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The Incredible Hulk 2008

Mindless action, not much of a story. In my opinion Norton does a great job in the chasing scenes, and the Hulk action scenes look great (although they are too much and too long), but they don't really fit together in the same movie. I guess Hulk is great as a side character, but too difficult a character and story to fill a 90 minute movie with.
Conclusion: worst movie in the 'Avengers' series, and I won't be watching again.

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Great motion picture representation of the Hulk as I always knew him. Spectacular, well done.

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Don't forget to watch Ang Lee's 2003 film before you see (or rewatch) this one: it's a way better film, for which The Incredible Hulk serves as a sort of retconned unofficial sequel. (But beware: it's not your usual superhero flick.)

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If you're a fan of the comics, or just of fun popcorn films you'll definitely enjoy this one.

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This movie is destined to fail no matter what lead actor they choose.

In the end, Hulk has its own face, he's pretty much speechless and also quite inexpressive in terms of acting.

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"The Incredible Hulk" is an enjoyable movie with an exciting climax and final battle. The film effectively tells the back story of the Hulk through the opening credits, the look and style of which were fantastic. Although I know it wouldn't be commercially successful, I would have loved to see this stylized setup stretched into something more.

The movie drags a bit until Hulk battles the military in a campus park. The effects are impressive and the action moves pretty quick. General Ross, played by William Hurt, is driven and ruthless in his pursuit of Banner. He takes it one step too far when he recruits the battle crazy Major Blonsky, played with expected intensity by Tim Roth. Blonsky is transformed into a super-soldier to challenge the Hulk and truthfully, the whole thing is rather predictable after that. It's a good superhero action movie but it's not of the same caliber as "The Dark Knight", "Spiderman 2", or "Iron Man".

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The stinker of phase 1, shame cause it had 2 great leads

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I'm not here for acting or plot... I'm here (again) for HULK SMASH!!!!

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You can skip this one too.

The Incredible Hulk is a product of its time, in the late ‘00s this was about as good as action movies not called The Dark Knight got. This one isn’t unwatchable and the bit were The Hulk kicks Tim Roth into a tree is pretty cool but given how little this film has effected the franchise going forward you really wont miss anything by skipping it.

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Really wish norton would have stayed on to play hulk throughout the other movies. He’s a way better banner than Ruffalo

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Nothing special

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Much better movie than the original Hulk.

Nice job by Edward Norton. I love Liv Tyler. I didn't like Tim Roth at all as the bad guy. I just did not see him at all in the role of an elite soldier: too old, too weak looking. Sorry Tim.

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i watched it right the day after i watched the avengers.
but also in comparision with the partly trashy 2003-hulk, edward norton don't really fits in.

It was a good decision to change the banner char. Norton was fantastic in primal fear and also in fight club. But now he just don't gives me a good hulk.

In the end 5/10

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The first worst marvel movie. The action isn't the problem nor is the acting. The cgi was mediocre but I wouldn't have expected any better. The issue is the lifeless plot that drags out so unbelievably hard.

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For 15 years, the film has become a little outdated, as if frozen at the turn, before which the militants took entertainment, but not the plot. You also need to know that the Hulk is not a football player (the movie does not start from the beginning), the director quotes scenes from King Kong, and Roth and Norton, well, it's debatable, isn't it? It would look good on its own, but as part of the MCU it now looks like an anachronism

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Pretty good monster movie. The greatest flaw is acting from the two leads that's more wooden than anything you could possibly find in a forest. Both the CGI and the story aged pretty well here.

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was an okay film, but mqrk ruffalo does play the role much better , the film had weird story that was long and vboring but had nice action scenes

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Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Infinity Saga
Phase One
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This was just pretty boring? Nothing really stood out to me. Tim Roth's performance as pretty good? Hated the design for Abomination. Hate that there will probably never be a followup on Samuel Sterns, but thats not this movie's fault. This movie is just a slog and probably my least favorite in the MCU (this or Thor 2).

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5,5/10
H H H H H

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This is easily the most generic MCU film I've seen, glad to see Abomination returning in Shang Chi though.

