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What does HULK and the classic video game DigDug have in common'

Strangely enough, by zacdilone	May 6th, 2002 04:07:49 AM
I've never been a big Hulk fan, but I actually am looking forward to this.
So The Hulk doesn't run around blowing up bad guys with a bi by TheFoywonder	May 6th, 2002 04:24:10 AM
I thought you said this had something in common with Dig Dig?
I love the idea of the next photo in that series being the guy w by Chaffro	May 6th, 2002 04:58:14 AM
I afraid. Very afraid. The Law Of Diminishing Returns means that following Spiderman, Hulk and Hellboy we're going to see a Punisher, Dick Tracy or (ack!) Howard The Duck. Please don't let it be the Batman sequels that suck.
The Foywonder: by EricAlan69	May 6th, 2002 05:01:25 AM
SNARF! You know, I think I'd actually pay money to see a 'Dig-Dug' movie. It'd have to be better than either 'Super Mario Bros.' or 'Street Fighter.' // e.
I Can't WAIT For The Special Ang Lee '20th. Anniversary by EricAlan69	May 6th, 2002 05:07:12 AM
You know, when he digitally replaces all of those guns with cherry blossoms and abaci (um, that'd be the plural of 'abacus', if you were confused).... Also, that kooky Hulk Dog will be digitally inserted to sell toys from 'Burger Royalty' (Officially renamed from 'Burger King' because of the politically incorrect exclusion of females in the title. Also, all burgers of the year 2022 will actually be made from soybeans, as cows will be an officially endangered species). And finally, Betty will come first. (You figure that one out....) // e.
Where's the fucking head?!! by Rant_Man	May 6th, 2002 07:15:45 AM

What do they have in Common? THEY BOTH SUCK!!! by DoggyDaddi	May 6th, 2002 07:27:22 AM
This movie will suck harder then a 2 dollar hooker workin' the chrome off a brand new trailer hitch
Hulk too big. by Rain_Dog	May 6th, 2002 08:10:16 AM
Mighty Joe Young size? Is anyone else unnerved by the comparison? 15 feet is a little much, in my personal view. To the guy who was worried about the CGI Hulk's facial features, don't be. By the sounds of it they'll be obscured by low-lying clouds.
I actually don't mind the idea of Hulk dogs, by the way. by Rain_Dog	May 6th, 2002 08:16:46 AM
It makes sense that some nefarious science chap would experiment on animals after seeing what happened to Banner. I'd like to know if the dogs will be permanently hulked, thus keeping the thing about Bruce reacting differently to the gamma radiation because of his latent multiple personality disorder. Although, wasn't their something about the hulk dogs belonging to Pa Banner? On second thoughts, in the words of Derek 'Meatman' Scully, that sounds like me arse. I'll see this movie, but I'm not planning on being very happy afterwards.
Hulk Smash by FanHalen	May 6th, 2002 08:40:47 AM
15 feet tall? They should drop it down to about 9. He's gonna look like a Tyrannosaurus.
yawn by Robert Blake	May 6th, 2002 08:51:41 AM
"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" was terribly boring, despite a few good action scenes. This one will suck as well.
Dig-Dug doesn't suck.... by rev_skarekroe	May 6th, 2002 09:00:04 AM
....he blows! And you know what would be a better animation than Knowles changing into Spidey? Knowles in a wet t-shirt kissing Spidey! Hello? Anyone? sk
Didn't San Fran just have an earthquake? by holidill	May 6th, 2002 09:13:10 AM
That's what that is. Clean-up from the Earthquake. There's no Hulk movie, I don't know what your talking about...No Mr. Lee I;m not sending any info to AICN. Suckers.(It's to early)
my standard complaint about CG effects complaints... by the barking dog	May 6th, 2002 10:25:33 AM
Have any of you people who complain about CG effects looking fake ever SEEN a movie made before 1989? Did you ever notice how fake the Tauntauns look in "The Empire Strikes Back"? Or the giant police robot in "Robocop"? CG looks fake because...get ready for a shocker...it IS fake! The effects wizards have simply transferred fakeness to another medium, albeit one that looks incredibly more realistic than stop-motion ever could. Cut it some slack! Ten years from now the technology will be even better, and you'll still be complaining about it. Movies are there to be enjoyed...do it!
