The Incredible Hulk I First Time Reaction I Marvel Movie Review & Commentary 

I'm happy to see that someone finally acknowledges the fact that Hulk says "Leave me alone." at 8:49

If it makes you feel better, they were tranquillizing the dogs. Their guns were loaded to subdue Banner, not kill him.

The director of this film, Louis Letterier, was a huge fan of the Hulk TV series. And with this story having a feel that was more in tune with the show than the comic, that’s where it worked well. There are so many callbacks and references to the Hulk TV Series ranging from the use of “The Lonely Man” theme song, to the use of the green eyes to indicate when the Hulk-out would happen. But, perhaps the best one is the appearance of Lou Ferrigno; the original Incredible Hulk, appeared in a short cameo with Edward Norton as a security guard whom Banner bribes with a pizza to allow him into the laboratory. P.S. Because you wondered where does this film fit in the timeline of the MCU, watch Iron Man 2. There is a scene where Stark and Nick Fury are meeting, and in the background is the news report about the Hulk’s battle with the Army on the college campus.

this is one of the most underrated mcu movie to be honest

Two things in the end you had questions about. The hand clap is called the thunderclap in the comics. Hulk and some other super strong characters clap their hands so hard and fast that it makes a pressure wave like an explosion. And Betty stopped Hulk from killing Abomination because she didn't want Bruce to become a murderer.

I think a lot of people overlook the true significance of the bar scene with General Ross and Tony at the end. That scene is one of the most important, pivotal, and thrilling moments in comic book movie history because after this, comic book movies would never be the same again. Over the last 15 years, it's now become extremely second nature that multiple superheroes will be seen in a movie together. Hell, it's expected at this point. But this was the very first time EVER that we saw an already established superhero character from a completely different movie cross over into another hero's movie. Prior to this movie, you never saw the X-Men in a Tobey Spiderman movie. You never saw Superman and Batman in the same movie together. All these characters existed in the realm of their own individual cinematic universes. But here, we saw IRON MAN show up in a HULK movie. This showed us that the events in Iron Man happened in the same universe as The Incredible Hulk! It was unprecedented at the time! Yes, the filmmakers teased at the end of Iron Man that they were putting a team together. But now with this scene, these weren't just teasers anymore. It was now CEMENTED that we were gonna eventually see an established universe with a wide array of comic book heroes all coexisting in the same universe and working on a team together! The first time I saw this in theaters, I freaked out the second Tony walked onscreen because I realized we were in a whole new world of comic book movies and it was a hell of a time to be alive for a fan because at this point, ANYTHING was possible. And what a ride it's been since then.

The line that he says "Don't make me hungry, you wouldn't like me when I'm hungry" is their way of referencing the old TV show of the Incredible Hulk from the 1970's and 80's. One line from that show that everyone knew was "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry." I used to watch the Incredible Hulk tv show all the time when I was little.

5:46 "Lamb-y, we are about to watch their asses get kicked . . . and we will enjoy it." 🤣🐑🤣 ❤🐶

I'm so glad you appreciated the love story. In my opinion, it's a cornerstone of Hulk's story and who he is.

Don't worry Jax. The dogs are not dead. Those special operations guys were using tranquilizer darts to subdue Banner (and in this scenario dogs as well) not live ammo. In the factory when Banner turn into Hulk, u saw those guys shooting tranq darts but they did nothing. When Hulk angrily approaches them one of them said "go live, go live" that means switch to live ammo.

Was so glad they fit in a cameo of Bill Bixby, as well as Lou Ferrigno and Stan Lee. Bixby and Ferrigno played the first tragic hero I had ever seen in the Incredible Hulk TV series. Their portrayals taught me so much about compassion, helped by that oh so sad ending credits theme. Also glad the reporter Mr. Magee from the TV show and the famous line from the intro credits, "Mr. Magee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" get callbacks in this movie

It's so nice to see someone reasearch about stuff they don't understand while others just skip ahead. It's very exciting to see someone being invested in the story. Very much looking forward to see your journey through the MCU...😍♥️

Loved the Lou Ferrigno Cameo at the pizza scene. He was the original Hulk in the 70's

Tidbit: Banner's girlfriend was played by Jennifer Connelly in the first Hulk movie. She was re-cast as an AI voice for a super-hero's armor later.... Plus, in real life, she's married to Jarvis/Vision. Real-life couple, both as Stark Tech AIs. Neat.

