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HI EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, IT IS TOTALY AMAZING THAT A REVIEWER WOULD EVEN THINK THAT THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE ORIGINAL TV SERIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT THESE 2 MOVIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I WILL SAY THIS. IF KENNETH JOHNSON WOULD HAVE WENT WITH THE COMIC BOOK VERSION AND NOT AS WE KNOW THE SERIES NOW, 2 THINGS WOULD HAVE HAPPEND. BILL BIXBY WOULD HAVE TURNED DOWN THE HULK SERIES. AND OR KEN JOHNSON THE SERIES CREATOR WOULD HAVE ALSO TURNED IT DOWN. THUS... THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NO DR. DAVID BANNER, NO HULK NO TV SERIES. AND BILL BIXBY WOULD HAVE SAID NO ANYWAY. AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW, BIXBY WAS LEARY ABOUT EVEN DOING THE PILOT. BUT HIS FORMER MANAGER PAUL BRADEN SAID READ IT JUST READ IT. AND THE REST IS OFF COURSE HISTORY. AND TO THINK THAT THIS REVIEWER WOULD EVEN SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS VERY NAIVE. AND BILL BIX BIXBY WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THE HULK IN THE STYLE OF THE COMIC ANYWAY. EVEN RIGHT FROM THE START HE WAS ASURED THAT WHEN HE ACCEPTED THE LEADING ROLL AS OUR HERO. DR. DAVID BANNER, HE TOLD KENNETH JOHNSON CALLING HIM THE NEXT DAY AFTER READING THE HULK PILOT SCRIPT AND SAID. ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO DO THIS. ARE YOU REALLY GOING KEEP THIS PSYCOLOGICAL AND POINEANT. REALLY... BIXBY DID NOT WANT TO DO THE INCREDIBLE HULK AT ALL. HE SAID I DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING CALLED THE INCREDIBLE HULK PLEASE.MILLIONS OF FANS SHOULD BE VERU SURPRISED THAT THE HULK WAS EVEN DONE TO BEGIN WITH. AND I THINK IT WAS BILL BIXBY'S GOOD KIND NATURE THAT AND ALSO AFTER READING THE HULK PILOT SCRIPT THAT WON THE CRITICS CBS AND US MILLIONS OF FANS OF THIS GREAT TV SERIES. WE ALL WILL NEVER FORGET IT. AS FOR THE FIRST 2 HULK MOVIES. I LOVE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE. PERSONALY IN MY OPINION, I THINK BILL BIXBY AND LOU FERRIGNO WE'RE EXPERIMENTING WHEN THEY BOTH WE'RE FILMING THEM. I THINK THEY HAVE SOME VERY HUMORUS MOMENTS. IN GENERAL. i LOVE THE SERIES AND THE 2 HULK MOVIES. THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS. AND THE TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
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Shame on you Bill Bixby for letting these 2 movies be made at all, and to include Jack Colvin (aka Mr. McGee) in only 1 scene is an absolute insult to one of the greatest character actors of our time. Mr. Colvin all but carried the series and deserved a much larger role than a measly walk-on.
"Returns" is rubbish. The idea of Thor and "the power of Odin" makes my stomach curl. There is absolutely no redeeming qualities or anything slightly resembling the Kenneth Johnson series at all here except the Mcgee and Thor scene with is absolutely brilliant and hilarious. Colvin's acting has aged like a fine wine and once again he proves his genius and wit.
"Trial" though a slight improvement over "Return" should have actually been called "Daredevil (featuring the Hulk)". The original Idea for the Trial was for Banner to be on trial for the murder of Elena Marks from the original pilot episode but I think that Bixby might hung out too much with Elvis in his lifetime because these movies resemble an Elvis movie at it's worse. One amusing scene features Banner, with full beard, turning into a beardless Hulk. I guess the Hulk isn't allowed Facial Hair.
Die Hard Hulk Fans (like me) will buy this regardless, everybody else please move on
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I really enjoy this 2 Hulk pictures 'cuz it's fantasic. Yeah it has it all on 2 DVDs.
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Bill Bixby (who is my favorite actor) did a good job on this one when he reunited with the Hulk (played by Lou Ferrigno) and especially Jack Colvin (who appear on this last apperance on the feature film) was phenomenal. This is where he begins when the Thor is trying to attack him and help him out. That's the reason it was a given success even tho due to poor ratings from the set.
The Trial of The Incredible Hulk (1989)
This is one of the baddest right here when Bixby returns as David Banner who is appearing to resurrect the passion of the Hulk and in order to get it out of his system. Yeah he does play with another Marvel superhero the Daredevil and it was da bomb. Parts I like when he get mad at the courthouse and starts attack him and s***. This what blows me away, then he start saving Daredevil and everybody at the end of the movie.
Yeah I give it 3.5 stars 'cuz it's wasn't only the best but a good story beginning. Peer to me, the last Hulk movie THE TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1999) was the best and maybe the last that Bill and Lou ever featured before they went their seperate ways.
This is highly recommended who wants to know the real story behind the superhero. 'Cuz I seen the TV series so many times and I never stop watching 'cuz it lives on. This is more of a Jekyll-and-Hyde thing which u see in the movies or on the Bible.
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I really enjoyed the interview with "Stan Lee" where he describes the differences between the marvel comics and the tv series. Also enjoyed Lou Ferrigno's "Stand Tall" documentary.
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One main complaint I had with the TV series were that there were no over the top villians to compete with the Hulk's strength. These two TV movies live up to the series potentical. The first one; The Return presents the Thor character. While not the best of all the movies it does have a charm and good message to the story to be true to yourself. The second; The Trial presents Hulk fighting along with Daredevil against the Kingpin. This version of Daredevil is superior to the movie becuse it presents Daredevil as he should be. Without the CGI of the modern versions this one one still has legs and still holds up. In fact if a Hulk movie sequel is produced they should take a few lessons from these final TV movies.
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