Isn't the Guy From CHOPPER Playing Bruce Banner? by NoCureForFools	May 6th, 2002 10:27:10 AM
i saw the teaser before Spiderman the other day and i coulda sworn it was the same guy. if you don't know what i'm talking about, run, don't walk to your nearwst video store and rent CHOPPER. great flick.
Hulk by joshuaonenine	May 6th, 2002 10:30:01 AM
Eric Bana is going to be Hulk? I assuume that there will be use of CGI on the Hulk then.Interesting!
Cripes! not Gripes by Gristle	May 6th, 2002 11:21:25 AM
To those complaining that a CG Hulk will look bad: the cave troll in "Fellowship" was pretty close to what a fifteen foot Hulk will look like as rendered by a few dozen Silicon Valley computers, and that thing looked pretty damn good.
15 feet is a tad large... by schreck	May 6th, 2002 02:51:25 PM
...even for the Hulk. As for the CGI factor I'll say it again; I just don't get it. Sure a little here and there to patch up the holes, but what's the point of making a "live-action" Hulk film if he's just a flat (albeit well rendered) computer graphic? At least with stop-motion the subjects are tangible objects.(Although I'll admit I wouldn't want the Hulk realized that way either). Where the hell are Rick Baker and Stan Winston when we need 'em?
15 ft? Right.... by Boy Batty	May 6th, 2002 03:28:02 PM
Unless that guy walking by the C Stand with the grey Hulk 'head' on it is 12' tall, there's no way that the Hulk is going to be 15' tall. You guys just accept this number (15') just because the guy who took the pictures says it? He obviously has no perception of heigth. If that's not enough of an indicater, check this out. A C Stand goes to a maximun height of about 15', and one of the arms on that particular stand (the one with the grey 'Hulk head', the one with the green sandbags) isn't even raised. Don't be so gullible, people. From my point of view, it looks like the Hulk is going to be about 9' tall, which is way more proper when basing this on the comic.
hulk movies by fun guy	May 6th, 2002 03:42:52 PM
them other hulk movies like suburban commando and no holds barred and rocky 3 were pretty good. i hope this one is good but the hulkster is getting kinda old. hey just kidding. remember that tv Hulk movie with Thor? it was great. hey i met bill bixby once.
Nintendo by kgbmanx	May 6th, 2002 04:41:58 PM
May I just say that Dig Dug was one of the most under-rated nintendo games of all time.
If they use stop motion in "The Empire Strikes Back", it's g by St.Buggering	May 6th, 2002 04:42:10 PM
Stop motion animation is so fake. They should do the tauntauns with plastic horse toys on strings. And I can't believe they're using a puppet for Yoda. Puppets are so fake. This movie is gonna suck._________________________ __ The point I'm making here, of course, is that you people who insist of focusing on the technique are royally missing the point. CGI does not suck, any more than stop motion animation or puppetry sucked. A special effect is bad if it's poorly done. It's the execution that's important, not the technique. Most of you whiners probably aren't even aware that almost all movies have CGI in them, not just action blockbusters. It's a common post-production cleanup tool, and you never notice it. Now, what would you suggest they use for the Hulk? A bodybuilder spray-painted green? And on a final note, that head in the picture is NOT 15 feet off the ground. Everyone stop panicking just because the guy SAID it was.
