jumped from Brazil to Guatamala... does it matter? No. Because it wasn't shown. If a scene wasn't filmed in a movie, it doesn't exist for the audience, and you'll have to use your imagination. It's not quite the same thing if I have to imagine a scene in my mind...

 

[Golgo-13]

He jumped out of the overpass.

He jumped ontop of the sonic cannon

We caught the tail-end of a jump, when he landed with Betty in the rain, in the mountains, and ....

..he jumped away at the end....

....what more did you ppl want?

 

[X Knight]

I think they deliberately toned down the "jumping" in this movie, to avoid that "weightless bouncy ball look."

the jumping in the 03 film was one of the things that my Dad DID NOT like in the first film. Now, I would say my Dad represents the typical casual moviegoer. He's familiar with most of the superheroes, but he doesn't "know" them the way we fan-boys/girls do. So, he was not aware that the Hulk leaped great distances in the comics.

When he saw the first one, that was the one part that he really didn't like. He thought it looked silly and stupid. He liked TIH MUCH BETTER than the 03 hulk, and was glad the new Hulk didn't jump around like that.

However, I think it's safe to say that the movie IMPLIED the Hulk could jump great distances ( after all, how the heck did he get from Brazil to Guatemala )....it just didn't show it on screen.

 

[HerosOnFilm]

The mile leaps are one of the great aspects of the Hulk, and one of my favorite memories of the Ang film (although we see the Hulk somersault in the sand, but hey, he was just getting used to jumping). I missed not seeing that in this film, even if it was implied.

The way the Hulk leapt on the buildings was reminisient of Daredevil doing similiar leaps up a building (between 2 buildings).

 

[venomscurse2]

I feel Ang Lee nailed the Hulks leaping much better. In the CB Hulk can leap a mile when needed. I wasn't wild about the Monkey leaping in NYC.

Hulk '03 looked liek a freaking flee
wwaaayyy to exaggerated
Hulk '08 jumped like a big human
perfect

 

[Judson Caspian]

it just didn't show it on screen.

That's why an implification doesn't make a difference.

 

[Golgo-13]

Yeah, having hulk climb that building like ****ing spiderman was stupid. The CGI also looked horrible in that scene. They should've just had him jump up.

Is Hulk jumping to the top of a building too difficult to believe for audiences?

That's the reason why they took it out, people thought the jumping in 2003 looked silly.
Stupid.

I thought it looked fine. The shot of him climbing the wall was so fast that the cg quality didn't distract for it.

 

[The Chris]

I remember a few days before Ang's film came out I was talking about it with a few friends who are casual moviegoers, about mostly about how excited I was about it, but the one thing they all said was how stupid hulk jumping around the canyons looked. Thought it was overdone. Did I agree, yes and no. Because I thought and still think that it was cool, but I can understand why they say that because seeing a huge green guy jump that far can be a little too much. I think the jumping in this new film was fine. Especially when he owned that truck by jumping on it.

 

[Norm3]

The jumping was fine in A.Lee Hulk, its the fast running i didn't like.

 

[Figs]

I let the smaller jumps slide since we got a Hulk who finally talks and did the hand clap and Hulk Smash ground pound.

 

[CombatRock319]

whatever i think you guys are obsessing over a relatively dumb thing.

at first i was kinda upset that he was not making any ridiculous jumps but the action got so good that i just accepted it.

my main grudge was that the hulk did not talk as much as i would have liked. i would have enjoyed some more "HULK SMASH" or have some of his other random rabble.

personally? i just felt like his inability to speak, even if it is just his stupid barbaric rambling, hurt the character.

 

[TNC9852002]

I think him not talking much made the moments went he did speak, that much better.

-TNC

 

[ArtTeacher]

I didn't lift 50 pounds today.
No one saw me lift 50 pounds today.
Conclusion: I can't lift 50 pounds.

Just because we didn't see the Hulk jump as far as the 2003 Hulk doesn't mean he can't.
And just because we didn't see the Hulk throw a tank doesn't mean he can't.

A have a strange feeling that if there was a tank in The Incredible Hulk, Louis Leterrier wouldn't say, "Okay, make sure the Hulk can't pick this up. The Hummer, fine. A forklift...well...okay. But in no way, shape, or form can this Hulk pick up a tank, because I'm making a Hulk that is far weaker than Ang Lee's Hulk. Got that?!"

Besides, the HULK traveled from Brazil to Guatemala overnight, which is between 2,000-3,000 miles. Something tells me he didn't do that via "monkey hops".

 

[DACrowe]

I understand downplaying it a bit, but I thought they should have used it both when Hulk escaped with Betty from the college into the Smokey mountains and at the end when he escapes from NYC. I mean seriously...how did he escape authorities that were on his ass if he couldn't super-jump? I thought that in the theater as they edited around it and it looked like cheating. A few super-jumps would have explained it. I thought it was one of the coolest moments of Hulk '03 and was the part where Lee let the action take off (he was having a whole lot more fun there than when Hulk is fighting tanks or choppers).

 

[Valorman]

i love hulks jumping on 03, and i would've like to have seen how 08 would handle hulks greater jumps, sadly they didn't convey that. but why all the flack on the final jumping scene? personally i loved that scene, hulks exit from the film gave me goosebumps, and i dare anyone to tell me that wasn't a truly epic moment in the film, music, fade to white and all.

If anything, i wish there were a staple in comic book adaptations that allow the hero to do a scaling movement montage to show off their abilities at the end of their respective movies. spider-man 3 missed that chance and, though small, i was more upset with that than most aspects of the film (most... not ALL).

Another great example is the superman flights at the end of those films as well, those scenes just give a great feel of watching something mythic in action. you get to soak a legend in for a moment, and the hulks exit did just that for me.

 

[Judson Caspian]

I let the smaller jumps slide

at first i was kinda upset that he was not making any ridiculous jumps but the action got so good that i just accepted it.

Amazing. Truly amazing. It's like saying "feed me with more dog ****, I'm starting to like it now."

I bet if The Leader has blue skin and Samson has big bunny teeth in the sequel, you'll accept it in the end.

 

[Kirmit]

Amazing. Truly amazing. It's like saying "feed me with more dog ****, I'm starting to like it now."

I bet if The Leader has blue skin and Samson has big bunny teeth in the sequel, you'll accept it in the end.

I think the point is there was so much other good stuff going on not many people really missed seeing the leaping. We know he can and did though, so they'll likely show it in the sequel.

 

[marty mcfly]

I bet if The Leader has blue skin and Samson has big bunny teeth in the sequel, you'll accept it in the end.

well, yeah. don't have much choice do we? i guess i can come on these boards for the next 2 years and get really excited about the movie until i see a blue Leader. then what i'll do is i'll write a really angry letter and send it to marvel, universal, and the director and it will say things like "you have ruined my life" and "how dare you" and stuff like that. then they will obviously change everything because i stood up for myself and didn't just "accept it"

/sarcasm.