As to your question about whether Banner was experiencing anger when he was affected by Gamma radiation the first time, there was sort of an explanation in the first movie version of the Hulk that was directed by Ang Lee in 2003. In that movie Banner was a victim of repressed childhood trauma brought on by his father's abuse which later on played a role in his anger triggering his hulking-out transformations.

I love how you add little things. Like you make a prediction and then you add the right answer. You do a great job of making that interesting.

you might have to do more than one reaction a week. we need more from you... you make my day better. keep up the good work P.S. i love your shirt

Jack McGee, the reporter, was the one who hounded Banner in the television series.

There's an irony in the Hulk comic books. General Ross eventually becomes Red Hulk.

Glad to see a new Marvel reactor. Love these!

One thing everyone seems to miss with the dogs is that they do not kill them, they have tranquilizers in their guns, they are just tranqing them.

Love your reactions to the MCU, especially when they are first time reactions, Jax. And to fully appreciate how the MCU actually unified every Marvel character, it's also best to watch all of the Spider-Man movies, in order of their release, as well.

The MCU writing is crazy in this film, bc this came out before Captain America the 1st Avenger, but there is a line in that film that perfectly explains why Blonsky has the reaction he does, Dr. Erskine to Steve Rogers “But more important, the man. The serum amplifies everything that is inside. So, good becomes great. Bad becomes worse. This is why you were chosen. Because a strong man, who has known power all his life, will lose respect for that power. But a weak man knows the value of strength, and knows compassion." It’s why Schmitt transformed into the red skull and why Blonsky becomes the Abomination and to some degree (spoilery-ish) John Walker goes down the road he does in “Falcon & The Winter Soldier”

Your giddy dance at the end is all the happy feels!!!

In the comics, Bruce is terrified of being angry even before becoming the Hulk. His father was an abusive drunk and ended up killing his mother, and died himself later on. He repressed his rage for years in the fear of becoming like his father until the Hulk came into existence. In the MCU that happened with a serum that used gamma radiation as a catalyst but in the comics it was a gamma explosion he was caught in while trying to save someone in the testing area. The Hulk is the physical form of Bruce's trauma and repressed anger given form. In the comics, the Hulk had multiple forms and colors, all representing different parts of his mind, but the movies don't really go into that so it's not important

Hulks my favourite superhero ever and this movie is just amazing

It's refreshing to see an intelligent and insightful reactor. Looking forward to more. Love the meme inserts too :)

"I fell like this intro's trying to do a lot in a short period of time." The intro is loosely based on _The Incredible Hulk_ TV series from the '70s-''80s. Especially the shots where Bruce is in the machine, which recreates the same shots from the TV opener. "So he just has to stay calm all the time." Anger _IS_ the most famous trigger, but it's not consistant. In the comics, it was originally a day/night transformation (which Marvel sometimes goes back to). "I need to figure out when this is on the timeline." _The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2,_ and _Thor_ all take place in the same week. "Is this that stuff they used on Tony Stark? The paralysis thing? No... it can't be." Actually, yes, it is. The fact that it's not working on the Hulk says more about the Hulk than about the equipment. "How do you report on your insurance claim that a Hulk destroyed your apartment?" You call _Damage Control._ (I have absolutely no idea where Damage Control gets their budget to fix stuff, btw... but it clearly has more money than most nations.) "Can a Hulk even die?" Yes. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Now ask if they _STAY_ dead. "What? This boy's got some magic within him! He can just... OMG, how did he do that?" The Hulk Clap is a reference to the '80s cartoon series. There were lots of rules back then to sanitize cartoons, and many of them had to do with violence against other characters. The animators created the Hulk Clap as a way for Hulk to knock over other people (via shock waves) without actually punching them. The move has found its way into later cartoons and comics, as well as into the MCU. "You want to keep him alive for some reason?" Comics _USUALLY_ don't kill their villains.

Hulks gamma clap took all the oxygen out of the area, starving the flames, and killing a Hulk is almost impossible, Banner tries to kill himself with a bullet in the mouth, Hulk spits it back out.

You are already one of my favourite reactors after just a couple mcu movies! You have a quick mind! And I love your laugh and your facial expressions! And Lemmy 🥰

Your reaction at 29:32 just won my heart.😍 You were like "Abomination has so smoothly overpowered the hulk"!!!

7:51 Damn that smile will make anyone's day 🥰🥰.. Awesome Jax ☺️ the moment the hulk out begins, she smiles

"You, zip it." 🚕🤐 That's such a fun moment. 😝

Bruce was trying to say the famous line from the '70s series. "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

Fun reactions! I'm always impressed when I find someone who can still bring something fresh to a film I know so well. Some behind the scenes notes: Edward Norton fought with producers over the final cut of the film, and when he didn't get his way he refused to do press for it beyond a single contractual appearance... that was pretty much the reason for him being replaced for future films. Because Universal had made the original (largely unrelated) Ang Lee Hulk movie, they had the right of first refusal to distribute any other Hulk films. Originally, this was fine with Marvel when they were independent, as they produced the MCU movies and then had them distributed by larger studios. But then Disney bought up Marvel, and Disney doesn't want to make a film for Universal to distribute and profit off of. So there hasn't been a direct sequel as a result. However, Hulk can guest star in other films without having to involve Universal, and so that's how they've used him since.

@1:38 Ah, Earl Grey, a Jean-Luc Picard favorite. However, Sir Patrick Stewart’s favorite is Yorkshire Gold.

all the actors did a good job with the characters especially liv tyler as elizabeth "betty" ross this is a perfect example of why bruce banner joined the avergers

This THIS is peak Hulk i love that Hulk pure savagery and pure anger the Hulk looks so good. 9:00 17:24 THESE shots and that anger ! UFF

The opening scene was a condensed retelling of the Hulk's origin for anyone who wasn't aware of where he came from. It saved time so they could get straight into the current story.

This is my favorite version on the hulk when it comes to the movies. Wish they never changed it. I grew up watching the Lou Ferrigno version so i still have a soft spot for that version.

fact: the scene where hulk was roaring at the thunder, is a for-shadowing for his future rivalry/bestie relationship with Thor = The two strongest members of the original 6 members of the Avengers (ironman, cap, hulk, thor, black widow and hawkeye)

Seeing this again brings back great memories..... Incredible Hulk is such a great classic superhero movie. Love it even more after seeing it again now. :)

Canonically, nothing short of an artillery shell can even scratch the Hulk's skin. Makes me wonder about the tactical prowess of those who send their soldiers in to fling darts and bullets at my man Bruce.

The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man II, and Thor all take place during the same week. Banner became the Hulk about five years before Iron Man appeared (when Hulk, And Lee's movie, came out).

Jax Smashes Reviews....readers smash the like button (to be fair that didn't sound better in my head but still typed it)

Doc Samson, the psychiatrist, is actually an ally and friend of Banner's. He tries to treat him for years. In the comics, Samson actually gets irradiated with gamma radiation and becomes super-strong with long green hair.

What a fun reaction! I just found your channel the other day and so far I've really enjoyed all of your reactions that I've seen. I can't wait to see your other Marvel reactions as you get further into the MCU!

Fun facts: the majority of this was shot in Ontario Canada. Between Toronto and Hamilton. -The great big Guard was played by Lou Ferrigno, the TV HULK. -They went out of their way to put a green object into every scene... Even the General's drink, at the end. The transformation is based on the repressions of the subject. With Banner it's rage; giving us *the HULK.* With Blonsky, it's psychosis; giving us *the ABOMINATION.* With Sterns, it's intelligence; giving us *the LEADER.*

Hulk is my favorite character thank you so much for reacting i loved itttt

If you dont know about Mr. BLUE he's another villian called the leader. He to was enffected by gamma in the brain. This causes him to be highly intelligent. Side effects ,his head is big, and he's green to. In the cartoon he would create monsters with gamma blood. Just like the blood samples he had in the lab.

Lou Ferrigno who played the Hulk on tv voiced this Hulk. Also in the first Avengers movie Ruffalo/Banner references this fight when he says "Last time I was in New York ,I broke Harlem".

Fun fact about the Hulk comic book- the government tried to make him stop writing them because he always made the Army look like the bad guy

I'm brazilian and it's kinda funny to me hear that fake portuguese in the begining of the movie lol, the actor who slaps Bruce Banner is actually brazilian, but the guy trying to flirt in the factory is not and is so evident when he talks, i love it.

