The Fantastic Four is great.

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

Everyone: SPOILER ALERT. . . . .
I saw the Fantastic 4. In another Fantastic 4 forum someone gave it a 7.25 rating. This sounds about correct. I would give the Fantastic 4 a 7.5 rating. The Fantastic 4 was well let me say it fantastic.
Most super hero movie plots have a super hero and a villain. Most of these types of movies start with the superhero acquiring his or her powers, then the villain (who wants to conquer the world) is introduced and the movie ends with a big battle where Earth is saved.
Movies do not have to be this way and the Fantastic 4 happily does not follow this formula. You have the origin story, the villain is introduced who is a bad guy, then you have the battle with the Fantastic 4 saving the day.
Seeing the movie I felt I was reading the comic book. Growing up reading the Fantastic 4 (one of my favorite comics) I loved that the movie stayed faithful to the comic unlike Hulk, Daredevil, Howard the Duck, and The Punisher which are four of the worst movies ever made.
The love story between Reed and Sue was believable. The interaction between Ben and Johny was great. Doctor Doom could have sounded more menacing but if he had a Darth Vader sounding voice we would be saying, "This was lifted from Star Wars and he sounds like Darth Vader." The were three great scenes that are priceless. So I do not give them away let me say Ben, Johny, and Dr. Doom are involved in these three different scenes.
The only criticisms I have is Ben's relationship with his girlfriend. I did not buy it.
The Fantastic Four has made 50 million dollars so it is a hit. If you want dark and moody go see Batman Returns but if you want good clean fun go see the Fantastic 4. I can hardly wait for the sequel. Since the Fantastic Four live in New York Spiderman should do a cameo.
In parting, "It's clobbering time!"
Sincerely,
Jose C.