'Hulk' losing the Internet battle

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 12:00 PM Central

by John Couture

The Hulk may be green. The Hulk is massive in stature. But one thing, The Hulk isn't is invincible anymore.

Universal and their equally massive budgeted The Hulk are fighting a losing battle with the Internet geeks. Earlier this week, a "rough print" (as Universal is calling it) leaked out to the 'Net and the geeks are tearing it a new one. Scathing reviews of the shoddy CG work are popping up all over the 'Net, including Ain't It Cool News, the mothership of Internet Movie Geeks.

But Universal is sticking to their guns and their movie. They 'promise' to track down the perpetrators and prosecute them to the full extent of the law, but, in reality, that might be a moot point. We'll know everything next weekend, when the green tower of anger opens. The audience will show up or it won't. The Hulk will try its best to win them over, but it might be too late...