The third and final made-for-television Hulk movie was, like the previous two films, intended to be another backdoor pilot and would have teamed everyone’s favourite emerald giant with another Marvel character, the Sensational She-Hulk, but the planned introduction of the emerald giantess into the world of live-action was soon abandoned, instead, we were treated to…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
The Punisher (1989) – Review
Don Pendleton’s pulp action book series “The Executioner,” told the story of a Vietnam veteran and his wars against organized crime after his family was brutally killed by the Mafia, sound familiar? Yeah, it was this book series that Marvel comic book writer Gerry Conway took for inspiration when he created one of the most…
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) – Review
With the ratings success of The Incredible Hulk Returns it was a no-brainer that NBC would want another Marvel Team-up, despite the fact that the previous film failed at its primary mission which was to serve as a backdoor pilot for a Thor series, but if at first you don’t succeed try, try again. This…
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) – Review
Superheroes crossing over into each other’s comics is certainly nothing new, the comic book Marvel Team-Ups was founded on that very premise, but when it came to live-action versions of these four-colour heroes that simply wasn’t the case, that is until the New World Television produced this made-for-television movie that brought the Asgardian hero Thor…
Japanese Spider-Man (1978-1979) – Review
In the early days of adapting comic books into live-action television shows or feature films things like “character accuracy” were rarely a concern to the producers of such enterprises but in the late 70s Marvel made a licensing deal with the Toei Company that would take that concept to the next level and the result…