Ang Lee's bewilderingly "artistic" take on the Hulk left movie-goers shaking their heads in confusion back in 2003: what should have been a brilliantly explosive and fun-filled blockbuster ended up as a mediative snore, with the action scenes few and far between. And yet there was no denying that - visually, at least - Ang Lee showed a real connection with the material. If only the balance could have been better rendered. Had Lee cut down some of the "talk" (by 25 percent, even), Hulk would have ended up feeling a lot more like the movie we all wanted: by doing away with some of the incessant melancholy that plagues the picture - and factoring in a few well-needed action sequences - we might've met some kind of compromise: it could have boasted Lee's artistic visions, whilst pleasing all those who just wanted to see the Hulk smash stuff. Like this article? Got any movies to add? Agree or disagree with our choices? Think these movies would've sucked regardless? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
