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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer : 2 of 5
4.09.2008 8:10 PM \| Link	Even though I pretty much hated the first Fantastic Four movie, I was kind of excited about this one when I saw the footage of the Silver Surfer, and I was impressed with the life-size figure of him I saw in the theater! I still ended up missing the film though, so I finally got around to renting the DVD, and now I realize that it's no big deal that I waited so long. Just like the original film, this movie is just barely entertaining, but it's even worse if you're a comic book fan and hate seeing your heroes spoofed. The whole wedding plot is really dumb (but not as dumb as Jessica Alba looks in every scene!), and the ridiculous "power swap" idea only adds more farce to an already silly movie. As I hoped, the Silver Surfer is the best part - he looks good during an exciting chase with the Human Torch, and he even looks cool when his power is drained and he's played by an actual person rather than CG. I also enjoyed the appearance of the Fantasticar, since it was a nice nod to the comic book, but the insane revival of Doctor Doom and forced team-up is pretty unforgivable. Of course, they didn't have the guts to present Galactus as anything more than a disembodied force, either! I can only recommend Rise of the Silver Surfer if you're a huge Silver Surfer fan, or if you're looking for a movie to laugh at with your buddies. Labels: dvds


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