Monday, June 18, 2007

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (2007)

Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely. Anyone who thinks this movie is boring or stupid or even "only for kids" has watched too many big, dumb, exploding, crappy Hollywood movies. While not overly smart, this film does glamorize being smart and for that I think I deserves praise.
Technically any good? While this film doesn't try to do much, it does succeed incredibly well at doing what it tries. Seriously--to the people that say this movie (and it's prequel) is stupid I have got to ask you what you were expecting where the head of the super team is all rubbery. COME ON people, the 1990s Batman movies didn't take this kind of heat and those films were cheesy and stupid as hell--the FF movies are SUPPOSED TO BE CHEESY. Read the comic for crying out loud. All that aside, the script was solid (but not perfect--I don't see how tackyon particles (particles that go faster than light and therefore back in time) can separate the Surfer from his board, but again, the lead hero in this movie has the ability to stretch his arms to infinite lengths. It just would have been nice if they had gotten right what little science they actually used. I didn't have a problem with the FX--the only vague problem I did have was that the Surf! er's lip assignment was a little off. I did really like Doug Jones as the Surfer and could take or leave Fishburne as the voice. Oh yeah and as totally hot as Jessica Alba is, she reeeeeally should take some acting lessons. Email me Jess, I can recommend a place :)
How did it leave me feeling? Definitely satisfied. I really hope they keep making these because I strongly feel that we need more films that make intelligence look cool. I also like that the characters work as a time (most of the time) and that they are genuinely moral and heroic. It may not be the Das Boot of superhero movies, but it is worth seeing in my mind.
Final Rating? GSN - Go See Now - Just don't expect it to blow your mind.

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