Hulk: Struggle For Control

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It's been many years since I watched the original, but after Episode 3 of What if? I was drawn to watch this edit. Honestly, its fantastic, the Doc Samson scenes really made the scenes between Bruce and Betty more tense for me. I also really like the removal of the heart monitor, making the movie fall more in line with the comics and the rest of the MCU. My only issue was that the deleted scenes were a bit low quality, but I know this couldn't have been avoided so its not really a big deal.

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really enjoyed this edit, redeemed betty as a character and gave doc samson more screen time. miles better than the original

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This edit is a definite fanfix. It fixes many of the issues I had with the theatrical release, as well as some issues I hadn't realized were really bothering me in Tomahawk's extended Edition.
I really loved the complete removal of all references to the pulse meter. It was an unnecessary plot device and felt off-character. There is actually one brief scene where the beeping is still heard loudly - at the 20:53 mark.
I also greatly appreciated how this edit redeems Betty Ross. She seems way more assertive and capable than she did in the theatrical cut. Well done!
Another kudos is for the integration of 'the consultant' with the original post-credits scene. It really helps cementing the interconnectedness of the MCU.
One small suggestion: when Bruce enters the college's computer lab and experiences a flashback to the experiment, the footage is the same as the one used in the opening credits. I think that's redundant.
All in all a wonderful edit, and I believe it definitely fulfills its goal to flesh out the narrative with the footage from the deleted scenes while maintaining good pacing.

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2008's The Incredible Hulk is easily in my Top Five Favourite Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
I love the DVD release even more with it's 45 minutes of extra deleted scenes, as I would have been very happy with an almost 3 hour theatrical cut. Thankfully we have the Tomahawk Extended Edition to fill that dream.

But if you are looking for something that fits in between those two, then we have your answer right here with Lapis Molari's newest fan edit.

Pacing has been improved while character beats have been bolstered., strengthening the overall narrative considerably.

I love all the choices made for re-inserted deleted scenes. Each one adds extra depth and insight to the characters and their motivations. Unfortunately, all the deleted material used appears to be of a different frame rate (???) as they all have a distracting jittery quality. The audio levels of the deleted scenes also seem slightly different from the main material.

Lots of great choices made regarding the trims and changes. I thought the 'Love Scene" was masterfully edited.

There was a brief moment where the audio goes out of sync when Betty says, "It's okay", in the cave. And you can hear the cut during the factory scene when Banner is beaten and throw in the shadows behind crates. But these are brief blips on an otherwise nicely cut project. The additional new music was very well done.

I thought the newly redesigned End Credits scene was very clever! Though the Coulson footage really popped out at me, as it was of a significantly higher quality than the main feature.

But in the end, it is all about story, and on that front, this fan edit succeeds wonderfully.

A very fun watch.
Thumbs Up for me.
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Owner's reply August 21, 2021

With the help of your eagle-eye feedback, I've fixed the two audio glitches and achieved a small but visible improvement in the most-jittery deleted scenes.

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