You've already seen Captain America.. When Yablonski was trying as a soldier to beat Hulk, he was full of their best Cap knock-off serum.

The super soldier serum was introduced in this movie, the serum that Steve Rodgers used to become Cap

Also William Hurt recently passed away. So Harrison Ford has been cast as Thunderbolt Ross going forward...

The Lucky Security Officer that got the Pizza was Lou Ferrigno... He WAS the Hulk in the 70's TV Show! SHIELD Monitored ALL Possible Threats to the Public. They Found the Best way to Neutralize the Hulk was to keep people from Ticking off Banner and give him Space... LOT'S of Space!

Shield is actually how they located the blood trace in the beginning of the movie. A very small thing, but this was the early steps of creating a universe.

I thought Mark Ruffalo made a more believable Banner (more mellow, more cautious) but I wish they had just left this version of The Hulk. This version is the one that the madder he gets, the stronger he becomes. Mr. Blue is Dr. Samuel Sterns who eventually becomes The Leader (one of Hulk's greatest enemies) who is the brains to Hulk's brawn. Note the gamma blood dripping into his temple and the smile that follows.

One of the most iconic and best movies ever for me

Mc Gee was the name of the reporter who followed the Hulk on the 70. ‘s TV Show.

Early? This movie is 2008. Stan Lee is in every Marvel movie and apparently his first appearance was in the TV-movie The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989). I only saw him for the first time is Tobey Maguire Spiderman (2002)😂.

The "thunderclap" that the Hulk does to put out the fire was one of the things I used to love to see him do in the old 60s cartoons. It was WAY powerful where if he did it hard enough it would blow people, jeeps, and even make tanks flip. It's not just a wind thing, it's also a shockwave thing. He doesn't do it a lot, but I always thought it was very cool. In DC, the supers can do it too (Superman, Supergirl, etc.). It's a great form of crowd control when there are multiple adversaries.

Yes, you are somewhat lucky to be able to binge them. Sometimes the wait was maddening but the excitement building up to release day was as cool as the movies!

This takes place in 2010, 2 years after Ironman. It actually takes place in the same week as the rest of the films of Phase 1 (Same week that Steve Rogers woke up and saw himself in the 21st century)

Thank you. There was another "Hulk" (2003) movie before this. "The Incredible Hulk" was going to be a sequel to that movie, but then "Iron Man" happened and the MCU became something and this became a reboot instead of a sequel. The previous movie is very good, very different, and having Eric Bana play Bruce Banner just appeals to me.

Thunderbolt was indeed not only playing with fire he was playing with a nuclear bomb thinking he can replicate the accident that changed Bruce into the Hulk. And he wanted an army of hulks at his command the soldiers wouldn't have been a restrained as Bruce because they've spent half their lives in battle once they got sent back to civilian life just a simple spill of milk by a kid or a teenage kid rebelling against their veteran parent would've caused these soldiers to Hulk out & cause damage or worse death to friends or loved ones. Seeing what happened with Blonsky is a perfect example of this this man was already a bit unstable or another example of the super soldier serum being given to another unstable soldier Jon Walker. All of these experiments comes back to Steve Rogers who is indeed the perfect super soldier because he never allowed the serum to dictate who he is despite his own faults Steve earned the title Captain America.

After Emil got the serum he was basically Captain America. He was a little preview of Steve Rogers.

Fact: This movie marks the 4th time that Edward Norton played a character with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder): Primal Fear Fight Club The Score (2001)

Betty doesn't want Bruce to become a purposeful killer, which is why she told him to stop before he killed Blonsky, not because she cares about Blonsky in particular. Anybody that dies because of the Hulk, before this, was some form of accident and collateral damage because the Hulk is not precise. You've seen the property damage that happens when he gets involved. This is why the general public does view him as a monster. How'd you feel that if every so often this big green thing popped up and just went on a rampage every time he appears? Most people would be like, "Someone needs to catch or kill that thing!" But, as SHIELD figured out, Banner is fine if you don't mess with him.

You're talking about SHIELD. Honestly I had never even heard of SHIELD until 5 years after this came out and the TV series started.

Lou Ferrigno voiced the Hulk in the MCU. I'd like to see Edward Norton return as the Multiverse Banner. Rename him David Banner, a callback to Bill Bixby's character in the CBS Incredible Hulk live action series.

