Fantastic Four - The Rise of the Silver Surfer Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

superb

my children love the fantastic four. this close knit family of superheroes are preparing for Reed and Sue's Wedding, when the fantastic four meet their greatest challenge yet .

in 'Fantastic Four and The Silver Surfer' the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. he is a strange being who travels through space on a cosmic surfboard.

As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of The Silver Surfer, and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.

and then, whilst they are trying to subdue their silvery foe, the fantastic four superhero family, discover to their horror, that the Surfer is just a herald, for an even bigger menace: The planet-devouring Galactus.

this is well worth watching

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[Highly rated reviewer]

(Trying to avoid the cliche but this is...) Fantastic!

The first Fantastic Four film was met with a slew of negative reviews from the entertainment press. Not that any of that stopped audiences flocking to see the exploits of the much-loved Marvel family. Audiences lapped up the family friendly antics of the four, and this lit the way for a sequel to follow.

For the sequel all the core cast return - Jessica Alba as Susan Storm, Iaon Grufford as Reed Richards, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm - as the team of heroes with cosmic powers. As The Invisible Woman, Mr Fantastic, The Human Torch, and The Thing respectably the four have now settled into their high-profile super-lives, although it has meant a few problems for them at times. One such problem is the many attampts by Reed and Sue to get married - always put on hold as another world-wide emergency strikes. As the film starts (with a teasing pre credit sequence of a planet being sucked dry of it's energy and a silvery streak shooting away from it towards earth) the family of four are preparing for the big day once more. Even as strange events strike around the world, Reed focuses his main attentions towards the big day. Unfortunately it is on the big day itself that things come to a head and the Silver Surfer makes his presence known. His motivations for the disturbances he causes are unknown, but it seems to have something to do with a strange energy cloud that is devouring planets. Can the four save the day once more, and what is the sinister Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) - mysteriously escaped from his statuesque cocoon - up to?

The first film, as enjoyable as it was (I'm a huge fan of the four) did suffer from the occasionally glitchy effects, and the troubles with being an origin story. The cast didn't quite find their feet in that film. This time around things are much improved! The cast are so comfortable in their roles, and the interplay between the four is spot on throughout. The wit and charm, and the conflicts are all present, correct, and this time natural. This IS the four from the pages of the comics, represented as good as you could hope for. The action is ramped up this time also. With the origin out of the way, the plot can just zip along from set piece to set piece with great momentum. The effects - this time provided by Weta Digital - are much more polished than last time, and the key sequences (such as the London Eye disaster) are jaw dropping and exciting.

Much praise must be laid to Tim Story who once more proves he is the right man for the job of director, and also shows his passion for the comics. The action is fun and glorious, and the characters are allowed to breath - even more impressive given the short 90 minutes running time. The film is paced and edited beautifully, never feeling rushed whilst also never feeling bogged down. Perhaps a lesson can be learned by other super-hero directors that they don't have to make epic-length films.

As for Galactus (which many fan-boys have already made their minds up about) - as a huge (read: lifetime) fan of the Four I was more than pleased with the representation of the big G. It works cinematically without actually showing the 'core' essence in the cloud.

All of this without even mentioning the new 'star' of the film, the Silver Sufer. Beautifully portrayed, and given the heart that the character needed to be given, fans of the Surfer will be more than happy (and here's hoping for a Surfer movie next).

This is what comic book movies are all about, and which the whole family can enjoy together. FF:ROTSS is the best super-hero flick of this year!

In addition - Stan Lee spotters can't miss him this time around as he shows up as himself!

Not Fantastic unfortunately

I hated the first film but thought I would give this a chance being a Silver Surfer fan.

My fears were confirmed this is aweful, TV movie at best...

[Highly rated reviewer]

Surfs up for our Four Heroes...

Like Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer is a really exciting film for the kids, and a pretty good watch for the older kids amongst us as well. This time 'The Four' face a cosmic foe on his Silver Surfboard, but the question is, is the Silver Surfer the enemy, or simply a pathfinder for an even bigger threat yet to reach earth... watch it and see for yourself, you surely won't be dissapointed.

hate them hate them HATE THEM

Does anyone else utterly detest EVERY ONE of the four main characters in this film? They are lifeless, skillless wannabes who bring nothing to the screen.

And their powers? Beyond the bloke from nip-and-tuck, and maybe the fireball chap, the others are utterly naff. I man - plastic man, shield woman, and rock fella. Got to work as a TEAM to do owt. Give it a rest - they're B list superheroes in a C list film.

Shameful cash-in with tired cliches and derivative of every other superheroes film to date.

I'd do the blonde though. But only once.

Dull Cloud Without Silver Lining

The Silver Surfer is cool. As trumph card and comic book hero, The Silver Surfer was unsurpassed. Bordering on almost evil, The Silver Surfer epitomised 'hero' - the one who could step up and take care of any real bad guy. While all around, 'being stretchy', 'flaming-on', 'a geologists dream' (The Thing) or 'hovering around unseen' simply lost their heads - true fans willed The Silver Surfer into action. So it is with Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. If you held in your deck of cards: The Four and The Silver Surfer. And wished to win. The Silver Surfer would prevail every time. Outwith his scenes in the film, there is a spandex amount of nothing going on. Kids will love it for being brightly coloured and a great, innocent continuation of a group of 'Superheroes'. Comic book fans will note a Stan Lee cameo and wander why?

Boring

This was so dull I switched off after 30 mins as I had some interesting paint to watch drying. I've yet to see spider-man 3 but hopefully it will be better than this p.o.p. i love superhero films so was really disappointed with this.

Rise Of The Silver Surfer

Oh Dear. A promising concept is butchered as every comic book movie cliche is wheeled, creaking, across the screen with a tedious inevitability. Batchelor parties, weddings? Isn't this supposed to be a superhero movie? Retch. Cringe.

The first film was better

Hard to see where they are going with this franchise, story thin, humour thinner.

fab 4

the best one yet well worth watching, a must to buy for my collection