Fantastic Four was extremely faithful to the feel of the comic

Rating: 9/10 (14 July 2005)

I read the original FF comics as a kid in the '60s. Never my favorite, I still enjoyed the sitcom nature of this super-hero family. It sometimes reached too far with the Galacticus character but the core story was always entertaining escapism and - admittedly - fantasy wish-inspiring. I mean, who wouldn't want to be the Torch or even Mr. Fantastic? (And don't get me started on Sue...) The movie captures the parts of the mag that I enjoyed the most. The loving, dysfunctional family - the public spotlight - the fantastic gadgets (Oh, never mind; No Fantastic-Vehicles yet) and the coming-together-teamwork-at-the-last-second which showed what a tight-nit team they really were despite the practical jokes and passive-aggressive jibes at each other.
If you're not a fan of the mag, or if you're expecting Spidey or X-Men, you might give this movie a 7/10 or even a 6/10. But as a long-time fan who appreciates the source material, I give it a firm 9.5 outta 10.
Make Mine Marvel! and...... Excelsior!