Hulk **spoilers** (Again)

[Fellfrosch]

I don't want to dig up the old thread, but I finally saw this movie and I liked it a lot. Hulk was one of my favorite characters precisely because he's not a superhero--he spends most of his time running from the government and trying not to kill people.

The reason that some people didn't like it, I think, is that the Hulk has been so many different things at so many different times: a monster, a superhero, a drifter, and even a Vegas mob boss at one point. He's a tricky character, and I think even the writers have trouble pinning him down to one style or theme. Ang Lee picked the version I liked (well, the precursor to it) so the movie worked for me. I'd love to see sequels ("Hulk Smash" would be a cool name for a sequel) but I doubt it will ever happen.

[Mistress of Darkness]

You didn't find the ending to be a little ". . . huh?"

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

yeah, well, you saw how much I liked it if you read my review. It seems we liked it for many of the same reasons. I often choose to watch Hulk over Spidey when I have the choice. Weird me huh? I think Spidey's a better film over all, but there's a rawness and an artfulness to Hulk that I enjoyed. Between Ang Lee and Sam Raimi, we'll see a lot of legitimacy brought to the genre, I think. I'm glad I have a fellow fan.

[Fellfrosch]

I actually liked the ending a lot, and unless I missed something there was nothing mystifying about it at all. The Hulk I liked spent most of his time drifting from place to place, trying to do good and lay low; seeing Banner hiding out in the jungle giving medicine to the poor fit into that idea perfectly.

The only part I'm not sure I got was the movie preoccupation with lichen. Even the final shot did it, where it pulls up so far above the jungle that it looks like lichen. Is it just a comment on how Banner is forced to survive in harsh and unforgiving situations? Or is it just artsy.

I agree that Spider-man 2 is a better movie overall, but the visual style of Hulk is something I could watch all day. It was a brilliant blend of comicbook and film storytelling styles.

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

well, the VERY ending was not huh. It's the whole absorbing man bit that was frustrating. Maybe if there had been an earlier fight scene. I dunno.

[Entsuropi]

I liked the hulk. It's been a while, but I simply enjoyed it. I found banner to be a very good character - i simply felt so sorry for the guy. He's just trying to get along, and then that happens to him. The villian was abit meh, I will admit, but the movie worked despite him, since for me it was really about banner.

Spiderman is like that too - peter just can't seem to have a good day. He gets beat up... then has to get around in his day life, feeling beat up.