THESE PICS ARE FAKE by misterWINKIE	May 6th, 2002 06:15:48 PM
If you use photoshop...you can see small pixeliztions when you swap the contrast and balance out the colors...its bogus...honest...anyways....Wh at does Hulk have in common with the vidoe game Rampage....geeez...Harry....us e that at least...dig dug?...i was thinking Hulk was going to take a tube up the ass and be blown up....watever...I am let down now!
For the record, they're real... by Mister SF	May 6th, 2002 07:12:34 PM
My pics are real. They were photographed at the corner of Vallejo and Sansome Streets in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 1, around noon. I am a San Francisco journalist whose column, "Heart of the City" appears in the San Francisco Independent newspaper and online at my web site, www.MisterSF.com. Thanks! Hank
Yes, 15 feet by DrDestructo	May 6th, 2002 07:18:55 PM
Those of you who are saying that it doesn't look like the head is 15 feet up are misinterpreting the picture. Look at the picture of the stand in closeup with an Asian guy walking past... Figuring that he's six feet tall, the grey rectangle is about 2 feet above him. Then look closely at the lower picture of the stand in the middle of the street -- that rectangle is only halfway up the pole! The circular grey "head" looks indeed to be about 15 feet off the ground.
The headline should be "What >>do by Rick McCallum	May 6th, 2002 07:34:57 PM
Christ, sorry to have to play Grammar Cop here, but can't you guys running this site at LEAST try to pretend to have a good grasp of the English language? No wonder geeks have such a bad rep. It's through this site that I learned such geektard writing as "noone". But, still, you all keep writing like a bunch of retards (no offense to retards like Corky "I-luv-you-REBECCA!!!" of "Life Goes On" fame), and insistently so as if it's cool or "punk" to do so. Writing like a fucktard is NOT cool.
This is why the Bixby series was so much better... by Sith Witch	May 6th, 2002 07:40:53 PM
How realistic is it that a six foot guys body could grow into fifteen feet? I mean, there is not enough raw material there for it to expand so. And bump his head underneath several feet of concrete, breaking it open as he goes? What? That is so implausible! Give me the Bixby series anyday, where the only thing that expanded was Banner's muscle mass, not his skeletal structure. Oh, you see, his skeleton and muscles grow three times their size, then back again, over and over again. Yeah...
BANA mixxed w/ CGI ? by CHEWBLACCA	May 6th, 2002 07:50:22 PM
This may be a stretch,but MAYBE the FX wizards will be putting Bana's face on the giant CG Hulk body.Baker is doing make-up so it's possible.Hell,they can do anything these days.If done well it could add a range of emotion and realism to the Hulk no one would expect.As for 15' being too big-look at the comics.The Hulk's size varies from artist to artist. I have a lot reservations about this film.The Hulk's size is the least of them.Oh yeah..SPIDER-MAN rules!
15 Ft? Lee is making Godzilla! by TalkingMachine	May 6th, 2002 08:15:15 PM
You know, I thought the recent Spiderman was good. Why? Because the people who made it actually READ the comic and seemed to be fans themselves. They stayed very close to the source. This Hulk movie has me nervous. I wasn't a big fan of CTHD and I don't think Ang has a grasp of what makes the Hulk the Hulk. He does seem to think he is similair to Godzilla. 15 ft is a bit much. It is too bad, I was hoping for something a bit closer to the source...from New Mexico dessert to sunny San Fran. No bomb, just a gamma ray. The major villian is his Dad. And, finally the Hulk doesn't speak and he is way too big. Just doesn't sound good at this point.
Okay, I've been keeping my mouth shut about this for a while by Blue Devil	May 6th, 2002 08:29:50 PM
Ang Lee's changes don't bother me as much as it does others. No offense, but Hulk's always been one of Marvel's weakest characters conceptually (no pun intended). I mean, how interesting is it to watch a guy go crazy and tear stuff up- didn't we just have that with The Scorpion King? Lee is going to have to do something different to make the Hulk interesting. Lee's changes are either so dramatic that they'll completely knock us on our ass, or he will completely destroy the character. I for one, am hopeful (and that's extremely rare). I had to say something because once I saw Dennis Muren walking around set, I knew CGIing the Hulk won't be a problem- Muren is on it. My fear now lies with the story (and I have to admit, having Hulk running around underground is definitely cool). I'm getting anxious.
