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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.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sci-fi action violence, some disturbing images and brief partial nudity.

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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 scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote. But the warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won't leave him alone, nor will his need to be with the only woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross (Liv Tyler). Upon returning to civilization, our brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination (Tim Roth)--a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose powers match The Hulk's own. A fight of comic-book proportions ensues as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction. And on June 13, 2008...one scientist must make an agonizing final choice--accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or the creature he could permanently become: THE INCREDIBLE HULK. -- © Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson

Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, William Hurt

Director: Louis Leterrier

Director: Louis Leterrier
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Edward Harrison
Producer: Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, Kevin Feige
Composer: Craig Armstrong
Studio: Universal Pictures

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What Hulk smash most? Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/18/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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The 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.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Fionnuala Halligan
Fionnuala Halligan
Screen International

Marvel's Hulk reboot delivers plenty of Hulk-based action and several fan-pleasing moments, though it's let down by an underwritten script.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/18/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's difficult to know what the filmmakers were going for with this recast sequel to Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment 4 Comments
06/12/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Certainly a more convincing proposition than the tank-shotputting hot air balloon of Lee's movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
06/11/08
Simon Crook
Simon Crook
Empire Magazine
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Marvel 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.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies UK | comment 1 Comment
06/11/08
Orlando Parfitt
Orlando Parfitt
IGN Movies UK

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?

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment 10 Comments
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

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.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
02/01/09
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
10/18/08
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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.

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/18/08
Joe Williams
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
10/18/08
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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From 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.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
10/04/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

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.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/01/08
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Hollywood.com

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.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
08/27/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

An improvement over the first Hulk feature, it is still a far cry from the qualify of work achieved with Iron Man.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment 3 Comments
08/10/08
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

To sum up, all the deeply ruminative dialogue you need here is: 'Box-office smash!' Still, thanks especially to Norton, this Hulk is credible.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

In close-up the Hulk is more cartoonish than scary, but when he's ripping armed vehicles to shreds? Kewl.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/18/08
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

[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.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
07/11/08
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL) | comment 9 Comments
07/07/08
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

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.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
07/06/08
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly
 
 
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August 10, 2009: Leterrier Talks Hulk's Future, Avengers Ideas Opens in new window
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 Opens in new window
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 Opens in new window
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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