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Benjamin Grimm Dec 29 2006 12:23 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 15 2007 06:10 AM

The first movie didn't do much for me, but this trailer gave me goosebumps: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/fanta ... large.html

Edgy MD Dec 29 2006 01:18 PM

Falling twice, huh? Ghost Rider looks slick, but then I hear the cliched "Oooh! Ahhh!" soundtrack and see Nicholas Cage and I think "Maybe not."

Vic Sage Dec 30 2006 09:22 PM

At last! The ballad of Norrin Radd shall be writ large upon the hearts and minds of man... and his song will make the heavens weep. Tis a telling long awaited. Forsooth. nuff said. excelsior.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 02 2007 12:56 PM

Falling twice, huh? Actually, I never got to the goosebumps stage with the original Fantastic Four movie. Rereading the thread that CF bumped this afternoon confirmed that I went in to that movie fearing the worst. That trailer for Rise of the Surfer got my spine-tingling in a way that no part of the first movie did, so we're already ahead of the game. At this point I'm eagerly awaiting the second FF movie. As more information becomes available I may start feeling differently, but right now I'm fired up. Spider-Man 3 on May 4. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on June 15. Pencil me in for opening night for both pictures.

Edgy MD Jan 02 2007 01:05 PM

Where are you opening night of Ghost Rider?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 02 2007 01:27 PM

I don't know. Probably not at a movie theater. (When does it open, by the way?) Taking two kids to the movies on a Friday night requires more incentive than Ghost Rider offers. It may turn out to be a good movie (or not; I have no idea) but it offers zero goosebump potential. The Ghost Rider character never meant anything to me. I'm looking forward to Iron Man in 2008, though. Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly going to play Tony Stark, which should be interesting. I'm glad they didn't cast a 23-year-old, which would have been a bad sign.

Edgy MD Jan 02 2007 01:45 PM

Amazin'. I didn't grow up on Marvel. But if I did... a freak like that... amazin'.

Vic Sage Jan 02 2007 03:05 PM

I'm still waiting for those Ghost Rider comics, Edgy!

Edgy MD Jan 02 2007 04:44 PM

Whoah, wait. Now that there's a movie coming out, increasing the exposure and increasing the demand... ebay, baby!

soupcan Jan 08 2007 07:57 AM

Saw the Silver Surfer trailer the other night (took the kids to 'Night at The Museum'). Agree wholheartedly with Yancy. The trailer consisted solely of the Torch chasing the Surfer. It was awesome. Can't wait.

Centerfield Mar 06 2007 11:49 AM

The "Rise" posters around town are cool looking. I didn't realize the Silver Surfer was a bad guy.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 06 2007 12:33 PM

Only at the very beginning. He led Galactus to Earth so that he could feed on the planet's life energies. But when he met the lovely albeit blind sculptress Alicia Masters, he realized that the human race was worth saving, and he turned on Galactus. He's been one of the good guys ever since.

Elster88 Mar 11 2007 10:15 PM

I like the trailer.

Nymr83 Mar 26 2007 10:33 AM

that trailer was awesome and i can't wait for the movie (along with spiderman 3.) marvel has really tapped into a goldmine these last few years.

Nymr83 Apr 07 2007 01:28 AM

i just re-watched the first one, alot of inconsistencies with the comic (or things i had forgotten over the years): -susan storm involved with victor von doom?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 07 2007 06:45 AM

Yeah, that was made up, as was the entire origin of both the FF and Doom.

SteveJRogers Apr 20 2007 09:45 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 21 2007 10:07 AM

Major news about Galactus' apperance in the film By comparision, here is what the Devourer of Worlds looks like in comic form, to scale with the other characters

Benjamin Grimm Apr 21 2007 05:54 AM

Boy, I hope that report is wrong.

