Movie Reviews, Three Stars - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 22:24 - 2 Comments

Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (DVD)

The Rise of the Silver Surfer although semi-entertaining, was rather predictable and slightly bland. I thought the film was much better than the original, but it was still a poor representative for a movie that was “BILLED” as one of the summer blockbusters of this year.

The strongest point of the film was definitely the Silver Surfer. The production crew did a fantastic job bringing him to life on the bigscreen. He looked amazing, and I really like how they portrayed him in the film.

With that being said, although there were some funnies that slightly tickled my stomach, there was nothing really to go crazy over, and the plot and acting were pretty wearisome. The film was just not very good. Children will definitely get a kick out of this movie, but for most of us older folks, the discovery channel or animal planet would probably be far more entertaining.

Synopsis:

After the death of Dr.Doom the Fantastic Four think life is back to normal. Reed Richards and Sue Storm make plans to get married, but are interrupted when the Silver Surfer and Galactus show up, trying to destroy the earth and it’s up to the fantastic four to deal with them, as well as with the return of Dr. Doom.

With Von Doom back in his homeland of Latveria the fantastic four have new troubles when Galactus has decided that Earth is his next target. When his henchman, The Silver Surfer, is sent to Earth he discovers that he’s getting more than he bargained for when he encounters the Fantastic Four. But that’s not all when Dr. Doom decides that after two years in the homeland he is ready to return.