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Author Topic: The Incredible Hulk (2008) Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 06-12-2008 07:26 AM                     I guess I can finally tell the Film-tech world, The Cine-Capri at Harkins Tempe Marketplace 16 is now the All DIGITAL Cine-Capri. Starting tomorrow night at midnight the Cine-Capri will be all digital. I got the chance tonight to screen our print and I must say it looked GREAT. Crystal clear image, rock steady like it should be. We were already the #1 theatre in the valley, now there really is no doubt. Now on to the film, I really really liked it. Marvel really has there head on straight right now and we are definitely in a golden age for comic book inspired movies. Iron Man and now Incredible Hulk, two movies that are going to make the shareholders happy. The Hulk has seen an Upgrade and looks great. Yes he looks CGI, but he looks damn good. The casting was great all around in this one. William Hurt was great as Gen. Ross, Norton was spot on as Banner. He just has the acting chops to play the conflicted man. Tim Roth plays a great villian, he just has the creepy factor going. A lot of people will complain about Liv Tyler but what more do you want from her. She plays the love interest who is caught in the middle between her father and her true love. She did a great job connecting with Banner in his Hulk form. I really liked her in this and think she did a better job then Jennifer Connelly in the 2003 incarnation. There was a lot of stuff that was shown in the trailer that didn't make the final cut, so I can't wait for the Blu-Ray of this. I really only have one complaint about this and that was sometimes Hulk and Abomination's size changed. One minute they would be like 8-9' tall and then another they would be 15 feet tall. That was my only complaint, but its not so bad that it takes you out of the movie. This is a must see for action movie fans and summer movie addicts. 4.5/5 p.s. I also love the fact that Marvel can have characters from other movies cross over. What a world the comic fan lives in now with Marvel Productions.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-12-2008 10:12 AM                        quote: Kurt Zupin Marvel really has there head on straight right now and we are definitely in a golden age for comic book inspired movies. That's great to hear. I know when I first heard about Iron Man I was skeptical and it turned out to be great. Now, if we can just get the audience excited about this one! The buzz here is definitely a tepid "eh." Hopefully good word of mouth and reviews will help.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 06-12-2008 10:44 AM                     Marvel's glory may be short-lived. Word on the internet is that they don't want to pay John Favreau to make IRON MAN 2, and are opting for someone cheaper. Not a good sign.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-12-2008 05:29 PM                        I am not sure why they even made this movie. Didn't they just have a Hulk movie a few years back? And this isn't even a sequel... it's yet another reboot! Did the world really demand another one, especially so soon? The Hulk himself looks pretty much the same as the Hulk in the last movie... CGI lifelessness and jumping all over the place like a baboon. The reason people complain about Liv Tyler is that she is fugly. Also, her dad creates crappy music.  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 06-12-2008 05:44 PM                     quote: Mike Schindler Marvel's glory may be short-lived. Word on the internet is that they don't want to pay John Favreau to make IRON MAN 2, and are opting for someone cheaper. Not a good sign. First of all, although he did a good job on Iron Man, let's not make Jon Favreau out to be Francis Ford Coppola. Second, I'm sure it's all just a negotiating tactic.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 06-12-2008 06:35 PM                     Joe, yes there was one in 2003. This isn't a reboot or a sequel, its a continuation. It doesn't try and explain the origins it just picks up and goes. I would have to argue that in this one he doesn't look lifeless and he doesn't jump around like a baboon. You don't see him jumping 2 miles at a time, he shows emotion. When he has to get to the top of a building, he doesn't just leap to the top. He scales the building to get to the top. [ 06-12-2008, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Kurt Zupin ]  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 06-12-2008 07:30 PM                     quote: Lyle Romer First of all, although he did a good job on Iron Man, let's not make Jon Favreau out to be Francis Ford Coppola. His talent is irrelevant. The point is that Marvel is treating the creator of a very successful movie as if he were disposable. That's disrespectful, and suggests a certain way of thinking which can easily lead to bad movies.  |  IP: Logged Kyle Anderson Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Tyler, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 06-12-2008 10:33 PM                     quote: Kurt Zupin This isn't a reboot or a sequel, its a continuation. It doesn't try and explain the origins it just picks up and goes. If this movie began with [in the context of being chronologically after the 2003 hulk].... anyway, on to something better!....[Hulk 2008] it would explain itself better.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-13-2008 12:55 AM                        That's exactly what I was going to say.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-13-2008 03:01 AM                        So will the next Hulk movie just be called "The Incredible Hulk" as well (with a whole new cast, of course)?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-13-2008 03:45 AM                     I walked into this movie and watched about 3 minutes of the Hulk popping a vein and getting all pissy at people. Three words...bad cgi hell. It also felt like a product of someone trying to impersonate Ed Wood. 1 out of 5 stars only because what I heard of the soundtrack was pretty damn impressive.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 06-13-2008 02:36 PM                     There was some quote from Louis Letterier where he said that the big climactic battle in this movie was 20 minutes long. I remember thinking that that sounded tremendously boring, and I was right. This is probably when Brad walked into the theater. However, the rest of the movie is great. The story on its own works relatively well, but where this thing really excels is in the category of universe-expansion. The idea of layering in elements from other franchises in order to create a richer mythology is one of the things that comics do best, and it's exciting to see the movies adopting this approach. That being said, I've read that some of those elements, like the last scene, were done at the filmmaker's suggestion, and against the better judgment of the studio. Which is one more reason why I think that Marvel movies are doomed. But I sure hope I'm wrong. [ 06-13-2008, 07:06 PM: Message edited by: Mike Schindler ]  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 06-13-2008 10:16 PM                     Jon Favreau directing Ironman, is his first film that wasn't total crap. Remember Zathura.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-14-2008 12:04 AM                        I hear the Blu-ray version will be about 3 hours or something. At least that's what the director says.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 06-14-2008 12:15 AM                     I interpreted that as meaning that there will be 70 minutes of deleted scenes, not a longer cut of the movie.  |  IP: Logged

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