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Rise
Discover the secret of the Surfer
With Von Doom back in his homeland of Latveria the fantastic four have new troubles when Galactus has decided that Earth is his next target. When his henchman, The Silver Surfer, is sent to Earth he discovers that he's getting more than he bargained for when he encounters the Fantastic Four. But that's not all when Dr. Doom decides that after two years in the homeland he is ready to return.
| Ioan Gruffudd | Reed Richards |
| Jessica Alba | Susan Storm |
| Chris Evans | Johnny Storm |
| Michael Chiklis | Ben Grimm |
| Laurence Fishburne | The Silver Surfer |
| Julian McMahon | Victor Von Doom |
| Kerry Washington | Alicia Masters |
| Beau Garrett | Frankie Raye |
| Peter Benson | Airline Representative |
| Andre Braugher | General Hager |
| Graeme Duffy | Gift Shop Employee |
| Fabrice Grover | News Anchor |
| Gonzalo Menendez | Major Cruz |
| Heather Cant | Mother at Airport |
| Tim Story |
6.00 out of 10 (29449 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great Fun and a Great Relief
posted on 26 Aug 2009I thought "FF:Rise of the Silver Surfer" was great fun. I'm glad that Tim Story and crew managed to completely ignore the bad press the last film got and just forged ahead with their vision for # 2 (of course, they were helped by a $158 million take at the US Box Office for the last movie).I've nothing against the Batman-Style angst-ridden superhero genre, but after they angst-ed up Superman, the most positive of heroes, I knew that the "dark superhero" thing had just become a cliché in its own right. Every freakin' superhero has to be miserable for some reason. Bloat is the other Superhero movie ailment. Even the feisty Spiderman franchise has finally caught the "Too Many Villains, Too Many Plots-itis" disease from Batman. So, depression and confusion rule most of today's superhero movies--except for FF. The Fantastic Four have so far avoided both these traps. For the most part, the film shows having superpowers as being fun. In keeping with the original comic, the super-characters in the FF films do have problems like other folks-- but not deep, dark, brooding problems. And "Surfer's" plot, while typically comic book fantastic, is comparably straightforward and linear. AND, I might add, free of flab. No three hour epic here. Just a tightly composed entertainment that runs about 90 minutes--like an action movie should.To sum up--I liked it a lot! And I predict another hit and another installment in the works!
Screw the critics, this movie's awesome!
posted on 20 Aug 2009Probably to say F4-2 is better than the original ain't saying much but after the massive disappointments that were 'Spider-Man 3', 'Pirates 3' and 'Shrek 3', 'Silver Surfer' was a pleasant surprise and a great time at the movies.Personally, the only redeeming grace of the original were the Fantastic Four themselves, particularly Evans and Chiklis. But when you put these likable characters with a much better script and amazing special effects you get the first truly enjoyable film of the summer.Now it wasn't perfect, I hate Julian McMahon as Dr. Doom. I hated him in the first one, and I hated him even more in the second one. And despite the world coming to an end, there wasn't really any tension throughout the entire movie.But I have to say that Evans (Torch) and Chiklis (Thing) were fantastic, Alba and Groufford were better than the first, also Kerry Washington (I love her) was pretty good too in this one.As for the Silver Surfer, I thought the effects were amazing and Fishburne was the perfect choice for him. As for the controversial Galactus (a storm cloud?) I thought it wasn't bad. It looked like a Thundercloud had sex with a Kraken, but it looked good.All in all, I enjoyed myself. I say: catch a matinée (I did, only $4), turn off your brain and have fun. 7.5/10
Quite better than the original
posted on 20 Aug 2009This sequel is more exciting than the first Fantastic Four movie. The ff now really work as a team like in the comics. The introduction of one of the coolest character in the marvel universe is definitely one of the reasons to watch this movie. Even when this movie has a runtime of 92 minutes the movie can be dull at times. But when the action kicks in it is very enjoyable. I do have my doubts on Victor Von Doom. He doesn't come near the character he supposed to be in the comics. (Why did he wear the iron mask,in the movie he isn't scarred at all! That was the reason why he put the mask on in the comics.) I did get the feeling that "The thing" was under used in this movie. He is my most favorite character of the four. And why didn't they show the true form of "Galactus" Well i can go on and mention all the flaws and be negative. But to be honest "The rise of the Silver Surfer)with all it's flaws does has caught the spirit of what makes Fantastic Four so special. It doesn't pretend to be more than it is, and that is an entertaining movie about super heroes!
Tires, Bores, Sputters.... Fails.
posted on 14 Aug 2009If you're a fan of the original Fantastic Four, you already know more than I do about the source material. I haven't been weaned on them... I won't conceal that that I've always been drawn to the darker Marvel material such as the Punisher. In fact, "dark and morbid" are probably reserved for the Punisher, if we examine the origins of every major title to hit the news stands in the past 50 years.But onto the film... where Spiderman revels in its altruistic to a fault pauper protagonist who can't reap his reward for fear of violating some nonexistent superhero code, Fantastic Four is about four heroes who are in the public spotlight. It's the opposite, and whereas I criticized Spiderman for playing the hardship card way too often, Fantastic Four is manufactured cool which is exactly like Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen, it's so boring.The plot about Silver Surfer coming to earth and whupping our foursome with his intergalactic powers... and then there are a few divergent story lines with say, Doom coming back, and Reed marrying Sue. The dialogue is truly groan-worthy... Reed is not a charismatic geek in the film, he just makes you want to bury your head in your lap. Sue hopelessly adores him and bitches when she finds out he is working on something to help out the US military, and the military's top brass engage in some of the stupidest banter I haven't seen committed to script. (At one point, a general tries to allude to Reed's non-participation in sports in high school... and acts 10 paygrades below his rank while doing so.) I didn't appreciate the obligatory disaster-happens-and-four-work-together-to-save-ppl scenes in the first movie and I don't appreciate them here... they're little more than filler, and they're not very creative in my opinion. X-Men did this with much more flair and suspense, in Fantastic Four it's another yawn-inducing crescendo that barely raises the pulse on this unplausible, unlikeable, mediocre movie. I give it 3. Because at the very least, Jessica Alba is very hot.
Horrid
posted on 08 Aug 2009Really bad comic book movie. I didn't think they could get worse than the first FF movie, but somehow they managed to.Even Jessica looked ugly in this...Obvious canned jokes, bad acting (for the most part), cheap CGI effects, you name it, this movie had it.They took the best part of the first, Doom, and replaced him with a cloud of dust. (At least Doom was still cool in this one)Marvel may have started churning these movies out too fast, considering the quality lately...I thought Xmen3 was a step down, but compared to the two sequels this summer, it was incredible.
Best comic to movie title.
posted on 08 Aug 2009Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is the closest thing to the comics. After disappointments (as a comic fan) with such films like X-Men and Spiderman finally Marvel had released a decent comic to motion screen movie.Fantastic Four portrait the story with humour, romance and a realistic approach even though the story is 'farfetch'. With excellent acting and great on screen passion Fantastic Four was a dream come true.After an unsuccessful first film - even thought it was a great set-up to the story - and a better later release with the extended addition. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a great addition in the history of film. And hoping for a third movie with the Inhumans, a man can dream.
A fun, action-packed comic book movie!
posted on 06 Aug 2009I'll start off by saying that the reason I enjoyed this movie was because, it was fun! Don't get me wrong, I love all the serious comic adaptations like Batman and The Punisher... but it was great to watch a super hero movie that was light, funny, and still had plenty of action/special effects sequences. The acting was so-so. Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba aren't the greatest when it comes to acting, but they get the job done (although they deliver many lines that had me rolling my eyes). On the other hand, Michael Chiklis and Chris Evans were perfect for their parts, and I enjoyed every moment that either of them were on the screen (they not only act as comic relief, but they're also the best when it comes to kicking the crap out of the bad guy). So, to wrap it up, the movie had great action sequences, some cute funny parts, and a simple storyline that should keep any movie fan entertained. If you're looking for a serious/intense movie, this isn't for you.
Arise, Surfer
posted on 04 Aug 2009This sequel to Fantastic Four (2005) continues where the first one stopped. The Four are still together and doing what they do best - make silly jokes amongst themselves and planning marriage and such. It wouldn't be a superhero comic if there wasn't someone to add a thrill to the story though and so there is the arrival of a strange phenomenon on planet Earth in the form of a silver surfer. So, investigation starts. And that is much of the story of this film. Which is OK, this type of films doesn't need a thousand page book to back it, it just requires fun, nice action sequences and some slick graphical effects.The first film was more or less OK, it wasn't anything worth watching twice but was fun for a bored Sunday afternoon. This sequel is in my eyes a small bit better, but not much. It still is a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon, and still isn't worth a second watch. The bit of storyline there is is worked out well enough and some bits of the film were actually very funny. Some other weren't though and that made the total a little too inconsistent to become truly captivating.Graphic wise this one is pretty well. Most of the used effects are convincing enough to keep one watching the film instead of moaning about horrendously bad effects. Music was fitting, at least didn't fall out of style with the rest.6 out of 10 disasters happening on poor planet Earth
The Silver Surfer is done an injustice
posted on 04 Aug 2009OK, I am a big fan of the Silver Surfer comics, I think they are better than any other Marvel comics out there. I didn't have terribly high expectations for the movie itself but wanted to see it for the Surfer's character. I was sadly disappointed that nothing in the comic books was followed up by the movie.This, on the other hand is a great kids' movie. If I was say seven years old again I would LOVE this movie. But, it is indeed very stupid. I mean like when The Human torch is like stretchy at the end and he is flying and on fire at the same time and says "It's Clobbering time" was just stupid.So, overall if you are older than 7 years old only watch this if you're watching with your kid or baby-sitting or something.
More like the Barely Adequate Four...
posted on 31 Jul 2009Thirty years ago, when Star Wars was just being released to theatres and Superman was in production, this film might have been impressive. Twenty years ago, a little before Tim Burton slapped a lot of expectations upside the head and redefined the way comic book adaptations are filmed forever, ROTSS as I will call it henceforth might have been mildly impressive. But the thing about storytelling is that once your audience has seen or heard a good story told in an impressive fashion, the bar is instantly raised. Ten years ago, in the wake of the stink that was Batman Forever, this half-baked offal might have seemed passable. But after the incredible statements on how far we have not come since 1945 that the real X-Men films turned out to be, ROTSS is woefully inadequate. As I stated in my comments about the previous Fantastic Four film, ROTSS is more a case of X-Men Dumbed Down For Infants, and the fact that director Tim Story was not fired after his appalling effort on the first film demonstrates that not everyone at Fox has their act together.One of the most commonly-cited complaints about the original Fantastic Four film was that the characters seem largely indifferent to their newfound powers and their situations. This was because, with the sole exception of Michael Chiklis, the actors are never given any time to explore their characters, their characters' emotions, or their characters' situations. We ended up knowing less about the Four than we do most characters in a soap opera, and as a result, they seem less real. Even in Dark Angel, arguably a top ten contender for the worst-written dialogue ever heard on television, we had more reason to care about the support characters there than we do the titular heroes in ROTSS. And that is the one big problem which ROTSS just cannot recover from. Because these so-called heroes live like celebrities and are treated like rock stars, we end up with no reason to care what happens to them. In one memorable (for all the wrong reasons) scene, as Reed is using his flexibility to impress women in a nightclub, we cannot help being reminded of Rogue's abject fear of even touching someone.In the original Fantastic Four, this effect was bad enough on its own. Its poor time economy and seeming inability to properly develop the characters left this sequel with little or no foundation to balance itself upon. Where X-Men 2 had the inevitable attack of the Normalness Patrol upon its heroes and its anticipation, the biggest event in ROTSS when going in is the wedding of two characters. Since the two characters have about as much character as the leads in an episode of Neighbours, we are not just indifferent to this event. We literally just flat out do not give a crap. And considering that ROTSS has to make do with a mere ninety-two minutes of running time, you cannot count on any story development to give you an investment in what happens to the characters, either. When Victor Von Doom steals the silver surfboard for his own purposes, one ends up being too aware of how little time remains in the film's running length to really get worked up about the possibility of anything exciting.Not helping anything is the mostly-droll acting. Jessica Alba looks more comfortable here whining about the inevitable challenges of her nuptials than she does convincing us that she regards the safety of our world as her responsibility. Ioan Gruffudd and Chris Evans are just there, and just basically adequate. Even Michael Chiklis is ultimately reduced in this sequel due to his character being given all of the perks of fame without a single drawback being given the slightest exploration. Julian McMahon could not play Victor Von Doom on the most maudlin day of his life, and in this film his credibility as a genuine threat is almost as sorely missed as that of the Silver Surfer. Speaking of the Silver Surfer, the film attempts at one point to flip gears and make him into an unwilling servant of a much greater menace, but one ends up caring a lot more about those millions of civilians who were presumably killed when he dug one of his little holes in the Earth's crust. This is not helped by the fact that when the Silver Surfer attempts to explain why he does what he does, it amounts to a lot of tell and no show.Not helping matters any is the parameters of the softcore PG rating. Exactly what convinced the MPAA this film was even nearly as adult in tone as either of the real X-Men films is going to be one of the great unsolved mysteries years from now. The action is about as intense as the effort with which I blow my nose, and only a delusional crackhead could find any suggestive content here. You could probably shave another five minutes off this film and get it a G rating in Australia. And when you consider that this film is dealing with the possibility that every life on Earth might be extinguished, such beating around the bush is simply not on. I am not saying that the film needs to be another RoboCop, but when you present the audience with a situation in which people will inevitably be killed, reminding the audiences that there are consequences to detaching a chunk of a building from its foundations is actually a good thing. And no, the impalement at the end does not count, because like one of those ghastly Narnia films, the director cannot resist the temptation to invoke the magic reset button.Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is the epitome of what I call a two out of ten film. Even twenty-five years ago, I would have told the nearest adult to turn this kiddie trash off.
Finally, a fun summer movie! (plot details mentioned)
posted on 29 Jul 2009The first Fantastic Four movie was a fun comic book movie, that suffered from being a strictly by the book origin telling. In this one however, having the characters established means they can simply get on with telling the story.The plot is actually simple. A mysterious figure on a silver board is causing havoc around the world and the military call in the Fantastic Four to help. They then discover that the figure is only the START of the problems the world faces.After the overlong three-quels Spider-man 3 and Pirates 3, it's pleasant surprise that we've finally had a summer movie that is funny in places, tells it's story without over-staying it's welcome. The special effects are impressive, the action sequences are not bad. But I have to say that for a summer blockbuster there's not as much action as you'd expect but that does give time to develop the characters, which it does quite well.As far as the actors go, Chris Evans easily walks away with the film. After the 2 Fantastic Four movies and Sunshine I think he could be a huge star in the making. His double act with Michael Chiklis is wonderful. They make the Human Torch and Thing characters you want to spend time with. As for Ioan Gruffudd, he seems more relaxed this time out as Reed Richards, and he does get the best speech in the movie. All I'll say on that, is geeks, your time has come!! Jessica Alba may not be the best actress in the world, but she's better than some critics have said, though the blue contact lenses do take some getting used to. As a group though the charisma and chemistry between them is convincing.However, the stumbling block of the movie are the villains of the piece. First, bringing back Doctor Doom is a mistake. He just seemed to be in there, so the FF have someone they can fight.The Silver Surfer is a let-down too. Not the CGI used to create him, but the use of the character. He's not really developed and doesn't really do that much but yet in the end he has the key role at the end. As for the alien entity Galactus, all we see are these huge clouds in space. I've no idea what the character looks like in the comic books, but I was expecting more.All that being said though, I did enjoy it. It's a better movie than the first, and after the disappointments of Pirates 3 and Spider-man 3, a lot of fun.
Fairly Fantastic...
posted on 29 Jul 2009Fantastic Four: The Rise Of The Silver Surfer is a story loosely based on its Marvel Comic counterpart. The story stays fairly faithful to its comic counterpart, with few changes in the Surfer's abilities. This show in essence, is a fairly good movie. It has amazing CGI effects, and fairly good acting. Being a fairly short movie, it is a good movie to watch and forget. This movie may not be an award winner, but it is definitely worth watching to pass time. However, the show relies too much on Jessica Alba to market the show. Action is not as lacking as it was in the first movie. It is definitely a better then the first movie. It is a show still worth watching, albeit being slightly less then Fantastic.