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"The Incredible Hulk" tries to be a more mature take on the famous superhero, yet it's just one more incredibly dated, poorly casted and one-dimensional movie. Edward Norton is the least convincing Bruce Banner ever and had zero chemistry with Liv Tyler. The plot itself offers no growth for the characters nor reasons to actually care about any of them. It's just a bunch of lousy CGI action scenes watered down by dull narrative sequences. Tim Roth's character started as mildly interesting but ended up being less than a Power Rangers movie villain. It could have been successful if it was released in the '90s maybe.

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The CGI in this 1 is really bad

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Not bad. But not great. Why no more Betty in the rest of the films?

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Much more enjoyable than the 2003 film, which this 2008 release reboots. So that's a positive. As for a follow-up in the MCU, it's a little underwhelming if still passably good - at least to me.

'The Incredible Hulk' is closer to being forgettable than it is to being memorable, but that's not to say I didn't have a solid time watching. It's only really the ending that I felt dragged, yet even then it still has positive moments.

I liked Edward Norton's performance for the most part, particularly early on in South America. Tim Roth is good too, though a few of his scenes irritated me slightly - perhaps more to do with how the film uses him, rather than what Roth does himself. There are a few others, but those two are the most standout.

I did expect more, but there's enough there that I rate.

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This movie doesn't deserve all of the hate it gets, it's not great and if anything it doesn't fit in the MCU in my opinion. But the film is pretty enjoyable and though it can get a little slow at times, I still found the action very enjoyable and the setup for the Hulk in the MCU played by Edward Norton (Bruce Banner) was perfectly fine and though I prefer Mark Ruffalo, I could see Edward Norton in the MCU if it wasn't for the drama behind the scenes.

Otherwise, this film has some of the best scenes with the Hulk and the last 20 minutes I feel are some of the best onscreen Hulk scenes which compare to the comics perfectly. Though a little forgettable, it's a harmless scene with some really perfect scenes and I find the CGI is pretty perfect, even though some of them have not aged as well. If you are watching MCU films then I can recommend this one, but don't expect the same hulk after this.

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One must consider the fact that the movie was made 12 years before but despite that the pace of the movie seemed too slow, stretching unnecessarily as if to fill time. The creation of Abomination wasn't justified well enough and could've been given more screentime. The first half could easily lose good 15-20 minutes of fillers

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Spot all the continuity errors. Like hat on hat off! Woohoo!

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It just feels weird, that rewatching the whole MC universe, that the actors are different. :sweat_smile:

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The Incredible Hulk is an exciting action film, and an exemplary remake of the classic ‘70s television show. In a bold move the film forgoes the Hulk origin story and instead finds Bruce Banner on the run, in search of a cure to his gamma exposure, and Gen. "Thunderbolt" Ross in hot pursuit. An impressive cast has been assembled that includes Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt. While both Norton and Roth give excellent performances, Tyler chews up the scenery and drags down every scene she’s in. But, the script is especially well written and the special effects are quite impressive. The Incredible Hulk is a no-holds-barred, adrenaline packed action film that reboots the franchise.

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Perfect adaptation of the spirit of Stan Lee's Marvel character.

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[MCU Rewatch Review]

Not that bad. It's just very generic, but add some to the universe if you watch following MCU chronological order

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More action packed than the strange Ang Lee movie. Edward Norton tries his best but Eric Bana Mark Ruffalo were better. The rest of the cast does better I think.
I don’t get why General Ross is in Civil War though with no mention of his daughter. While they still push Bruce with Black Widow. But not Betty Ross.

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[Pre-Endgame MCU Rewatch] It's not a great movie by any means, but it's entertaining at least. I'm glad they took care of most of the origin story right in the opening credits and fill in the remaining blanks shortly after. Ed Norton plays a decently well Bruce Banner but I didn't really care for him. Hulk is great and I love his look in this movie, much more menacing and dark than in the later films of the MCU.

Overall plot is the usual thing they've done for decades in the comic books before the Hulk actually got interesting to read. Bruce loves Betty, Betty's father the military general doesn't like that, general chases Hulk with military might, Hulk just wants to be left alone. Yawn. If they ever try to make a Hulk movie again they should look at the later storylines, just as they incorporated parts of Planet Hulk into Thor Ragnarok.

