# First pics of the new Hulk and Abomination! I can't f'n wait! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231 "2008-03-13T12:36:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/21 "2008-03-13T23:33:25Z")
Edward Norton as Bruce Banner kinda reminds me of Bill Bixby, which I take as a good sign. I liked the last movie with Eric Bana, but I could like this new movie as well. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/22 "2008-03-14T00:05:49Z")
Is it my imagination, or does that gamma-ray-injecting machine-chair-thingy look just like the one Bill Bixby got Hulkinated by? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/23 "2008-03-14T00:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] My understanding is a reboot. [/QUOTE] I thought it was a sequel, but with little mention of the original. I’m trying to find a cite with a quote from the makers of this film. They had a name that wasn’t “sequel” or “re-boot”, but I forget what it was. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/24 "2008-03-14T01:09:15Z")
[QUOTE=Cubsfan] For me there was no reason to change the origin story for this very simple character. This was one superhero movie where he should have gotten his powers in the first 15 minutes and went on a rampage for the next 75. [/QUOTE] This is a point of view that has always interested me. Are there just some stories or genres that should NOT be anything but a mindless action-fest? Is it a function of the character? A dislike of how the character/title has changed (since modern Hulk comics definitely delve into some of the first movie’s issues a lot more than its early years)? Is this a point of view we should be encouraging? ---
**Author:** ![Charger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/25 "2008-03-14T01:26:10Z")
2003’s The Hulk was dull and nondescript. This take on it looks more incredible (not to imply that the one five years ago was, in any way, “credible”). Personally, I grew up with the TV series and rarely looked at the comics. It’s a huge deal to me that they do the “eye thing” in this version. That was a big part of the transformation in the series and I always liked the way it signaled us that “it” was happening. You always knew that a guy clubbing him from behind was going to unknowingly unleash the green, and it was so satisfying to see him look up with those eyes and that eerie chord playing. Commence with the comeuppance. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/26 "2008-03-14T01:33:51Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Two demerits to the first person in this thread that uses the construction “\ smash!” [/QUOTE] In Soviet Russia, smash Hulk you! Did I escape with no demerits? ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/27 "2008-03-14T01:56:30Z")
Frankly, ick. Based on these photos and trailer, I definitely preferred the Ang Lee version. This new Hulk looks like a giant MacFarlane Toys action figure, all swollen and distorted and textured and stained-up. Obviously the concept designer thought it’d be a hoot to design the Hulk with that Jack Kirby “button nose/gigantic upper lip” combination. It really doesn’t appear to work all that well as a realistic physiognomy. At least Eric Bana vaguely resembled the Hulked-up version. New Hulk and Ed Norton don’t even appear to share the same hairstyle-- Norton’s got that blown-back style and Hulk has the same old bowl cut. [This shot in particular](http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_02/HulkFight_468x245.jpg) looks less like a still from the movie than a screencap from the videogame tie-in. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/28 "2008-03-14T09:55:39Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] One of the problems I had with the first film was the way the directer split the screen into two or four parts with action happening in each little sub-screen. I guess he was aiming towards looking like a comic book, but I just found it annoying. [/QUOTE] That, and it was like, a visual metaphor for his fractured personality. Oooh, _deep._ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/29 "2008-03-14T12:36:12Z")
It looks good, save for one thing: > [@](#): > > Liv Tyler replaces Jennifer Connelly as Bruce’s love interest. That’s a crime. Connelly is a smolderingly hot chick, Tyler’s part chimp. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/30 "2008-03-14T12:46:34Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] I thought it was a sequel, but with little mention of the original. I’m trying to find a cite with a quote from the makers of this film. They had a name that wasn’t “sequel” or “re-boot”, but I forget what it was. [/QUOTE] This article quotes the director as it being “more of a reboot”: [http://www.cinematical.com/2007/04/15/breaking-edward-norton-is-the-incredible-hulk/](http://www.cinematical.com/2007/04/15/breaking-edward-norton-is-the-incredible-hulk/) > [@](#): > > Ever since he was hired to helm the second Hulk flick, Mr. Leterrier (who also directed Unleashed and both Transporter flicks) has been assuring everyone that it’s not a full-bore “sequel,” but more of a “reboot,” as if Ang Lee’s original was something less than sequel-worthy. ---
**Author:** ![brossa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brossa/32/3040_2.png) [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/31 "2008-03-14T13:56:53Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] It looks good, save for one thing:That’s a crime. Connelly is a smolderingly hot chick, Tyler’s part chimp. [/QUOTE] A-f#$king-men. I like the Ang Lee [character design](http://www.cgw.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=C090343B430441D68A24AA6B911A4955) better. The new Hulk looks too _pretty_ - too much like a bodybuilder rather than a blocky slab of meat-rage. Plus, is he wearing black lipstick? Something seems off about both the Hulk’s and Abomination’s shoulders, too. There doesn’t seem to be enough mass in the armpit region. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/32 "2008-03-14T14:03:42Z")
[QUOTE=brossa] I like the Ang Lee [character design](http://www.cgw.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=C090343B430441D68A24AA6B911A4955) better. The new Hulk looks too _pretty_ - too much like a bodybuilder rather than a blocky slab of meat-rage. [/QUOTE] With the exception of those odd looking nice-and-neat pants, I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/33 "2008-03-14T14:11:23Z")
[QUOTE=brossa] Something seems off about both the Hulk’s and Abomination’s shoulders, too. There doesn’t seem to be enough mass in the armpit region. [/QUOTE] That’s necessary to accommodate the Kung-Fu grip. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231/34 "2008-03-14T19:49:53Z")
[QUOTE=brossa] A-f#$king-men. I like the Ang Lee [character design](http://www.cgw.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=C090343B430441D68A24AA6B911A4955) better. The new Hulk looks too _pretty_ - too much like a bodybuilder rather than a blocky slab of meat-rage. Plus, is he wearing black lipstick? Something seems off about both the Hulk’s and Abomination’s shoulders, too. There doesn’t seem to be enough mass in the armpit region. [/QUOTE] I like the more defined muscle and less armpit mucle look but the Ang Lee version is definitely more comic-booky. Black lipstick? I think you may be right. Oh shit people it’s Emo Hulk! -Badguy1: “Quick smash him in the face with that bag of bricks.” -Badguy2 smashes hulk in the face with bag of bricks. -Hulk: “Hulk cry!” And remember people Trunk smash! anyone who uses, “\ smash!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-the-new-hulk-and-abomination-i-cant-fn-wait/441231.md?page=1)