"Ang Lee has boldly taken the broad outlines of a comic book story and transformed them to his own purposes; this is a comic book movie for people who wouldn't be caught dead at a comic book movie."
- Roger Ebert

"After sifting the rather barren soil of my writing skills, the best I could come up with to fully describe what it is to watch Ang Lee's The Hulk is this:
Holy living fuck"

- Bradley Steinbacher, The Stranger.com

"Once it gets going… well, that’s the thing… it gets going fast.  From the first drop of the opening credits to the amazing visual transitions between scenes to the intensely personal storylines to the dead on performances to the 90% spectacular CG work that brings this character to life… Hulk could be the best comic book movie ever made.  It is certainly the best-made comic book movie ever."
- David Poland, The Hot Button

"In spite of the flaws, Hulk succeeds in what it sets out to be: a mix of high-octane summer action and moody drama. No Hulk fan, particularly one who loved the Hulk vs. military leg of the character's long-running exploits, will be disappointed by the movie."
- Rob Worley, Comics 2 Film

"The better analogy is that director Ang Lee and his creative associates are involved in an experiment of cinematic alchemy - turning the equivalent of lead into gold. Some might disagree, but my analysis of the result is a qualified if very expensive success."
- Leonard Klady, MCG

"Ang Lee has done the unthinkable: he's made a super-sized, blow your doors off action film with intelligence and artistry."
- Nick Nunziata, CHUD

"He produces an emotionally anesthetized tale that's short on plot and heavy on hushed brooding, the somber tone undermined by a silly-looking 800-pound computer-animated gorilla."
- David Germain, AP

"The Hulk is director Lee Ang remaking Frankenstein by way of Sense And Sensibility
and with a touch of Zen."

- The Straist Times, Singapore

"Even Clark Kent has more personality than Banner. Compared to the big green guy who erupts from within, it's a case of not id and ego, but of id and empty."
- Seattle Weekly

Screen Daily's Hulk Rave
"Ang delivers enough breathtaking action and mind-boggling special effects in the second half to satisfy even the most bloodthirsty goons in the audience."



A Hulk Rave From The Hollywood Reporter



Mixed Review From Variety - Very Heavy Spoilers



It's the best of both worlds, filled with visual energy, genuine artistry and compelling human emotions. In its own way every bit as inspiring and exciting as his last film, the international hit
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,"

The 2nd Hulk Review, Couched In A Feature - Newsweek Bends Over Better Than Time. Expect Time Retribution

"It is, in fact, a spectacular achievement in filmmaking and, perhaps, the most consciously stylistic
comic-book movie yet."

Release Date: June 20, 2003
Rated: Not Yet Rated

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Official Site
Trailer

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Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Nick Nolte

Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Avi Arad,
James Schamus, Larry Franco

Screenplay by John Turman and
Michael France and James Schamus
Story by James Schamus
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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IMDb.com
Greg's Previews of Upcoming Movies
Coming Attractions @ Cinescape

 

 

 

 


The Hulk
Directed by: Ang Lee


7/16/03
Peter Sanderson Examines The Hulk

7/7/03
The Incredible Hulk's Incredible Bulk

7/3/03
The Hulk Could Be Ang Lee's Final Film

6/27/03
... And By Any Name Would Smell As Green...

6/24/03
"I haven't even watched it."
Straight To Court For The Hulk Pirate

Drawing The Hulk

6/23/03
Patrick Goldstein On Scoring The Hulk With Danny Elfman


6/21-22/03
"Obviously it's got to do with the fact that otherwise we'd have a large green penis flopping around that diminish the chances of us opening in 4,000 cinemas across the country."
Eric Bana On Hulk's Shorts

It's The Physical Stuff Josh Lucas Likes

The Other Hulks

Check Out The Modern Evolution
Of The Hulk On The Hulk Site!


6/20/03
Ebert Reviews The Hulk

The Other Hulks

Tony Scott Disses The Hulk
"The Hulk is rated PG-13. A lot of property is destroyed, a few people are blown up or smacked around, and the hero's feelings are frequently hurt."



6/19/03
An Evil, Gray-Hued Hulk? The Leader? The Abomination? USA Gets Schamus To Talk Hulk 2

"Mr. Schamus declined an interview for this report."

Nolte's Banner

"I think the Hulk fanatics are just going to climb the walls for this thing" Sam Elliot Promises

6/18/03
What's YOUR Inner Hulk Like?

A Quick Chat With Stan Lee

"If I was 21 and single, come on! There would be plenty of opportunities to make a dick out of myself."
Eric Bana On Celebrity


6/15/03
Seems People Pay Attention To A 15-Foot Green Guy
It Was His Chopper That Got Bana Noticed For Hulk
Kids Will Understand The Green Guy's Inner Turmoil
Can Ang Lee Tame The Hulk?
New York Daily News Is Hulking
Strauss Bulks Up On Hulk

6/14/03
"It'll be a bit of a bummer if the day comes that I get off the plane in America and I'm not completely invisible. I guess I'll deal with that issue when and if it happens. But as for now, I leave for Malta again tomorrow,
where I'll go back to my cave"

Eric Bana On His Last Moments Of Invisibility Before The Hulk


6/12/03
Ang Lee Calls The Big Green One
His "New Hidden Dragon"


6/11/03
Hulk's Private Parts Will Remain Private

E! Online On Hulk Piracy...
No Mention Of Their Own Embargo Busting


Never Too Early To Talk About The DVD

120 New Hulk Pictures From Comics Continuum

6/10/03
JoBlo Has A Clip Of The Transformation

Hulk Gets The Boot(leg)
Earlier - New Ain't It Cool News!!!
"I'm speaking directly to that percentage of Internet users who simply can't exhibit a modicum of self-control, who feel the need to pirate films at the absolute first second they possibly can, and specifically... I'm speaking to the person who leaked the workprint of Universal's HULK in the first place. Shame on you."

