Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Can'T w8 fOr iT..!!!

I think they should of never let go of Doug Jones, his voice is 100 times better than Fishburne, no ofense he is a good actor/performer but his voice does does not fit the Silver Surfer, this was a bad call!!!

"What is Tim Story thinking really", they should of never let go of Doug Jones, his voice is 100 times better than Fishburne, no offense Fishburne is a good actor/performer but his voice does not fit The Silver Surfer, this was a bad call!. I am really upset, I am a big fan of the Fantastic Four & The Silver Surfer and I think that Fishburne's voice is to strong & to deep, it just doesn't sound right, I respect Mr. Fishburne, I have enjoyed his movies and I will support him in any movie/film, I just think he is not the adequet voice for The Silver Surfer.....as a matter a fact I think he would play a Great voice as Galactus, that would be a Brilliant idea, do you think anyone can do something about this? maybe they should let the Fans Vote on who they rather hear as the voice for The Silver Surfer...

I am a comic book reader of longstanding, and have enjoyed several of the screen adaptations of comic books, but both Fantastic Four films have been textbook examples of how NOT to translate a comic book to the screen. Seriously, I thought they couldn't make a worse film that the original Fantastic Four, but I have been proved wrong. From the gratuitous attempts at showing Alba as naked as possible, to the less-than-convincing physical presence of the Thing, to the miscasting of Alba and whoever plays Reed, to the pointless changes in the story, to a bland visual style (performed upon one of the most visually dynamic creations in comic book history) to the endless scenes of dull dialogue. Nothing goes right, here as in the first film. Galactus is a hungry cloud with no actual personality at all, and the obnoxious military man seems totally unaware of who and what the Fantastic Four are. Plot holes, flat acting, uninvolving action scenes. The movie acts as a sort of fraud pulled on comic fandom.

As difficult as it was, I decided to view 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' as a film, not as a chance for redeeming a franchise. I thought this method might take away any fan boy predilections I had, in anticipation of this second installment to 'The Fantastic Four' universe. So, for a moment let's forget that the first film was without artistic merit. Let's forget that the story about a family of superheroes is arguably the most adored of all comic book properties. 'Rise of the Silver Surfer', opens with a planet light-years away, being obliterated. After the opening credits, we are on Earth getting ready for Sue Storm and Reed Richards to tie the knot. During the preparation, the scientist instead of concentrating on the details of his impending nuptials is busy studying a cosmic anomaly. We soon find out that this cosmic energy is in fact an alien on a surfboard zooming down to Earth to prepare it for destruction. These two story lines are the principle actions guiding the story. There are two other subplots. One is in regards to Dr. Doom being 'resurrected,' while the other involves Johnny Storm's selfish nature endangering his family. Four plots that should make an epic film span a terribly short running time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. Did it work? Did they abandon the goofy nature of the first film and reinvigorate the franchise with an epic story about the fate of the entire planet. No on both counts. The humor is entirely aimed at children (which goes along with its PG rating.) 'Thing' is played for laughs without any degree of intensity. Johnny Storm's crisis of conscience robs all of the charisma established in the first (even if it wasn't much.) Sue Storm is more of a nag than an asset to the team. In addition, there is nothing to signify Reed Richards as the leader to a powerful team of superheroes. He comes off as a self-esteem deprived, blow hard jackass. There isn't one iota of chemistry between any of the characters. The wretched family dynamics are trumped only by Dr. Doom, who can only be described as the worst villain to ever grace the screen. Julian McMahon's portrayal of Victor Von Doom seems barely suited for a Sci-Fi cable channel movie, let alone a mega-budget studio film (not that they always choose the best talent, but come on!). For a story such as this, the amount of claustrophobia throughout, borders on pure agony. It lacks anything even resembling 'scope of vision.' The only audience 'Rise of the Silver Surfer' is suited for is children between the ages of 5 & 10. Anyone over that age looking for an entertaining piece of escapism will run into a wall of condescension. Now, let's look at it with comic-book eyes. As most may know, The Silver Surfer works for a planet-devouring villain, Galactus. The Surfer scouts out planets, using his board as a cosmic beacon for Galactus to follow. There is no definition, no rules; they just make them up as they go along. There is no Watcher, so we are told about Galactus through an unbearably cheesy heart-to-heart with Sue and The Surfer. There isn't a shred of genuine impending doom because they never establish what Galactus really is (in the press kit, under character description, it should just read-big damn tornado). The director Tim Story and his band of screenwriters have once again broken the hearts of FF fans all over. They have no respect. They have no understanding on what makes the 'Fantastic Four' story work, or any story for that matter. I gave Tim Story a break the first time around, but not this time. He should'V looked back at the first one, compared it to the comic book films that work and just said, "Damn! I gotta sit this one out before I do it all over again!" However, he didn't do that. He looked at the numbers from the first one and assumed that money always equals success. Now as for the screenwriters; give them a Cartoon Network show and let them have at it. If they have any talent, it could be realized there. However, FF2 wasn't a total failure. The Surfer is phenomenal (with the exception being Lawrence Fishburne's distracting voice). His entire body seemed to be in constant motion. I was mesmerized for every moment he was on screen. The special effects team did an outstanding job. However, what is perplexing about the look of the Surfer is what it did to the other special effects. Reed's ability to stretch looked even more unnatural than in the first. Sue's shield, Johnny's fire, everything else was sidelined. It was as if the team only concentrated on The Surfer. I have been teetering on the edge of spoiling the end. I won't, but damn I want to. Any self-respecting Silver Surfer fan would scream! It is horrible. It makes no sense and it will enrage fans even more than Alba being cast as Sue Storm. I will only say this-Hollywood Cop Out. No doubt, this movie will make money. I was shocked by the public's positive reaction to the first film. Audiences will be so dazzled by the effects that they will forget that they are watching a terrible movie. I knew in my heart it would happen, but I had hoped our optimistic nature would pay off. I was wrong. I won't make that mistake again, no matter what the 'Fantastic Four' future may hold. 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' is a disrespectful, sleight of hand circus show devoid of any elements that make a movie a movie.

