... But we quickly find out that a miscalculation in the plan means that everyone gets exposed to massive amounts of radiation from the storm; and so the Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing) are born, as well as new arch villain Dr Doom.
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Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) is close to being realized. He is spearheading a trip to outer space to the center of a cosmic storm. There he hopes to unlock the se...
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explosive adventure about a quartet of flawed, ordinary human beings who suddenly find themselves with extraordinary abilities. After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the most remarkable, if dysfunctional, superheroes of all time. Unfortunately, the mission's sponsor has also been transformed - into the world's most lethal supervillain - setting the stage for a confrontation of epic proportions. Packed with nonstop action, big laughs and show-stopping special effects.
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dysfunctional, heroes of all time. Unfortunately, the mission's sponsor has also been transformed - into the world's most lethal super-villain - setting the stage for a confrontation of epic proportions.
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heroes: Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing.Master an arsenal of superpowers.Fully destructible environments.Combine scorch, stretch, stealth and strike powers against Dr. Doom and other classic villains.
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the challenge as the newest members of the Fantastic Four. But there is no time to ease into the job as the Four are flung into a space epic that will see them battle the cosmic-powered Epoch; the Silver Surfer and Stardust; and the FF's most powerful foe the planet-eater Galactus! Back on Earth the Wizard plots revenge on Mr. Fantastic - and he isn't about to let millions of miles of airless vacuum get in the way following his enemy to the moon Titan with a new and expanded Frightful Four! Can the new FF defeat Galactus and return in time to save the team's absent founders? This title collects "Fantastic Four" numbered 544-550.
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Production Year: 2005 - Science Fiction - Director: Keith Brook, Euros Lyn - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Simon Callow, Zoe Wannamaker
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: good action film, special effects Disadvantages: purists maybe upset
...the storm; and so the Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing) are born, as well as new arch villain Dr Doom.
Initially I had been told lots of bad things about the Fantastic 4 film. That it was not worth seeing. That it was a lemon of a film, and that it was not a true depiction of the Fantastic Four characters from the comics. The last of these reasons (to me) would not be very high on my ... .../>
*** 'The Fantastic Tour': ***
A handheld mini tour from Jessica Alba with interviews with the rest of the cast. Lots of jerky camera action which is a tad annoying however it is a different take on most of the "making of's" or "behind the scenes" that I've seen before. And whilst giving no insight into the actual technical aspects of making the film, it does give an appreciation into the promotion of a movie ... more
>>> Movie: <<< There is a storm coming, as Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd); a brilliant but bankrupt scientist and his friend Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) explains to old school "friend" Victor Doom (Julian McMahon). Reed wants Doom to fund an expedition, as well as provide his space station in order to study this storm which may give clues about the very birth of mankind. Doom agrees, but only after fleecing Reed for a massive percentage of any profits as well as a place on the trip for himself and Susan Storm (Jessica Alba) who also happens to be Reeds ex-girlfriend, and her brother Johnny Storm (Chris Evans).
After being introduced to characters, the mission gets under way. But we quickly find out that a miscalculation in the plan means that everyone gets exposed to massive amounts of radiation from the storm; and so the Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing) are born, as well as new arch villain Dr Doom.
Initially I had been told lots of bad things about the Fantastic 4 film. That it was not worth seeing. That it was a lemon of a film, and that it was not a true depiction of the Fantastic Four characters from the comics. The last of these reasons (to me) would not be very high on my reasons for not seeing the film as I had not read any of the comics and so I didn't know the true story of the characters, also this was a theatrical release and so would probably upset the purists anyway no matter how it was done. However I was still not completely confident when I inserted the disk. But how did it fair?
I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the film and the different "take" it had on the other superhero films I have seen such as The Hulk, Spiderman, and Batman etc. Whereas these other Superhero's have a lot of inner turmoil and angst it is not (with the exception of Ben Grimm (The Thing)) brought to play in this movie. In fact they all pretty much take their new powers in their stride. Whilst I have read that one of the downfalls of the movie is because their new powers do not seem to phase them in any way we have to remember that this is a action/adventure superhero movie, not a delve into the physiological effects of having a mind blowing "super power" thrust upon them.
When back on Earth and their transformations and changes become more apparent, Reed works tirelessly to try and find a cure, In the meantime Victor Doom starts turning into the bad guy and predictably the good Vs evil battle begins and soon their paths cross.
Tim Story the director has allowed the characters to have a bit of fun with the roles, there is humour scattered throughout the film by way of quips from all of the main people. The special effects are decent too, the view from the space station when Victor is talking to Susan as is the storm when it hits the space station for example give us a great preview into what is to come further into the film. The characters too are for the most part very good. The human torch effects I think are probably the best although It may fall down a little with Grimm's, The Thing looking like he is in a rubber suit some of the time, but at the same time I am glad they didn't resort to a CGI thing, that would have been worse.
