NEW Fantastic 4-rise Of The Silver (DVD)

This was a must have blu-ray to add to my collection Especially if your A marvel comic book fan.Or if you just like Superhero movies

Rise of the silver surfer, like the first movie, is good, fun entertainment that doesn't overstay its welcome. I appreciate when people can still make a good movie in 90 miutes rather than stretching things out aimlessly. Jessica Alba is as gorgeous as ever, the other 3 are all likeable and the Silver Surfer is a sight to behold, a truly impressive sfx creation. At the end of the day however, this is not a great movie, but merely a decent one. Definitely worth a rental.

This movie has a little bit of everything, The action sequences and SFX are above par, there is enough cheese to keep you smiling .What I like about the movie is that characters and the world around them are comfortable with our hero's powers and responsibilities, which helps give the movie a genuine comic book feel. Even as the characters themselves are vulnerable enough to make them human. You get the feeling that the director (Tim Story) and writers (Frost and Payne) wanted to make a superhero movie, and were prepared to sacrifice the self-indulgence that has marred the Spiderman Trilogy and the turgid morality teachings of the X-men series.

The characters aren't without their charm least of all Ioan Gruffudd who leads nicely from the front as Reed Richards, Jessica Alba illuminates the screen with her blend of beauty and strength as Sue Storm. Chiklis and Evans support admirably as The Thing and Human Torch respectively. The smartest touch was the return of Julian McMahon as the malevolent and diabolical Dr Doom who adds the much needed element of treachery to the movie. The Silver Surfer is the films finest work however, radiant with mystique, power and vulnerability. Tim Story does a great job of keeping the Silver Surfer's sense of martyrdom prevalent towards the end.
My only pet peeve is that the film is much too short and the Galactus dilemma. With all of the CGI at their fingertips, and this was the best they could do for Galactus? I think this will be the major sore spot for many fans. One can't help but feel slighted by the producers concept of Galactus. If, as I have heard from the rumor mill, that the makers of the film are planning to unveil Galactus in either the next Fantastic Four or the Silver Surfer spin-off, then I suppose I could partly forgive them. After all, that has been the problem with so many comic book adaptations: too many villains

Either you like the first movie or you like to see Silver surfer in action, you can watch it. After my viewing of this I also started to feel that Stan Lee and Marvel have an obsession with embarrassing club dancing this year (see also Spider-man 3). But it helps that the cast are having a lot more fun this time. They're engagingly relaxed and allowed to deepen the characters and play around with the iconography. Honestly, this is how the first film should have been, and it bodes well for more to come. The world is saved and the next challenge awaits.