Where do I even begin? I read comic books as a child in my younger adult years. The Fantastic Four was one of my favorites. I stopped reading due to 2 reasons. #1. The price of comic books #2. The quality of writing. Before you say that I am just a comic book geek, I am not that. I have a job, relationship and live in the real world. I can remember every story, character and cover of all the FF books that I read over a span of 25 years. I gave this film the benefit of the doubt, as the Silver Surfer stories were some of the best written. The first FF film was really bad. Lame story, lame casting and one of the worst portrayal of a villain I have ever seen in any media. But hey, the Silver Surfer and Galactus were going to be in this sequel, can't go wrong with the world devourer. Boy, was I wrong. The Surfer looked like Ultraman from the old 1967 series from Japan. Galactus looked like an inferior "V'ger" from the first Star Trek movie. So, the Surfer simply changes his mind and does a kamikaze into the heart of "Galactus"? How can a being or any entity give enough power, to someone that serves it, to destroy the entity it serves????? It makes no sense whatsoever. Horrible writing. Now, let's get to the acting. Two words, Jessica Alba. Who the hell cast her originally in these movies? Sure, she's a piece of ass but she couldn't act her way out of a dog food commercial. Bad casting and even worse acting. Was it me or was I the only one that thought her lips were going to explode at any moment? She could die of chapped lips. None of these characters transfers into "real life" ala "Spider-Man", "Batman" or Superman. It simply does NOT work. This is nothing but yet another BABYSITTER movie. Something the little kids would like and the preteens can go see because it is ANOTHER PG-13 movie that their parents can dump them off at for a few hours. That is what 95% of movies are made for nowadays. Baby sitting. That is why the pressure to get your film in at PG-13, so the kiddies can go see it at the mall. Thank God for the Cohen Brothers and other filmmakers who have the balls to make films like "No Country for Old Men". Spend your $9.75 to support films like that instead of sewage like this waste of 92 minutes of my life. I can never get that back.

I haven't laughed my way through an entire film in many years. This movie was so wildly bad it made my brain hurt. First of all, if you name a movie "Rise of the Silver Surfer" put the Silver Surfer in the movie for longer than a sub-plot about a wedding. And when you put him in the movie, make him cool, instead of being a crybaby about his woman back on planet Krypton. Secondly, wow. Dr Doom's "vital information" and reason for being in this movie is to tell the F4 that "the surfboard is important to the surfer". Certainly this valuable information is a concrete reason to allow a super-villain to join your team. Thirdly, if Galactus is so tough, why does it take one guy on a surfboard to blow him up? No explanation about what Galactus is or what he does. Apparently he is just a dust cloud that can be destroyed if you fly up his butt and get real angry-like. Fourthly, the F4 ride a flying Dodge. Wow. Spectacularly awful. Worst film I've seen in over a decade