Such a frustrating disappointment

Absolutely Fantastic

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This brings back memories, growing up in the seventies this was one of those series I never missed. Being a grown up and having children myself nostalgia came back.This pilot is an excellent example how The Incredible Hulk still stands up to today. Just look at all those flicks still going on were the Hulk is involved. Here we have the original series and it still stands the time. I have seen The Six Million Dollar man and Wonder Woman but so far Wonder Woman fails a bit to todays standards. Here we do have excellent performances by Bill Bixby (Dr. Banner) and Susan Sullivan (Dr.Elaina Marks). Sadly Bill isn't no longer with us as is the journalist Jack McGee (Jack Colvin) eager to search out what is going on with the green monster that kills.Once the Hulk comes on screen we do see some excellent changes from Dr. Banner to the Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) done with the good old latex and with some camera effects. But it works. Okay, maybe the hair of the Hulk looks a bit funny but still...But just have a closer look to the camera work here used. Shots are done in first person POV. A thing we see a few years later used in the slasher era. But we also have slo-motion that works. Once Dr. Banner is set to give himself some radiation the camera is attached to the device and that also looks great. I was also surprised how good it all looked. Guess they could spend a lot of money making this series.For many this was the best episode throughout the whole series. Editing and score are fantastic and yes, the scene at the lake did remind me of Frankenstein and the child. Still very watchable and with all the fuss going on about the Hulk a must see.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 0/5

The original pilot of the TV version of The Incredible Hulk is a Twentieth Century mini-classic. The interaction between Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, and Susan Sullivan is wonderful. You care about the characters, especially the Hulk, in ways that the later movies simply could not duplicate. You feel sorry for the Hulk and can relate to his frustration and anger (and his compassion) on so many different levels. The addition of Mr. McGee as the nosy, overly aggressive reporter was a brilliant touch. The original TV pilot had the right mix of humor, horror, tragedy, and fantasy that made the story almost believable. The story of The Incredible Hulk is of course little more than a Twentieth Century updated version of the Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde legends. Despite this you still feel sorry for the Hulk. Somehow it all works in ways that the later movies could never match.

Dr. David Banner still having recurring dreams of his wife's death via car accident eleven months later is studying the reserve of strength that the average human could conceivably be capable of. Fed up with hearing that people in other similar crash could save their loved ones while he, himself, could not, he chooses to use gamma radiation on himself. However he gets a larger dose then he thought that he was going to get and thus the incredible Hulk was born. This pilot for the subsequent TV series captures the sad melancholy feel that the series later would later do so well. It's everything that Ang Lee film SHOULD have been and more.My Grade: A- DVD Extras: Intro by Lou Ferrigno; Commentary with Director/Writer Ken Johnson; a featurette on the Ang Lee travesty; a preview of the Hulk game (the crappy one, not the glorious "Ultimate Destruction"); An except from the Hulk novelization; Trailers for "Fast & the Furious: Tricked out Edition", "Hulk", the "Monk" pilot, & "Taken"

this is the perfect way to start the incredible hulk saga and is my personal favourite. Dr David Banner(played by Bill Bixby) is a scientist who is trying to tap into those hidden strenghts that all humans have after his wife was killed in a car accident accidentally bombards himself with too much gamma radiation which causes him to transform into a 7 foot green skinned creature when ever he experiences high emotional moods. the acting is great by all the cast, Lou Ferrignou gives a great performance as the child like sub human personally the best person for the role along with jack McGee played by jack colvin the nosy reporter obsessed with capturing the hulk and of course David Banner who is played perfectly by Bill Bixby. this makes for a great TV movie and a great start to the hulk saga.