Hulk (film)

Hulk (2003) is a movie based on the comic book series The Incredible Hulk published by Marvel Comics. It was directed by Ang Lee and stars Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte.

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The movie was not well-received by audiences or most critics, and experienced a second-weekend box office drop of 70%, the second-largest drop ever recorded for a movie that opened as the top box office draw its opening week. This was reportedly due to negative word-of-mouth in response to what many considered a misleading advertising campaign and an unconvincing CGI Hulk. Several reviews and web sites noted that when the Hulk character finally appeared, over 40 minutes into the film, it was greeted with laughter by audiences.

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Many fans of the comics also felt that the filmmakers reimagined the Hulk character in a manner that failed to grasp his appeal, changing him from a symbol of frustration and pent-up anger into the passive victim of parental abuse. While the abuse aspect had been present in the comic since the 1990s under writer Peter David, there it was building on an already well-established character and was part of a much more complex storyline.

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While not a box office bomb, the film fell well short of Universal's financial expectations.

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The movie had a tie-in video-game that recieved a luke-warm reception from critics, but was popular enough to spawn a sequel. The sequel, ' garnered significant praise from gamers and critics, emphasizing the large-scale, Hulk-induced destruction some audiences were hoping to see in the film.

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