Hey You Hulk Movie fans please don't ruin the sequel

[HoratioRome]

Wait, the Hulk isn't supposed to be a 15 foot monster? I seem to remember him being that way in the comic. Just curious as to what was wrong with it.

no until around the time the movie came out (I forget the year, say the mid to late nineties)Hulk was never portrayed that big in the comics. both Dale Keown and Gary Frank, were the first to fully depict Hulk's Height compare to other humans (everyone else had him crouching or sitting or something that didn't quite show just how much taller he was). but even they made like 7 to 8 feet tall. The idea of a "huge" Hulk came from that and subsequent artists made him bigger and bigger. but still we're talking like 8' to 9' tall. Never 15' where humans were tiny compared to him. right before the movie came out and since then is when Marvel went all out and started showing the Hulk as this mighty Joe young looking character.

 

[HoratioRome]

I remember before the movie came out and I was hearing about some of the changes....like the 15ft tall Hulk. I didn't really freak out. I took a "wait and see" attitude because I had liked what had happened with Spidey and X-men. I assumed someone knew what they were doing. The web shooter change didn't bother me with Spidey, the Rogue, Wolverine, and Magneto changes didn't bother me with X-men. (Or at least they didn't bother me enough to ruin anything.)

I was wrong. I'll admit it.

I think if there is another Hulk movie, I will not have the same attitude. They blew their "good will" with me. I would of course be the first one in the door to see it....but a giant mute Hulk will cause me to be very vocal.

Hey Jeet, for me when I heard about the rumors I did freak out and didn't trust Hollywood to do it right. Though the web shooters change didn't bother me with Spider-man I did think what they did to the X-men was a TOTAL disaster. (I'm not saying people didn't like the X-men, just that to ME what they came up with was a disaster)
I'd hate to disagree with you on this but I feel the x-men movies (especially the first one) did an even worst job than the Hulk movie.
It's interesting to me how many people overlook that. To me the x-men movies took even greater liberties with the characters and changed each character into a WAY watered down, alternate universe, nowhere near as exciting, version of themselves.
at least we got a good five minutes a HULK running around the desert in TRUE Hulk fashion. I find no such solace in the X-men. sorry.

to me Spider-man, the Reeves Superman, and Batman begins are the only ones who got it right (even though I wish Batman's costume was better).

then the FF got some things very right, but some things VERY wrong so it's 50/50.

 

[HoratioRome]

Lets say they indeed had sticked to the comics as close as possible for the first movie. So the first film would be based of The Incredible Hulk #1.
What should they change and what should they keep?

Characters in the film. Bruce Banner, general Thunderbolt Ross, and Betty.
Villains Igor and the Gargoyle.

I don't know if I would put Rick Jones in the movie. Probably just at the beginning, just for the gamma bomb.
K you have to remember to stick closely to the comic, No Changing the Villains!!!

Huge,..the key to my sentence is AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
look,...it is IMPOSSIBLE to transate 30 years of stories from the comics into a 2 hour movie without making SOME changes.
and ANY reasonable person would HAVE to agree that a movie is NOT a soap opera, so it would be a HUGE mistake to transate the comics (which are serials much like a soap opera) EXACTLY as they are in the comics.

In addition, I believe anyone in their right mind would agree that the original stories were quite basic, were relevant to their time, and were not very well fleshed out (the whole origin was told in like TWO comic pages).

So yes there would be changes,..there has to be.
but there are changes and there are changes.

there are changes which expand the original material by providing greater details, by fleshing out the events and the characters even further, and by contemporizing the story,(making it current)...
WHILE TOTALLY HONORING AND RESPECTING the original material. like Spider-man did.

and there are changes which DISMISS the original material and presume to know better. Think THEIR version is better. they throw away the original and come up with somthing new. like Hulk, x-men, cat woman, elektra etc. etc.

THAT is what we (or I )object to, because it's silly to take material that has appealed to people for over THIRTY years, and presume you can do better.

so the key is to keep it as "CLOSE AS POSSIBLE".
so change the soviet threat but KEEP THE %^&*# BOMB!
it's important to the character's makeup.

 

[Hugebear]

EXACTLY!

I would like to add that my post was directed to all posters though I didn't say it.
I don't want them to translate 30 years of stories. Just the first issue.

 

[Cracker Jack]

WELL SAID

Actually Scandy of HM.com said. I just re-said it.

