The Marginally-Decent Hulk
In a move reeking of desperation, Marvel releases a new trailer for THE INCREDIBLE HULK in order to stem the tide of negative buzz. Does it work?
Let's just get this out in the open right now: The Hulk is one of the most boring superheroes in the history of comic books.
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Let's detail what makes him so undeniably incredible: 1. He gets mad. 2. He grows large, turns green, and magically acquires purple pants. 3. He smashes shit. 4. Rinse and repeat. Folks, this is not the depth of material upon which to base an entire franchise. I mean, the Green Lantern makes more sense. Aquaman might have a better backstory and purpose in fighting crime. In fact, I'd even take The Wonder Twins over this nonsense. Despite the obvious problems inherent in the "story" of the Hulk, director Ang Lee gamely attempted to bring some depth and humanity to his plight with his 2003 adaptation. While the film had an interesting visual motif, the limp lack of a proper foil for our "hero" and all of the psycho-babble Daddy subplots angered the fanboys. All two of them. Marvel, knowing full well that they have managed to successfully market Hulk comic books over the years, decided to give their big green moneymaker another cinematic chance by rebooting the franchise a mere four years after the first film. Of course the buzz flowing freely from the set of the new movie, cleverly titled The Incredible Hulk, has been less than confidence-building. Then the first trailers were released, which inspired a collective yawn from a geeky fanbase already saturated by the splendors of better trailers from better summer blockbusters (i.e. anything else out there). So now, in a desperate move, Marvel has released another trailer in the hopes of starting some sort of positive buzz. Here it is: