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Directed by: Tim Story Screenplay by: Don Payne & Mark Frost Genre: Action - Adventure - Fantasy - SciFi Country: USA/Germany/UK Certification: PG Language: English Released: 8th October, 2007 (DVD)
MAIN CAST: Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards) Jessica Alba (Sue Storm) Chris Evans (Johnny Storm) Michael Chiklis (Ben Grimm) Julian McMahon (Victor Von Doom) Kerry Washington (Alicia Masters) Laurence Fishburne (voice of the Silver Surfer) Doug Jones (Silver Surfer)
In the midst of planning their wedding, Reed and Sue, who are also having a few pre-marital jitters, are forced to deal with the arrival of the Silver Surfer, a super-powered being whose task it is to prepare the planet for the arrival of its master---a being so evil and powerful that it literally sucks the life out of planets.
I am definitely not going to knock this movie, simply because, even though it is a sequel of a sequel, it is good in its own right---unlike the latest Spiderman and Superman movies---but I won't go there.
As we have come to expect from the Fantastic Four movies, the special-effects are excellent, there is a good mix of seriousness and comedy, and the acting is actually very good. As for the action, well---it's non-stop. The storyline is very good, the dialogue clever and humorous, and with the arrival of the Silver Surfer, a potential anti-hero, the Fantastic Four go from superhero comic book characters to Indiana Jones apprentices! This is all good fun---no nonsensical violence, no fowl language, just loads of adventure and 92 minutes of enjoyment.
This movie has received double-edged feedback, going from the very good to the very bad. Keeping in mind that the story and characters are based on a comic book, I think people need to remember the origins and intent of the movie before judging it overly harshly. The writers and directors weren't looking to create an Oscar-winning movie---the whole premise of this movie is to entertain, and that's exactly what it does.
The Rise Of The Silver Surfer was nominated for 9 awards (MTV and Teen Choice), and although it didn't win any, the point is that it was still nominated---that's 2 more nominations than Spiderman got!
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: steady well-paced action, plenty of visual treats and amusing moments Disadvantages: not as deep, or with enough character development as some would like
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