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When the theme and basic rules are that clear and simple, it provides a great launching pad to dive into stories of all kinds. In the first six issues of Incredible Hulk circa , the character bounced between monosyllabic and brainy, from slow and clumsy to fast and stealthy. The initial idea, that Banner becomes the Hulk when night falls, gets ditched after two issues, and his transformation is instead triggered by a gamma radiation machine he controls with his feet.
Nobody knows what to do with him. Hulk was folded into a brand-new super team known as the Avengers. Hulk is nominally a founding member of the team.
After being supplanted by a freshly thawed Captain America, Hulk jumped from book to book, playing the role of villain in Fantastic Four and sharing the Tales to Astonish anthology, first with Ant-Man and then Namor the Sub-Mariner. After a few tumultuous years, the Hulk we recognize now was cemented in the public consciousness by the television adaptation, which ran on CBS from Still easily excitable, however, the Hulk left the Avengers almost as soon as he joined them, believing his teammates were unappreciative of him after a battle with the Space Phantom.
Soon, Banner's transformations into the Hulk were triggered by the release of adrenaline when he became intensely excited, no matter what time of day or night it was. By this time the Hulk lost his intelligence and became a brutish "savage" menace.
Banner would often wander the country with Rick Jones as his sidekick, as the Hulk was chased by Ross' government task force, the Hulkbusters, as well as the gamma radiation-spawned Abomination and the Leader, among other villains. For a surprisingly long time, Banner managed to hide the fact that he was the Hulk, but his secret became public knowledge when Rick Jones, believing the Hulk was killed by the government, was tricked by General Talbot into revealing the truth.
The Hulk would often find himself in amazing situations, both aiding and fighting super-human heroes and villains, and even visiting other planets and dimensions. One place where the Hulk was welcome was the sub-atomic world ruled by a princess named Jarella. She saw something of the child-like gentleness of the Hulk, and the two were, after a sort, in love.
But tragedy struck when Jarella returned with the Hulk to Earth and surrendered her life to protect a child. For years, Banner wandered the world as a fugitive, cursed by his recurring transformations into the bestial Hulk. Later, after one adventure in outer space, the Hulk returned to Earth via a gamma-powered transporter beam used by the extraterrestrial called the Galaxy Master.
Somehow, this allowed Banner to control his transformations into the Hulk and retain his personality. After proving his intentions to the world by defeating the villainous U-Foes on national television, the public was impressed by the Hulk's demeanor. Banner received a Presidential pardon for his previous rampages as the Hulk and was proclaimed a hero and accepted by virtually all of the super-powered adventurers and the world as well. Betty refused to accept Banner's decision, in that he ceased his attempts to eliminate the Hulk alter ego, and distanced herself from him.
Katherine Waynesboro, an agent of the espionage agency S. Suspicious of her at first, Banner eventually reciprocated her feelings, especially after he rescued Katherine from the clutches of the villain Modoks. Soon afterward, the Savage Hulk Hulk personality began to reassert itself during the Hulk's various adventures, due to the machinations of the demon Nightmare, who had begun weakening Banner's dominance through his dreams.
The savage Hulk ultimately tried to defeat Nightmare's archenemy, the sorcerer supreme Doctor Strange. Strange defeated the Hulk but Banner's personality, ashamed of the savage personality and unwilling to share its activities, retreated entirely, leaving the Hulk virtually mindless.
Doctor Strange transported the mindless Hulk to a dimensional crossroad, from which point the Hulk could travel from dimension to dimension. Strange hoped that the Hulk would find a world that he would be content to live on. After several months, the Hulk returned to Earth when Banner's college friend and fellow scientist, Walter Langkowski a. At this point, Banner once again was able to assume control of the Hulk through subconscious cooperation of the other personas.
Later, scientist Leonard "Doc" Samson captured the Hulk and succeeded, through a process which drained Hulk of excess gamma radiation, in separating Banner's psyche and thus making Banner and the Hulk two separate beings.
The Hulk, free of Banner's moderating influence, escaped and became a greater menace than ever before. Banner became the leader of a new go. Banner also married Betty Ross, believing himself free from the curse of the Hulk. Eventually, Doc Samson discovered that Banner's life force was tied to that of the Hulk, and that their continued separation threatened to kill both of them.
A hurried experiment reunited the two in a new arrangement: the Hulk was now gray once more and again manifested himself only at night. Moreover, General Ross had tried to sabotage the machine, wanting to kill the Hulk, but Rick Jones helped thwart his plans even though he became involved in the experiment. Thus, Rick would transform, similar to Banner, into the green-skinned savage Hulk at nightfall.
Rick was later cured by the Leader on behalf of Banner. The grey Hulk possessed all of Banner's intelligence, although few of his specific memories, and none of Banner's morality. He sought to keep himself alive and in control.
