the Fantastic Four as they should be

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2005)

oh come on people, what were you expecting? i had low expectations myself when i went to see this movie, but i came out satisfied.
for those of you still in awe with Batman Begins, yes it's a far stellar movie. but FF is NOT trying to become one of those! it's not meant to be a serious, deep character building movie. in the comics they fought aliens and travel to other dimensions, and you expect the movie to be on the same tone as Batman?? well for starters, the characters and powers themselves are already somewhat silly, campy, 60's material at best. who can took Lee and Kirby's version of their origin without laughing hard in this modern age? just the achievement of making Mr. Fantastic, who's supposed to be a genius, stretch himself without looking silly is already a great accomplishment! you gotta understand they filmmakers were trying very hard to walk a fine line between campy powers and realism, and i think they succeed well! the reason why "The Incredibles" works so well is because their entire environment are not real. now the FF's got pretty much the same powers, but they gotta look and feel as in the real world. that took some hard work and i'm pleased of what they did.
my one minor quibble is about Dr. Doom, whom i feel isn't quite badass enough. perhaps he should be given a larger, grander cause of evil.
i hope they'd do well in the box office, cos i'll sure be in line for the sequel.