Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (stylized as 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer) is a 2007 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. A sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four, the film is directed by Tim Story.

Plot
Everything seems to be going great for the Fantastic Four. Reed and Sue are finally getting married, and things couldn't seem better. However, when the mysterious Silver Surfer crashes things, they learn that they will have to deal with an old foe, and the powerful planet-eating Galactus.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Poor writing. Most of the team is portrayed as obnoxious, immature, and idiotic, and the tone is a bit overly cynical and mean-spirited, making it hard to enjoy the film.
 * 2) Too many plots going on in a movie that's only 92 minutes:
 * 3) Reed and Sue's upcoming wedding.
 * 4) Silver Surfer arriving, causing alterations on Earth, and creating craters.
 * 5) The return of Dr. Doom.
 * 6) Galactus getting closer to Earth and preparing to feed on it.
 * 7) The military getting involved and trying to regulate the team.
 * 8) Johnny being able to swap powers with the others.
 * 9) Talks about the team breaking up.
 * 10) The movie's wedding subplot with Reed Richards and Sue Storm is very irrelevant and pointless.
 * 11) The CGI used on the Silver Surfer looks very cheap and dated.
 * 12) The Silver Surfer is a very lame and boring villain who acts as a cliffhanger from the first film.
 * 13) It's still takes place heavily on earth and not in different parts of the universe like in the comics.
 * 14) The Human Torch and The Thing don't have as big of a role in this film compared to the first one.
 * 15) Galactus looks absolutely nothing like his comic book counterpart. In the comics, he is a god-like being, but here, he's just a cloud.
 * 16) Sue Storm is unlikable because she is more concerned about her wedding than the end of the world.
 * 17) The military are portrayed as idiots, as they hire Dr. Doom and literally give him the Silver Surfer's board.
 * 18) Laurence Fishburne's voice as the Silver Surfer is really distracting and doesn't work. It would have been better if Doug Jones did the voice as well as the physical acting like in the trailers.
 * 19) The movie never explains Dr. Doom's evil plan or his motivation.
 * 20) Bad release time. It was released a month after Spider-Man 3, which was far more popular than this film.
 * 21) Alicia Masters is still blackwashed.
 * 22) Jessica Alba wears a blonde wig instead of having her hair dyed, which was more natural.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Some of the special effects are okay.
 * 2) The ending is pretty good, despite being underwhelming.
 * 3) Good soundtrack by John Ottman.
 * 4) There’s more action than the first film, and it’s pretty good:
 * 5) The Human Torch chasing the Silver Surfer was such a cool action scene.
 * 6) Michael Chiklis still does a great job as The Thing.
 * 7) The Human Torch has a character arc that makes him grow as a character, and he is more likable than in the first film.
 * 8) Stan Lee's cameo is really funny to watch.
 * 9) The scene where Johnny, Sue and Ben accidentally switch powers with one another is hilarious.
 * 10) The scene where Reed tells General Hager to back off was pretty badass.
 * 11) Doctor Doom is seen ruling Latveria like in the comics.
 * 12) It had a chilling post credits scene of the Surfer getting his board back.
 * 13) As with the first film, it still has a lighthearted and adventurous tone like the comics.

Reception
On its opening weekend, the film was the highest-grossing movie at the U.S. box office, reaching approximately $58 million, $2 million more than its predecessor. On its second weekend, the film had a 66% drop, and then had a 54% drop in its third weekend. The film grossed $289 million worldwide, including a $131.9 million gross in the United States and Canada and $157 million overseas. The budget was $130 million.

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