Rating the Marvel Universe on Film - Number 26

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Courtesy of impawards.com

Hulk


Released: 2003
Final Score: 8/32
Jeff's Score: 5/32

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.

What the Critics Said: While Ang Lee's ambitious film earns marks for style and an attempt at dramatic depth, there's ultimately too much talking and not enough smashing.

What I Said: I totally appreciate the effort that Ang Lee put into creating a "Comic Book" movie, including the transition sequences; however it was all for not with the terrible decision to recreate the backstory.

The hulk is one of those movies that just doesn't work for the Audience and is rated last in terms of audience ratings (1/32), however the Critics liked the movie (17/32), the movie was not a huge financial success (6/32) but it didn't lose money either.  
To me the big problem was the change in the backstory of Bruce Banner, dare I say Mutant DNA, which really brings nothing to the story but length.   Had Ang Lee simply gone with the standarad backstory and added one more Hulk smash scene this movie would have scored a lot higher.  

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