Fantastic!

Rating: 8/10 (22 July 2006)

I like Fantastic Four, but the reasons are very different to why I like for instance X-Men, Hulk and Batman Begins (the latter two are in my view not even super-hero movies even though they get called that). What I like about Fantastic Four is that it acknowledges its rather goofy roots. We have a large guy made of rubble and we have a guy who stretches. Campy hilarity is bound to ensue so we might as well go with it.
In spite of the comical elements the film luckily manages to touch upon the more serious themes and I personally thought Victor Von Doom kicked ass, because he wasn't being such a pompous villain.
Fantastic Four is a breath of fresh air in the imperfect heroes category and a brilliantly funny film. It did have a few rushed elements, at the end we never quite got what was going on with Ben and Reed's machine. The important thing is that we got to hear those three wonderful words: "Don't do Drugs!"... just kidding:
IT'S CLOBBERING TIME!