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Inviso 02/02/21 3:08:56 PM #58:	TomNook The dullest movie on the list. I'm not really a fan of the Hulk as a character, so a movie that centers around him is unlikely to be one that appeals to me (the same goes for that Ang Lee version). As much as I like Edward Norton as an actor, there wasn't much to salvage here. Just dull. VengefulKaelee If this doesn't come in last place overall, I'll be amazed. 2008's The Incredible Hulk is a failure on nearly every level. After a decent opening ten minutes that partially serves to cover the origin story that had already been adapted in Ang Lee's Hulk (a better, but still highly flawed film), this takes a complete nose dive and never recovers. Probably the worst part is the way this movie treats Liv Tyler's character her character literally only exists to fawn over Bruce and never displays any agency or personality of her own. It's probably the single most misogynistic portrayal of a female character I've ever seen in a comic book movie. Not to mention I felt really bad for her poor fianc, Ty Burrell, who seemed like a perfectly nice guy in this movie and totally didn't deserve to get completely dropped as soon as Betty laid eyes on Bruce again. As far as the villains go, Tim Roth's Abomination is pretty forgettable, and William Hurt is just kind of painful as Thunderbolt Ross. Recasting Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk was one of the smartest early behind-the-scenes decisions the MCU creatives made though, admittedly, Ed Norton is slightly more suited for the part of Hulk than Eric Bana, I'll give this movie that. Whiskey Nick (No write-up.) XIII Rocks Of all of them this is the one I have very little affection for and I'm sure I'm not the only one. There's the seeds of the wider MCU here and some good Hulk-smashing action, but it's not really that good. I like Ed Norton a lot and think he did fine. For as much as I like Ruffalo, recasting Hulk really cemented this as the black sheep of the MCU and made it seem more "separate", so it becomes completely inessential - as well as being just not that good of a movie. So I don't really have much affection for it as a result. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:950202236] in Board 8 Ra... [t:79272506]...</cite> <quote>TomNook The dullest movie on the list. I'm not really a fan of the Hulk as a character, so a movie that centers around him is unlikely to be one that appeals to me (the same goes for that Ang Lee version). As much as I like Edward Norton as an actor, there wasn't much to salvage here. Just dull. VengefulKaelee If this doesn't come in last place overall, I'll be amazed. 2008's The Incredible Hulk is a failure on nearly every level. After a decent opening ten minutes that partially serves to cover the origin story that had already been adapted in Ang Lee's Hulk (a better, but still highly flawed film), this takes a complete nose dive and never recovers. Probably the worst part is the way this movie treats Liv Tyler's character her character literally only exists to fawn over Bruce and never displays any agency or personality of her own. It's probably the single most misogynistic portrayal of a female character I've ever seen in a comic book movie. Not to mention I felt really bad for her poor fianc, Ty Burrell, who seemed like a perfectly nice guy in this movie and totally didn't deserve to get completely dropped as soon as Betty laid eyes on Bruce again. As far as the villains go, Tim Roth's Abomination is pretty forgettable, and William Hurt is just kind of painful as Thunderbolt Ross. Recasting Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk was one of the smartest early behind-the-scenes decisions the MCU creatives made though, admittedly, Ed Norton is slightly more suited for the part of Hulk than Eric Bana, I'll give this movie that. Whiskey Nick (No write-up.) XIII Rocks Of all of them this is the one I have very little affection for and I'm sure I'm not the only one. There's the seeds of the wider MCU here and some good Hulk-smashing action, but it's not really that good. I like Ed Norton a lot and think he did fine. For as much as I like Ruffalo, recasting Hulk really cemented this as the black sheep of the MCU and made it seem more "separate", so it becomes completely inessential - as well as being just not that good of a movie. So I don't really have much affection for it as a result. --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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