Also, unlike most other superhero films the public seem to love them, Rather than seeing them as "the bad guys". Whilst there are a few moments in the film that seemed "wrong" (Ben Grimm's girlfriend leaving the house is very risqué garments, for example these were not overbearing to the point of spoiling the movie completely. After all, my son said the film was "much better and much funnier than the Hulk".
>>> Picture: <<< Presented in Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic, the picture is a joy to behold. It came across as amazingly sharp and detailed with various hues of colour being used for different scenes within the film. A couple of cases of edge enhancement cropped but, but these were minor. I felt it was definitely up there in terms of best picture quality.
>>> Sound: <<< Audio tracks available are English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 5.1 DTS. I watched the DTS version this time and was quite impressive. It was loud. To the point where I had the turn the Db down on the sub woofer a tad. Use of rears was more pronounced in the later half of the movie.
>>> Extras <<< Please note that I received only disk one of the 2 disk set and so I cannot comment on the disc 2 extras
*** Disc 1: ***
On entering the special features section you get the choice of:
*** Cast Commentary: *** Which is an audio commentary from cast members Ioan Grufford, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis and Julian McMahon: I think what Is different about a commentary about a commentary from the actors rather than from the director or screenwriter etc is that you get little snippets about the movie that you would never learn if it had been given by the other people. Fairly interesting commentary, if you like watching that sort of thing.
*** 'The Fantastic Tour': *** A handheld mini tour from Jessica Alba with interviews with the rest of the cast. Lots of jerky camera action which is a tad annoying however it is a different take on most of the "making of's" or "behind the scenes" that I've seen before. And whilst giving no insight into the actual technical aspects of making the film, it does give an appreciation into the promotion of a movie once it is made.
*** Music Videos: *** 'Everything Burns' music video Anastasia and Ben Moody video from a song featured in the film
*** 'Come On, Come In' music video *** Velvet revolver's video from a song featured in the film
*** Music soundtrack spot *** A plug for the film soundtrack available as an album
*** Inside Look: *** X-Men 3': Fantastic Four and X-Men 3 producer Avi Arad walks us through X-men 3
>>> Disc 2: <<< 'Heroes Are Born - The Making Of Fantastic Four': A feature length "making of" covering each of the main characters and scenes
*** 'The Baxter Building -Declassified': *** The film's associate producer David Groder takes us around the art deco home of the Fantastic Four team. He guides us around the set and describes the key elements, with cutaways to the movie scenes showing how they appeared on the big screen
*** Animatic comparison: *** Computer animation side by side with final finished film element
*** Deleted scenes: *** Scenes that didn't make it to the final cut of the film, including one where Mr. Fantastic morphs into Wolverine as Sue Storm describes her perfect man!
'The Making of Fantastic Four': a fun and fast paced featurette introducing the franchise and characters, touching upon their powers and the special effects
'Fantastic Four -Making a Scene': a detailed guide to the creation of special effects used for a scene in the movie
'Fantastic Four - Casting Session': A collection of audition sessions involving each of the final cast members shot during pre-production of the film
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Advantages: Great effects Disadvantages: No plot at all really, HUGE science goofs.
There is no real plot in this movie as such, a group of 5 people go into space, aquire powers and 4 of them use them for good while the 5th uses them for evil until the other 4 decide to stop him. I know its a really short summation but thats the ENTIRE film in just that sentance! None of the main characters are really given any kind of introduction. At least in Spiderman and X-Men there is some kind of character outlining. Their powers are acquired ... ...They get into space too easily, the mission isn't explained. Why Victor Doom is aboard, no reason given. This is an excuse to put Jessica Alba into a low cut top to show us her cleavage. The scenes in the mountains where the powers are first shown like Human Torch's flame on. Totally pointless and there for thrill value only. Why each member gets the particular power they do, they were all hit by the same rays but all get different powers? The "cloud" ...
atytyut2434 28.03.2009
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Advantages: Family Entertainment Disadvantages: Not enough action
The fantastic four is a great hit* for all the family, but it doesn't have enough adventure. The story is about 5 people who were planning a trip into space as the original genes that created man were in space on a persific date, so the fantastic four go to space with a multa billionaire who invested the trip. Whilst they are getting prepared. The gene storm came early which didn't give them enough time to be fully prepared which caused all five ... ...of the fantastic four had the power to have invisibility and a power to contain, the other to stretch like rubber, the next to be made like rock, and the final one to have the power of fire and to fly, but not forgetting the multi billionaire who was also on the ship he became strong and made of the strongest metal and had the power to control electricity.
