Ang Lee’s Hulk has: better dialog than The Incredible Hulk, weaker action sequences, more science (which is proper for a science-fiction film), a more effective love story, the best editing in a comic book movie I have ever seen and an effective final confrontations between its protagonist and antagonist.

Letterier’s Incredible Hulk has: average dialog, great action sequences, very little science, an ineffective love story, average editing and a lack-luster ending.

I still rated the film highly though because of its positive qualities. In my review, I concentrated more on the film Letterier made while referencing Ang’s Hulk at the beginning and at the end of the review. Since The Incredible Hulk ignored Ang’s film, so did I in my review.

http://film-book.com/review-the-incredible-hulk/

@ James. Banner considering suicide in the North Pole, Captain America and background info were cut from the film. It doesn’t equal 70 minutes though, maybe 6 to 10.

@ Evan. If you thought the Brazilian woman that worked with Bannner in the soda factory was hot, check this out:)

http://film-book.com/debora-nascimento-from-the-incredible-hulk/

This review hit it right on the nose, particularly in its comparisons to the first Hulk film, which I found myself hearkening back to while watching this new installment.

This is one film that I would like to see a Director’s Cut of. And apparently, the Blu-Ray version, due out in about half a year, allegedly boasts another 20-70 minutes of footage, which corroborates an Entertainment Weekly article I read in which both Letterier and Norton pitched for a longer, character-oriented version of the film, but Marvel vetoed that for the more action-oriented theatrical version.

Also on my list of nitpicks… The Writer’s Guild of America awarded sole writing credit for the film to Zak Penn, despite the fact that Edward Norton’s new draft of the script is pretty much what ended up on screen. I, of course, cannot take a side until I at least read both versions of the script (yeah, like THAT is gonna happen to me anytime soon.)

Mahalo,
James

I’ve yet to see (all of) Lee’s version, but I’m dying to now – I think it’s more up my alley (though, mind you, I really enjoyed Iron Man, for whatever that’s worth).

I was VERY happy to hear (or [i]not[/i] hear) that no one dug into “the cheap looking CGI Hulk” because a Hulk that is not believable is well… not believable and wholly unwatchable. Of course these same people seem to be now praising Ang Lee’s Hulk which to an extent I agree the movie is definitely watchable, I just don’t like to watch a Hulk with sore nipples from estrogen shots flailing about with hulk poodles.

I’m even more eager to see this now, thanks for the write up.

…Oh and please check the new Ong Bak trailer I sent you… It’s your fault that it is one of my all time favorite movies and Tony Jaa one of my favorite movie hero’s. You will LOVE the trailer.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone else think it would have made the movie complete if, while choking the villain with a chain, the Hulk had said, “The first rule about Hulk Fight Club: You will not like Hulk when Hulk angry!”?

Also, the Hulk Poodles have taken a lot of crap, but I thought the scene where he’s protecting Betty and she’s freaking out was very effective.

The new Hulk, he roared and crashed but I never felt his anger.

Really, it was basically the same movie as his critically-acclaimed opus Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: intriguing Freudian sex drama intercut with really boring action sequences.

A fine review, as always, Evan.

I liked the action in the new Hulk, especially the cop car boxing gloves scene, but nothing else in bewteen.

But, by far, I really love what the now Marvel Studios is doing, now that they are in control of their franchises. They are setting everything up for the Avengers in a few years.