Rolling Stone, 07/10/2003, p.75, "...[Bana] brings a simmering power to the role....Lee's technique is impeccable..."
USA Today, 06/20/2003, p.5E, "...Taken individually, the leads bring serious-minded competence to roles..."
Variety, 06/16/2003, p.25, "...[An] impeccably crafted piece of megabuck fantasy storytelling....Technically vibrant and resourceful..."
Los Angeles Times, 06/20/2003, p.C1, "...Bana and Nolte play their parts with the touching sincerity of actors performing great tragedy....There are beautiful set pieces in THE HULK..."
Chicago Sun-Times, 06/22/2003, p.31, "...The movie has an elegant visual strategy....Ang Lee has boldly taken the broad outlines of a comic book story and transformed them to his own purposes..."
Total Film, 08/01/2003, p.92-3, "...Eric Bana excels as Hulk's alter ego..."
Sight and Sound, 08/01/2003, p.34, "...HULK is richly mythopoeic and sophisticated....The best Marvel adaptation so far..."
Title Note
Theatrical release: June 20, 2003
Release Note
HD DVD Features:
Keep Case Widescreen - 2.35 HD - 30 (Single Sided) Audio: Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Ang Lee - Director Deleted Scenes Featurette - 1. HULK Cam: INSIDE THE RAGE 2. EVOLUTION OF HULK 3. THE INCREDIBLE ANG LEE 4. THE DOG FIGHT SCENE 5. THE MAKING OF THE HULK 6. THE UNIQUE STYLE OF EDITING THE HULK Interactive Features: My Scenes
Product Notes
THE HULK, adapted by Ang Lee (CROUCHING TIGER/HIDDEN DRAGON, THE ICE STORM) from the Marvel comic book series, stars Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, the tormented scientist whose temper periodically transforms him into a raging green monster. Fellow scientist and Hulk-love-interest Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly), shares a strange connection with Banner--both have abstract childhood nightmares that hint at a shared dark past. The missing pieces of the puzzle are revealed when Banner's unstable, mad-scientist father David (Nick Nolte) appears out of the blue, followed by Betty's father Ross (Sam Elliot), a military cowboy. Banner is ultimately trying to understand what it is that makes his strange and unpredictable metamorphosis occur, while his outbursts distract him, leading him out into the streets of San Francisco, to the Golden Gate Bridge, and on a tour of the American west's national parks where he unleashes his anger in violent tantrums. Posing a threat to the country that is treated like a natural disaster, the hulk attracts the attention of the military. They respond by chasing the hulk with helicopters, machine guys, and even heavy artillery, as he bounds away in mighty leaps, trying to escape. The CGI work used in creating the hulk is funny and convincing, and the gorgeous landscape photography makes his presence all the more amazing. A vibrant color scheme adds to the film's visual thrills, split-screen editing breaks up the slower scenes, and the music by composer Danny Elfman perfectly punctuates the contrast between the soft love story and wild action sequences. While parts of the film recall the introspection of FRANKENSTEIN, the outrageous crowd-pleasing monster-military chases hearken back to KING KONG and the GODZILLA movies.
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