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| Name: | The Incredible Hulk Movie | | Producer: | Marvel Studios; Distributor: Universal Pictures. | | Release Date (USA): | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Stars: | ¶¶¶¶ (out of 5) | | Synopsis: | Click here to see new photos from the movie!
(By Peter Silvestro)
Bruce Banner is in hiding in Brazil, working in a juice factory while (a) learning to control his anger, and (b) searching for a cure for his condition, collaborating via laptop with an American biologist code-named Mr. Blue. When General Thunderbolt Ross gets a lead on him, he dispatches a commando team led by expert soldier Emil Blonsky to capture him. At first Bruce manages to elude his captors but when he is cornered by the soldiers and the local bullies he turns into the Hulk, smashes up the factory and escapes.
Back in the States, Ross recruits Blonsky as a test subject for a super-soldier project involving the Hulk formula. Bruce contacts Betty Ross at her University and recovers the memory containing all the data on his experiments. The army, including a stronger, faster Blonsky, intercepts him; Bruce turns into the Hulk again and beats them, protecting Betty from a crashing helicopter. He then leaps away with Betty in his arms. When the Hulk becomes Bruce again, Betty helps him contact the mysterious Mr. Blue, who turns out to be New York biologist Samuel Sterns, and sends him the data. This transaction also allows the army to pick up his trail and head for New York as well. Sterns, who has been experimenting with the Hulk's DNA manages to inject Bruce with a serum that stops his transformation into the Hulk, leaving him unable to defend himself when the commando team captures him.
Blonsky, drunk with the power the serum has given him, forces Sterns to inject him with more of the Hulk's blood. Blonsky is transformed into a bigger, uglier, meaner monster, the Abomination and goes on a rampage through the streets of Harlem. Bruce, realizing he's the only one who can stop the new monster, leaps out of the helicopter; the shock of the fall turns him into the Hulk on landing. The two giants clash in the streets of New York. The Abomination has the upper hand because he is stronger than the Hulk, but in the end, the Hulk
beats down his foe. Jade Jaws then bounds away, and shortly thereafter we find Bruce Banner in hiding in the Canadian wilderness.
(Added by Julio)
Samuel Sterns' head started to grow after touching Banner's blood. Using mind control techniques, Banner is able to control his transformation into the Hulk (at the end of the movie). Tony Stark tells a drunk General Thunderbolt Ross that he's going to gather a team; he's referring to the upcoming Avengers movie.
The Incredible Hulk Movie Review #1:
(By Peter Silvestro)
This is the film we were hoping for five years ago, a big exciting action picture. Ang Lee got a little too involved in the concept and ended up disappointing Incredible Hulk fans. No such problems here. The new film looks like a Marvel Comic from the Silver Age, with a lot of action, thrills and some comedy. The film isn't perfect but it's a lot more fun than the previous one.
Comments:
(By Peter Silvestro)
Everyone has probably heard that Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) makes an appearance. And a cameo by Stan Lee is pretty much taken for granted, but the movie also has cameos by Lou Ferrigno and (the late) Bill Bixby. Also appearing are Samuel (The Leader) Sterns, Dr. Samson, Jim Wilson, Jack McGee, and ...purple pants!
Review #2
By Keith Dallas
(Originally posted at Comics Bulletin)
The Incredible Hulk movie is a well paced,
competently acted, entertaining experience that tickles the 10 year old
boy inside us. One could perhaps argue that The Incredible Hulk movie
manifests post-Watergate mistrust of the government since one of the
reasons why Bruce Banner goes into hiding is because he knows the
American military will use a sample of his blood to create a new
super-soldier serum. Click here to read the full review
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| Cast & Crew: | 
The Incredible Hulk Movie Cast: Edward Norton (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Liv Tyler (Betty Ross), William Hurt (Thunderbolt Ross), Tim Roth (Emil Blonsky/Abomination), Christina Cabot (Major Kat Sparr), Tim Blake Nelson (Samuel Sterns), Ty Burrell (Doc Samson).
The Incredible Hulk Movie Crew: Director: Louis Leterrier. Writers: Edward Norton, Zak Penn. The Incredible Hulk film Producers: Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, Kevin Feige. The Incredible Hulk movie Executive Producers: Jim Van Wyck, David Maisel, Ari Arad, Stan Lee.
See photos below. | | Comments: | The Incredible Hulk movie borrows several aspects from the comics and TV versions. For example, Banner uses a laptop to contact Mr. Blue (in fact biologist Samuel Sterns) as in Bruce Jones' comic stories; even the chat looks like how John Romita Jr. drew it! The cameo by Lou "The Real Incredible Hulk" Ferrigno is way better than in the 2003 movie where he is only shown walking by Stan Lee. He even had another scene in the 2003 movie, but was deleted; it can be found in the DVD. Stan Lee's cameo in the 2008 movie is hilarious! He is the one who drinks the Brazilian juice bottle with Banner's blood; the lasting consequences of that action have yet to be revealed.
The film includes partial nudity (Edward Norton) and light sexual content (Edward Norton with Liv Tyler); both unnecessary in my opinion. Besides in the USA, some scenes take place in Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and Canada ~ Julio |
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Liv Tyler plays Betty Ross
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Edward Norton plays Bruce Banner
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William Hurt plays General Thunderbolt Ross
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Tim Roth plays Emil Blonsky (the Abomination)
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Avi Arad, Producer (Marvel Comics)
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Louis Leterrier, Director
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The Incredible Hulk Vs. the Abomination
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