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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 13, 2007 8:11:41 GMT -5
www.mania.com/55013.htmlWith the addition of William Hurt to the cast of The Incredible Hulk I seem to see a pattern forming with the way Marvel Studios is handling their new, self produced, superhero films. They seem to want to cast actors, not movie stars. I like the trend. Ed Norton as Banner is a great example. Another great example is Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the up coming Iron Man movie. Downey may have had his personal issues but he's generally regarded as one of the best pure actors around. Marvel's new approach appears to be that they are more concerned with producing a quality film as opposed to something more artificial, contrived. I hope I'm right about all this. So far so good.
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Post by Cad Zombie on Jun 13, 2007 18:20:28 GMT -5
Ed norton as bruce banner? Cant' wait. Norton is one of my fav's.
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Post by ram on Jun 20, 2007 14:18:16 GMT -5
Well, not having a big name star doesn't guarantee immediate quality either. The first Hulk movie had Eric Bana, who's not exactly a huge star, but the film received a very mixed response, didn't it? I personally skipped it. Now, I don't think anyone thought it was Bana's fault for that movie's troubles. I sense from Hulk fans that it was more a problem with director Ang Lee's approach to the story.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 24, 2007 11:33:46 GMT -5
Well, not having a big name star doesn't guarantee immediate quality either. The first Hulk movie had Eric Bana, who's not exactly a huge star, but the film received a very mixed response, didn't it? I personally skipped it. Now, I don't think anyone thought it was Bana's fault for that movie's troubles. I sense from Hulk fans that it was more a problem with director Ang Lee's approach to the story. You are very right about that. I don't blame Bana. Frankly I'd never heard of the guy before the HULK so I had no idea going in. Lee's idea was admirable but not universally appealing. The new film needs a director that has a flair for a bonafide spectacle.
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Post by prorider514 on Oct 13, 2007 7:46:42 GMT -5
yep
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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 22, 2007 11:38:53 GMT -5
I agree with you prorider514. :-)
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Post by dANdeLION on Feb 1, 2011 18:09:48 GMT -5
Lee's idea was admirable but not universally appealing. The new film needs a director that has a flair for a bonafide spectacle. I think Lee's idea sucked in a way that was universally sucky. The new film, was better, but still left a lot of room for improvement.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Feb 3, 2011 8:24:48 GMT -5
Lee's idea was admirable but not universally appealing. The new film needs a director that has a flair for a bonafide spectacle. I think Lee's idea sucked in a way that was universally sucky. The new film, was better, but still left a lot of room for improvement. I really enjoyed the Incredible Hulk however it was kind of uneven like the screenwriters didn't have a fully realized vision of what they were working on. The films climax was clumsy in my opinion.
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