Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer [Blu-ray]

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First off, any one who read FF#48-50 where the Silver Surfer and Galactus first appeared will hate this. I realize as movie makers they can't do the comic adaption word for word but if anything was ever begging to go directly from comics to movies it was those three classic issues.

I enjoyed most of the Marvel based movies even though they stray far from the comic but, FF's strength is its' early issues and though you couldn't have corny sixties dialog like "Now it's time for me, Mr. Fantastic, to handle things for a stretch!" or "Hey gang it's Johnny with the Ultimate Nullifier!" where is the Watcher? Why is Galactus a cloud? Oh yes, he, the ultimate 400 story tall baddie in the Marvel Universe is like a big Sauronesque fume in this movie. To make it worse they have the shadow of his head fly past a planet having fanboys like me salivating.

I hope this spoils things for fans like me who were hoping to see at least a halfway decent adaption of the comic, maybe they won't buy this garbage. This way maybe they'll lose so much money they'll have to do it over like they did with the Hulk.

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Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer [Blu-ray]

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"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" is the second Fantastic Four movie, and first hit the big screens in 2007.

Two years have passed since the Fantastic Four - Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm - gained their powers. Following a trip into space and a blast of cosmic rays, Reed became able to bend and stretch like rubber, Susan had the ability to become invisible while Johnny could transform into a human of living fire. However, where Reed, Sue and Johnny could switch their powers on and off, Ben couldn't : he was permanently stuck as a creature made of living rock. Despite the superhuman strength, it was something he wasn't - initially - terribly pleased about...although now, he's a little more comfortable with things.

Reed and Sue's wedding is now approaching and - with the team's fame - it's going to be a big media event. However, it's not about to pass off smoothly; thanks to a mysterious visitor from space, very strange things are happening to the Earth's climate - snow in Egypt, frozen seas in Japan, even power outages in western USA. There are even mysterious craters appearing at certain points around the Earth and- thanks to the film's opening sequence - you know the Earth's in an awful lot of danger.

It isn't long before the team get called in by the military. A certain General Hager stops by the Baxter Building looking for Reed - although he isn't too happy about sharing any classified information with a civilian scientist. (He particularly dislikes Reed - the pair have something of a history). Unfortunately, he arrives while the boys at enjoying Reed's stag-night...so Sue takes the General and his goons along. (Naturally, events only confirm the General's bad opinion, and land Reed in quite some bother with Sue). The General's looking for some help with explaining the meteorological anomalies and the strange craters. In an effort to impress Sue, Reed officially passes on the assignment - claiming that he wants to focus solely on his forthcoming wedding. Naturally, he works on the project in secret and finishes things up just before the wedding.

Naturally, things go drastically wrong. The mysterious visitor from space - the Silver Surfer - arrives in New York just before the wedding and knocks out power all over the city. Johnny goes after him, and is the first person to get a really good look at the Surfer...without realising the extent of the Surfer's powers. Johnny very much comes of second-best, and the encounter also leaves Johnny's powers on the blink - when he touches one of his colleagues, their powers (briefly) switch. (It's something that Ben has a bit of fun with, and gives us another chance to see a scantily-clad Jessica Alba). Even worse, the Surfer's arrival has Dr Doom come back to life...and it isn't long before he starts adding to the planet's woes.

"Rise of the Silver Surfer" is a great deal better than the first Fantastic Four movie, and some of the effects are excellent. The fact that there's a half-decent storyline - unlike the first movie - helps a great deal, and Johnny Storm isn't quite the nuisance he was first time around. There are a few flaws - Reed Richards still has the worst superpower ever dreamt up and there was the occasional bout of cheesy dialogue. However, Stan Lee's cameo was the only irritating thing about the movie - as with the first movie, there was just no need for him to be there. A largely fun way to pass a free couple of hours.

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Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer [Blu-ray]

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Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman want to get married, but their wedding plans are ruined when the Silver Surfer arrives. The only way to stop the Silver Surfer from ruining everything is to separate him from his surf-board, which they do. However, that is not enough, as the Silver Surfer's master still wants to destroy Earth for its own survival. The Silver Surfer is persuaded from being bad to being good, and is re-united with his surf-board so that his master's intentions fail.

The movie is shiny and bright like the Spider-Man movies, as opposed to being dark like the Batman movies. I prefer the former type of movies, so I liked Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer too.

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