The_Liquid_Laser said:
Doc755 said:
I’m looking forward to this rewatch. I liked Incredible Hulk when it came out and it has held up on subsequent viewings. I get the origin part. Not really thinking in terms of longevity there. Although a little confused that one of your minuses in the failure of the MCU to follow up on this film. That’s not really THIS film’s fault. I do know there are certain rights issues that has pushed a stand-alone Hulk film to the back burner. I also did not like how Betty just disappeared. I really liked the Betty/Banner romance. Starting with Thor the romance formula quickly becomes “here are my abs and now we’re in love”. The romance in Hulk felt real. I especially detested that Betty was jettisoned for that ill conceived Widow/Hulk romance. But we can discuss that when we get to Ultron.
As for who General Ross was working for, I don’t believe it was SHIELD. I think it was just a group within the US military. Which makes sense as the military developed the super soldier formula before SHIELD even existed. I would also recommend the Marvel One Shot: The Consultant which actually puts the Hulk tag in a new light and gives it a twist
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(referring to the bold) I agree that this is really not this film's fault. I am criticizing the MCU continuity for Hulk as a whole, but this seems to be the best place to talk about it. If it's anyone's fault is Kevin Feige's, since he handles continuity between the films. He really throws this film under the bus. Maybe Universal hasn't given him a choice? I don't know.
Now that I've rewatched this movie, I find that, like you, I like the Betty/Banner romance. However, it doesn't exist at all (even as a memory) in the other MCU films. Banner has reservations about hooking up with Widow but they never suggest it's because of Betty. And the Banner/Widow relationship doesn't only exist in Avengers 2, because they make reference to it in both Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok. The MCU as a whole treats Betty like she never existed, and kind of treats this whole film like it never existed.
Also SHIELD is definitely in this movie, even though Nick Fury and Coulson are not. I'll let you watch it and see if you can make sense of SHIELD's role. I couldn't.
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Will do. I’ll probably watch it on Saturday and we can discuss further!
As for the way the Hulk sub series has been treated, you’re correct, this is a perfect time to discuss but I thought you were marking this film down for that inconsistency which wouldn’t really be fair. That’s all I was saying
Last edited by Doc755 - on 04 January 2018
