As far as those 2003 and 2008 movies are concerned, I just couldn't respect either one. This classic tv series will always be superior IMO. I will take Lou Ferrigno over any CGI blob any day.. Does anyone agree? Any fans of the series out there that hate the recent movies?
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
Agreed
shareTo me, the TV Hulk was a totally different universe from the comics. It would have to be a CGI effect to make him like the comics.
But as good as the CGI is, you're still looking at a cartoon as the star of the movie. I prefer the TV version because The Hulk is played by a human being.
Having said that, I liked The Hulk in the Avengers movies.
CGI. it's been around longer than I have so I'm used to it.
shareCan't stand CGI cartoon hulk.I'd take Ferrigno over that any time.
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I agree which is why I can't wait the movies. I grew up watching the Bill Bixby version of Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. I want to see a human play the Hulk in any future Hulk films.
shareI'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion. Both of those CGI reboots of the show were unwatchable to me. The Hulk just looked so damn silly and fake. I don't know how people can get into this crap. Maybe they never saw the original tv show.
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
CGI baby, CGI.
I'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion.Yes, being wrong is more comfortable when other people are wrong with you.
Both of those CGI reboots of the show were unwatchable to meThat's nice. Not sure why you think it means anything other than you have personal issues.
I don't know how people can get into this crap.Because they aren't close-minded morons stuck in the past?
Maybe they never saw the original tv show.
Lou Ferrigno was corny, but the CGI hulks were/are corny and unbelievably-fake-looking.
So a human Hulk beats a CGI hulk every time.
And they easily could have had cast a gritty human Hulk that is nothing like Ferrigno's corny depiction. In other words, Ferrigno's Hulk being corny isn't because using a human actor is a problem; rather the problem is simply that Ferrigno was told to play the Hulk in a corny way, and the filmmakers shot/lit/edited him/made him up etc. in a corny way.
But that need not be the case with future, human Hulks.
Well the tv show was from the 70's-80's. Everything looked a bit corny by todays standards. I would still take Ferrigno over any CGI crap anytime.
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
Yeah, true...but when the CGI blob Hulk movies came out, many defenders of CGI blob Hulks on those boards made arguments like: "No one would take a wrestler or bodybuilder made up with green make-up seriously today, that would be way too corny!"
...Yet they inexplicably can take seriously an ultra-fake-looking CGI cartoon blob Hulk (?!?!!!!!!)!!!
So I had that argument in mind when I made my previous post in this thread.
<raising hand> I haven't seen any of the movies and will always be loyal to the tv show. I watched it growing up and love that it's streaming on Netflix now.
Admittedly, I'm a bit biased toward my generation - 70's kids had the best tv shows ever!
- Get busy living, or get busy dying. Andy (The Shawshank Redemption)
Absolutely, we had the best tv shows; "Incredible Hulk," "Kung Fu" & "Charlie's Angels" to name a few. And if you haven't seen the Hulk movies, believe me, you aren't missing a thing.
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I introduced my kiddies to "Wonder Woman" several months ago and they absolutely love it. We even have an "official date" on the calendar we titled "Way Back Wednesdays" in which we watch tv shows from my generation. ;-)
Thanks for confirming that for me. I figured as much. I made the awful mistake of watching that nonsense they put out about "Casper" and I'm still ticked at whoever signed off on that. Why mess up our beloved shows? It's not our fault they can't come up with some new ideas.
- Get busy living, or get busy dying. Andy (The Shawshank Redemption)
I saw the Ang Lee directed Hulk from 2003, but that was an ambitious misfire; a most familiar closing line at the end was the best thing about it.
Lou Ferrigno is the choice of course!
The t.v series is based off the original hulk who wasn't yet the guy u see in the avengers movie or the 2008 movie .The original hulk was just a large green man around 7ft david banner is only 5'10 .I've said this before i ll say it again CGI isn't real that's what makes the tv shows entertaing IMO because you see a real hulking looking guy brought to life he's a real person .Not a computer animation made to look real which is all CGI is its a realistic looking cartoon .Its the same with the new MOS and the chris reeves movie you see chris reeves flying through the air its him not a cartoon of him its the true to life guy flying through the air its more realistic .
character is habitual action, we are what we do habitually.
Well, like most Hulk TV series fans, I didn't like the 2003 Ang Lee/Eric Bana Hulk debacle, except for Jennifer Connelly.
I thought the 2008 Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton was MUCH better...and they even had a couple direct tributes to the series, with the "Lonely Man" theme playing in a couple scenes, and Norton as Banner watching Bill Bixby in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" on TV.
Bring on the cgi blob!
shareNo way a person as the hulk is 100 times more better then cgi just like how the ninja turtles look much better in the suits then they do in cgi.
shareA huge bodybuilder/actor more plausible.
shareI don't hate the Hulk or Avengers movies, but Lou Ferrigno rules!
Plus, can Eric Bana's, Edward Norton's, and Mark Ruffalo's CGI Hulks find their way on foot to 1008 Park Avenue or land a jumbo jet?
I rest my case.
ShadowsouL, Self-Appointed Honorary Moof Milker
LET'S BE IN YOGA!
So there remains much support for a more human type hulk. I would be interested to know if some of the younger people have this opinion. I could see haftbor bjornnson taking the part. He's in his mid 20s, 6'9" tall and weighs 400Ib. He is the worlds strongest man and has acted on game of thrones. What more is there to say? You could use minimal CGI, but lifting people and cars is effortless to him.
I've seen each hulk film since the 2003 feature. I've shrugged my shoulders at all of them.
They could certainly use a tall, very muscular bodybuilder and just use CGI to fudge perspective.
It would be far more believable than the current all-CGI Hulks.
ShadowsouL, Self-Appointed Honorary Moof Milker
LET'S BE IN YOGA!
They could certainly use a tall, very muscular bodybuilder and just use CGI to fudge perspective.