The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers (WGA):

Zak Penn (screenplay)
Zak Penn (screen story)

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

On June 13, get ready to unleash the beast.

Plot:

Fugitive Dr. Bruce Banner must utilize the genetic accident that transforms him into a giant, rampaging hulk to stop a former soldier that purposely becomes an even more dangerous version.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Pizza | Tank | Taxi | Blood

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Cast

Edward Norton	...	Bruce Banner
Liv Tyler	...	Betty Ross
Tim Roth	...	Emil Blonsky
William Hurt	...	Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Samuel Sterns
Ty Burrell	...	Dr. Lennord Samson
Christina Cabot	...	Major Kathleen 'Kat' Sparr
Peter Mensah	...	General Joe Greller
Lou Ferrigno	...	Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
Paul Soles	...	Stanley
Débora Nascimento	...	Martina
Greg Bryk	...	Commando #1
Chris Owens	...	Commando #2
Al Vrkljan	...	Commando #3
Adrian Hein	...	Commando #4

Also Known As:

Hulk 2 (USA) (working title)
Incroyable Hulk, L' (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Невероятный Халк (Russia) [ru]
Hulk, o apithanos (Greece) [el]
Hulk: El hombre increíble (Argentina) [es]
Incrível Hulk, O (Brazil) [pt]
Incredibile Hulk, L' (Italy) [it]
Increible Hulk, El (Venezuela) [es]
The Incredible Hulk (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Unglaubliche Hulk, Der (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Taiwan:PG-12 | Ireland:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:12 (cut) | Peru:14 | Canada:G (Québec) | Finland:K-13 | Norway:11 | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 (censored version) | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:G | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Spain:7 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44454) | Greece:K-13 | Germany:16 (uncut) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 (theatrical release, cut) | Germany:16 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Company:

Marvel Enterprises

Trivia:

According to Tim Roth, Edward Norton rewrote scenes every day; Norton and Liv Tyler also spent hours discussing their characters' lives (especially before the Hulk appeared).

Goofs:

Continuity: The chase in Brazil moves from night to day and back to night again.

Quotes:

[first line]
Bruce Banner: Is it ready?

Movie Connections:

Spin off The Incredible Hulk (2008) (VG)

Don't make me hungry...

Three cheers for Marvel for finally realizing that no one knows their material better then themselves. May they never sell another beloved superhero to a lesser being again.

For the second time this summer Marvel has given us a superhero movie that just plain rocks. With the exact right amount of humour, character development and great action sequences, the Incredible Hulk is up there with Iron Man as one of my favourite films to be released so far in the summer movie season. While I didn't like it quite as much as Iron Man (Robert Downey WAS Tony Stark. Whereas something still doesn't sit right about Edward Norton as Bruce...) it was nevertheless a great, faithful adaptation of the comic books. Plus the cameo appearances by both Stan Lee and Robert Downey Jr where terrific! Possibly my favourite Stan Lee cameo yet.

There isn't really much else to say besides, go see it for yourselves. If you're a fan of the comics, or just of fun popcorn films you'll definitely enjoy this one.

8/10