Great Adaptation of a Comic Book

Rating: 9/10 (12 July 2005)

For all of you who were fearful of going to this movie because of bad reviews from "professional critics", take heart. It is worth seeing. I had the same fears but decided to go anyway. I am glad I did. Though "Batman Begins" is of a higher caliber, the Fantastic 4 does not disappoint in any way. The special effects are spectacular, the acting is fine (particularly The Thing) and the story is good for an introductory movie (I hope they do more). I suppose the "professional critics" make their comparisons to Academy Award winners when they pan movies like this. Or maybe they don't like movies with heroes if the heroes are not actors with famous Hollywood pedigrees. I have seen War of the Worlds, Batmen Begins, and the Revenge of the Sith this summer and Fantastic 4 ranks right up there with them in terms of enjoyment and entertainment. So ignore the critics, go have a good time and see if you can figure out how they did the trash truck scene.