Product Description
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Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis head a
sexy, star-powered cast in this explosive adventure about a
quartet of flawed, ordinary human beings who suddenly find
themselves with extraordinary abilities.
After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the
most remarkable, if dysfunctional, superheroes of all time.
Unfortunately, the mission's sponsor has also been transformed ?
into the world's most lethal supervillain ? setting the stage for
a confrontation of epic proportions. Packed with nonstop action,
big laughs and awesome special effects, Fantastic 4 is "powerful
fun" (The Baltimore Sun) from start to finish!
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Marvel Comics' first family of superherodom, the
Fantastic Four, hits the big screen in a light-hearted and funny
adventure. It begins when down-on-his-luck genius Reed Richards
(Ioan Gruffudd, Horatio Hornblower) has to enlist the financial
and intellectual help from former schoolmate and rival Victor Von
Doom (Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck) in order to pursue outer-space
research into human . Also on the trip are Reed's best friend,
Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis, The Shield); his former lover, Sue
Storm (Jessica Alba, Dark Angel, Sin City), who's now Doom's
employee and love interest; and her hot-pilot brother, Johnny
Storm (Chris Evans, Cellular). Things don't go as planned, of
course, and the quartet becomes blessed--or is it cursed?--with
superhuman powers: flexibility, brute strength, invisibility and
projecting force fields, and bursting into flame. Meanwhile, Doom
himself is undergoing a transformation.
Among the many entries in the comic-book-movie frenzy, Fantastic
Four is refreshing because it doesn't take itself too seriously.
Characterization isn't too deep, and the action is a bit sparse
until the final reel (like most "first" superhero movies, it has
to go through the "how did we get these powers and what we will
do with them" churn). But it's a good-looking cast, and original
comic-book cocreator Stan Lee makes his most significant
Marvel-movie cameo yet, in a speaking role as the FF's steadfast
postal carrier, Willie Lumpkin. Newcomers to superhero movies
might find the idea of a family with flexibility, strength,
invisibility, and force fields a retread of The Incredibles, but
Pixar's animated film was very much a tribute to the FF and other
heroes of the last 40 years. The irony is that while Fantastic
Four is an enjoyable B-grade movie, it's the tribute, The
Incredibles, that turned out to be a film for the ages. --David
Horiuchi
On the DVD
The principal extra on the DVD is a spirited commentary track by
Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, and Ioan Gruffud. Self-avowed FF
fan Chiklis explains why the Thing doesn't have a craggy brow,
Alba recalls which things were "cool," and they talk about
looking forward to the sequel. There are three short deleted
scenes (including a goofy Wolverine reference), 20 minutes of
barely watchable hand-held video footage from the press tour,
music videos, and some short featurettes including an appearance
by FF creator Stan Lee. --David Horiuchi
The Fantastic Four at .com
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The Fantastic Cast
Jessica Alba ( http://www..com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0004695/ref=d_ap_fan4_7 ) as Sue
Storm
Michael Chiklis ( http://www..com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0004821/ref=d_ap_fan4_8 ) as The
Thing
Ioan Gruffudd ( http://www..com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0344435/ref=d_ap_fan4_9 ) as Reed
Richards
Chris Evans ( http://www..com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0262635/ref=d_ap_fan4_10 ) as
Johnny Storm
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