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Not the best mcu, nor superhero movie. It's decent just lacks depth of charcters you don't really care about any of the charcters besides Bruce and Betty. Action is good but can be cgi heavy, villain is also very weak.

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Where did it go wrong? It had a solid cast, all noted for being great performers, but it all felt horribly miscast. The story began all wrong, in a frenzy, skipping everything that would have developed characters and established relationships. It was like walking into the theatre 20 minutes late, you feel you've missed something important. The CGI was excessive and the human stories were undeveloped. And, I can't help but think that this didn't fare so well being released within months of a Marvel movie that was as well made as IRON MAN. Even in these rewatchings, I watched them chronologically, which just heightened the disparity. I'm disappointed to give this film a 6 (fair) out of 10. (It didn't even have an after credit scene - sub par). Well, at least I know that a better incarnation of the Hulk was resurrected for subsequent Avenger movies. [Superhero Action Adventure]

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The beginning of this movie is super! We start off with opening credits that show us the origin of the Hulk. Then we see that Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) is in the favelas in Rio, which is all nicely portrayed. The story is about a scientist on the run, looking for a cure to a dangerous infection. I'm hooked right away.
​But as soon as the story takes us to the US, the plot goes downhill. We ended up in a freakshow, with the army following a green monster and a Spec Op (Emil Blonski) that buffs up and becomes an Abomination. And unfortunately the CGI was as abominable...
Not bad for an action movie, but certainly not Incredible.

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Honestly the incredible hulk is a pretty good movie if you can overlook the awful "love" story and the unimpressive final battle but other than that its entertaining enough

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Not so touching, not so thrilling, just two guys in green and their tolerance problem to each other ;)

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I think Nortan does a great job at performing Hulk. I wish this was more of an origin film than somewhere in the middle where he's trying to find a cure for the Hulk.

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It's a fine superhero movie. Nothing special. The last fight is a little too CGI heavy. There really isn't any humor. It takes itself too seriously. Still I enjoy it for what it is. I wonder what the MCU would look like if Edward Norton was still Bruce Banner?

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Easily the least of the MCU-era Marvel films, but still a lot to like. Nice touches referring back to the tv show, and the action - when it comes - is thrilling. It's a mile better than Ang Lee's "Hulk" movie, but Mark Ruffalo is definitely a warmer, more interesting Bruce Banner.

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I have never been a fan of the Hulk. He´s a rather monotone character. A guy that turns green and goes nuts once his puls hits 200 ? Sounds like my old teacher.

But this is also a weak movie. First of it´s a bad idea to put the whole origin story in the opening credits. You feel like this is a sequel to a movie you haven´t seen. Acting is bad, very shallow dialogue. The humor isn´t great. Whole plot in general has holes the size of a tank. And it´s just plain stupid when you see soldiers peppering the Hulk with bullets with obviously no effect yet they do it over and over again. Furthermore the Superhulk is ridicolous. There isn´t even some kind of comprehensive story just smashing things.
And technically, compared to Iron Man, this looks old. Which is curious because they both had roughly the same budget and were made at the same time. So overall quite a forgetable movie.
Downgraded from 6 to 4 after viewing it for the second time.

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it's the best Hulk movie but that doesn't mean it's necessarily a great movie it's perfectly fine as an action flick

I personally think it's way better then the Hulk film that predates it. personally for me Edward Norton and Tom definitely kill it in their respective roles

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So much better than the 1st one

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Although I could mention a lot of things that irritated me with this outing of the Hulks origin story, the positives outweigh most of the negatives.

The Incredible Hulk is, in fact, a movie about Bruce Banner. The Hulk gets a supporting role. The movie isn't suffering too much because of this, as the story seems well thought through, and actually works rather well. The action sequences seems a little long to me, but I suppose that's a matter of taste rather than a flaw.

Though...fitting in with the other Marvel Universe outings it does not. It's much too dark and brooding for that. No funny one-liners, no real tie-in with the other movies. It's an ok enough movie on its own, but as a part of the Marvel Universe...not so much.

If you like superhero movies...I'm sure you'll like it.

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Loved The Avengers, but Norton is the definitive Hulk IMO.

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