Incredible Hulk. In honor of the release of The Incredible Hulk this Friday, we have decided to take a look back at the history of The Hulk, both on and off of the big screen. In that look back, it is impossible to avoid talking about the 2003 adaptation Hulk, from director Ang Lee. Regarded by many as one of the worst comic book films ever made (though it did receive a 61% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes), Hulk has certainly become one of the most polarizing comic book films in history. With that in mind, we decided to lock Cole Abaius and Rob Hunter, two of our most polarizing staff writers, in a room together and make them battle it out: one on the side of Ang Lee’s film being great, and the other on the side of it being a huge turd.
As you will see from the transcript below, what started as any idea for a civil debate on the merits of one film devolved into something more childish, more ridiculous and more entertaining than we could have ever thought possible… Cole Abaius: Alright. Cole Abaius: Wow. Discuss: Does The Hulk Need Another Film of His Own? 8 Iconic Movie Rules To Live By. Few scenes in movies are as satisfying as a character confronting a rule.
Whether they’re recalling what not to do (woo, callback!) , facing the consequences of breaking the rule (woo, other callback!) Or learning something deeper by embracing it (not really a callback, but still cool!) , guidelines keep a movie grounded, however outlandish, silly or terrifying they may be. Hearing someone vocally tell another person what they can or can not do is something we can all relate to – especially if you have daddy issues. I’m sorry, Dad. Anyway, here are some of the best rules that have been vocally declared in the movie. 1. Imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. Egon spits out plenty of scientific jargon, but when he warns his fellow Ghostbusters not to let their proton pack beams get too cozy with one another, he describes the probable devastation in terms even Venkman can understand. 2.
Mr. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Bad Movies We Love: Steven Spielberg's Hook. By now, Super 8 has either rekindled your fondness for Steven Spielberg's whimsy or -- well, it hasn't. Either you embrace nostalgia and the comforts of epic, innocent fantasy, or you're purposely done with them until another Toy Story comes out. I sympathize with the latter option, especially if you think the keywords "Steven Spielberg" and "innocence" call to mind Hook, the 1991 kiddie blockbuster that asks, "What if we took the story of Peter Pan, threw it out, and invented an unrelated story about a grumpy man who begrudgingly saves his kidnapped children? " Tah-dah! Yuck. And yet, I found a few reasons to love this troubling movie. Let's start with some gentle hatred: Hook is way too mopey and 1991-riffic (synonyms) to be considered a sequel to or variation on J.M.
Hook is based on an idea Barrie had to write a story about Peter Pan's adulthood. 5. Hook gives us Robin Williams as a grown Peter Pan who has officially mutated into a corporate schmuck. 4. 3. 2. 1. Funny women in film. With Bridesmaids out now and Bad Teacher set to premiere later this summer, the conventional wisdom goes like this: We're living in a time when comic actresses are finally appreciated, honed, and challenged. They're not resigned to wifely roles or pally Judy Greer-types; they're hilarious as full-fledged protagonists who deservedly wield top-billing. This is why conventional wisdom is often a problem. For all the funny women in film who've made their mark in the past five years, it's fair to say that women starred in better (read: funnier) films in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. There's no contemporary parallel for Barbra Streisand, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Diane Keaton, or even Goldie Hawn (if you consider the critical respect still paid to much of her work). 10.
Whether she's playing Queen Victoria or a ballet dancer in The Adjustment Bureau, Blunt exhibits a steely cool that often gives way to immense vulnerability. 9. 8. 7. 6. Pages: 1 2. The Dictator - SBC. The Graduate. Today's comedy landscape is prominently defined by the line of cringe-inducing moments and awkward conversations, from the character of Michael Scott on The Office to the persona of Zach Galifianakis (especially in "Between Two Ferns") to Michael Cera's bumbling adolescent characters. It's a type of comedy that defines every faux documentary from This Is Spinal Tap to Modern Family, and it's present in the painful real-life comedy of Louie and Judd Apatow's films.
NBC's Thursday night line-up is built around single-camera entities with recent roots dating back to the groundbreaking "The Larry Sanders Show" on HBO. But further back than that, it's a type of comedy that first grabbed the public's attention in Mike Nichols' epoch-making 1967 film, The Graduate. Awkward People Charles Webb's 1963 novel implies that Benjamin Braddock is a standard California man, the sort "big blonde people" that Buck Henry also called "a family of surfboards. " Improv and The Graduate Documentary Style. The Graduate (1967. Amazing Spiderman. The Dark Knight Rises. Inception (2010. Levels of Inception.