SteveJRogers Apr 21 2007 10:23 AM

I hope so too, but then again the same guys cheated a bit when they finally got a Sentinel in X3. Basically a Danger Room exercise and all you saw were lights and smoke and a giant head crashing down with Wolverine trimphantly on top. Then again weren't there rumors that Johnny Storm wouldn't be on fire, but be able to shoot flames from his hands or something?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 21 2007 02:34 PM

I didn't hear that. It's pretty much how they handled Iceman, though.

Nymr83 Apr 21 2007 04:21 PM

I hated how they did Iceman (there are plenty of X-men and you ruined it already my making him a kid instead of the same approximate age as Cyclops, Jean Grey, and The Beast) they should have just used another character (Gambit?) if their special effects people couldn't handle iceman correctly.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 21 2007 04:24 PM

I think the special effects could have handled Iceman. My guess is that they didn't want him to look like Frosty the Snowman. He would have been much cooler (no pun intended) if he was covered with frost and riding on that ice slide. It didn't ruin the X-Men movies for me, but I feel less of a connection the the X-Men than I do to the FF, Spidey and Hulk.

Nymr83 Apr 22 2007 01:23 AM

It didn't ruin the movies but I didn't like it. Daredevil was ruined by the casting, Kingpin is supposed to be a big fat white guy, i know you gotta be PC and put a token black character or two in every movie but it shouldn't have been him. create a character if you have to.

sharpie Jun 14 2007 10:26 AM

You can get fired for not liking this movie. http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/ ... index.html

Benjamin Grimm Jun 14 2007 10:45 AM

Jack Matthews in The Daily News today gave the new FF movie three stars and said that it's a lot better than the first movie. That's encouraging. I watched the first movie again last night on DVD; it was only the second time I had seen it and the first since the night it opened in theaters two years ago. I again had to gnash my teeth at how badly they handled the character of Doctor Doom. But there were parts that I enjoyed. The whole "Galactus is a giant cloud" thing has really dampened my enthusiasm for FF/Surfer, but seeing a good review in the paper this morning has me feeling a little more optimistic. I'll be seeing it tomorrow. Good or bad, there's no way I want to miss seeing a Fantastic Four movie on the day it opens.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 15 2007 06:18 AM

Time to make this thread a poll. I've read a few more reviews, and none are as positive as the one with three stars from Jack Matthews of the Daily News. The general consensus seems to be that it's better than the first movie, but still not all that good. We'll be going to the 7:25 p.m showing tonight. I'll miss Mets vs. Yankees, but I'm afraid that's probably a good thing. (Maybe I'll watch it on TiVo-delay, but I can't stay up too late because I have an early flight tomorrow morning.)

Benjamin Grimm Jun 15 2007 07:27 PM

I can't be objective. It got me. By the end of the movie I was a field of goosebump. Four stars. I don't expect the casual viewer to react like I did, but for someone who knows and loves the characters as much as anybody, they did something right. (A lot wrong, but enough right for the goosebumps and the four thumbs up.) MUCH better than the first movie. And now... Mets 2, Yankees 0 in the 7th. LET'S GO METS!

Nymr83 Jun 25 2007 03:12 PM

I liked it alot. Silver Surfer was well-handled. 4.5 stars, could have had 5 if Galactus wasn't a lame storm-cloud.

soupcan Jun 25 2007 03:24 PM

Fantasticar by Dodge? Of course it's a Hemi? Puh-lease. Surfer was awesome though.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 19 2008 01:34 PM

Is it possible that Vic Sage didn't see this movie?

Vic Sage Feb 19 2008 01:47 PM

not possible in the least. it's just that i had little to add to the general consensus here that FF4#2: - is better than the first one, - offers a great rendition of the silver surfer, and - absolutely blows the portrayal of Galactus (much as FF1 blew Dr. Doom) The FF movies are more of a kiddie film franchise than any of the other major comicbook movie franchises, but i find them enjoyable nonetheless. The Thing and the Torch are great characters, Sue is just awful, and Reed not as interesting as he could be. The effects are ok, nothing special, and the scripts are the same. all in all, i've seen worse, but they're nothing to blog about.