The Fantastic Four are back and this time they find themselves having to deal with the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
IT'S A SO-SO ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER THE FANTASTIC FOURSOME FROM PAPER TO SCREEN.
IOAN GRUFFUDD IS FORGETTABLE AS REED AND JESSICA ALBA TOO ATTRACTIVE AND NICE AS SUE. AS FOR JULIAN MCMAHON AS DR DOOM, WELL, JUST STICK TO YOUR DAY JOB ON NIP/TUCK MATE.
TO BE FAIR, THE FILM ITSELF IS JUST TOO SAFE, WE'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO A LITTLE MORE FROM OUR SUPERHERO FILMS THESE DAYS. UNFORTUNATELY THE DIRECTOR NEVER ONCE TAKES THE TRAINER WHEELS OFF AND AS A RESULT WE GET PRETTY GOOD POPCORN FODDER BUT NOT MUCH MORE.
THE BEST BITS COME FROM THE SPARRING BETWEEN CHIKLIS AS THE THING AND EVANS AS THE TORCH (IN A SURPRISINGLY LIKEABLE TURN) - JUST AS IN THE COMICS, IT'S THEIR RELATIONSHIP THAT KEEPS YOU INTERESTED.
IF THIS IS INDEED THE START OF A FRANCHISE, THEN MAKE DOOM A LITTLE MORE NASTY (AND NOT AS EASY TO BEAT), MAKE THE THING GET MORE PI$$ED OFF AND HAVE HIM WIND THE TORCH UP EVEN MORE.
JUST TAKE A CHANCE NEXT TIME HUH?
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Prepare for the fantastic!The lifelong dream of inventor astronaut and scientist Dr 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 secrets of the human genetic codes for the benefit of all humanity Extensive government grant cutbacks nearly dashed the visionary&39;s hopes of the historic flight until Reed accepted a financing deal with his old college rival Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) now a billionaire industrialist Reed&39;s crew for the mission includes his best friend astronaut Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis); Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) Von Doom&39;s director of genetic research and Reed&39;s ex-girlfriend; and Sue&39;s hot-headed younger brother pilot Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) With benefactor Von Doom in tow the four set off for the exploration of a lifetime The mission is uneventful - until Reed discovers a miscalculation of the speed of the approaching storm Within minutes the event threshold is upon them The space station is engulfed by turbulent clouds of cosmic radiation which genetically transforms the crew Their DNA is irrevocably altered - and so is their future Back on earth the effects of the exposure are quickly revealed Reed gains the ability to stretch and contort his body into any shape he can imagine and as leader of the group is given the name Mr Fantastic; Sue is able to render herself invisible and to create and project powerful force fields as Invisible Woman; Johnny becomes known as The Human Torch as he can now engulf his body in flames and take flight at will; and Ben whose freakish transmutation is the most shocking becomes an orange-colored rock-like superhumanly strong creature The Thing Together they turn tragedy into triumph and catastrophe into coalition using their unique and formidable powers to thwart the evil plans of their now steely-eyed iron-fisted nemesis Dr Doom
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