Nothing against those guys, but this is the summer movie that’s filling me with anticipation and dread. Yes, dread.

Readers of Twilight Lady know I have a penchant for characters with dual personas. So naturally, Hulk has always been my favorite comic character. (But if you’ve read my Hulk fanfic comic, you already knew that.)

Hmm… or maybe it’s because I grew up reading Hulk comics that I have a penchant for characters with dual personas. The chicken, the egg, etc…

My main problem with screen versions of Hulk to date is that the green goliath himself barely registers as a character in these adaptations. In the old TV series, he was a plot device… Banner gets in trouble, Hulk shows up to save the day. In the Ang Lee movie, he just goes around breaking a lot of stuff (though that was much more fun to watch than Nick Nolte chewing on scenery and cables).

Whether this new movie succeeds or fails, for me, hinges on how much emphasis it gives to the conflict between Banner and Hulk. Banner and Hulk must be shown to have distinct personalities that are fighting for dominance. That’s the core of what the character is all about. And give ol’ greenskin some actual dialogue, for pete’s sake! It’s called being true to the source material.