Hulk (2003)

Réalisateur:

Ang Lee

Writers (WGA):

Stan Lee (Marvel comic book character) and
Jack Kirby (Marvel comic book character) ...

Release Date:

20 juin 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

Unleash the fury!

Plot:

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.

Plot Keywords:

Dog Killed | X Ray Diffraction | Dream Sequence | Box Office Flop | Laser

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

So underrated it hurts

US Showtimes:

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Ensemble

Eric Bana	...	Bruce Banner
Jennifer Connelly	...	Betty Ross
Sam Elliott	...	Ross
Josh Lucas	...	Talbot
Nick Nolte	...	Father
Paul Kersey	...	Young David Banner
Cara Buono	...	Edith Banner
Todd Tesen	...	Young Ross
Kevin Rankin	...	Harper
Celia Weston	...	Mrs. Krensler
Mike Erwin	...	Teenage Bruce Banner
Lou Ferrigno	...	Security Guard
Stan Lee	...	Security Guard
Regi Davis	...	Security Guard
Craig Damon	...	Security Guard

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Big Green (USA) (fake working title)
The Hulk (USA) (working title)
Hulk (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some disturbing images and brief partial nudity.

Durée:

138 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Classification:

Malaysia:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (cut) | Germany:16 | Ireland:12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39955)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

During production in San Francisco, filming had to be stopped for about two hours because some college students from UC Berkeley were playing a prank and systematically urinating in porta-potties, creating very loud peeing sounds that distracted the actors on set. It took about two hours to round up all of the students.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Betty is drinking the beer, the bottle turns round between shots.

Guillemet:

Betty Ross: All you've given Bruce is fear. Fear of life.
Father: Fear. Perhaps, Miss Ross. And loneliness, too. Yes. I feel them both. But I have lived completely once. I was so much in love. And she so much wanted a baby. My baby. I could tell from the moment she conceived that it wasn't a son I had given her, but something else...

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in "Six Feet Under: In Case of Rapture (#4.2)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Mother

So underrated it hurts

'Hulk' is an astonishing film, a work of art. Once the monster is unleashed it's never not mindblowing. The visuals are stunning, imaginative, weird, dream-like, and sad. The Hulk scenes are a rush, they're emotional; this thing is a troubled beast, the personification of rage and frustration, a powerhouse that bombs it along canyons, smashes helicopters into the ground, crashes through pavements and leaps miles at a time. These scenes are up there with my favourite movie moments of all time. They're realised so beautifully, with the same surreal flavour and, at times, odd peaceful quality that Ang Lee brought to 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

The much-criticised CG Hulk? It's great. He's a living, breathing thing. He has mass, and a personality. I LOVE the moment with his dad touching his face. The dog fight was just incredible, and what about the transformation in the street when he shrinks back into Bruce? What about the scene in the trees? What about the AMAZING shots where he appears at the top of the stairs, or rolls down the sand dunes, or grows in size again, or comes out of the trees to meet Betty, or bursts out of the glass tube AND ROARS!? It's all so lump-in-your-throat cathartic, and gives me the same feeling as the scenes in the 'Spider-Man' films where Spidey swings through the city – it's tapping directly into the visuals of my childhood imagination. It's a FORCE. The film is a moving comic, the screen breaking up into panels and even pulling back from one shot to move across the 'page' and dive into the next. The use of split screen effects is audacious, and while I can live with the lack of Oscar recognition for the effects, the non-attention given to the editing is a crime.

Eric Bana is fantastic. His character is basically a place holder for his alter ego, but he makes an impression. I love his anger, how he puffs out his cheeks like he can barely control himself. Great shot where the camera shakes and rolls around when he transforms in front of Talbot. Jennifer Connelly is so adorable I think I might have fallen in love with her. When she lands in a helicopter in the street, just look at that expression on her face. Wow. Nick Nolte is just excellent here; hammy, yeah, and so f*cking brilliant at it. The cast is fighting for attention against the Hulk and the frankly bafflingly stylish look of the movie and they do come off second best, but still – there are some class performances here. And they're working from a screenplay that does anything but pander to the brainless blockbuster mentality and ensures that even when the Hulk isn't on screen there's plenty to chew on. It's just wonderful, comic booky in the best way. What a thoughtful, intricate film this is.