 

[El Payaso]

Christ. Huge letters. it must be true.

 

[Cracker Jack]

Did you even bother to read it?

 

[HoratioRome]

your right about the many Hulks, i was wrong. I still dont like that they all seem to have different powers even though they are all normal people who have been hit by the same radiation. I'll buy the idea of "different frequencies of gamma radiation affect different human beings in different ways". Your right in that part, my bad

your also right about Hulk being 15ft tall in the comics, he never was that high. He wasnt always 7ft tall either, he has been drawn to be bigger. we had the same arguement a LONG time ago. I dont agree with everything they've done with Hulk, there are too many different Hulks IMO, i'm not a fan of Samson either. I especially hate what they've done with Ultimate Hulk, i have a question, if a guy loves all this, everything they've done with Hulk so far, does that make him a great fan?

Thanks Saqva it is a pleasure to talk to someone who can admit they are wrong (on specific points). It sometimes drives me crazy when people argue against the facts just because they will never admit to being "wrong" (like it's a bad thing).

to answer your points about the different Hulks, though it was never clearly explained in the comics it seems like in addition to the physical changes gamma radiation has on the body it also brings out and taps into the human psychie. It brings out repressed, or deep inner turmoils out into the open.
for example, the leader, a dumb guy who always wanted to be respected becomes ULTRA smart.
Doc Samson, who one could argue is a meek "doctor type" becomes this good looking prototypical superhero looking guy.
Abomination who was just filled with anger and hatred for others becomes a monster, etc. etc.

in fact I think THAT is why the Hulk is and has always been special. it's because Banner's issue was one that we could all relate to. The tired of being bossed around, and pushed around type of feeling. the tired of having to take it all the time, tired of being afraid to speak your mind, tired of being picked on, tired of being WEAK type of feeling, that many people feel deep down inside. The Hulk is the Victim who finally stands up to his abuser.

IMO that is what made the Marvel characters so succesfull, they tapped into people's wishfull thinking and sometimes repression. That is why IMO replacing that with the whole my father experimented on me, thing was a mistake. it created a distance.

The movie should have had Bruce being chewed out by Ross, being called names and being abused by ross and when he turns into the Hulk, finally he would be able to put him in his place and tell him to sit down and shut up or else "hulk will smash".
that's why the Hulk speaking was so important. That's why Rick Jones was so important (as the articulate person who would explain this to the audience).
that's why the "leave Hulk alone or Hulk will smash" statement is so key to the Hulk's appeal.

and YOU are right as well. The Hulk's size has ALWAYS been inconsistant in the comics. I don't really understand why (especially in light of the fact that it seems every other character's size big or small HAS been consistant). Some artists have drawn the Hulk to be the same height as a normal human, some make him a bit taller, some make him much taller (7' to 8' tall). it's a mistery.
Thanks for realizing that prior to the movie he was NEVER shown as more than say 9' tall in the comics.

now to answer you final question.
It's a very interesting question and I think it goes to the root of the difference between old school fans and new school fans. I've thought a lot about this and I think I have an answer.

the person who loves everything they do to a character without question is indeed a fan, a HUGE fan in fact. The problem is that he is not a fan of the CHARACTER, but rather of the CONCEPT of the character.

there is a huge difference.
when you are fan fan of the concept, (the idea of a man turning into a huge ultra powerful being), than the details are quite irrelevant to you. he could be 7,8,9 25 feet tall. the idea or "spirit" still holds true. he could be humanoid or lizard like,...it doesn't.

however when you are a fan of the CHARACTER, that means that in addition to the CONCEPT, you like THIS PARTICULAR guy, this particular look, etc. etc. the details do become important.

the difference is like the difference between being heterosexual and being in love with a girl.
a hetero wants girls, the prettier the better.
The guy in love wants THAT particular girl for all the details which make her HER.

those who attack those of us who want THE Hulk, are pretty much saying to us, hey forget YOUR fiance, she left, get over it, besides there's another girl over there with longer hair, and nicer legs who wants to marry you, so what's the problem.

many people who came into the comic scene in the 90's had no choice but to become "CONCEPT fans" because Marvel went out of control (still is) then. The had at least 3 different versions of each character at the same time. AND they would constantly CHANGE each version into something else. So people didn't have time to get to know much less fall in love with specific characters. All the knew was the concept of being a Hulk, Spider-man, Supersoldier, Wolverine, etc. etc.

what upsets me is that they forget the reason why the had a chance to come accross the concepts was because THE ORIGINAL character is the one that appealed to a huge number of people for a very long time time. replacing that with a fly by night idea is IMO just plain stupid.