Man... by StarUnlit	May 6th, 2002 08:34:00 PM

Too bad... by StarUnlit	May 6th, 2002 08:34:59 PM
Those plastic M16s look so CGI, why cant they use real plastic M16s???
About the 15 feet issue... by Toe Jam	May 6th, 2002 08:55:09 PM
You guys are all totally miscalculating and misinterpreting the photo. It looks as if the guy just below the head-topped pole isn't even holding it. Instead, it looks to me as if the base of the pole is at least several feet in front of him. Just look at it closer, it looks like the base of the pole is just barely obscured by his head. Now, with that in mind, it looks more like the head is no more than about 10 feet above ground level. That sounds pretty appropriate. But if Lee and co. are indeed planning to make Hulk 15 feet tall ... well, that's just lame. Also, isn't this supposed to be a superhero movie? I wonder how Hulk will redeem himself if he goes on a rampage in San Fran. Does anyone know if there is a main baddie written for this movie? I can't even seem to recall who Hulk's arch-nemesis was in the comics.
Toe Jam: The main bad guy by TalkingMachine	May 6th, 2002 09:06:54 PM
I read on Coming Attractions and here that the main bad guy would be the Absorbing Man. The bad news (besides that fact that the Absorbing Man is not a Hulk villian) is that he is being played by Nick Nolte...the same guy playing his Dad. So, rumor has it that the Hulk's nemisis is his father. Bummer...had my fingers crossed for the Leader.
That is a fist... by DarkGoblin_5000	May 6th, 2002 10:00:33 PM
That is a fist coming out of the ground, not a head. Hulk is punching through the street...so yeah, looks like he will be about 15 feet or so. That's not so bad, in the comic the angrier hulk get's the bigger he gets, and he has gotten pretty huge before. I think what we are looking at is one pissed off Hulk. On a side note...I hope they don't screw up the hulk's origin too much. He is really a great character, and there is a lot to work with...I just don't think anyone has given the character justice yet. I hope we will see a good Hulk movie here, because it will either make or break the franchise which is suffering a lot lately.
Why the Hulk is not "conceptually weak." by MCVamp	May 6th, 2002 10:12:15 PM
Above comments have pinned the Hulk as a one-dimensional, boring character. Maybe in some of the weaker issues, after the freshness of the character had long since worn off. But I disagree. The Hulk is the Jekyll and Hyde story retold for the 20th century, as well as a grim parable for the atomic age. Bruce Banner is a wimp. He is totally under the thumb of his bosses and fellow scientists. He is a good man at heart, and perhaps, after his work, it is only Betty Ross who keeps him going. But years of psychological snubbing create a subconscious monster inside of Banner, so deep that it never, ever comes out while he is awake. But the Hulk isn't just some radioactive mutated green giant. He represents every suppressed fear, anger, and raw emotion that Banner has crushed into a hidden chamber in his mind over his lifetime of meekness. The radiation doesn't just mutate him, it derives from his subconscious the pure rage that Banner is incapable of venting. The point is, there isn't necessarily the same Hulk in all of us. An older post criticized the line from the trailer where Banner claims to "like it." This too, is fitting, because when that side of him breaks loose, Bruce's inhibitions no longer restrain him... when he gets that mad, he WANTS to smash something... and it scares Banner how natural the feeling becomes for the few seconds that he is aware of the change. As for being a parable of the atomic age, that part is simple. Since Marvel wasn't going to blow up the world in the 60's, (nor could they according to Code) the writers took a different route. Creating weapons of mass destruction can make men into monsters, even men who may have good intentions. Even though Bruce Banner did not necessarily want to create weapons, his gamma research made it possible... and in that way, however unwillingly, he became a monster as a result. That or the men who made his research into bombs created their own destruction (the Hulk) by making the gamma bomb. Either or. Okay, I'll shut up now.
