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Mild-mannered scientist Bruce Banner has been traveling the globe in search of the antidote that will allow him to break free from his primal alter ego, but both the warmongers who long to exploit him... read more read more... for their own gain and a horrific creature known as The Abomination are determined to stop him from achieving his noble goal in Transporter 2 director Louis Leterrier's take on the classic Marvel Comics superhero tale. For years, Bruce (Edward Norton) has been living in the shadows, pursued by the military and haunted by the rage within. But traveling the world in secrecy isn't easy, and as hard as he tries Bruce can't get Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) off his mind. The daughter of Bruce's nemesis Gen. Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt), Betty represents everything that is beautiful in the world to a man who lives his life on the run. Eventually, Bruce returns to civilization and faces the wrath of The Abomination. While the Hulk may be a formidable force of nature, The Abomination is decidedly more powerful, and determined to destroy Bruce Banner. Created when KGB agent Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) exposed himself to a higher dose of the same radiation that transformed Bruce into The Hulk, The Abomination is unable to change back into human form and holds Bruce accountable for his frightful condition. With time fast running out for both Bruce and The Hulk, New York City is about to become the ultimate urban battle zone as two of the most powerful creatures ever to walk the earth clash in a massive, no-holds-barred fight to the finish. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Louis Leterrier

Release Date: June 12, 2008

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DVD Release Date: October 21, 2008

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  • December 1, 2008
    Ed Norton comes through and as always love Tim Roth. Liv Tyler does well also. Overall this movie did a good job of rejumping the hulk franchise and continues to set the table for Avengers.
  • May 21, 2012
    Just a lot of smashing. I used to really love Ed Norton, but I find his face so incongruously milquetoast for every role subsequent to The Narrator in Fight Club.
  • fb100000145236770
    May 5, 2012
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    I've never been an overly big Hulk fan. Never really got into the comics, and I don't remember much about the tv show(other than the hulk looked ridiculous painted in green). When the first "Hulk" movie came out I was pretty excited for it. The previews looked good and the eff... read moreects looked great. Then it came out, and was a complete turd. The movie was just flat out bad, like "Elektra" bad. So when I heard they were rebooting it, I was like, how could it be any worse? Luckily, this is a great action/adventure movie. Very different from other Marvel hero movies, as this is more of a chase movie, rather than good guy vs bad guy flick. Plus, Edward Norton is one of the best actors on the planet and does another fantastic job here. I hope they make more Hulk movies like this, because if they go back to that original crap, you can just consider the Hulk dead in my eyes. I'm sure he'll be pretty badass next year in "Avengers".
  • fb733768972
    May 2, 2012
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    A major improvement on what became of the pervious hulk instalment, and if they want to continue this franchise, then they better make more like this. This time, they reboot the franchise as Edward Norton portrays the role of Bruce Banner, and my god does it feel real. The visual... read mores are on another level of awesome, the acting is great, the story is much more structured than the first, and the fast pacing of the story is what truly makes this film memorable. Everything moves so fast, while you still manage to remember every scene. This is the true hulk film and it is going to be hard to beat. But I will say this, I cannot wait for a sequel.
  • March 31, 2012
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    I cannot stress how far this is from being incredible. Ang Lee cared about the story of the Hulk and made something thoughtful in "Hulk". In contrast, "The Incredible Hulk" is the mindless investment his ... read moredeep film was supposed to be, but wasn't for all the better. In this pretty bad adapation we have: no character development, a camp cheesy script and no emotionality, you might as well pay a random pedestrian to break into a shop and smash the place up for you because it's exactly the same as watching this movie.
  • March 10, 2012
    The only thing that made up for this movie and it's boring action scenes was the chemistry between Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. That relationship in itself was more interesting than the whole Hulk aspect.
  • February 9, 2012
    I gotta say, its better than the first Hulk film for sure and its certainly not too bad, but its hardly a great film by any means, strongly average for me.

    It starts of kinda slow in Brazil and your not too sure whats going on really, things do progress OK building the story, b... read moreut the first Hulk rage scene is where I noticed he isnt gonna look as good as I thought he may. still I liked what I was seeing. Afew plot holes appear here n there like how does Banner get from Brazil to the US? one minute he's in the jungle next minute he's back in the states somewhere. Anyway, you get the real Hulk on the uni campus sequence, again weird little plot holes like how did the army know he was there? and Banner see's them pretty quickly and comfortably haha. Its here where there's a real battle but to be honest I wasn't impressed by the effects to be honest, very average, and the Hulk also looked pretty average, not much better than Ang Lee's version. The only scene he does look good is the night rain sequence after the battle.