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I'm sorry to say this but I just checked out some threads from the few people posting here wondering why the hulk movie failed.
Some are even claiming that it was a great movie as it is.
Though you have every right to love the movie as it is, please don't ruin it for the rest of us who would love nothing more than to see the REAL Hulk on the big screen.
The Hulk movie failed because of several reasons.
the biggest most obvious is that it deviated too much from the comics.
by;
1) changing the Hulk Origin into a slow boring psychological crap
2)Changing the Hulk by making him a 15 foot (mighty joE young) monster
3)by alienating long time Hulk fans with these changes

it seems that FINALLY Hollywood and Avi Arad have learned a lesson,..please let them.
don't make it any more confusing for them.

let them STICK TO THE COMICS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE!​

you know what though, every comic book movie to date, with the exception of Spidermans, Hellboy (kind of), and Batman Begins, has F*** with the origin, and story and most of them have turned out ok (X2, keaton batman, punisher, blade where all at least "ok")

the reason Hulk sucked, was simply because it was boring, no real threat to the Hulk he tore apart the army like it was nothing, you don't even feel bad for the army who are the classic good guys doing what they think is best....you need to turn hulk into the anti-hero he was, and give him a villan that can legitiamatley beat him, and make you hate him (Abomination)

i for one am incredibley looking forward to Hulk 2 for that reason, and will be one of my most anticipated movies, but Hulk 1 rates in my bottom 15

 

[Sava]

Thanks Saqva it is a pleasure to talk to someone who can admit they are wrong (on specific points). It sometimes drives me crazy when people argue against the facts just because they will never admit to being "wrong" (like it's a bad thing).

to answer your points about the different Hulks, though it was never clearly explained in the comics it seems like in addition to the physical changes gamma radiation has on the body it also brings out and taps into the human psychie. It brings out repressed, or deep inner turmoils out into the open.
for example, the leader, a dumb guy who always wanted to be respected becomes ULTRA smart.
Doc Samson, who one could argue is a meek "doctor type" becomes this good looking prototypical superhero looking guy.
Abomination who was just filled with anger and hatred for others becomes a monster, etc. etc.

in fact I think THAT is why the Hulk is and has always been special. it's because Banner's issue was one that we could all relate to. The tired of being bossed around, and pushed around type of feeling. the tired of having to take it all the time, tired of being afraid to speak your mind, tired of being picked on, tired of being WEAK type of feeling, that many people feel deep down inside. The Hulk is the Victim who finally stands up to his abuser.

IMO that is what made the Marvel characters so succesfull, they tapped into people's wishfull thinking and sometimes repression. That is why IMO replacing that with the whole my father experimented on me, thing was a mistake. it created a distance.

The movie should have had Bruce being chewed out by Ross, being called names and being abused by ross and when he turns into the Hulk, finally he would be able to put him in his place and tell him to sit down and shut up or else "hulk will smash".
that's why the Hulk speaking was so important. That's why Rick Jones was so important (as the articulate person who would explain this to the audience).
that's why the "leave Hulk alone or Hulk will smash" statement is so key to the Hulk's appeal.

and YOU are right as well. The Hulk's size has ALWAYS been inconsistant in the comics. I don't really understand why (especially in light of the fact that it seems every other character's size big or small HAS been consistant). Some artists have drawn the Hulk to be the same height as a normal human, some make him a bit taller, some make him much taller (7' to 8' tall). it's a mistery.
Thanks for realizing that prior to the movie he was NEVER shown as more than say 9' tall in the comics.

now to answer you final question.
It's a very interesting question and I think it goes to the root of the difference between old school fans and new school fans. I've thought a lot about this and I think I have an answer.

the person who loves everything they do to a character without question is indeed a fan, a HUGE fan in fact. The problem is that he is not a fan of the CHARACTER, but rather of the CONCEPT of the character.

there is a huge difference.
when you are fan fan of the concept, (the idea of a man turning into a huge ultra powerful being), than the details are quite irrelevant to you. he could be 7,8,9 25 feet tall. the idea or "spirit" still holds true. he could be humanoid or lizard like,...it doesn't.

