Movie Review: Fantastic Four


Well, after all, it's based on a Marvel comic...

One strike against it immediately. let's look at the string of Marvel Comics heroes turned movie stars:

Spider-Man: Kirsten Dunst in a wet sweater! Hit! Run to second base!
X-Men: Umm... Which storyline is this? 1 out.
X-Men 2: Ummm... What? OK, I get the Phoenix thing. Yay! But where did the rest of this come from? 2 outs.
Spider-Man 2: Still riding on the two-base hit from the first film, this one added more drama and character interaction. base hit. Runners at First and Second. Two outs.
Daredevil: ummm... nope. Strike three.
The Incredible Hulk: Seventh inning stretch! Oh, my god! A study in subjection the self to torture.
Elektra: Didn't see it... must have been getting Coke and peanuts.

Which brings us to FF. Never one of my favorite titles. Strike One. And, in every rendition of this comic, including the comic itself, way too much time is spent on trying to analyze why they have different powers. It's just a comic! Strike two! The Storm siblings working for Doom? Strike three! Doom not being ruler of Latvia (Latveria)? Strike four! Doom getting powers from the same source as the Four? Strike five! Doom being made of solid metal after the event? Hello?! Did anyone involved with the movie ever read the comic book... err... graphic novellas? Strike six!

Yeah. If I were to continue, the strikes against would far outweigh the $8 I spent on the ticket. Will I see it again? Nope. I actually prefer the Roger Corman film that never got released. Better story. Better plot. Better special effects... wait, that was the one where Reed Richard's arm was a stick. Yeah, I have to take that back. Good special effects in this one, especially for Johnny Storm.

So, final grade? A Fantastic Four out of the Terrific Ten... or Twenty. Yeah. Not good.

Posted: Mon - July 18, 2005 at 07:28 PM      

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