This two disc set contains two of the television movies shown on television in 1988 and 1989.

The Return of the Incredible Hulk was originally shown in 1988, six years after the ending of the television series. With both Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno reprising their roles as Bruce Banner and The Hulk respectively, this movie picks up 2 years from the end of the show.

In fact it has been two years since Banner has turned in to the Hulk and he is desperate to keep it that way. In that time he has created a Gamma Transponder that will hopefully cure him for good. However not all is as it seems. That's where this television movie has one of it's main strengths. The sheer will that Banner has to find a cure is played perfectly by Bixby.

The side is however then let down by the appearance of Thor. Designed as a backdoor pilot for a television series for Thor himself, the character himself fails. That said however when he is fighting, he's the Thor we know and love from the comic books. I even love how they went for the old school Viking look for him instead of updating his look. The problem is however that they made Thor in to quite a joke character. While strong, he comes across as a bumbling idiot instead of a God like creature.

One part of the Thor story I did like was the fact that instead of being his own entity after becoming part of Blake, he is in fact completely separate. Blake has to hold the hammer and called for Odin for him to appear. That was the first and last time a supernatural element was introduced to the Incredible Hulk television series.

The opening battle between Thor and Hulk, while pretty brief by Marvel standards was really good and exciting.

In The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil himself makes an appearance as does the criminal mastermind known as 'Kingpin'.

The Daredevil character comes across a lot better than Thor fared in the last movie and was also intended to get his own television series after this movie. However that never happened, which is a shame because I liked where they went with the character. The only thing I didn't like was his costume because while it made sense for him to look ninja-like in his appearance due to his skills, it just didn't suit the character.

The Kingpin character played by Jonathan Rhys-Davies (from television's Sliders) is very well introduced. In fact, in a smart move, they never call him Kingpin by name. They only use his real name of Wilson Frisk. Maybe they made that call to try to show how he tries to keep a front up as a legitimate businessman but whatever the reason, it worked really well.

Another thing I liked was that the trial never really happens, it's all in Banners mind and I liked the subtle nature of that. As always Bill Bixby played Banner in such an understated way that I feel that he is the true gem of both the series and the television movies. In fact he even directed this movie as well.

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk also features the first time that Stan Lee himself makes a cameo in a Marvel movie.

The special features are interesting and of great interest to fans of Thor, Hulk and Daredevil and I especially love the interview with Stan Lee. No matter how many times I see him interviewed, he always has something interesting and new to say.

I would definitely recommend these two movies to anyone who's a Marvel fan. While a little hokey in places, both these movies are an enjoyable look in to past attempts to bring the Marvel heroes to the screen.

Plus who wouldn't be moved by the classic and emotional 'Banner Walking Away' music?