8 MCU Movies You Can Totally Avoid Watching

8. The Incredible Hulk

Following the success of Iron Man, the-powers-that-be at Marvel Studios set their sights on introducing another of their most famous characters into their infant cinematic universe. And next up was the Hulk himself, Bruce Banner.

While there's an undeniable charm to 2008's The Incredible Hulk, it couldn't quite replicate Iron Man's success, and that's not just referring to its inability to bring in as much money. Iron Man felt like it was building a world, while Hulk felt more like a standalone film that, other than introducing us to another character, served little purpose to the MCU in general - and even that single purpose was soon rendered irrelevant.

Following its release, the MCU essentially cut ties with it, replacing Edward Norton with Mark Ruffalo in all subsequent installments. Thus, aside from the relative emphasis on General Ross, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference to Captain America and a post-credit scene to feature Tony Stark, you could skip The Incredible Hulk and miss nothing, as the character is essentially reintroduced in The Avengers.

A great popcorn flick, no doubt, but a totally forgettable installment in the MCU's timeline - so forgettable, in fact that even Marvel fails to remember it.