Certainly an improvement over the first film
posted on 27 Jul 2009In 2005 "Twentieth Century Fox" released "Fantastic Four" to mixed to poor reviews. This reviewer, himself, also was quite disappointed. Now, in the summer of 2007, the sequel is up but is it an improvement over the first film? Well, the good news for you readers is that it is an improvement over the first film but by how much.Sometime after the first film, the fantastic four believe that life is back to normal. Reed Richards and Sue Storm plan to get married and the four are celebrities. Suddenly their plans are interrupted when the great Galactus plans to destroy planet Earth, by sending his henchman, the Silver Surfer, to the planet. The four have another problem to deal with too; their old enemy, Doctor Von Doom, is still alive and wants his revenge. With their own enemy back and their world in danger, can the fantastic four save the day? All of the fun aspects of the first film are in the sequel. The relationship between Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) still brings good comic relief. There is a bit more humor in this one as well. The special effects and action scenes are a lot better this time around. They really did not try to do anything more then just make it a quick 92 minute summer comic book movie. Keep your eyes out for the Stan Lee cameo too.The things the first one was lacking are improved in this one. This reviewer already talked about the better special effects and action scenes, as well as the humor and the Stan Lee cameo. Doctor Doom (Julian McMahon) is back and was given a more menacing, less cheesy role. He is not at the point of where he should be but it was a lot better then the first film. Ioan Gruffudd did a much better job portraying Reed Richards, though he still suffers because of the bad chemistry between the love interest Susan Storm (Jessica Alba) and him.The real highlight is the Silver Surfer (aka Norrin Radd). The look and design of his is amazing. From the combination of Doug Jones in a motion capture suit, similar to Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and Lawrence Fishburne's voice, the Silver Surfer was everything you would have wanted. While this reviewer will admit that Lawrence Fishburne's voice sounded out of place in the beginning but by the time the film gets rolling you love the voice work. Some may complain that the Silver Surfer looked too much like the T-1000 from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," but the surfer looked exactly like he did from the comic book so there is no problem. The best scenes in the movie somehow involved the Silver Surfer. WETA really did do a great job bringing him to life. Now that the positives were discussed it is time for the negatives. Jessica Alba, whose only talent is her looks, is still a lousy actress. It is a weird to think that her character actually had more chemistry between her brother and her then with her own love interest. Another negative, and positive, was the humor. There is more humor but many of the jokes felt too forced, some of them worked and some of them did not. In addition, it took a little while, thirty minutes approximately, for things to get going and actually start picking up. Luckily once the action hit it never slowed down. For those major comic book fans, they do a huge butcher job to the Silver Surfer/ Galactus storyline. It bothered this reviewer a little but not as much as it could for the hardcore fans that grew up with it.In conclusion, if you are sick of those big epic movies that are over two and a half hours, like "Spider-Man 3" or "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," you might want to check this one out. It is not the greatest movie you will see this summer but it is still a fun time and a big improvement over the first. Is it worth over $9 at the cinema? Well it depends on what you are looking for, but this reviewer got his $9 worth. "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" is recommended!
i'll show you a rockslide!
posted on 25 Jul 2009Everything seems to be going great for the Fantastic Four. Reed and Sue are finally getting married, and things couldn't seem better. However, when the mysterious Silver Surfer crashes things, they learn that they will have to deal with an old foe, and the powerful planet eating Galactus.in a summer so far of very long and slightly disappointing sequels, this is a breath of fresh air, as not only is it a surprisingly good movie, it's a marked improvement on the original. the benefits of this movie is that it doesn't take itself serious in the slightest. it's a fun movie, and the first fun movie of the summer, and as a bonus, it nowhere near reaches the three hour mark, unlike some other movies.the film takes us straight into the action, where we learn that earth is in danger, and only the fantastic four can save us. Gruffudd and Alba let the side down a bit as they appear to have no chemistry, and are both a little wooden, so thank heavens for Chiklis and Evans, as they make the film that little more camper with their love hate relationship.Dr Doom returns, but it's little more than a cameo, and a pointless one at thatagain the effects are very good, and carry the film a little further, but the star of the show is obviously the silver surfer. he has to be the most mystical and bohemian like marvel character ever, and it was a big risk putting him on the screen, but it's paid off, and the surfer looks fantastic.so all in all, an exciting fun family movie, which dazzles with effects and tells a simple story, thats all, it won't win any awards, but it will sure entertain the masses.
Awesome Movie! Better than I thought it would be!
posted on 21 Jul 2009I walked in this movie thinking "Meh, this movie will be Okay.." But Boy was I wrong! This movie was awesome. The CGI effects the story and the acting. Unlike anyone who gave this a bad review, I don't just say, "The acting was good" Or "The acting was Bad". Let me explain why.All the characters had a strong emotional persona. No character was bland or hard to figure out. Even the surfer.They had funny little jokes here and there to keep the suspense down. And it was actually funny. The CGI was choreographed well and done well.There were a FEW things in the movie that didn't make sense. Like in the beginning, when Mr.Fantastic had a bachelor party. Somehow when the general came to Sue's house, she knew where he was even though it was kept a secret. And at that party Mr.Fantastic was stretching his arms and legs in regular clothing. Even though the only thing that can stretch like him is his uniform. But these are just minor things, just figure I should mention it.All in all this movie was awesome. And I recommend it to anyone.
