The Hulk

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	Eric Bana	Bruce Banner
	Jennifer Connelly	Betty Ross
	Sam Elliott	Ross
	Josh Lucas	Talbot
	Nick Nolte	Father
	Paul Kersey	Young David Banner
	Cara Buono	Edith Banner
	Todd Tesen	Young Ross
	Kevin Rankin	Harper
	Celia Weston	Mrs. Krenzler
	Mike Erwin	Teenage Bruce Banner
	Lou Ferrigno	Security Guard
	Stan Lee	Security Guard
	Regi Davis	Security Guard
	Craig Damon	Security Guard
	Geoffrey Scott	President
	Regina McKee Redwing	National Security Advisor
	Daniel Dae Kim	Aide
	Daniella Kuhn	Edith's Friend
	Michael Kronenberg	Bruce Banner as Child
	David Kronenberg	Bruce Banner as Child
	Rhiannon Leigh Wryn	Betty Ross as Child
	Lou Richards	Pediatrician
	Jenn Gotzon Chandler	Waitress
	Louanne Kelley	Delivery Doctor

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Director	Ang Lee
Writer	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, James Schamus, John Turman, Michael France
Producer	Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Larry Franco, Gale Anne Hurd, Stan Lee, James Schamus, Cheryl A. Tkach, David Womark
Musician	Danny Elfman
Photography	Frederick Elmes

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Story Synopsis:
Scientist Bruce Banner (Bana) has anger management issues which have all but alienated his ex-girlfriend and equally brilliant fellow researcher, Betty Ross (Connelly). A simple oversight in the lab leads to an explosive situation and Bruce makes a split-second decision. His heroic impulse saves a life and leaves him apparently unscathed, but his body absorbs a normally deadly dose of gamma radiation. Meanwhile, a rampaging, impossibly strong being known as the Hulk cuts a swath of destruction, leaving Banner's lab in shambles and his house with blown-out walls. The military mobilizes to fight the green brute, led by Betty's father, General “Thunderbolt” Ross (Elliott), along with rival researcher Ben Talbot (Lucas). Betty Ross has her theories and she knows the shadowy figure lurking in the background, Bruce's father, David (Nolte) is somehow connected. She may be the only one who understands the link between the scientist and the Hulk, but her efforts to stop the military, which is employing every weapon in its arsenal to capture the monster, may be too late to save both man and creature. Based on the Marvel Comic Book character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The 1.85:1 DVD picture is anamorphically enhanced and exhibits an excellent picture, with sharp and detailed images and nice openness and clarity. Colors are fully saturated, with rich hues, natural fleshtones (well, Hulk looks a little like broccoli), and deep, solid blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are also well balanced. Occasionally, the picture looks a little bit “digital” and exhibits the undesirable halos of edge enhancement that distract from an otherwise stellar visual experience. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ soundtrack (uncredited) features excellent fidelity and a soundstage which, when engaged, really energizes the listening space. Another standout for this sound mix is the music, which has been very well-recorded and really immerses the listener. The music also has a very convincing low-end presence, with notable LFE channel engagement. The dialogue sounds commendably natural in tonality and also exhibits very good spatial integration. But of course it's the scenes with the Hulk that really sell this soundtrack. In the presence of the Hulk, the soundstage becomes dramatically enlivened, with aggressive, often pinpoint split surrounds, substantial dynamics, and powerful deep bass with prominent LFE channel activity. If you choose to engage the back surround channel, you should find it to be quite an asset during active moments in the movie, particularly when there are sweeps and pans. The sequences in the film for which your system really gets a workout also are delivered with good tonal balance without sounding fatiguing. This is an outstanding sonic presentation for which the spatial elements really come together to immerse you into an involving, often intense movie experience. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality
Superb Color Fidelity

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