Hulk [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Here's a funny thing. A film about a man who turns green and smashes stuff when he gets angry turns out not to really be about that after all.When I first saw this film at the cinema I was left in a neither-here-nor-there frame of mind. I saw it was good on some level but didn't fully appreciate what I'd just seen. It wasn't really a film about the Hulk but a film about relationships which happened to have the Hulk in it. I could have left it right there and foolishly dismissed this film as so many others seem to have done.After the umpteenth rewatching I finally see some of what I think Ang Lee was trying to show us in the first place. Now "Hulk" is on Blu-ray and the transfer is exceptional. TV broadcasts and even the original DVD always appeared slightly too murky and you sometimes strained to see what exactly what was going on. The pin-sharp picture and glorious palette are at last revealed by the wonders of HD. I liked the film before but now I've fallen in love it as an example of exemplary visual style finally doing justice to the film's "human" content.It's a beautiful film about complex emotional issues transposed into a comic book world. Isolation, abandonment, love, familial duty, jealousy, emotional trauma and of course finally anger and frustration at emotional impotence and even repressed sexuality. Have no doubt this is a tragedy of immense proportions.Hulk is a distinctly brave and visionary film which has largely been dismissed as just another comic book film by some yet it doesn't pander to a casual audience either. This is possibly why it was perceived as a failure by so many.Particularly noteworthy is Jennifer Connelly's performance. Unhurried close-ups of her face, subtly reflecting her changing emotional involvement become almost overwhelming the longer the camera intrusively lingers. I'm tempted to say that this is possibly her best performance in a movie so far even though she's been great in so many others. It's easy to portray such (comic book) supporting characters as caricatures or stereotypes (just look at the dismal 2008 Hulk movie for evidence of that) but Lee and Connelly bring such depth to Betty Ross that she somewhat steals the whole film.Eric Bana is well cast as the emotionally distant and vaguely unsympathetic Bruce Banner not forgetting the excellent supporting cast including Nick Nolte and Sam Elliott.Action scenes are handled deftly but similar in tone to the work of legendary director Michelangelo Antonioni, the action is the merely the device by which the larger picture is revealed, and not the other way around.The difficulty obviously arises when you try to sell a film like this to an everyday audience. Short sighted reliance on populist demographics is always going to fail with a work of this complexity. It has no easily identifiable niche.So there you have it. A film that is neither fish nor fowl but adroitly occupies the no-man's land in between.I feel certain that this film must eventually garner the level of praise and appreciation it truly deserves but probably only by future generations. Great films often have a disheartening habit of being unappreciated in their own time.Make no mistake "Hulk" is a great film which improves with every viewing even if not everybody can see that.Ang Lee constantly reaffirms just why he has earnt his place among the all-time directorial greats by constantly challenging audience preconceptions and never failing to create thoughtful and intelligent films whatever genre he works in."Hulk" a future classic?.......... I have absolutely no doubt.

This movie is quiet good but most people seems to have forgotten about it !!

This comic book adaptation came before all the recent Marvel crackers but it did look amazing back in 2003 especially on the big screen where i first seen it.Looking back now it does pale a lot to the likes of The Avengers,Iron Man and Captain America as well as some of the Spiderman and X Men films but this is still a underrated movie with some unique ideas for this type of film and some really top notch acting.It takes a while to see the Hulk or even action of any kind but it is really awesome when it arrives with our rampaging hero squashing mutant dogs,throwing tanks about and biting into missiles like they were breadsticks.As i said the acting and ideas are very ambitious for a comic book film but it works even if veteran actor Nick Nolte is a bit wooden these days and Josh Lucas was under used but Eric Bana was fantastic as Bruce Banner and Jennifer Connolly is brilliant and beautiful as love interest Betty Ross.Not as good a film as The Incredible Hulk(even though this film has better acting)and certainly not as good as The Avengers Hulk but still very underrated and deserves more credit than what it normally receives.

Great film direction, great story and the big green angry man has never looked so good, just how he should look. And yes I am a comic book fan. This is a far better film then the sequel and a much better rendetion than the Hulk in the Avengers. One of my top 5 favourite Marvel films.

I enjoy both Hulk and The Incredible Hulk movies, but I enjoy Hulk emensley more, as it is more about the science and the emotional/psycholohgical aspect's, where The Incredible Hulk is more about the action.Both are enjoyable, but if I had to pick one over the other it would be Hulk.

Roller Coaster of a Film. Excellent Bluray transfer. Excellent Soundtrack. Amazing what some people will do to their kids. Action scenes suitably loud. Give your Home Cinema a Workout. Great for a Saturday Night in with Mates.

It's a shame the film itself is rubbish. Had high hopes. Always feel confident in Amazon with Blu rays

Very good Hulk movies

Edición Reino Unido, totalmente en Castellano, buenos extras, buena calidad imagen y sonido.

Gran película de Ang Lee, y de las más infravaloradas. Creo que la mayoría de las críticas nunca entendieron ésta visión tan diferente a la típicas pelis de superhéroes. Calidad de imagen excelente. Confirmo Castellano.

Blu Ray muy recomendable con los mismos extras que la edicion española. Contiene 2 AUDIOS EN ESPAÑOL ( Castellano de España y Latino) ademas de Ingles DTS, Frances, Frances Canadá,Italiano, Aleman y Japones.

If you are a Marvel or comic film fan this is a solid add to your collection. Worth purchasing at the price and was shipped on time as described. I would purchase from this seller again in the future.

It's a crappy movie, but I needed it for my Marvel collection. Arrived in great condition.