Enjoyable Summer Time Movie with a good future.

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2005)

I just finished seeing this movie and just had to post for all those who may have been scared off because of the negative reviews. I use and enjoy review sites such as Rotten Tomatoes, but they have it wrong this time. Don't worry, this is a fun movie; nice use of special effects that don't overload the movie with very good character interaction. Clean use of humor, and really catches the pathos of the Thing's dilemma, and what would you do if your body changed that way. I am a fan of comic books, and especially appreciate the good job of the new Batman and Spiderman franchises. While this is not as good as those (I think a more experienced action director is the difference) it is a good representation of the FF legacy (taking into account the normal updates and modifications.) No this is not a fake review; but, a review by someone who enjoys movies for what they are. All 3 theaters were full of families, teenagers and old codgers like me. At the end, a nice smile and round of applause from the audience. Lots of laughs and claps through the movie. Not academy award or super legend stuff, but a nice start to what is suppose to be a trilogy.
Family friendly; action not bloody violence; Jessica for the teenagers, sexiness for the guys and strong character for the girls. Don't wait for the DVD, see it and talk about it with your friends. For you information, I liked the Spiderman movies, thought Dare Devil too dark as well as Elektra. The Hulk was just a bad movie, over reliance of CGI. This is a much better movie.