however when you are a fan of the CHARACTER, that means that in addition to the CONCEPT, you like THIS PARTICULAR guy, this particular look, etc. etc. the details do become important.

the difference is like the difference between being heterosexual and being in love with a girl.
a hetero wants girls, the prettier the better.
The guy in love wants THAT particular girl for all the details which make her HER.

those who attack those of us who want THE Hulk, are pretty much saying to us, hey forget YOUR fiance, she left, get over it, besides there's another girl over there with longer hair, and nicer legs who wants to marry you, so what's the problem.

many people who came into the comic scene in the 90's had no choice but to become "CONCEPT fans" because Marvel went out of control (still is) then. The had at least 3 different versions of each character at the same time. AND they would constantly CHANGE each version into something else. So people didn't have time to get to know much less fall in love with specific characters. All the knew was the concept of being a Hulk, Spider-man, Supersoldier, Wolverine, etc. etc.

what upsets me is that they forget the reason why the had a chance to come accross the concepts was because THE ORIGINAL character is the one that appealed to a huge number of people for a very long time time. replacing that with a fly by night idea is IMO just plain stupid.

i agree with everything you say , i also understand what they were trying to do in the movie, it just didnt work for most people in the end. too many different people knew the different origins of Hulk, in the end they pissed off everyone insted of pleasing a select few.

 

[HoratioRome]

you know what though, every comic book movie to date, with the exception of Spidermans, Hellboy (kind of), and Batman Begins, has F*** with the origin, and story and most of them have turned out ok (X2, keaton batman, punisher, blade where all at least "ok")

the reason Hulk sucked, was simply because it was boring, no real threat to the Hulk he tore apart the army like it was nothing, you don't even feel bad for the army who are the classic good guys doing what they think is best....you need to turn hulk into the anti-hero he was, and give him a villan that can legitiamatley beat him, and make you hate him (Abomination)

i for one am incredibley looking forward to Hulk 2 for that reason, and will be one of my most anticipated movies, but Hulk 1 rates in my bottom 15

good points.

I do think that staying closer to the original comics would have BENEFITED the movies you mentioned (much the same way it benefited Batman Begins). but I can't argue that they were not "ok" inpsite of the changes.
my basic argument for being faithful (other than the fact I think these stories WORKED and appeal to people in a way I cannot describe), is that keeping it faithfull BLOWS away a core groupd of people who will see the moive multiple times.
Changing it, even to an equally good story P#@*$ off many of those people,..so why bother.

 

[Hugebear]

to answer your points about the different Hulks, though it was never clearly explained in the comics it seems like in addition to the physical changes gamma radiation has on the body it also brings out and taps into the human psychie. It brings out repressed, or deep inner turmoils out into the open.
for example, the leader, a dumb guy who always wanted to be respected becomes ULTRA smart.
Doc Samson, who one could argue is a meek "doctor type" becomes this good looking prototypical superhero looking guy.
Abomination who was just filled with anger and hatred for others becomes a monster, etc. etc.

in fact I think THAT is why the Hulk is and has always been special. it's because Banner's issue was one that we could all relate to. The tired of being bossed around, and pushed around type of feeling. the tired of having to take it all the time, tired of being afraid to speak your mind, tired of being picked on, tired of being WEAK type of feeling, that many people feel deep down inside. The Hulk is the Victim who finally stands up to his abuser.

IMO that is what made the Marvel characters so succesfull, they tapped into people's wishfull thinking and sometimes repression. That is why IMO replacing that with the whole my father experimented on me, thing was a mistake. it created a distance.

The movie should have had Bruce being chewed out by Ross, being called names and being abused by ross and when he turns into the Hulk, finally he would be able to put him in his place and tell him to sit down and shut up or else "hulk will smash".
that's why the Hulk speaking was so important. That's why Rick Jones was so important (as the articulate person who would explain this to the audience).
that's why the "leave Hulk alone or Hulk will smash" statement is so key to the Hulk's appeal.

Another reason why Hulk is special is, unlike the Leader, Abomination and Doc Samson who know who they were before, Hulk doesn't know Banner.

 

[Cracker Jack]

when you are a fan of the CHARACTER, that means that in addition to the CONCEPT, you like THIS PARTICULAR guy, this particular look, etc. etc. the details do become important.

the difference is like the difference between being heterosexual and being in love with a girl.
a hetero wants girls, the prettier the better.
The guy in love wants THAT particular girl for all the details which make her HER..

