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Discover the origin of The Incredible Hulk with the TV series pilot that helped to inspire the "Hulk" phenomenon. While conducting a research project about superhuman strength, Dr. David Banner bombards his own system with gamma radiation, unexpectedly transforming himself into the powerful beast, The Incredible Hulk.
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Although their television series was cancelled in 1982, Dr. David Banner and the raging spirit that dwelled within him were reunited for two top-rated movie events, The Incredible Hulk Returns and Trial of the Incredible Hulk.
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In this made-for-TV movie, directed by star Bill Bixby, David Banner and his monstrous alter ego, the Hulk, challenge an international spy ring that's attempting to steal secret computer files. But will events lead to the demise of the Green Goliath?
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There's a whole new world of hurt in this animated adaption! He was a monster, impossible to control, too dangerous to ignore. So Earth’s mightiest heroes exiled him into outer space. But now THE INCREDIBLE HULK crash-lands on the distant planet SAKAAR, ruled by the tyrannical RED KING.
Sold into slavery, the Hulk becomes the planet’s mightiest gladiator—but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, ruthless rock-man Korg, ex-shadow pirest Hiroim, and the noble-born rebel Elloe.
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Marvel Animated Features premieres two all new action-packed films together on one release - Hulk vs. Wolverine and Hulk vs.Thor. In Hulk vs Wolverine, the Hulk has been tearing a line across the Canadian countryside. He has to be stopped, and there's only one man up to the job, Wolverine. Hulk and Wolverine are about to enter the fiercest battle of their lives.
In Hulk vs. Thor, Loki the trickster has sought a way to bring defeat to Thor. But for all the battles Thor has fought, in all the nine realms, only one creature has ever been able to match his strength - a beast known as The Incredible Hulk. In an epic battle that will pit gods against monsters, that will test a hero's limits more than ever before, only The Mighty Thor can hope to prevail
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Incredible Hulk Widescreen
Hailing more from the pulp-melancholic spirit of CBS's 1978-1982 Hulk television series than its 2003 predecessor did, THE INCREDIBLE HULK wordlessly tells the entire gamma ray-afflicted origin story of scientist Bruce Banner's alter-ego within its first three minutes. This credit sequence in particular evokes (albeit with some cinematic weight) the lo-fi, premise-informing quality that one would find at the onset every episode of a cultish TV show, thus making two things quite clear.
First, the Edward Norton-starring INCREDIBLE HULK is not a sequel to or a remake of Ang Lee's HULK, but a reboot equipped with an alternate plot, a new dynamic, and a different set of rules. Second, it is director Louis Leterrier's (UNLEASHED, THE TRANSPORTER) express intention to deliver a tightly wound, economically paced thriller in which scenes of drama and action are not mutually exclusive. THE INCREDIBLE HULK replaces cerebral family drama with the story of a lonely, afflicted scientist who, at the start of the movie, is already in hiding, training his mind-body dichotomy.
As for the Hulk that inevitably comes forth, a previously poetic weightlessness is rejected in favor of gargantuan physicality, and this time there's an equal behemoth for the not-so-jolly green giant to battle. It's akin to seeing the huge robots of TRANSFORMERS face off, only with more muscle and bone. The angst, of course, isn't gone from this incarnation--not if Norton's intelligently passionate Banner and his tender, forbidden relationship with Dr. Elizabeth Ross (Liv Tyler) have anything to say about it.
It's simply that this Hulk always smashes before he ponders. Rounding out THE INCREDIBLE HULK's main players are William Hurt as General Ross and Tim Roth as marine Emil Blonsky, two men in pursuit of the Hulk who, like Banner, aren't so much evil as consumed by tragic character flaws.
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Hulk (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition)
When the Hulk gets angry, his movie gets good, so you wish he'd get angry more often. Accepting this challenge after the triumphant Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, director Ang Lee has created an ambitious film, based on the Marvel comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, that succeeds as a cautionary tale about mad science and traumatized children coping with legacies of pain. That's the Hulk's problem: After accidental exposure to gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) turns into the huge, green, and indestructible Hulk when provoked, and repressed childhood memories fuel his fury.
Hobbled by the obligatory "origin story" (to acquaint neophytes with the character's Jekyll-and-Hyde-ish fate), there's room for little else in a sluggish film that struggles to reconcile Lee's stylistic flair (evident in his visual interpretation of comic-book technique) with the razzle-dazzle of a megabudget franchise. What's good is good (Jennifer Connelly essentially echoes her role from A Beautiful Mind, and Nick Nolte is righteously tormented as Banner's father), but the movie's schizoid intentions remain largely unclear. --Jeff Shannon
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Incredible Hulk Complete Series
Marvel Comics gave him life, but CBS made the Incredible Hulk an indelible part of the pop culture imagination. Debuting in 1978, the action series strayed from the Marvel mythology: Once physician David Banner (Bill Bixby) loses his wife in a car accident (and is unable to save her), he bombards himself with gamma radiation in an attempt to access the super-human strength he believed all people held within.
The experiment, of course, goes famously awry, and instead sticks Banner with a destructive alter-ego--the Hulk (Lou Ferrigno)--that takes over whenever the good doctor gets angry. THE INCREDIBLE HULK's five seasons followed Banner's life in hiding as he sought a cure for his inner-demon, and dodged the dogged pursuit of Jack McGee (Jack Colvin), an investigative reporter always hot on his trail. This complete collector's set includes every episode of the Hulk saga, including the much-lauded original pilot.
Features: Full Frame - 1.33; 20-Disc Set; Behind the Success: The Story of the Incredible Hulk; Bonus Episode from Season 3 - Homecoming; Pilot - "The Incredible Hulk" Commentary by Writer, Director and Producer Kenneth Johnson; Audio Commentary - "Married" Episode wtih Kenneth Johnson; Remembering "The Incredible Hulk" - An American Classic; The Incredible Hulk Sneak Peek; Audio Commentary On 2-Part Season; Premiere "Prometheus" with Creator/Producer Kenneth Johnson; Creating an Iconic Character: The Hulk; Inside An Episode: "Prometheus" Photo Gallery; Gag Reel.
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