    From there it went abit down hill for me, the story is fine with plenty of good homages (including music) but the finale battles with Abomination are pretty basic looking, nothing we haven't seen before and Abomination looks pretty crap as well frankly. The action moves so fast at the end you can't really keep pace with the blows, its all very overblown but I kinda expected that.thats the problem with huge characters like Hulk, Abomination, Thing etc...they are so fast, frantic, big n powerful, for them to move and fight realistically they have to appear very fast and fluid, obviously double or triple the times of a regular person, but thats makes it hard to view really. Its all a big flash, bang, blurr on the screen, tricky to do I know.

    Its an OK film but not great, kinda just above average maybe. The cast are very good and save the film really, especially Norton, Roth and Hurt, they do bring some realism to the film which helps allot, another annoying Stan Lee cameo I'm afraid hmmm.
    The ending is pretty open with a massive positive for a certain team movie haha yeah I think its happening now. Its ok but 'Iron Man' is still the best comicbook flick this year.
  • January 28, 2012
    Excellent movie about a scientist who is poisoned with radiation. Full of action, great plot and graphics. Edward Norton is brilliant. Surprising cameos from the original Hulk and Robert Downey Jr. The pace is a little slow at times and you have to try to piece things together bu... read moret there are lots of action in between to keep you on the edge of your seat. This production was much better than Eric Bana's version of Hulk.
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    December 17, 2011
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    Dumb, visceral and pleasing to the eye, this team knew better than to treat the comic-book-material as being capable of art-house depth. Case in point, instead of spending all movie trying to delve into the repressed memories from 4 years of age, this Bruce Banner simply goes the... read more "eastern" route with meditation and breathing techniques, and a blood pressure monitor. This a more traditional comic-book movie - a lot more action, quicker pacing, more exotic and stimulating locations, a crushing romance, and an establishment of Hulk's necessary existence beyond the last scene and within the rest of the Marvel universe, leaving us two reasons to expect him again. That said, it doesn't go beyond visceral. There is no depth at all in exploring the psyche of Hulk, or anyone. The third team to create the Hulk origins movie should find a middle-ground, giving something we can walk away with besides yoga classes.
  • November 29, 2011
    It's not a bad movie. But I just can't understand why it's not a sequal. There was no need what so ever to make a new hulk movie. The old one way fine the way it is. And this can't hold a candle to that one. If this was a sequal (wich it could be with some easy tweeks in the scri... read morept)....it would be okay. Now...it has to out do the first one. Wich it clearly doesn't. So thanks but no thanks

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Laremy Legel
July 6, 2010
Laremy Legel, Film.com

It won't change your life but you'll walk away smiling. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
October 18, 2008
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Rather than go to the trouble of crafting a dramatically satisfying conclusion, The Incredible Hulk" blows the audience off and takes the air out of its previous solid work by ending with what is esse... Full Review

Amy Biancolli
July 18, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

In close-up the Hulk is more cartoonish than scary, but when he's ripping armed vehicles to shreds? Kewl. Full Review

Richard Schickel
June 27, 2008
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

The sheer craft directors such as Leterrier lavish on them is awesome to me. I can't imagine how they orchestrate all the little pieces of film they require to build their big set pieces... [But] Why ... Full Review

Rex Reed
June 18, 2008
Rex Reed, New York Observer

It's dismaying to think of all the wonderful performances Edward Norton has given in movies nobody ever saw. This one is high-octane slumming that will keep him in Bentleys for years. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 16, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's really well done. It's a lot of fun.

David Denby
June 16, 2008
David Denby, New Yorker

Digital spectacle is both too much and too little, and it's beginning to put some of us in a funk of disappointment and boredom. When you've seen one half-ton piece of metal flung through the air, you... Full Review

David Edelstein
June 16, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

The chief fault of The Incredible Hulk is that it aims to be the diametric opposite of Lee's, and it jettisons what actually worked. Full Review

Wesley Morris
June 13, 2008
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

In their determination to make a reliable action movie, they forgot to make an interesting one. Full Review

Peter Rainer
June 13, 2008
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

A smash-and-slash affair. This probably bodes well for the franchise but ill for those of us who think the world would be a better place with at least one less conflicted comic book antihero glutting ... Full Review

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    • Major Kathleen Sparr: How are you feeling, man?
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    • Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Urrgh!
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    • Emil Blonsky: This is a whole new level of weird.

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