Nice analogy! Savage Hulk of the mid 70s thought most of the 80s is the character that put The Hulk on the map. His story is the one I fell in love with. I'm sure if Sava andthe other were to go back and read his story (even though it's not with the times) they would understand what we're talking about. There are so many different stories in his life. Happy, sad, tragic, compelling, the list goes on. Like TIH #182 when The Hulk meets my namesake. Crackajack teaches the Hulk to spell his own name and tells the Hulk that he is his friend. Crackajack dies when he touch the alien chain connecting Hammer and Anvil and the electric shock kills him. The Hulk, seeing his friend hurt, attacks Hammer and Anvil and defeats them. He takes Crackajack's body and leaps away and burys him in the ground. The Hulk uses his finger to write Crackajack's name on a tombstone. This issue followed the first appearence and battle with the Wolverine. It was nice in those days to see The Hulk have some happiness in his life. Not to long after this Jarella gets killed and our hero is crushed. Sure they were simple stories. No big deep message. But they were fun

 

[Cracker Jack]

Hulk doesn't know Banner.

The Hulk knows Banner and hates him. Unless you ment to say The Hulk doesn't know he's Banner. Well yes and no. Read The Hulk as a kid, I always thought that The Hulk had an idea that he and Banner were the same. Later he finds out for sure. I forget which issue it was

 

[HoratioRome]

Nice analogy! Savage Hulk of the mid 70s thought most of the 80s is the character that put The Hulk on the map.

totally

His story is the one I fell in love with. I'm sure if Sava andthe other were to go back and read his story (even though it's not with the times) they would understand what we're talking about. There are so many different stories in his life. Happy, sad, tragic, compelling, the list goes on. Like TIH #182 when The Hulk meets my namesake. Crackajack teaches the Hulk to spell his own name and tells the Hulk that he is his friend. Crackajack dies when he touch the alien chain connecting Hammer and Anvil and the electric shock kills him. The Hulk, seeing his friend hurt, attacks Hammer and Anvil and defeats them. He takes Crackajack's body and leaps away and burys him in the ground. The Hulk uses his finger to write Crackajack's name on a tombstone. This issue followed the first appearence and battle with the Wolverine. It was nice in those days to see The Hulk have some happiness in his life. Not to long after this Jarella gets killed and our hero is crushed. Sure they were simple stories. No big deep message. But they were fun

indeed, indeed.
I wish the new fans would go back and read some of the original stuff. they can too with the essential and masterworks books. Just got done with essential Thor #2,..(masterpiece)

 

[HoratioRome]

The Hulk knows Banner and hates him. Unless you ment to say The Hulk doesn't know he's Banner. Well yes and no. Read The Hulk as a kid, I always thought that The Hulk had an idea that he and Banner were the same. Later he finds out for sure. I forget which issue it was

Hey craker I'm trying to remember do you know how the new PC version of the Gamma bomb was supposed to work. Was it non leathal or what? I forget. I'm talking to sava about it in the #1 Hulk thread

 

[Sava]

Nice analogy! Savage Hulk of the mid 70s thought most of the 80s is the character that put The Hulk on the map. His story is the one I fell in love with. I'm sure if Sava andthe other were to go back and read his story (even though it's not with the times) they would understand what we're talking about. There are so many different stories in his life. Happy, sad, tragic, compelling, the list goes on. Like TIH #182 when The Hulk meets my namesake. Crackajack teaches the Hulk to spell his own name and tells the Hulk that he is his friend. Crackajack dies when he touch the alien chain connecting Hammer and Anvil and the electric shock kills him. The Hulk, seeing his friend hurt, attacks Hammer and Anvil and defeats them. He takes Crackajack's body and leaps away and burys him in the ground. The Hulk uses his finger to write Crackajack's name on a tombstone. This issue followed the first appearence and battle with the Wolverine. It was nice in those days to see The Hulk have some happiness in his life. Not to long after this Jarella gets killed and our hero is crushed. Sure they were simple stories. No big deep message. But they were fun

damn

 

[Cracker Jack]

Hey craker I'm trying to remember do you know how the new PC version of the Gamma bomb was supposed to work. Was it non leathal or what? I forget. I'm talking to sava about it in the #1 Hulk thread

Actually all the way back in TIH #1 the Gamma Bomb was suppose to destroy buildings and things but thought not to have the fall-out of a nuke. It was an experimental bomb that they weren't exactely sure what effects it would have on humans.

