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'Well Cool!' (according to my eldest!)

Advantages: great story and acting, excellent effects
Disadvantages: Dr Doom may be a bit too scary for younger viewers

...we decided to get the Fantastic Four for them. This is also a film which hubby was keen to watch as he does like the Thing! The film is about a group of scientists who go into space to watch the solar storms but unfortunately they are not protected in the space station as they though they would be as the storm is stronger and arrives quicker than they had anticipated. The effects of the storm are soon realised when they arrive back on Earth. Reed ...
...be able to cure the Fantastic Four and return them to normal and just what has Dr Doom got planned to make his fortune back? I was not expecting to really enjoy this film as it is not something which I would usually want to see but as my boys really wanted to then I though I had better see if it was suitable for them first. The story and characters are from old Marvel comics but as I never got to see any of these I cannot make any comparisons. I ...

sewbizzie 04.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four (DVD)

The Fantasic Four Rise to the Challenge of a Sequel!

Advantages: good story, great acting and effects
Disadvantages: None from my house

...but to watch the second Fantastic Four one, so again me and hubby watched it first just to check it was suitable before letting my boys watch it. The film starts with Reed and Sue supposed to be getting married but they get a visit from the American Military as strange things have been happening on Earth. Reed does take a look at it and they discover that the mysterious object which has been seen is in fact a man on a surf board who is making great ...
...getting marred. The Fantastic Four are then required to help stop this surfer but things take a drastic turn when Johnny follows the Silver Surfer and after touching him his powers start to fail and if any of the other guys touch him they swap powers! Thing loves this and keeps touching him! They go to where they predict the next crater will be made along with the military and try to capture the Silver Surfer but when they arrive they find that Dr ...

sewbizzie 06.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four - The Rise Of The Silver Surfer (DVD)

Great Fun!

Advantages: Loads of action - good dialogue - a few funny moments
Disadvantages: none

...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 ...
...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. ...

GoFigure 18.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four - The Rise Of The Silver Surfer (DVD)

Excelsior!

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

This sequel to the first Fantastic Four film has not been met with great enthusiasm, which puzzles me. Here, a silver humanoid figure on what appears to be a surfboard begins appearing all over the world and wreaking havoc. When the Silver Surfer interrupts Reed and Sue's most recent attempt to complete a wedding ceremony, Johnny aka Human Torch flies off in hot pursuit. Coming in contact with this alien being makes Johnny's powers unstable and exchangeable ...
...on comic book characters. The Fantastic Four comics were the cornerstone of the Marvel company. It was always full of cheesy lines and never really delved deeply into its characters. This was, in fact, part of its appeal. It left angst to Spiderman, and involved plots or deeper characters to comics like X-men. The Fantastic 4 was about the compromise and sacrifice needed to forge good teamwork, finding empowerment through acceptance of self, adventure, ...

Entwife 19.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Fantastic Four - The Rise Of The Silver Surfer (DVD)

Bad science and even worse plot

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 · Read full review
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