The F4 deal with personal issues and a cool looking surfer bringing death and destruction.

Rating: 6/10 (4 July 2007)

I have a confession: I have NEVER liked Hollywood's rendition of my childhood comic heroes.
One reason is that I don't believe the actors they chose were right for the roles. The second reason is that they always insert some love interest or angle that slows the story down and that I don't care about. I suspect they do this to have a broader appeal to female audiences. As far as I'm concerned, a superhero -male or female- functions a lot better without attachments and personal relationships. This brings us to one of the reasons I found the latest Spiderman and now the Fantastic 4 annoying. It's like to me, these guys are forced to play house and deal with silly jealousies and domestic issues when more pressing things in the form of the fate of the world is at stake. Frankly, all this nonsense seriously cut into my "kickass-time".
Okay. I'm glad I got that off my chest. Now to the Fantastic 4 commentary:
This movie is not spectacular. However,in my opinion, it is a decent "TV-level" movie not suited for theatrical release. 2 reasons: tickets are expensive and audiences want to be blown away; this is especially true when they go to see a FX or "special effects" movie. They want to see something awesome, jaw-dropping, and in-your-face on the big screen. Not some guy surfing around 2 people and their wedding plans. Love, Boloxxxi.