 

[HoratioRome]

Sava, this was the 1960s and perople were not nearly as smart as they are today Banner thought that he had designed it so that it wouldn't kill. Wouldn't kill. It was an experiment. Some times they go wrong.

uhmmm I don't remember that. I'll check it out again. thnaks for the help

 

[Sava]

Actually all the way back in TIH #1 the Gamma Bomb was suppose to destroy buildings and things but thought not to have the fall-out of a nuke. It was an experimental bomb that they weren't exactely sure what effects it would have on humans.

this is a dumb question but what else does a Nuke do other than distroying buildings and also at the same time give out radiation all over the place?

 

[Cracker Jack]

this is a dumb question but what else does a Nuke do other than distroying buildings and also at the same time give out radiation all over the place?

Sava, this was the 1960s and perople were not nearly as smart as they are today Banner thought that he had designed it so that it wouldn't kill. Wouldn't kill. It was an experiment. Some times they go wrong.

 

[Hugebear]

The Hulk knows Banner and hates him. Unless you ment to say The Hulk doesn't know he's Banner. Well yes and no. Read The Hulk as a kid, I always thought that The Hulk had an idea that he and Banner were the same. Later he finds out for sure. I forget which issue it was

Yes that was what I meant to say.
He doesn't know he's Banner.

 

[The Kid]

yikes. lots of text to read... I'll just say, I won't ruin anything.

 

[Katsuro]

yikes. lots of text to read... I'll just say, I won't ruin anything.

Yeah, I couldn't read past the second page because some of the arguing was killing my brain cells.

Hulk should not be a mute, but luckily, he wasn't in Ang's movie. Regardless of how often he talked, he did talk, therefore he is not a mute. But the idea of Hulk talking like a 5 year old in the middle of battles is ridiculous. I really dont need to see him saying crap like "Hulk smash helicopter!" Does that really add anything to his character, or come off as anything but cheesy? I think i'd laugh if I heard him say something like that during a big fight scene.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

to answer your points about the different Hulks, though it was never clearly explained in the comics it seems like in addition to the physical changes gamma radiation has on the body it also brings out and taps into the human psychie. It brings out repressed, or deep inner turmoils out into the open.
for example, the leader, a dumb guy who always wanted to be respected becomes ULTRA smart.
Doc Samson, who one could argue is a meek "doctor type" becomes this good looking prototypical superhero looking guy.
Abomination who was just filled with anger and hatred for others becomes a monster, etc. etc.

in fact I think THAT is why the Hulk is and has always been special. it's because Banner's issue was one that we could all relate to. The tired of being bossed around, and pushed around type of feeling. the tired of having to take it all the time, tired of being afraid to speak your mind, tired of being picked on, tired of being WEAK type of feeling, that many people feel deep down inside. The Hulk is the Victim who finally stands up to his abuser.

IMO that is what made the Marvel characters so succesfull, they tapped into people's wishfull thinking and sometimes repression. That is why IMO replacing that with the whole my father experimented on me, thing was a mistake. it created a distance.

The movie should have had Bruce being chewed out by Ross, being called names and being abused by ross and when he turns into the Hulk, finally he would be able to put him in his place and tell him to sit down and shut up or else "hulk will smash".
that's why the Hulk speaking was so important. That's why Rick Jones was so important (as the articulate person who would explain this to the audience).
that's why the "leave Hulk alone or Hulk will smash" statement is so key to the Hulk's appeal.

Well put. That is why the Hulk keeps reminding everyone that he is "the strongest one there is". That's Banner's frustration at being "weak" coming out.

That's what gets me...if Ang Lee (or whoever) wanted to make a psycho-drama, he had all the material he needed without making up some odd story about Bruce's father.

and YOU are right as well. The Hulk's size has ALWAYS been inconsistant in the comics. I don't really understand why (especially in light of the fact that it seems every other character's size big or small HAS been consistant). Some artists have drawn the Hulk to be the same height as a normal human, some make him a bit taller, some make him much taller (7' to 8' tall). it's a mistery.
Thanks for realizing that prior to the movie he was NEVER shown as more than say 9' tall in the comics.

I think Thor has had some minor size fluxuations, but other than that, only Henry Pym has gone through more size issues in the comics.

But even so, you could always live with it. The "Jolly Green Giant" moniker wasn't literal until the movie. (Ok...so he wasn't "jolly" either... )