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10/18/08
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
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Reviews Counted:207
Fresh:137
Rotten:70
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: The Incredible Hulk provides the action and excitement to please comic book fans and re-ignite this fledgling franchise.
Theatrical Release:12-06-2008
Synopsis: The explosive, action-packed adventure in one of the all-time most popular superhero sagas unfolds with a cure in reach for the world's most primal force of fury: THE INCREDIBLE HULK. We find... [More]
Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson
Director: Louis Leterrier
Reviews for The Incredible Hulk
Top CriticThe Incredible Hulk makes noises about a return, but it seems doubtful audiences will keep the faith for a third try -- at least, with Hulk as the sole star.
10/18/08
Marvel's Hulk reboot delivers plenty of Hulk-based action and several fan-pleasing moments, though it's let down by an underwritten script.
10/18/08
It's difficult to know what the filmmakers were going for with this recast sequel to Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk.
06/12/08
Certainly a more convincing proposition than the tank-shotputting hot air balloon of Lee's movie.
06/11/08
Top CriticMarvel has managed to shape yet another fine piece of slick, if somewhat disposable action-entertainment. The Incredible Hulk is a less ambitious but more wholly realised and coherent vision of the character than previous versions.
06/11/08
What’s with the pants? How is it that when a guy with a 28-inch waist blows up to the size of a Cadillac Escalade, the pants remain intact?
04/23/09
About halfway through The Incredible Hulk, Ed Norton (Bruce Banner) gets his hair cut. Hair is not the only thing that winds up on the cutting room floor.
02/01/09
The film runs much more smoothly than Lee’s arguably overstuffed take on the material, but it also cuts out anything that isn’t purely surface.
10/18/08
There's not an excess of exposition, and the pricey CGI Hulk at his disposal is more angrily expressive than the mute one employed by Lee.
10/18/08
Rather than go to the trouble of crafting a dramatically satisfying conclusion, The Incredible Hulk” blows the audience off and takes the air out of its previous solid work by ending with what is essentially a shameless trailer for the next Marvel movie.
10/18/08
Top CriticFrom its tropical anger management to a strictly platonic not so incredible hunk, this heavy on the muscle mass and light on the drama Hulk is not exactly new and improved, but does work its own brand of differently conceived mega-action magic.
10/04/08
Leterrier has achieved some of the best action sequences ever, but not at a human cost, which is really remarkable in a summer comic book blockbuster like this.
10/01/08
The film does stand on it's own two feet, thanks mainly to Norton who should have demanded having Banner run a little more, and Hulk smash a little less.
08/27/08
An improvement over the first Hulk feature, it is still a far cry from the qualify of work achieved with Iron Man.
08/10/08
To sum up, all the deeply ruminative dialogue you need here is: 'Box-office smash!' Still, thanks especially to Norton, this Hulk is credible.
08/07/08
In close-up the Hulk is more cartoonish than scary, but when he's ripping armed vehicles to shreds? Kewl.
07/18/08
[An] enjoyable aspects of the re-boot is that Norton's Bruce Banner seems so physically frail, that when he finally lets his inner beast out, the contrast is striking.
07/11/08
The Hulk is one of Marvel Comics more unsuccessfully developed superheroes. He is more of a scared animal striking out at his tormentors rather than a thinking being that acts with a conscience.
07/07/08
Leterrier's reboot might be a tighter, more coherent movie than Ang Lee's freaky-deaky, artsy-fartsy 2003 Hulk. But it's also way less interesting.
07/06/08
Latest News for The Incredible Hulk
August 10, 2009:
Leterrier Talks Hulk's Future, Avengers Ideas 
He won't be making another "Hulk" movie, but Louis Leterrier is still part of the Marvel team -- and, as he tells the L.A. Times, he has some interesting ideas for "The Avengers." More...
November 24, 2008:
Tim Blake Nelson Will Return for Hulk Sequels
Whether or not his friend Edward Norton will return for a sequel to "The Incredible Hulk" remains to be seen, but the Leader's face won't change: Tim Blake Nelson has told MTV... More...
November 07, 2008:
UK Critics Consensus: Was W. Wicked? Is Pride & Glory Proud and Glorious?
This week in the UK cinemas we have Oliver Stones latest presidential dissection, the George W. Bush biopic W. with Josh Brolin in the title role. Also out is Pride & Glory, a... More...
October 27, 2008:
Gale Anne Hurd Talks Hulk 2, Avengers
It wasn't quite the blockbuster some were hoping for, but if producer Gale Anne Hurd has her way, "The Incredible Hulk" will get a sequel -- and Edward Norton will be along for... More...
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