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Hulk Vs.

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Hulk smashes...and smashes...and smashes...

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–16

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Though nobody ever seems to notice it, the seemingly all-destructive Hulk protects innocents from harm, at least when part of him is the Dr. Jekyll-like figure of Bruce Banner. There is the theme of self-sacrifice in the "Thor" episode when Banner gives up his brief, heaven-like afterlife existence to join with the savage Hulk and cease the monster's unstoppable rampage. The "Wolverine" episode, meanwhile, is largely a free-for-all in which violence solves (or doesn't solve) everything, and even public troubleshooter Wolverine has his unsavory attributes.

  • Violence:

    Brutish combat in both episodes, including bloody, broken superhero bodies (which can be magically or technologically healed straightaway though, or something). The "Hulk Vs. Wolverine" segments feature stabbings and blood spurting and limbs ripped or cut off villains by the Hulk or Wolverine - with the qualifier that the torn-off body parts are (usually) cyborg and can be reattached. Painful-looking creature transformations and declarations that actual death has occurred (even though Marvel stories are notorious for arbitrary resurrections).

  • Sex:

    Busty cartoon superheroines have supercleavage-revealing costumes.

  • Language:

    Some "damns," a very literal reference to hell, and an incomplete "stick it up your...!"

  • Consumerism:

    Natural tie-ins to countless comic books with X-Men, Hulk, Thor, or Wolverine in assorted combinations, plus the requisite action figures, video games, etc. The DVDs are heavily trailered with other Marvel cartoons that tie in further to TV programs.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Wolverine and one of the Thor's fellow warriors are both heavy drinkers.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Hulk Vs.

Parents need to know that this is a violent cartoon double-feature of long short subjects (or short features) featuring Marvel comics characters, not a live-action epic. It presumes the viewer has in-depth knowledge of the Marvel Universe; newcomers to Hulk and X-Men stories will be especially puzzled. The combat, especially in "Hulk Vs. Wolverine," is unusually vicious for a "mere" cartoon. Red blood pours (even from the green-skinned Hulk, strangely), and arms are torn or amputated off. Wolverine and a few other characters are depicted as heavy drinkers. Deeply religious families may be put off by the pantheon of pagan gods and magic of "Hulk Vs. Thor" (even though it's clearly set in another world).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the appeal of these Marvel Comics icons. Ask kids who their favorites are: Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, or others? You can talk about how the Hulk is like a Mr. Hyde on steroids, unleashed rage but with a human component provided by the timid Jekyll-like scientist, Bruce Banner. You might be able to introduce kids to the more literate (and occasionally ribald) League of Extraordinary Gentleman superhero comics, that remade Mr. Hyde as a Hulk-like figure. Parents can also use the Thor character to illuminate Norse mythology, and the real-life legends (Odin, Ragnarok, Loki, etc.) Stan Lee threw into the comics-cauldron to create the superhero.
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    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Excellent Double Feature

    Hulk Vs. Volverine and Hulk Vs. Thor is awesome. It has lots of action, violence, blood, dismemberment, and great characters.

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