You gotta love the purple pants. Back in the early days of the MCU when even the simplest of winks to the fans were just so much fun. lol

This is one of my absolute favourite MCU films

23:08 "Wait, they're _part_ of SHIELD? I thought SHIELD was supposed to be good." No, they're not part of SHIELD, but apparently they do have access to some of SHIELD.'s computer capabilities -- probably because they're military.

The head shrink boyfriend is Doc Samson. In the comics he actually does try to help Bruce.

The Abomination Hulk fight happened the same week Captain America was found, Thor's hammer was located, and the Stane Ironman fight happened. It's been called, fury's big week

3:39 "You're not you when you're hungry." 😆😆😆

28:37 I like watching people favorite hero get completely fkd up by a villain 😂😂

In the comics, Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic, actually creates fabric made with Unstable Molecules. That would be perfect for Banner.

Nice reaction. Glad you enjoyed it. This one is an underrated film.

6:35 he didn't kill the dog, the dog is only tranquilized

The thing that made Tony’s appearance do unprecedented was the fact Iron Man was licensed to Paramount while Hulk was licensed to Universal. Until this, actors were pretty much set to their studio where superheroes were concerned. Marvel changed that for the MCU. Then Marvel got enough money to buy all the rights back (except Spider-Man, which was a different matter), and then they sold to Disney, for two awesome phases (2 and 3) and two horrendous phases (4 and 5) which are costing Disney a small fortune.

With regard to when this movie takes place, it happens during what is known as Fury’s Big Week. After Banner gets to America the events of this movie take place during the events of Iron Man 2 and Thor all within the same week.

You should watch the Marvel One Shots which are short films that are part of the MCU as well. There is one that explains that last pre-credit scene with Tony Stark

There are two other characters set up in this movie that Marvel haven't yet done anything with: Leonard Samson (played by Ty Burrel here) becomes a superhero in his own right: Doc Samson. He's got a lesser version of Hulk's enhanced strength, invulnerability, etc., and long green hair, but doesn't transform back and forth. He sort of serves as a psychiatrist to the superhero community. Doctor Samuel Sterns (Mr Blue, played by Tim Blake Nelson) is better known in the comics as the villain The Leader. His brain mutated by the same radiation that created the Hulk, he is as smart as the Hulk is strong, and he's obsessed with using Gamma radiation to change the world.

In the television series McGee was the reporter that hounded Bruce Banner.

I have nvr seen someone laugh so much while watching a action/superhero movie..

My 15 yr old wants to rewatch the MCU (up till Endgame and No Way Home) for the third (or fourth) time this spring break. So I must be doing something tithe in raising her.

Their orders were to take Banner alive. Those were tranq guns... neither dog is dead, just asleep for a couple of hours. lol

Shield don't want the government to know they were monitoring the hulk for future plans do thay sent Stark to annoy ross. The hulk and banner are not same person each one has their own personality but share some thoughts and memory. Always in a constant fight for control over the body.

This movie is the main reason why I love Hulk.

I like both Edward and Mark so it didn't bother me. There's a couple references to this movie version later on :]

The security guard he bribed to get in the lab is Lou Ferigno. He played the hulk character in the TV series.

At 5:10 When General Thunderbolt was talking about those two Canadian Hunters one of them is Logan The Wolverine

This movie was heavily influenced by Norton who was a Hulk fan and wanted the movie with a accurate portrayal of the hulk in line with the comics a little dark and gritty , Ruffolow is who Marvel/ Disney wanted to be Bruce Banner as a more family friendly viewing ( massively nerfed powered ) hulk

Did you see Ed as the hero in "Primal Fear"? Ha, no reference really. The Incredible Hulk" series was alright in the 70s considering F/X were rough. It's still a surprise to see Ferrigno in this. Stan Lee has always been amazing. He has biographies you might want to see after you're done with this big combo

The security guard that he gave pizza to is played by Lou Ferrigno who played the Hulk in the old TV show from the 80's

10:27 ! Yeah like "Fantastic 4. I those movies. They clothes that expanded. 👏🏼

I think it was the Avengers where Bruce says, "I put a bullet in my mouth, and the other guy spit it out." So idk if he can be killed, you'd probably have to behead him or something. Because even though Bruce tried to kill himself in his human form, he couldn't die.