And why waste money on a CGI Hulk... by MCVamp	May 6th, 2002 10:16:36 PM
...when Mike Tyson is readily available? He doesn't even have to act. Just paint him green and keep him tranqued between takes, we don't want him biting Ang Lee's torso in half.
sextopus Harry, sextopus by 007-11	May 6th, 2002 11:05:29 PM
Just trying to keep your story straight. Any movie with Jennifer Connelly is worth seeing. She earned her Oscar, unlike one notable and very good actor who got his for a role that was very underserving of the award.
by KidCthulhu	May 6th, 2002 11:42:47 PM

Anyway....you guys are very funny... by KidCthulhu	May 6th, 2002 11:44:56 PM
Pretending to be pissed because a Comic Book Movie isn't totally realistic.Ha! I just about wet em when that guy was all,"The Hulk's skeleton couldn't grow like that"....Man that's good for larfs...keep up the good work!
HULK not BIG.... HULK just feeling bloated by rumpieguy	May 7th, 2002 12:24:00 AM
Lol...hey peeps what up? Actually the Hulk marker has two cards....ONE placed high...the other low. The high one is for his total height as he flys out of the hole in the street...and the lower marker is his height when he lands. Its not only for the actors....but for the camera man as well. :)
HULK not BIG.... HULK just feeling bloated by rumpieguy	May 7th, 2002 12:26:37 AM
Lol...hey peeps what up? Actually the Hulk marker has two cards....ONE placed high...the other low. The high one is for his total height as he flys out of the hole in the street...and the lower marker is his height when he lands. Its not only for the actors....but for the camera man as well. :)
Why is Nolte playing David Banner? Wasn't Banner's dad n by Monkey_King	May 7th, 2002 01:08:40 AM
I know it's probably a nod to the classic Bixby show, but couldn't they call him Brian David Banner or something? Why is the HULK so big now? Wasn't he only around 8 ft tall or so?
The Incredible Bulk? by bonecow	May 7th, 2002 01:40:28 AM
What's going to cover Hulk's pecker? It aint pants. I always remember the Hulk having pants that were torn from his transformation. Sorry, no man has pants that can fit a 15 foot giant.
Chewblacca by Rain_Dog	May 7th, 2002 02:05:34 AM
Eric Bana was on a chat show called the Panel over here in Australia a while back, and said that he'd be playing both Banner and the Hulk, but wouldn't say how they'd achieve that, so I'd say its a safe bet the Hulk's face will be Bana's (give or take some green make-up and whatnot), morphed with a CGI body. Good call. MCVamp, excellent post. I have no response because you covered it all.
forget cgi! by childsizedhands	May 7th, 2002 02:43:02 AM
i think, whenever there's a scene that the Hulk would be in, they should just have a guy hold up a page from a comic and yell "Hulk smash" really loud.
Ang Lee by Surn	May 7th, 2002 03:08:21 AM
If you doubt Ang Lee's talent, check out Ride with the Devil. I too was not wowed by CTHD, but he accomplished exactly what he wanted to. Hulk could be a wonderful surprise that you were'nt expecting.
Marvel Universe by lothar OTHP	May 7th, 2002 04:07:16 AM
While watchign the Spiderman movie, I noticed they kept mentioning Peter growing up, and coming into his own. This, along with the Hulk trailer made me start thinking that if one of the strengths in comics is that comic publishers have been able to create a rich world full of different characters that can interact with each other, why can't they do the same in movies? I'm not talking a bunch of interconnected sequels per say, but nods to the other marvel universe films, maybe mentions of X-men related activity, or a shot of the Daily Bugle in the new Hulk film. Subtle reminders taht we are in the same world that the other films created, while not forcing people to have to see the other movies to "get it". Like the View Askewniverse, people who have seen the other movies get nods, and newbies get enticed to go back and find the originals. Just a thought...