6/8/03
The Real Science Of Gammarays And The Hulk ..

From The America Institute Of Physics

"IT is about 30 minutes into the new movie blockbuster The Hulk before the big green monster finally thunders across the screen."

6/7/03
A Q&A With Nick Nolte On The Hulk

6/6/03
"It is, in fact, a spectacular achievement in filmmaking and, perhaps, the most consciously stylistic
comic-book movie yet."

"You've never seen anything like this creature"
Avi Arad Talks About The Hulk And Other Marvels


6/4/03
"We just take the science fiction and bring
it closer to science"

Changing The Hulk's Origin Story

Superhero Hype Interviews Eric Bana

Bana's Blown Away By The F/X

Nick Nolte, Father Figure

Dark Horizons Talks To Eric Bana

Ang Lee Finishes The Hulk

An Excerpt From The Playboy Interview

6/3/03
Comparing Film Hulk v. TV Hulk

The Hulk's Bio

6/2/03

Comics2Film Interviews Screenwriter John Turman

Bringing Jade Jaws to the Silver Screen: Part 2
Screenwriter's Dream: Part 1

6/1/03
Anne Thompson Wonders Which Summer Blockbuster Will Be A Bust - WIll It Be Green?

5/30/03
The Hulk, That EW Cover, And Looking Beyond The CGI

5/29/03
Turning Mild Mannered Eric Bana Into The Hulk

Hulk Trivia

5/28/03
It's A World Of Hulk Stuff - Old & New

Could He Be A Contender?

5/27/03

Why Ang Lee Made Eric Bana Watch Ultimate Fighting

5/26/03
An Interview With Peter David

5/24/03
"Don't Make Me Angry.
You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry"

The Origins Of the Hulk
Clip From The Official Site

5/23/03
Three New Hulk Pictures: Hulk As Child, Hulk As Huge, And Indiana Bana?

5/21/03

The Big Green Silent Type

(scroll to bottom of page)

5/19/03
Hulk On The Streets Of San Francisco

"This is the best part of making the movie, II think -- making the movie at ILM." Ang Lee, The Effects, And The Hulk

``I think Hulk will be a blockbuster and I may suffer some positive fallout from that.''
Sam Elliott Finally Gets A Blockbuster

5/18/03
Some Behind The Scenes Stuff
And .. A Report From E3

5/17/03
"Australian Eric Bana is poised for a breakthrough in The Hulk,but that movie's real star is a computer-generated,
not-so-jolly green giant."

Out With The Old Stars, In With The New

5/16/03

Were They Happy With Hulk Screening
Or Weren't They?

5/15/03
Rating The Hulk

5/11/03
James Schamus On The Hulk's Rage

5/9/03
Music & Effects News

5/6/03
New Hulk Photo!

5/5/03
No look at summer movie size can overlook The Hulk. That’s a Playgirl special edition waiting to happen. Hulk goes right into the Dolly Parton class of sexual celebrity.

The Feared And Dreaded Poodle-Hulk?
In Depth On The Hulk

Harry's Dramatic Take On The Hulk As Art Film

5/3/03
The Newest Hulk Trailer Arrives!


5/2/03
"They used the motion from a football player tackling or blocking for the first part when Hulk smashes into the tank, then a 'hammer throw' for when Hulk swings the tank and chucks it."
C2F's D. Grant At Hulk FX Panel


4/29/03

Gearing Up For The Hulk Battles "We all got a little more than what we expected."

4/28/03
From Wolverine To The Hulk?
Well, The Guy Who Played The Hulk

Why Wouldn't Marvel Want Lee Or Kirby To Get Any Credit For Hulk?

4/25/03
FilmForce Has Early News On Who The WGA Thinks Wrote The Hulk

4/20/03
The Most Hulk Ever -
The International Trailer

4/13/03
Spy Review Of New Hulk Trailer

Ang Lee Gets Inside Hulk's Head

4/12-13/03
Stan Lee Shooting New Cameo?
TFN's ILM CGI RPT
Comics2Film Reels Off Hulk TV Show DVDs Details

4/11/03
SPOILERS New Hulk Pix! Also, Hulk Cereal,
Now With Smashmellows!!!

IGN Scores Hulk Xbox Trailer

4/10/03
Dark Horizons Unleashes The Hulk Dogs
4/8/03
Marvel Joins Forces With Universal To Make Sure You Have All The Hulk Merchandise You Can Possibly Buy

4/3/03
Elfman Scores The Score
Dhol Drums Up DHulk
Interact With The Big Green Guy With Two New Games
Banner's New Speedy Chauffeur (9th question)

3/20/03

Coming Soon's Studio-Sanctioned Plots 'R' Us
The Hulk

3/13/03
Forget Comic Books - Nolte Sees
Greek Tragedy

3/05/03
Marvel Movies Help Keep The Comics Coming

10/10/02
Josh Lucas Loves Playing Against The Hulk

3/6/02
The Power Of Being Green ... For Everything

 







 

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