Please give me back 92 minutes of my life!!

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2007)

Wow. It really does pain me to be such an avid Marvel fan. For years now, I've eagerly anticipated the release of each and every Marvel film, animated or live action, and each one, with a few exceptions, has tossed another dagger into my back. Having just seen the horrible excuse for a movie known as "The Invincible Iron Man", I was really hoping this film would erase the sins of the first film and win me back. BOY, was I wrong!! Granted, as with most Marvel movies, if you don't know a thing about the Fantastic Four from the comic books, the original movie was pretty good. It's sequel doesn't even have THAT leg to stand on. Failure #1: Dr. Doom is back, but even though he is asked multiple times how he survived, we never do get an explanation. Failure #2: We see Dr. Doom with his mask and armor, then when the mask comes off, his face is badly scarred. Are they erasing their grave mistake of giving Dr. Doom superhuman abilities, with the mask and armor being just for show? Nope. He still shoots energy bolts from his hands and has living metal for skin. Failure #3: The Silver T1000 Surfer! Holy freakin' rip-off, Batman! Failure #4: We never even SEE Galactus!! He rolls in, Independence Day style, as a huge billowing cloud of smoke, and that's all we ever see. Failure #5: The only real fight scene in the whole movie is Super Skrull Johnny Storm vs Silver Doom? Good grief... Failure #6: The "climactic finale." Everyone is scrambling around for the whole movie, trying desperately to save the planet and when the huge final confrontation with Galactus finally arrives, all we get is the Surfer floating up, getting in the fetal position, then releasing all his power in a blinding white light with both disappearing. I've never been more disappointed in an action movie's finale in my LIFE!!
Sufice to say, even though I usually buy all Marvel movies, this one will not be a part of my vast collection.