Hulk Blu-ray Disc Review

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Title: Hulk

Media: Blu-ray Disc

Region: A

Genre: Superhero Origin Drama

Stars: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Eliot, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte

Writers: John Turman, Michael Frances, and James Schamus

Story By James Schamus

Director: Ang Lee

Feature length: 2 hours and 18 minutes

Extras: U-Control Picture-In-Picture Cast & Crew Interviews as well as Behind-The-Scenes Footage, Feature Commentary With Ang Lee, Deleted Scenes, Evolution Of The Hulk, The Incredible Ang Lee, The Dog Fight Scene, The Making Of Hulk, The Unique Style Of Editing Hulk

Languages: English DTS Digital 5.1 High Definition Master Audio Theatrical Surround Sound and French, French Canadian, German, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Italian and Japanese Language DTS Digital 5.1 Theatrical Surround Sound

Subtitles: English Subtitles For The Deaf And Hearing Impaired and French, Canadian French, Italian, German, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Traditional Mandarin Language Subtitles

Packaging: Elite Blue BD Case

Sound: DTS Digital 5.1 High Definition Master Audio Theatrical Surround Sound and DTS Digital 5.1 Theatrical Surround Sound

Year of Theatrical Release: 2003/Blu-ray Disc Release: 2008

Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures

Home Video Distributor: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera

Ang Lee’s 2003 big screen live action feature film version of Hulk is without a doubt a like it or hate it motion picture. Personally, I like it. I think Eric Bana captured the angst of Bruce Banner for the film quite well. Jennifer Connelly is certainly a beautiful Betty Ross and Sam Elliot plays a no no-nonsense if not menacing General Ross while Nick Nolte steals every scene he is in as the mentally unstable David Banner, who becomes The Absorbing Man or something like it and attempts to harness his son’s powers in a climactic showdown. In his commentary Ang Lee claims that he did not intend for Nick Nolte to be The Absorbing Man, but while not a direct representation of the comic book counterpart, he does absorb the properties of the environment around him so as far as I’m concerned, he is The Absorbing Man and considering the next big screen villain if there is a third Hulk feature film will likely be The Leader, I think this is close enough to be considered The Absorbing Man and honestly, I’d prefer to see new villains in every film so to revisit a similar character just doesn’t seem exciting to me.

Ang Lee’s screen direction captures the look of a comic book with the split and cubing screens that are now more familiar to fans of 24, but on it’s own merit, Hulk is a good film and it has Ang Lee’s style just as The Incredible Hulk has it’s director’s style and the TV series carried the style of executive producer Kenneth Johnson. Each generation has it’s Hulk and while Marvel Entertainment Studios moves ever closer in their buildup toward The Avengers, I hope there will be third feature film in between to make the series thus far, a trilogy of sorts. While the packaging states (2.35:1), the presentation of Hulk is actually a widescreen high definition (1.85:1) aspect ratio with a resolution up to 1080p depending upon one’s TV or monitor capability. The picture quality is terrific with deep blacks contrasted by nice saturated colors and no noticeable print defects either. The English DTS Digital 5.1 High Definition Master Audio Theatrical Surround Soundtrack creates an enveloping 360-degree sound field that is truly impressive. French, French Canadian, German, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Italian and Japanese Language DTS Digital 5.1 Theatrical Surround Soundtracks are also encoded onto the BD as options along with English Subtitles For The Deaf And Hearing Impaired and French, Canadian French, Italian, German, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Traditional Mandarin Language Subtitles.

Extra value features include a feature length audio commentary with Ang Lee that is screen specific as well as picture-in-picture vignettes covering certain aspects on the making of the film. The rest are behind-the scenes featurettes carried over from the previous home video release including a reel of deleted scenes. Overall Hulk is a solid Blu-ray Disc release with terrific picture and sound quality and a seemingly infinite amount of language options as well as a nice selection of bonus features. Hulk is available now on Blu-ray Disc at retailers on and offline courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

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