The basics of the story is:
The multi billionaire becomes evil and wants to have the most ...
christopr1 10.12.2006
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Advantages: To Many to list here!!! Disadvantages: Price
...DNA. They then become 'The Fantastic Four', which is made up of The Human Torch, who can can burst into flames. The Thing, who turns into a solid rock. Invisible Woman, yes you guessed it can turn invisible! And finally Mister Fantastic, who is as stretchy as rubber.
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lfc-4-ever 28.02.2006
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Advantages: Some nice effects Disadvantages: Lame script, They ruin Dr Doom, Incredibly stupid
awesome scenes involving Doom but we don't really get to see him until the finale and then it's incredibly lame. For the majority of the movie there is a lot of banal dialogue and the occasional action set-piece. Sadly all the best bits are already in the trailers so there's no surprises. In fact the FantasticFour aren't actually fantastic. They cause million of dollars worth of damage and destruction through their own doing but every one around them thinks it's cool. The only person who comes out with any credit is Michael Chiklis as The Thing/Ben Grimm.
Director Tim Story should stick to films like Barbershop as there's nothing inspirational here. This has the potential to be as good as Spiderman but instead it's not even on par with rival Marvel dud Daredevil.
-Bow before Doom and deliver the DVD!-
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Advantages: great story and acting, excellent effects Disadvantages: Dr Doom may be a bit too scary for younger viewers
the present day in America so all the scenery was very appropriate and fitted in well.
The DVD which we have is the two disk special which does have lots of bonus material which includes:-
Disc 1.
Cast Commentary
Fantastic Tour Featurettes
Music Videos
Inside Look and x-men 3
Disc 2.
Heroes are born - Making the FantasticFour Documentary
Four Featurettes
Four Deleted Scenes
Trailers and TV spots
Animatic comparisons
I have not taken the time to watch any of these and only got the 2 Disc special as it was cheaper than the single disc.
The running time of the film is 101 minutes which I found to be quite long enough and the certificate is a PG. I do agree with the rating but as my boys are only 6,4 and nearly 2 I did want to see if it was suitable for them. I found that the majority of the film was fine for them but I ...
Advantages: Some good special effects and CGI Disadvantages: Too slow, not enough of a story, lost interest before the end
PG in the UK. This is mainly for some scenes of action and 'suggestive content', according to IMDB. Not entirely sure what thats referring to but I didn't notice any particularly bad language or anything too offensive in the amount of the movie I managed to watch and im sure that slightly older kids (of maybe 7 or 8 years and older) would be able to enjoy this. This is about right considering the target audience im sure, kids would probably quite enjoy parts of the movie to see the CGI effects with the characters using their special super powers in full effect.
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Sizzling special effects and blazing action from start to finish (Daily Star, )
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Special Features
Commentaries Cast Feature Audio Commentary By Ioan Grufford Jessica Alba Chris Evan Michael Chiklis And Julian McMahon, The Fantastic Tour Making Jessica Alba Visible, Inside Look XMen 3 And Fantastic Four And XMen 3, Producer Avi Arad Walks Through Xmen3, Music Video Everything Burns, Music Video Come On Come On, Music Soundtrack Spot, Heroes Are Born Making Of Fantastic Four Feature Length, The Baxter Building Declassified, Animatic Comparison, Deleted Scenes, Making Of Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four Making A Scene, Fantastic Four Casting Session, Theatrical Teaser, Theatrical Trailer, TV spots
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In this thrill-filled live-action Marvel Comics adaptation, director Tim Story ('Barber Shop') balances comedy, romantic intrigue, special effects, high action, and even scientific trivia for a rounded 'Fantastic Four'. Here, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing come together on a space mission that goes wrong. The ship's owner - who later transforms into evil Doctor Doom - refuses to abort the mission during a solar storm, which electrifies the ship and its entire crew, causing radical changes to their DNA. Back on earth, the transformed 'heroes' adjust to their new powers, which are specific to their personalities. Mister Fantastic, who lacks assertion, has stretchy limbs of rubber. Invisible Woman, who loves Fantastic but thinks he can't see her for who she really is, does a disappearing act. The Human Torch, an immature guy who is brimming with energy, can burst into flames. And finally, The Thing, a great friend who is as solid as a rock, actually turns into one - and loses his wife due to his weighty disposition. Holing up in Fantastic's scientific lab where they run experiments on themselves in hopes of changing back to normal, the crew learns that Doctor Doom - who is so power hungry that he turns into metal and is able to conduct electrical currents - poses a serious threat. The heroes quickly master their abilities and channel their scientific smarts for one truly fantastic five-way face-off. Visually, action sequences give way to tranquil interludes such as the New York City skyline with the Fantastic's lab glowing atop a skyscraper, while plot-wise, the interplay between the characters brings a human element to the film, with some touching moments from The Thing. At the end, a door is left open for what could be a super sequel.
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