Hulk Rampaging Underground by Kid Z	May 7th, 2002 08:34:27 AM
... hmmm.... sounds like Jon Peters was involved in this somewhere along the line...
Maybe... by Kid Z	May 7th, 2002 08:35:52 AM
... we'll also have Hulk Polar Bears and a little gay, robot chum for Dr. Banner?
Obligatory "Hulk Smash Voice" Talkback.... by Buzz Maverik	May 7th, 2002 01:45:30 PM
Hulk can be 15 feet tall if Hulk wants. It all depends on who's drawing Hulk. In puny '60s, artists drew Hulk proportionally, but in puny '90s artists got wild and surrealistic with Hulk, which Hulk sometimes liked and sometimes hated. Hulk liked it if Hulk could tell that artist could really draw and was being imaginative. Hulk hated it when puny artist had no concept of anatomy aside from what puny artist copied from comic books by other puny artists. What makes Hulk want to smash everything here is the Hulk traveling underground idea. Hulk can travel underground. Hulk does it all the time. Hulk can do anything. So if it's just a sequence, Hulk will enjoy that. But if puny filmmakers make this Hulk's primary method of transportation, Hulk will smash them all! Hulk jumps! Hulk jumps high into the air, from as far as Hulk can see one way to as far as Hulk can see in the other. But puny filmmakers have never seen that on film, so they probably won't try it. Hulk does not blame puny Ang Lee. Hulk blames puny David Hayter! Hulk thinks that Hayter probably took the few things wrong with stupid X-MEN film (which Hulk saw 3 times and has on DVD; Hulk likes stupid X-MEN, just doesn't like a lot of things ABOUT it)like removing all wild, creative elements and plugged that method into Hulk's movie. Storm couldn't fly in puny X-MEN, so Hulk can't jump in HULK? Man-bullshit! (Did anyone read issue of Hulk by Peter David and Todd McFarlane where Hulk smashed Man Bull?). Hulk knows puny Storm. Hulk has smashed puny X-Men many times and every time, puny Storm could fly. Also, Hulk is sick of stupid talkbackers knocking comic books. Hulk respects your opinions, even when he is smashing you, but when movies with $120 million dollar budgets are being made based on comic books and are breaking box office records, Hulk thinks that says something in favor of medium. Hulk knows that all this money is not being made just from puny comic book fans, but Hulk's point is that the source material, the medium itself and the artists and writers deserve respect...or Hulk will smash you all!
HULKETH SMASHETH! by TomVee	May 7th, 2002 08:57:21 PM
My vote is with the talkbacker who suggested somebody hold up a comic book picture of the Hulk and yell "Hulk Smash!" each time the Hulk is needed in a scene. It's gotta beat a 15-ft.-tall CGI abortion. And who the hell is Eric Bana? This should be played by a name actor, like Ben Who-Fleck or that extremely thin kid from ROAD TRIP. You know, the one who fucks the fat broad.
What does HULK and the classic video game DigDug have in common? by FanboyHolocaust	May 7th, 2002 09:07:31 PM
"Give me the Bixby series anyday, where the only thing that expanded was Banner's muscle mass, not his skeletal structure. Oh, you see, his skeleton and muscles grow three times their size, then back again, over and over again. Yeah..." Forty years of comics and you're stressing over this NOW??? Sheesh!!!!
