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Fantastic Four : 2 of 5
7.16.2005 6:47 PM \| Link 0 comments	I read a ton of Fantastic Four comic books when I was younger, and I always coveted the incredible copy of Fantastic Four #2 that my old pal Chad Bunch had, so needless to say I was looking forward to a nice movie rendition of these fun heroes. Well, I can't say it was a truly terrible movie, but I definitely can't really recommend it (unless you're just in the mood for a mindless movie). To start with the good things, the Human Torch is great, both as a special effects vehicle and as a character (making him an extreme sports junkie is genius!). The final battle in the film is pretty cool since all four use their powers together, and their teamwork was always spectacular in the comics. I also thought that the Thing's acting was well done, but that brings me to the bad points! I just didn't like the Thing's costume - I don't know how to improve it, but it was just goofy (orange rocks only look good on paper I guess). Jessica Alba may be nice to look at, but she can't act, especially as a scientist (she was much more believable as a bar room dancer in Sin City!). And now we come to the Doctor Doom issue - superhero movies always change something, but this is ridiculous. Doom isn't a metal-man, he just wears armor for power and to hide his scars! They also reduced him to a power-hungry Donald Trump, so there's simply no sympathy possible for this worthless character. Anyway, it was still fun to watch, just like any other big budget action flick, but it just wasn't very fantastic! Labels: movies Comments Post a Comment