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09/22/07
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
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Reviews Counted:161
Fresh:59
Rotten:102
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: While an improvement on its predecessor, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is nevertheless a juvenile, simplistic picture that has little benefit beyond its special effects.
Theatrical Release:15-06-2007
Synopsis: The sequel to the 2005 blockbuster FANTASTIC FOUR, RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER finds the Marvel superhero quartet of Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), Johnny Storm (Chris... [More]
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans
Director: Tim Story
Reviews for The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
With the wedding ruined and the future of the world at stake, it’s showtime. Suddenly, Tim Story goes CGI crazy delivering scene after scene of edge-of-your-seat action that will make your eyeballs bleed.
07/09/07
With a livelier script and stronger production values, this sequel far outdoes the 2004 original.
06/16/07
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an enjoyable sequel that delivers humour, likeable characters, great special effects and plenty of comic book-style action, though fans hoping for a glimpse of Galactus should prepare for disappointment.
06/15/07
In the universe of dark and gloomy superheroes, this foursome are still dipping into the lighter side of fantastic.
06/15/07
Less than fantastic.
06/15/07
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it gets a whole lot better. Fantastic 2 may not hold a candle to Marvel's crown jewels, but by dialling down the camp it at least makes amends for its dreary predecessor.
06/15/07
It's all quite harmless, the shape-shifting plot does not extend much beyond 90 minutes, and Alba still looks good in a jumpsuit. We've seen it before, we'll see it again.
06/15/07
KAPOW! The world’s most boring superheroes return to lull us back to sleep in a sequel that could put the makers of Nytol out of business.
06/15/07
The banter between characters is laboured and unfunny, while there is also a pointless in-joke involving Stan Lee, creator of the original comic, being turned away from Storm's marriage. You may wish to turn away from this exercise in coercive banality.
06/15/07
Top CriticIt's all very silly and the Four's life together has all the gravitas of an episode of the Monkees. Entertaining, though.
06/15/07
Top CriticDAZZLING GLOBE-SKIPPING, LANDMARK-BASHING ACTION
06/15/07
Top CriticBigger, better and more polished than the first, with a quite satisfactory ratio of action set-pieces and a lot of juvenile japery squarely aimed at its PG and fanboy audience.
06/13/07
Top CriticAt last! A comic-book block-buster that doesn’t feel the need to justify its own existence with ponderous philosophical subtext and bloated running times.
06/13/07
Top CriticDespite some gratuitous allusions to Gitmo, the third-rate effects and the two-bit characters make this a summer wipeout.
04/23/09
When Jessica Alba was at the MTV Movie Awards she called Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer the best family/comedy of the summer. That alone should spell disaster for a superhero film.
03/03/08
It doesn't suck. Or maybe I went into the theater with such low expectations that it couldn't possibly be as bad as my imagination had concocted.
02/28/08
Parents longing for entertaining and intelligent family superhero fare would be much better served renting 2005's Zathura or Sky High.
01/04/08
While the gags are aimed squarely at a family audience, there's nothing wrong with that and this is certainly a film you could take even tiddlers to without worrying they are going to have nightmares later.
12/07/07
While the Silver Surfer cushions the blow, this is a sequel I can ultimately throw away...
11/17/07
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