Bana they hardly knew ye.. by FanboyHolocaust	May 7th, 2002 09:21:58 PM
Bana is an Aussie. Hugh Jackman is an Aussie. This means that were they to film HULK #181 with established players, only the Wendigo would not necessarily be played by an Aussie. It would kick if they next cast an Aussie as Superman. HA!!! Bana has a history in stand-up and TV comedy but before you go all Michael Keaton at the prospect, remember CHOPPER and BLACKHAWK DOWN, in which he rocked. Oh and amidst speculations on Banner's pants fitting a 15-foot Hulk, in the teaser trailer, Banner is draped in a towel only. Guess Dennis Muren will have to tastefully position the character so that the audience is spared direct views of his rampaging, foot-long sub. Might explain why Betty Ross follows him though through thick AND thin.
What part will Lou Ferrigno play? by Kikstad	May 7th, 2002 11:20:54 PM
I heard a rumor that he has a cameo. That would be sweet. This movie will RULE, non-believers.
Re:Marvel Universe by Magic Ninja 2099	May 8th, 2002 12:14:35 AM
Regarding the talkbacker that brought up the idea of the Marvel Universe as it would stand in the movies, while I agree that'd be sweet as hell, unfortunatly, near as I can tell anyways, bieng that they're different studios that have the rights to the different characters, chances of any linkage are slim to none, less of course they're both produced by the same studio. Case in point Ben Urich in the Daredevil movie will now be working for a different newspaper probably then the Daily Bugle as he does in the comics since Daredevil's a Fox pic, and Spider Man's a Columbia movie, but hey I could be wrong on that, seeing as Marvel owns all the characters, so maybe there might be some type of crossover. But as of now, the only thing I could see happening is Matt Murdock showing up in the eventually upcoming Fantastic Four flick, since they're both bieng done by Fox, plus he's the FF's lawyer, so it'd make sense at least.
it was symbolism! by childsizedhands	May 8th, 2002 12:17:39 AM
"Hulk jumps high into the air, from as far as Hulk can see one way to as far as Hulk can see in the other. But puny filmmakers have never seen that on film, so they probably won't try it." maybe Ang will have him dance through the air and balance on treetops like in CTHD.
You better hope Ang Lee doesn't read these boards, Sugar_Ray by Rain_Dog	May 8th, 2002 12:34:58 AM
Cause the way things are going, he just might take you up on the sock puppet idea. You're right Buzz, er, Hulk. Hulk should defintely do the jumping; its certainly not as unrealistic as having 4 out of 6 X-Men with full flight capabilites. Sure, a guy that size might not be able to jump quite that far in real life, but seeing as its a movie about a scientist that triples in size an turns green, I'd say the laws of physics and motion could probably be stretched just a tad. I really don't think the tunneling thing is his primary means of getting around in the movie, and I certainly I didn't get that impression from the reports, but it should make for a cool sequence. The more I hear about this movie, however, the more I can't help but develop the impression that Ang Lee is a pretty arrogant guy. It's been said before, but if he feels the source material is so far beneath him that he has to completely revamp it for the screen, why do it in the first place? X-Men may not have been perfect, but at least Singer had enough respect for and understanding of the comics to not compeltely chuck them out the window. People always bandy about the argument that the films aren't made with fanboys specifically in mind, that a larger audience must be catered to, but why would these changes be any more appealing to a mass audience than the comic book cannon? They seem pretty arbitrary to me, like Ang's just doing stuff differently because he can and it's like we fanboys should be grateful that a cinematic genius like him is deigning to make a film about our sad, childish little comic books. Fuck that for a game of soldiers. Ang's a good director, not a great one, and there are plenty of people out there who could have directed this movie just as well as him, and perhaps been a little more humble about it. I'll still see it though, I'm just having a whine because it's either that or write a paper on public policy as it relates to cultural industries and the new economy. Which is even more of a load of bollocks than this post.
