Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Believe it or not this is a better film that the first installment of the Fantastic Four. Well not the first, that was 1994, and that was a train wreck. All thought that does lend an entertaining aspect to the cult film. Now back to what I was talking about. I meant the 2005 film. My theory is that the second iteration of comic movies usually are better than the first iteration. This is mostly due to the telling of the back story. Once past that you can have more fun with the movie, dive deeper into the characters, and have more focus on other characters and the situations they all face. Also you don't have to spend so much time without the super hero(es) on screen. There are exceptions, which have extremely solid origin stories. Spiderman and Batman come to mind. For the most part, the meat and fun lies within the second movie.

One big noticeable difference is in the characters. Everyone seems to be more comfortable this time around. This results in a movie that feels more like a Fantastic Four comic. Characters have accepted their powers, which makes the audience except the film more. Resulting in a movie that really feels like it flew out of a comic book.

Also the Silver Surfer is an awesome character. I never read much about him, but I like his story. Also I am glad they brought back Doctor Doom. You really get the feeling how powerful and manipulative of a super hero he can be.

The special effects look great. Don't know why they hid Galacus. My guess would probably be money. Still that didn't mess the movie up. Overall I liked it. Not sure how theater worthy it is, but definitely worth watching.

Good:
Silver Surfer Rocks! Feels more like a Fantastic Four comic.

Bad:
Still kind of cheesy, but then aren't the characters supposed to be on some level? It is a comic book movie and it works good as that.

Comments:
Why the smoke and mirrors for Galactus?

Recommendations:
With all the big movies out this summer, it can wait for DVD rental.