The Hulk

[Chaosman]

I think that this is another example of a movie that should have been animated, but the studios are too stupid to think that the public can accept non g-rated animation.

[Fellfrosch]

unfortunately the studios are right, at least in America. Non-G-rated animation is pretty much dead in the water, every time.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I dont' see why it needed to be animated either. It looks like the CGI for the Hulk is going to be the comic-to-movie argument for the next decade.

[42]

I think that the Hulk is best attempted as a live action movie. I've studied some about animation, and one thing I have learned is the the American culture has a history and tradition with animation that would precludes it from becoming too serious, at the moment. Comic-book based films are, at the moment, trying to be taken more seriously than just pulp/kitch/banal subject matter. Putting the two together (comic and animation), is essentially a death sentence.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Especially given the quality of most comic book adaptation animation on TV.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

a lot of people are assuming that the hulks going to suck based on 30 second spots...

It could still be very good.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Yay, Jeffe got in words what I could not. Three cheers for the Mad Dr.!

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Actually the Ang Lee spin has me intrigued....since he primarily directs dramas.

[EUOL]

I'm certainly willing to give Ang Lee the benifit of the doubt.  I can respect a guy who consistantly makes good movies, despite doing so much genre-hopping.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

You saing Ang's a direc-whore?

[Fellfrosch]

I've seen some new footage for the Hulk, watched some new trailers, read some new articles, and I'm really getting excited. The new CG is so much better than the older stuff that I'm surprised they released the old stuff at all--the new stuff is realistic and very human, and it calms a lot of my fears. I've also heard that they're doing a lot of the scenes in a kind of split-screen comicbook style, which sounds very cool.

So yay! I'm happy again!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Yeah, I'm really interested (since Shyamalan did it) in movies that reproduce comics on the screen. Not that adapt comic subjects, like Spidey and X-Men, but actually make their films as comics. Shyamalan did some AMAZING things. The Matrix had a few nifty things. I'd love to see some other developments and innovations in that area. I'm excited for it. Don't know if I'll get out this weekend, but next one for certain.

[Fellfrosch]

I assume you're referring to Unbreakable. I can think of a few little visual tricks he used, but would you please expound further on the subject?

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Well each scence seemed framed... if you can call it that. I could almost see the comic book pages...

I liked the rational explanation for hero and Villan

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Nearly every shot in Unbreakable is "framed" like a comic panel. On top of that, he spends a lot of time constructing his shots so that they are composed in typical superhero comic forms. He's very subtle about it though, and often draws your attention away from it by pointing out comic forms in objects WITHIN the movie, which pulls you away from looking at all the hard work he did making the shot. He does a lot of work. Next time I watch it I'll find specific examples and give you more detail. It's been a while (at least a year) since I've seen it).