Better than the first, but that's it...
posted on 15 Jul 2009Saw the film this afternoon. While it is a huge improvement on the first Fantastic Four film (how could it have been any worse??), it still lacked a good story, acting, pacing and everything else that a good superhero movie needs. I realise that the director is aiming the film at a mainly young audience, but does everything have to be so simplistic? The dialogue, in particular, is really cringe inducing much of the time and actors don't do anything to help matters. Jessica Alba in particular, is very weak. And a little less makeup next time wouldn't hurt!! The one good thing was the Silver Surfer, who did look and sound pretty cool. Dr Doom was again hopelessly underwritten and was just there as a plot device. So on the whole, a real disappointment.
A Little Better Than The 1st But Still No Contest
posted on 15 Jul 2009Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver SurferStarring: Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington and Doug JonesGenre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/FantasyRated PGAfter the so-so turnout of the first Fantastic Four movie, I was wondering how were they going to make the sequel better than the first movie? They brought in the Silver Surfer into the plot. So basically the movie picks up two years later from the last movie, Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) are about to get married and things couldn't seem better. However, the Silver Surfer (Doug Jones) is sent from Galactus to destroy the earth and Doctor Doom returns to steal the powers of The Silver Surfer and now The Fantastic Four must save the Earth from disaster. Compared to the first movie, this one had a little more action and the addition of The Silver Surfer was a nice touch but still the Fantastic Four movies are not going to match up to the success of the "X-Men" or "Spider-Man" movies. Plus I also don't understand why they gave this movie a PG rating instead of keeping it PG-13? I didn't see a reason for them to lower the rating for this movie. I don't think there will be a Fantastic Four 3 because somehow I think it would only make it worse for the movies since they've turned out with two decent movies unless they can make it extremely better to blow our minds. But I would like to see a spin-off movie for The Silver Surfer. I also enjoyed some of the funny moments from Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis). Overall it was decently better than the first but it still won't match up the high success to "X-Men" or "Spider-Man".
Another Tim Story debacle
posted on 15 Jul 2009Seriously, how does this man get hired? Twice now he and writers Dan Payne and Mark Frost have taken the dynamic, sci-fi adventure stories of the Fantastic Four and turned them into limp, half-hearted mush. Although this one doesn't have as many bad shots or embarrassingly edited action sequences, none of the action in this film has any real excitement -- everything feels rote, as though the plot mechanics required some blast from Doom or rubbery move from Reed. Imagine how exciting the climax would have been if the Silver and a humanoid Galactus (a la the comic book) duked it out, instead of the atrocious, "Superman Returns"-style climax Story and crew have handed us! Furthermore, the "family" theme is represented by having the Four bicker and then make cute. "Spiderman" has demonstrated that comic book movies can have more rounded characters. Only Chris Evans seems well cast and to enjoy his role. I'm sure Avi Arad is satisfied whenever he looks at this bank account but from an artistic and pop-cultural standpoint, the best thing that can be said about the "Fantastic Four" movies is that they are soon to be forgotten.
Are you kidding me?
posted on 13 Jul 2009This movie might have been the worst written script I have ever seen. The story was OK, but the amount of disbelief that the viewer is supposed to have for this movie was way too high, even for a comic book movie. I was disgusted at how the General asks for help from the Fantastic 4, gets it (for free) and then proceeds to lock them up. To add insult to it, he then trusts a noted super criminal while discrediting F4, and making Earth shattering decisions on the fly while his ego gets in the way.The special effects were great, and I love Michael Chiklis. Why, oh why, don't people in Hollywood ask these kind of questions before putting out a movie? Why does the Silver Surfer need The Torch's help to get through the impending doom? He can travel between planets with the greatest of ease. Why, after receiving help multiple times from the F4 is the "government" so quick to dismiss their help and knowledge? Why does the F4 need sponsors? So many unanswered questions that will just be dismissed as "movie magic". Glad I only paid matinée prices for this one.
The Pre-fab Four Ride Again...
posted on 28 Aug 2009It was bad enough the first time around: bad writing (the Fantastic Four become the Fantastic Five, for no apparent reason, yet come to be known as THE FANTASTIC FOUR), bad acting (if the guy who played Doom could just learn to project a little; or to act, maybe...), bad direction (the bland leading the bland)- bad movie. To think that the second go-'round would be even worse! Inconceivable... Until one considers the fact that what we're seeing here is THE RISE OF SECOND UNIT CINEMA. For the record, SUC is cinema that is co-directed by special effects geeks (in particular, graduates of the cgi school of cinema) or movies that play out like one long, drawn out stuntman's demo reel. (Take your pick.) THE FANTASTIC 4 2 will definitely get a RISE out of moviegoers fed up with movies directed, for all intents and purposes, by the fx guys.