No. 2 Movie in the Genre

Rating: 6/10 (8 July 2005)

I have to admit that when I went to go see this movie I was expecting War of the Worlds like suckiness. Tons of hype before the film comes out usually equates to doo doo on the screen, but not the case here. And FYI, this movie is nothing like The Incredibles. Fantastic Four may not be as "Fantastic" as some of the reviewers- who I suspect have been paid by the studio to post here- claim it is, but it is definitely not a bad film...and it certainly is better than some other films of the superhero genre. I look forward to seeing what else they do with this series, since the book it is based on was a comic book staple (get it...staple) for so many kids. I'm sure if it does well at the box office this year, we'll be seeing another one in about 9 months or so.
If I had to rank this film it would probably come in 2nd behind the Spiderman series. Arguably the X-men series could also be considered 2nd, it's safe to say the two are tied for the silver medal. The Incredibles was a good movie too, but it's more of a homage to superhero's then a true superhero film. Just to give you my frame of reference here's what I think about some other superhero movies, with the exception of Batman, Batman Returns, &Batman Begins that entire series is garbage. The Blade series was very cool, but not for everyone. Daredevil was too true to the comic book and, as was the case with the book, didn't appeal to most audiences either...but I liked it. Elektra was just awful. The original Superman movies are classics and I love'em. The Hulk was bad...but not as bad as Elektra. Hope that gives you an idea of my perspective.
Digressing back to the subject, this movie is worth the cash. Go see it if you like Superhero movies or are a comic book fan like me. But if you just want a good action flick you might want to pass. However, There are some decent action sequences so you definitely wouldn't be bored, like I found myself being throughout WOTW. And it's not as dark as Batman Begins, so you can bring the kids if you have'em. All in all, decent summer popcorn flick. Not incredible, or stupendous, just a little fantastic (ok, so that wasn't funny either...sue me).