They were right to scoff at it. It doesn't matter how many hours they put into it, if that was the BEST CGI TEAM available they should have just gone with a freaking huge bodybuilder bigger than Ferrigno, there are plenty of them, it's not like Hulk requires a Christian Bale to emote.
It's an incredibly boring film, there is no tension, there is no suspense, it's not thrilling in any way. Ang Lee was the absolute wrong choice just as Ronny Yu was the wrong choice for Freddy Vs Jason.
You didn't even mention how piss poor Eric Bana's american accent is either, Cecil. It's down right parody material and you can tell he didn't have a voice coach. "I got a southern twang, y'all" LOL.
Even if I was to ignore how rudimentary and lacklustre the story is, half-arsing between comic book and atypical dramatic blandness, empty vapid towns full of empty vapid carnage and a lead who is as compelling as a talking butt, the visuals are unmistakably laughable and so "2003" it hurts. Hulk looks exactly like a videogame character, there is no moment of believability. This film shouldn't be given a pass just to be a contrarian, it's not a good-bad flick, it's a failed attempt that makes the TV Show seem amazing in comparison.