Dr Doom Saves the Day

Rating: 6/10 (8 September 2005)

There have been a string of movies that have been based on comic books. X-Men, Daredevil, Hellboy and the list is just beginning. Although when I first saw the advertisement for THE FANTASTIC FOUR, I thought that it might be a film worth watching, but upon exiting the cinema after an hour and forty minutes of bizarre temper tantrums, I must have been mistaken.
From the very beginning of the film, I knew it was going to be dull when it decided to have no lead in sequences. It seamed to me as I watched it more and more, that the four super-heroes fought with each other more than the actual villain, Dr Doom. When Dr Doom does decide to wreak havoc in the city, I praised him for doing so, because some action finally entered the film.
After an hour of watching Dr Doom slowly transform into his evil character, it only takes about ten minutes before they've defeated him. Apart from a quickly and ignorantly thought out plot line, the ending does lead the audience on to a possible sequel. Why, it's beyond my comprehension.