Hulk

[thegroggman]

I remember an issue of Spiderman from last year, where he is sitting on the crown of the Statue of Liberty eating a sandwich, talking to Torch from the Fantastic Four.

Ive always liked the relationship that Spidey and torch had...I mean its strange when you think about it though...best friends who are both superheroes...and Torch doesnt even know Petes identity...lol...anywho...

Ok Jibb...Schmiggy...thx for all the input...but now I got to get this thread bac on topic. Yesterday I posted a pic up from the cover of FMpire magazine. They are doing a big article on the green guy, and today they had an excerpt on their website...check it:

The Hulk: fifteen feet of preternatural strength, a juggernaut of a creature made up of rippling muscle and sinew driven by raw, primal fury. So how does a mild-mannered Australian native get into the frame of mind where he can transform into such a creature on screen? According to Eric Bana, the answer is quite simple: your director makes you witness the real thing.

Clearly green-skinned, gamma-irradiated monstrosities aren't seen walking down your average street (even in Hollywood) but Bana was witness to the next best thing. Having been told by Ang Lee that a night of entertainment had been organised, Bana and a couple of the ILM staff were promptly whisked away to an Indian reservation to ringside seats at an Ultimate Fighting bout. For those unfamiliar with the sport, Ultimate Fighting a no-holds-barred type of combat that sees fighters from a variety of disciplines doing their best to reduce their opponent to a red smudge on the canvas with little intervention from the referee.

"I really didn't want to do it," Bana recalls to Empire. "It was just short of finding an illegal bare-knuckle fight somewhere. We had front-row seats , which was kinda grotesque but interesting. I was feet away from watching a guy semi-conscious with his head on the canvas, while a guy with bare knuckles was pounding into the side of his head."

A touch excessive? Perhaps, but godlike genius Lee seems to have thought it necessary and Bana isn't questioning him. "I think it was about pure, unadulterated rage. About being exposed to something very, very primal. There were some specifics that I wouldn't like to mention that Ang wanted me to pay attention to. Interesting, then, but not something I'm in any real hurry to see again."

Next up is a qoute from co-writer James Schamus...apparently he beleives HULK deserves an oscar nod:

"The Hulk Deserves an Oscar Nomination for Best Actor"

Wednesday, May 28 2003

The latest issue of CFQ is now available, and here is some of what James Schamus had to say about the film:

"We've attempted in a number of ways to maintain a spirit closer to the comic book by, in fact, removing ourselves from the usual 'long underwear' approach to the superhero in films. One is simply stylistic-that is to say that they're fine, and I think people will be surprised by the intensity of the way the relationship between graphic depiction and narrative in comic books is transformed into this film. We took very seriously the heart of the graphic novel, and at the same time, we knew we had to create a film that was simply not going to repeat key or beloved moments from 40 years of Hulk history but rather transform the world of the comic book into a fully realized motion picture."

And:

"There is no doubt the film will deliver a level of spectacle and action that one has come to associate with this kind of movie, but the revelation is that the Hulk deserves an Oscar nomination for best actor," he attests, fully cognizant of the fact that such a statement will raise more than a few eyebrows. "I don't think anyone has seen a CG character as integrated into a realistic environment and acting art this level. It's like discovering Marlon Brando."

And there you have it. Will The Hulk be the next Marlon Brando? In only a few short weeks, everyone will be able to answer that question.

And there you have it folks...for those who post in here and help me out thx a million...for those who are just waiting around for me to post a hash or bittorrent link...[shakes fist].

[Jibbler]

Is the Hulk hanging from the bottom of a jet in that picture?

[thegroggman]

Well hes hanging from a jet thats for sure. If you slow down the domestic trailer you can see a jet fly straight out of San Fran with HULK attached...so my guess is the jet is doing some barrel rolls to try and shake him. But the HULK on a jet...on a Helicopter...hammer tossing a tank...HULK is da man.

[thegroggman]

Whoa...stuff is just pouring in on the HULK film. Over at superherohype, they posted some pics from Empire magazines huge article on HULK. Just thought I would post them for you guys. THe quality aint that great...but oh well.





I espechially like how in the first one it says Ang is preping the guys for the rampage scene...HULK tearing up San Fran...too cool.

[crazy_billy_bats]

Shit i just saw the first TV advert for the Hulk there now. Its not here till July 18th, by then im well outta here.
Anyone know when there will be a decent rip of it out, say, a SVCD? Would even a DVD rip be out by the end of June? Not sure of the US release date.

[Jibbler]

Originally posted by crazy_billy_bats@28 May 2003 - 15:47
Anyone know when there will be a decent rip of it out, say, a SVCD? Would even a DVD rip be out by the end of June? Not sure of the US release date.

There will probably be a rip the week it opens in theaters. Centropy will probably release a SVCD of their telesync. I'm sure that will be nice quality. You won't see a DVD rip for a while. Daredevil still doesn't have a DVD rip. You'll be lucky to get a DVD rip by Xmas.

[crazy_billy_bats]

anyone mind a quick explanation of a telesync? those centropy dudes are top! the matrix is awesome.

[mrtilley]

anyone mind a quick explanation of a telesync? those centropy dudes are top! the matrix is awesome

Telesync is a copy of a film taken in an empty cinema, or from the projection booth with proffesional equipment and sound is recoreded right from the source,

proffesional piraters

[thegroggman]

No prob...telesynch is also a cam but with a different audio source then your normal everyday cam. Normally they plug into an audio out out that are provided for the hearing impaired. Still though this like Reloade is something I suggest you see in theatres first.

[crazy_billy_bats]

thanks dudes!!
yeah i saw reloaded first in the cinema, although i want a copy of the hulk as it will be in a different language in the cinemas where ill be!
So i want a half decent SVCD to take with me.

thats some awesome ways to copy films. i always wanted to know how the fuck they get sucha good picture and sound....and have the audacity to bring in a cam and tripod.

How the hell do they get empty cinemas? back ass town in the US somewhere?!!