Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Pros: Entertaining. Better than the first movie. Impressive special effects.
Cons: Plot wasn't very developed. Alba still doesn't fit her character.

Movies based on comic books have been very popular, especially in the last several years. I was entertained by Fantastic Four when it came out in 2005, though it wasn't as good as many of the other comic book movies ...

Pros: all the characters return, some good special effects
Cons: weak moments in the story, flat plot-lines, not enough action, got boring at times

With all of the success that a number of comic book based films were getting recently, it should have been no surprise that a sequel to The Fantastic Four couldn't be too far from theaters. This is despite the fact that the original film didn't exactly ...

Pros: Fun summer romp, great effects, the Silver Surfer and Galactus.
Cons: Fits together awkwardly at times, second rate acting.

Back in the sixties, surfing was all the rage. The Beach Boys idolized it in song. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon brought it to the silver screen. And it even spilled over into comic books, in the form of The Silver Surfer, that strange metallic ...

Pros: Great special effects (especially the Silver Surfer); returning cast has fun
Cons: Numerous spots of snort-worthy dialog and over-the-top acting

"It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine." Remember the old R.E.M. song? It's not played anywhere in the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, but it sure could have been. And it was the soundtrack that kept ...

Pros: None
Cons: Juvenile, blatant product placement, dumb jokes

I wasn’t a big fan of the first Fantastic Four movie, so I decided to wait for the sequel to come out on DVD before watching it. One of the big things that kept me from bothering to see this sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ...

Pros: Lots of action and great special effects
Cons: Predictable plot; flat characters

I didn't especially care for the first Fantastic Four movie. I felt the character dramas were overdone and took away from the action. Still, I decided to go see this movie. I'm pleased to say, while not perfect, this movie is worth seeing. Once ...

Pros: Great special effects
Cons: Most of the movie lack substance; boring, lazy script and direction.

I grew up in the age of Marvel and D.C. comics; at a time when the thin colored wonders were a mainstay of the drugstore and convenience store checkout aisles. The tall circular displays were stuffed full of booklets of imagination and escapism all for ...

Pros: Entertaining Superhero Flick
Cons: It doesn't have a high rewatchability rating

the story In this sequel to Fantastic Four, we find the four new superheroes riding high on their recent defeat of their first arch enemy Dr. Doom. Johnny is getting endorsements up the wahzoo, Ben has found love despite his rocky ...

Pros: A few cool scenes.
Cons: Not enough cool scenes to make this junk worth sitting through.

I liked the f irst Fantastic Four movie, even if no one else did. Accordingly, I was excited about the release of a sequel, even if no one else was. Around the release date of Rise of the Silver Surfer, though, ...

Pros: great special effects, original cast returns, the Silver Surfer, humor and action
Cons: the wedding plan plot; some actions not true to character

I didn't know what to expect when I watched this DVD, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. I enjoyed the first Fantastic Four movie where we learned how the team obtained their powers and how they came to master them. The movie previews ...

Pros: Some good themes, such as commitment, responsibility, team work, and self-sacrifice.
Cons: Not enough action, poor casting, bad writing and wooden acting.

Tonight the wife and I rented "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." Here's my take. Main Cast: Ioan Gruffudd: Dr. Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic Jessica Alba: Sue Storm / Invisible Woman Chris Evans: Johnny Storm / Human Torch Michael ...

Pros: Chemistry between Gruffud and Alba; unusualness of the Silver Surfer
Cons: Galactus' form can only be guessed at; otherwise unoriginal

In 1966, barely four years into the run of Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four," Stan Lee gave his team a god to fight for nothing less than the fate of the earth.  This god appeared in New York standing a hundred feet tall and wearing a bizarre ...

Pros: Better special effects, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, stronger sense of fun
Cons: Disappointing work from Alba, Fishburne, Gruffudd, and McMahon.

After the defeat of now evil billionaire Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), the Fantastic Four are settling down to their new lives of fame. Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue Storm aka Invisible Girl (Jessica Alba) are due to be ...

Pros: Solid comeback by director Story may bring him a shot at FF #3..
Cons: Requires a MAJOR suspension of disbelief...

Unlike most super-heroes, the Fantastic Four never had to worry about dealing with secret identities. They were in the public eye from the time their ill-fated spaceship touched back down on earth, and Stan Lee made this a high point way back in the 60's ...

Pros: Silver Surfer looks cool
Cons: Alba still can't act, movie is disrespectful of characters' legacy

It's obvious that after X-Men's success as being a film that truly revived interest in the comic book genre, that movie studios went into a frenzy by realizing how much cash they could mine out of comic book superheroes through the use of tie-in's, video ...