Only during the full moon, when enough reflected sunlight hit the Earth to bring out some of Banner's buried personality, would the Hulk have any kind feelings whatsoever. The Hulk again ran afoul of the Leader, who proceeded to trap the Hulk in an enclosed area with a detonating gamma-bomb. Coincidentally, the Hulk was simultaneously brought to Jarella's world, narrowly escaping the effects of the gamma-bomb. The Hulk found himself embroiled in a religious war and agreed to assist one side of wizards in return for their preventing Banner from ever surfacing again.
Returned to Earth, the Hulk adopted the identity of "Joe Fixit," and sought employment in Las Vegas as a "leg-breaker. The Hulk managed to convince most of his associates that his gray skin was some racial characteristic. Later, however, the Banner-suppressing spell wore off.
Again, the Hulk appeared only at night, with Banner, claiming to be Joe Fixit's half-brother, dominant during the daylight. During this time, Joe Fixit began a romantic relationship with Marlo Chandler later, Marlo Jones , although Bruce was still technically married to Betty. Marlo later ended the relationship, growing uncomfortable with the secrets Fixit would keep from her. Betty, along with the rest of the world, believed Bruce to have died in his encounter with the Leader, and she was training to become a nun.
Banner learned of Betty's whereabouts during the Hulk's encounter with the villain Madman, and was soon reunited with her, but not before the green-skinned savage Hulk reappeared as well, in an encounter with the hero Prometheus.
Banner and Betty searched for Rick Jones and were similarly reunited, as was the Hulk with Rick's new girlfriend Marlo. Eventually, various personalities of the Hulk began to war among each other. Banner, just as he was coming to accept the idea of the Hulk being a permanent part of his life, began to transform into the green-skinned "Savage Hulk", just as the gray "Mr.
Fixit" began to prematurely change into Banner. Doc Samson felt that if such mutations were to continue it would eventually kill Bruce from the physical strain. Stark himself appears in the film's closing scene. Alternate versions Two versions were released theatrically in Germany: the uncut version, rated "Not under 16", and a very clumsily edited version which was rated "Not under 12".
User reviews Review. Top review. An Incredible Reboot. I was not one of those who hated Ang Lee's portrayal of the Hulk. I did enjoy it to an extent; it was a bit slow-moving and there were some parts that needed some improvement, but it was overall a decent film. I do agree that Louis Letterier's film was a vast improvement, though.
It improved on all of the issues I had with Lee's film. The film is a reboot of the dying franchise: Bruce Banner has been hiding in Brazil, attempting to keep a low profile while he searches for a cure for his condition, but General Ross becomes aware of his location and enlists the aid of Emil Blonsky, a soldier with a mean streak.
A bit of non-sanctioned experimentation later and Blonsky becomes a creature rivaling even the Hulk in power. One issue I had with Lee's film was the slow-pacing; the film felt as if it dragged forever between action scenes. It wasn't necessarily the fault of the cast, but seemed more to do with a story that didn't really grab me. Letterier's film amps up the excitement and interest levels a bit with a stronger story and better action sequences.
The Hulk's fight against three gamma-irradiated dogs in the previous film doesn't even compare to the Hulk's battle against the Army on the college campus in this film. I didn't see the Hulk from as being overly-cartoonish in appearance but I can see how some others did. The new film gives the Hulk a grittier, stronger, more realistic style as realistic as a 9-foot tall green giant can be and the Abomination looks just as good. In general, I also dug the new cast better than the previous.
Ed Norton was great as Bruce Banner, giving him a great blend of meekness and inner strength. From what I understand, Norton is a huge fan of the source material so you know he must've given this role everything he had. I enjoyed Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, though there were times when I missed Jennifer Connelly, and Tim Roth has long been one of my favorite actors so it was great to see him go with the villainous side this time around as Blonsky.
William Hurt was a fine General Ross though, just as Liv Tyler, there were times when I thought Sam Elliot would've put in a stronger performance plus, there were a handful of instances where Hurt came off as over-acting a bit, in my opinion It's great to have the character of the Hulk back in the hands of Marvel and they've done a great job of rejuvenating the franchise.
I loved this film and, while it wasn't on par with 's Iron Man film, it was a great superhero flick. The action was brutal, the story was entertaining, and the cast was near perfect. My only real issue with the film was the ending; without going into detail, I thought the resolution of the final battle between the Hulk and Abomination was anti-climactic.
I remember first watching the scene and the only thought that popped into my head was "That's IT?! Otherwise, it's a great movie and a good way to spend two hours. FAQ Is this movie based on a book? Is this a sequel? Why didn't Edward Norton receive credit for the screenplay?
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