Which Hulk Is Stronger? (2008 or 2003)

[Anubis Raptor]

Just watched the film again. TIH to me is more of a primal force. When I say this, I mean that he seems to not know the limits of his strength which to me makes him stronger than we and Hulk himself thinks he is.

 

[Midnight Black]

hmmm, I see where ya are coming from. Interestingly enough, I do think TIH was more primal, too. But you have to admit TIH was played down a bit.

 

[Midnight Black]

hmmm, I see where ya are coming from. Interestingly enough, I do think TIH was more primal, too. But you have to admit TIH was played down a bit.

 

[Anubis Raptor]

hmmm, I see where ya are coming from. Interestingly enough, I do think TIH was more primal, too. But you have to admit TIH was played down a bit.

True. True. But I think that was all part of marvel's plan of making this Hulk seem more human.

 

[Midnight Black]

I don't know if it was to seem more human, but rather steer further away from 03 TH. Granted a 4 Story Hulk is overly excessive, but it does solicit an eye-popping wow factor. But I would rather see a true and true 10 foot Hulk not a puny 7 foot hulk. Heck half the guys in the NBA are 7 feet.

 

[Savage]

This Hulk's 9 feet tall, though.

 

[Anubis Raptor]

I remember reading an article with someone saying that they made him shorter so that he could relate more to humans. A 15 foot tall man with a 5'10 lady just would look to king kong (ish)

 

[Midnight Black]

I'm sorry 9 feet is still small....really he should have started off smaller than Abomination like he did and then grew to be a lil taller if not the same height. Between 10 and 12 baby, 10 and 12.

 

[Savage]

Well 9 feet tall is still huge compared to us 6 foot tall people and to me that only makes his feats of strength all the more impressive. Can you imagine this guy holding up a mountain on his back? Crazy.

 

[Midnight Black]

Point...I can't even disagree with that.

 

[Spade]

Growing doesn't convey his "incredible" nature well. After a while, he can grow to the point where it either looks ridiculous or as if there couldn't be a legitimate threat to his person.

 

[Midnight Black]

I'm not saying continuous growing is a must, but to go from 10 feet to 12 or heck 9 to 12 is something, and is very impressive.

 

[Tony Stark]

Overall '08 Hulk is a better film, but not by much, and there are several things better in the '03 Hulk. I think the writing was far superior in the '03 Hulk. I thouht Bana and Norton both did great jobs for the character, although the best Banner will always be Bill Bixby, and I liked the homage to Bill in the film.

 

[ironwez20]

Well 9 feet tall is still huge compared to us 6 foot tall people and to me that only makes his feats of strength all the more impressive. Can you imagine this guy holding up a mountain on his back? Crazy.

size doesnt matter, did you see how hulk strangles abomination look me in the eye and tell 03 hulk would be smart enough to do that

 

[ironwez20]

...Seriously, how old are you? I'm genuinely curious. You keep avoiding the question. It's okay to just say you don't want to answer but you don't come off as very experienced when it comes to conversations or arguments.

Why do I have to pick one or the other and what is it about my speech that shows me as "flipping out"? I like both movies, I like the new one more, but the 03 Hulk is clearly stronger. You say he sucks (03 Hulk) and that's your opinion and I respect that but we're not arguing about opinions. We're arguing about cold hard facts (being stronger and not being fat for example).

ok you keep asking me how old i am and your the one thats acting like a little kid, if you dont care so much they why reply, why dont you just leave it alone, and are you stupid or just not paying attention im arguing with you savage, its good to hear you liked the movie but everytime someone says o i hate 03 hulk you jump on them like a cat on a mouse just relax, not everybody has to agree with you.

 

[Supernewbie]

They seem just about the same except that the 2003 Hulk could leap a lot further.

 

[LadyVader]

Just watched the film again. TIH to me is more of a primal force. When I say this, I mean that he seems to not know the limits of his strength which to me makes him stronger than we and Hulk himself thinks he is.

How does not knowing your limits affect those said limits? That's like saying "I don't know if I can lift a car... so I might conceivably be able to do it!"

 

[Anubis Raptor]

How does not knowing your limits affect those said limits? That's like saying "I don't know if I can lift a car... so I might conceivably be able to do it!"

I am saying that Hulk in this film is primal. Hes like a "young child" or a "caveman" so to speak. These to beings are the type that really wouldn't know or realize that they were extreamly strong. In the hulk (2003) I got the sense that he knew how strong he was and that kinda limited his strength. TIH (2008) on the other hand seemed more of like a child who grows and taps into a strength which he himself didn't know he had inside. So this aspect kinda lets your mind expand and wonder how much stronger this guy really is (In this film). You feel me?

 

[LadyVader]

I feel you, I just don't agree. If you got the sense that Hulk 2003 knew his own strength than that's a sense you got. Both Hulks were at the beginning of the road so both of them had limitless potential. I would agree that Hulk 2003 seemed smarter and more in control than Hulk 2008.

 

[Anubis Raptor]

By the way I loved Ang's Hulk.

 

[LadyVader]

Me 2.

 

[DACMAN]

Let's look at their display's of strength:

O3' Hulk: Tore apart a genetically altered poodle.

08' Hulk: Tears apart an automobile.

Hmmm...this is going to be tough.

03- throws a tank.

08- throws a forklift.

03- survives falling from space for miles.

08- survives falling from a helicoper for about a couple of thousand feet.

And yes, I liked the new one much better.

 

[scarface078]

Who cares! The Hulk in this one is much more badass than that of steroid-shrek from Ang Lee's movie.

haha nice one, but still i think the 2003 hulk was more stronger
just becouse he was bigger and stuff he could jump 200 feet+ in the air
but i like this hulk more
its a realistic height and not to much of it

 

[singularis]

03- throws a tank.

08- throws a forklift.

I'm not going to come down on either side on this one, but I do want to point out...

'03 had a running start when he flipped that tank over, if I recall. He then grabbed the end of the cannon, spun around a few times to build up his momentum and *then* threw it. He didn't just walk up to the tank, lift it over his head, and toss it off into the stratosphere. Not to mention he had reached his maximum size when all of this took place.

When '08 casually picked up, and tossed, that forklift, he had just transformed only moments ago.

It seems that people keep trying to compare them in dissimilar situations.

I think, as has already been surmised by others, that they deliberately avoided putting '08 Hulk in situations that would've required him to do the fantastical things '03 Hulk did, in order to keep the character more grounded (hence the fade out at the end of the Abom fight, right as we were about to see how far he could truly leap). I could be wrong, but that's my impression.

I'll say again, the only clear advantage I see '03 Hulk having is a much faster healing factor.

 

[singularis]

I don't know if it was to seem more human, but rather steer further away from 03 TH. Granted a 4 Story Hulk is overly excessive, but it does solicit an eye-popping wow factor. But I would rather see a true and true 10 foot Hulk not a puny 7 foot hulk. Heck half the guys in the NBA are 7 feet.

Watch the cave scene again...or the scene on the Culliver campus, right before he kneels down to protect Betty. When they are standing next to one another, he is clearly just about twice her height, which makes him a lot taller than 7', or even 9' IMO (Liv Tyler being 5'10"). He looks closer to 10' to me.