We grade the costumes, from kick-ass to corny

By Martha Brockenbrough
Special to MSN Movies

We get that Dr. Bruce Banner is a brilliant scientist. You'd think, though, that he could put at least some of his superior brain cells to work developing a better stretch fabric.

Out of all the superheroes in the Hall of Justice, or Mall of America, or wherever they hang out these days, poor Hulk has traditionally gotten the sartorial shaft: Short pants don't suit a grown man. They're even worse on an overgrown one.

But the Hulk's unfortunate manpris are just one sample of the cavalcade of cinematic supersuits. Some are high-fashion hits; some... perhaps best left on the rack with the rest of the stretch polyester. Different incarnations of the various heroes have also redressed fashion grievances. Did the Hulk's latest trip to the costume shop fix his fashion don't as the latest Batman suits have done for the Caped Crusader? Let's take a walk (or fly?) down the super runway and find out. (20th Century Fox/Universal Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures)