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The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 153 Fresh: 54  Rotten:99 Average Rating: 4.7/10
 
Consensus: a juvenile, simplistic picture with decent special effects. 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. more
 
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
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 Evans), and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) facing an extraterrestrial threat in the form of the title... [More]
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 Evans), and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) facing an extraterrestrial threat in the form of the title character (played by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne), an enigmatic being whose presence on Earth could signal the planet's end. Amidst the ensuing action, Reed and Sue attempt to tie the knot, and an old foe (Dr. Doom, portrayed by Julian McMahon) waits in the wings, allowing for plenty of levity and drama. An improvement on the original movie, this FANTASTIC FOUR outing, once again directed by Tim Story, gets much of its verve from the Silver Surfer himself. Played by Jones, an actor best known for his dual roles in PAN'S LABYRINTH, the Surfer is more than just CGI sheen, with subtle movements that seem truly alien and a voice of supreme gravitas, courtesy of Fishburne. Reed and Sue deal with wedding woes, while the fiery Johnny (aka The Human Torch) and a rock-solid Ben (The Thing) provide an extra dose of humor in a power-switching plot, making the film much lighter than other Marvel offerings and ideal summer viewing for the tween set. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, Kerry Washington

Director: Tim Story
Screenwriter: Don Payne, Mark Frost
Producer: Avi Arad, Bernd Eichinger, Ralph Winter
Composer: John Ottman

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 10, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - 1. Tim Story - Director
  • 2. Tim Story - Director; Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Doug Jones, Julian McMahon - Stars
  • 3. Including Kevin Feige - Executive Producer; Ralph Winter - Producer; Mark Frost, Don Payne - Screenwriters
  • Disc 1/Side A: FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Disc 1/Side B: FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

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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.

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07/09/07 02:44 PM
Johnny Vaughan
Sun Online
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With a livelier script and stronger production values, this sequel far outdoes the 2004 original.

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06/16/07 04:12 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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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.

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06/15/07 09:40 AM
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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In the universe of dark and gloomy superheroes, this foursome are still dipping into the lighter side of fantastic.

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06/15/07 08:39 AM
Will Lawrence
thelondonpaper
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Less than fantastic.

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06/15/07 08:27 AM
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]
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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.

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06/15/07 07:59 AM
Total Film
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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.

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06/15/07 07:36 AM
Anthony Quinn
Independent
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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.

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06/15/07 06:57 AM
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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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.

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06/15/07 05:08 AM
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph
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It's all very silly and the Four's life together has all the gravitas of an episode of the Monkees. Entertaining, though.

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06/15/07 04:39 AM
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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DAZZLING GLOBE-SKIPPING, LANDMARK-BASHING ACTION

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06/15/07 03:14 AM
Tae Mawson
BBC
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Bigger, 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.

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06/13/07 02:10 PM
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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At 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.

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06/13/07 02:09 PM
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]
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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.

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03/03/08 02:10 PM
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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Parents longing for entertaining and intelligent family superhero fare would be much better served renting 2005's Zathura or Sky High.

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01/04/08 01:33 AM
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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Can’t anyone in comic book movies come up with new villains anymore?

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11/17/07 07:10 AM
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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This sequel is out, overall succumbing to the weaknesses of the first movie, which, once again, relegates it to sitting at the kids' table at the gathering of comic book movies.

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11/08/07 10:51 PM
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
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An off-brand superhero movie, the cinematic equivalent of one of those generic breakfast cereals with a badly drawn squirrel for a mascot.

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09/22/07 06:07 AM
Dana Stevens
Slate
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For a film that's supposed to be playful, it's an awful, tedious drudge.

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09/12/07 09:22 PM
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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Characters to love, story to hate.

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08/12/07 02:56 PM
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com
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