Arguably the greatest Superhero movie ever! Arguably the best movie of the year! Extremely exciting! Everything in this movie is PERFECT!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2005)

I had the chance to see The Fantastic Four on 8/19/05 and I was totally blown away! For months I dreamed of seeing this film and now the task is complete! I am a big time F4 fan and love the characters and I love the actors and actresses that made them real! I'll go by steps of the big time things that happen in the movie and a little more so without a further a do!
The Beginning: I loved it when the 20th Century Fox logo came and then the Marvel logo appeared with F4 comic pages turning by and hearing John Ottman's excellent score! The movie begins quite differently with only the title and no credits!
The Story: I love how the story surrounds the viewer with five main people. Reed and his old girlfriend Sue, her new fiancé Victor, her brother Johnny, and their friend Ben. Just fantastic!
Actors & Acting:
Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards: I was surprised by this actor I am really not familiar with. He really has good talents. He resembles MLB's Tino Martinez and actor Gary Sinese in My opinion. I think he was the perfect choice to play Mr.Fantastic! Whenever something happens he makes it so believable because of the looks he gets on his face and such. He's just a very talented actor!
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm: Not just a beauty but also a very good actress! She was really something here. So convincing! She was a very good choice to play the Invisible Woman!
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm: Another good choice! Actually I feel nobody could of pulled off this role as the Human Torch!
Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm: Just excellent! I never did give any credit to this actor in the past but now I see that this man is full of talent! I felt sorry for him as the Thing and actually had tears in My eyes when his girlfriend left him. The Thing suit works out really well believe it or not. They could have chosen CGI but this worked out! He reminded Me a little bit of the Hulk but the Thing is a totally different character. Like the others he to is very convincing!
Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom: My favorite in the movie! Though I am not familiar with him but also like Gruffudd I am an instant fan of his! He was the absolute perfect choice to play Dr. Doom! His looks are very neat and right away I knew that he was going to be a top notch villain! As the film went on as Victor Von Doom got more power hungry the more I liked him! When he became Dr. Doom he really changed into a menacing foe and had a really big presence throughout the last fifteen minutes of the film. He is just excellent in this film!
Kerry Washington as Alicia Masters: This actress was really good.
The Action & Special Effects: The movie so exciting in many different departments and action is one of them. The action is just unbelievable! Mr. Fantastic's stretching, Johnny's flame on, Sue's invisible powers, Grimm's looks, and Dr. Doom's lighting bolts are all so magnificently superb!
The Scenes: There were many scenes that I thought were really good. The entire bridge scene was just really cool, the small fight between The Thing and Mr. Fantastic, I laughed at all of the humor between the Thing and Johnny and of course the fight between Dr. Doom and the Fantastic Four at the end! That was awesome! But the cosmic storm scene was extraordinary! It was so emotional seeing the huge storm hit the four of them. That was really a one of a kind scene! One of the greatest scenes ever in My opinion! That's all I can explain about it!
The Musical Score: This is one of the reasons what makes the film so spectacular! This is arguably John Ottman's greatest score to date and possibly ever! Every scene the score is played is just right! He should definitely get nominated for best score at the Oscars!
The Directing: Tim Story is a great director and I just love the way he made this film!
Final: Its just a spectacular film! It has very good actors, great characters, great character development, great special effects, a tremendous musical score that's one of the best I have ever heard, and great directing! So I don't know why everybody is complaining. I have seen what I call the big four which are Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Batman Begins, War of the Worlds, and now Fantastic Four! All of them are outstanding and does not deserve any negativity! I'd love a sequel to the F4 and I hope everyone returns! I really like the people in this one! I also hope Ottman and Story returns as well! I want this movie to become a saga! I'd also love see other Marvel characters join this team in movies like the X-Men and Spider-man and what about crossovers like the Fantastic Four and Superman? I'm ready for more Marvel and DC! F4 2, Hulk 2, X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3, Blade 4, Daredevil and Elektra 2, and what about Iron Man, Ghost Rider, She-Hulk, Thor, Alpha Flight, and so much more! Imagine the possibilities! Bring it all on!
Movie Nuttball's NOTE : Before the film began I saw the trailers to Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, New World, and the Transporter 2! All look really good! There is a scene when Chris Evens holds a Toy Biz World Wide Marvel Legend Action figure of the Thing! If you like Marvel Comic movies then I recommend The Punisher (1989 & 2004), The X-Men, X2: X-Men United, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Daredevil, Elektra, and The Hulk!