Y'know... by Spelunker Gregg	May 8th, 2002 12:46:00 AM
...I'm really looking forward to this flick. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I collect comics. I know that the Hulk isn't 15 feet tall. Yeah I know he jumps AND travels underground a lot (Just look at the early issues! Where did the Fantastic Four start looking for him? UNDERGROUND! In the crossover with Spidey, where did Spidey run into the Hulk when looking for the goons in cahoots with the Goblin? UNDER-FUCKING-GROUND). So yeah...it makes sense. **** Anyhoo...this is the next comic-book-to-film I want to see: http://www.geocities.com/shado wlurker60448/ Esp. check out the stuff in the artists section by Manic. Hooha! SHE-HULK BABY!!! A small chic ripping out of her clothes into an Amazonian goddess? I'm so there. And have no life either. Oh well.
One more thing... by Spelunker Gregg	May 8th, 2002 12:48:02 AM
...Is it true that the geekier Harry gets, the fatter Harry gets? Just curious...
On the CGI Hulk by KingKrypton	May 8th, 2002 08:30:54 PM
According to Superhero Hype!, Bana's face is going to be used for the Hulk. The Hulk's body, on the other hand, will be based on bodybuilder Lee Preist when they go to do the scanning for the CGI. Granted, there's going to be some distortion, given that the Hulk WILL hit the 15-foot mark near the end of the film (it ain't a false report, yo), but Preist's body will be the base physique the ILM guys will be using.
Hulk was pretty close to 15 feet tall in original comics by KongMonkey	May 9th, 2002 05:25:15 PM
For those that think Ang is screwing up by making Hulk super sized. I would rather see a huge Hulk compared to a ferrigno sized gimp. I want to se Hulk pick up tanks over his head and launch them twenty feet, not some green muscle bound seven footer doing nothing but screaming and flexing. I will admit, I think someone other than Ang would make this film awesome, but hell, you can't get everything you want. Besides, a 15 foot Hulk definitely kicks more ass!
Danial SMASH! by Danial Rocks	May 10th, 2002 05:44:30 AM
Attention Nerds, never fear, ILM has yet to let anyone down! CGI is a GOOD THING! Examples of good and bad CGI: Bad, Just about any in Resident Evil. Good, neck placement* and other enhancements on Thirteen Ghosts. *Neck placement referring to "The Torso"
The latest from the rumor mill by DoctorStrange	May 11th, 2002 11:59:36 PM
I just heard this courtesy of Comics2Film.com, but it seems as though the Hulk's physical size will vary depending on how angry Banner is at the moment of transformation. It is supposed to range between Eric Bana sized to 20 foot Goliath. Also from what I hear, Eric Bana will somehow be the Hulk (more than likely as a template for the ILM folks), and unfortunately, that Bruce's father, David (shudder) is responsible for Bruce becoming the Hulk. Theory: David Banner, still searching for his cure, exposes his son to the self-same Gamma Rays, to see if he can reverse the process. If anyone can confirm or deny these rumors, let me know.
The Feedback Dr. Strange by Skeletore	May 18th, 2002 06:03:36 AM
To confirm things for you, Nick Nolte will be playing Bruce's father. Where I am not certain if his name is still David Banner, he is not acting as the David Banner from the Bixby/Ferrigino show. It is a coincidence his name is David they could have made up any name for him. People thought his father would be the Hulk from the show because it was noted that Lou Ferrigino has a cameo. They thought his cameo was as the Hulk for the Nick Nolte character (like maybe in flashbacks or something). But he is only playing a security guard so the rumor is false. The whole thing about the name difference is that the producers of the show thought that Bruce was a corny name so they changed it to David. For the record, Hulk's full name is Robert Bruce Banner he just goes by his middle name like lot's of people do. On the show it was the same guy just a name change so there is no way in hell David Banner and Bruce Banner can be father and son because they are the same person! If you ask me they should have just called him Robert on the show. That name doesn't sound corny and you would have know they were just using his first not his middle name and it would not have confused people like it does now. WELL DID I HELP YOU OUT? Tell me if i did SKELETORE
Hulk Rumors by hackspa	May 21st, 2002 02:21:41 AM
I've heard rumors that the angrier the hulk gets the bigger he gets, please tell me that this is just a rumor.

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