DVD
REVIEW: FANTASTIC FOUR 2
(RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER)
09/29/07
The Fantastic 4
are back! Yes, they’re back and they did it. Not only
did they save the planet, they saved their franchise. Rise
of the
Silver Surfer did for the 4 as Ocean’s 13 did for Ocean’s
12. It’s not the
best superhero movie ever, but it is much better than the
first. The
actors’ performances were more genuine. Julian McMahon
(Doctor Doom), however, did not seem as menacing this time
around. It was all about the Silver Surfer. This man from
another world was incredibly intriguing and having him
voiced by Laurence Fishburne was icing on the cake.
The Silver Surfer is sent to Earth to prepare it for total
destruction,
or is it consumption? It up to Marvel’s first family of
superheroes to
figure out who he is, why he is doing it, and of course stop
him from
accomplishing it. This, however, interrupts the long awaited
wedding
between Sue, the Invisible Woman (Jessica Alba), and Reed,
Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd). The whole wedding planning
and ceremony thing was a little cheesy and lengthy, but it
does add a refreshing human side to the characters that we
can relate to. Overall, the story line was much more
involving and grand this time, thank goodness. I was truly
routing for this to be new and improved, being a major
superhero movie fan myself. The special effects were
awesome. They always get a little better, a little more
crisp than their predecessors. I didn’t want to blink during
a particular scene where Johnny, the Human Torch (Chris
Evans) is chasing the intergalactic herald. It had me
on the edge of my seat. Way cool! Flame on, Torch, flame on.
Being what I consider an “average Joe Moviewatcher Guy”, I
like to rate
movies based on such criteria as “was it entertaining?“ and
“would I
want to see it again?” or “would I buy the DVD?”. Well, in
this case, it
is a resounding YES to all of the above in the strong, deep
voice of
Ben, the Thing (Michael Chiklis). Director Tim Story did a
great job
accomplishing something not very common: a sequel surpassing
the first.
“It’s
Clobbertime!”
Film
Review By Cine Marcos
cinemarcos@smartcine.com
The single disk version of
this film only contains the commentaries by the director
and producer. If you want to get the bonus features, you
will need to get the Two-Disc “Power Cosmic” Special
Edition.
VIDEO:
Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) and full
screen
AUDIO:
English
5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish / French Dolby Surround audio
Subtitles - English, Spanish,
French
BONUS FEATURES:
Commentary by director Tim Story
Commentary by producer Avi Arad,
writer Don Payne and film editors Peter S. Elliot and
William Hoy
DISK 2:
Extended / Deleted Scenes (with
optional commentary by director Tim Story):
Total 3 deleted scenes and a couple of extended scenes that
don't add to much to the film. There is only one funny
deleted scene called "Fantastic Store"
Family Bonds: The Making of Fantastic
Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer documentary: This is
probably the best feature of the DVD. This feature is
divided in two parts "Pre Production" and "Production"
running around 46 minutes. Fans will find a lot of details
on how the film came to life.
Sentinel of the
Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of The Silver Surfer
featurette
The FantastiCar: State
of the Art featurette A nice 10 minutes
documentary on how the Fantastic Car was design and
created from the drawing board to the computer screen.
The Power Cosmic special effects
featurette A good 15 minutes documentary how
the Silver Surfer came to life in the film
Character Design With Spectral
Motion featurette Full background and history
of the Silver Surfer. Silver Surfer fans will be please with
this 38 minutes documentary
Scoring the Fantastic featurette :
Music creation for the film 5 minutes
Interactive FantastiCar concept
images gallery
Theatrical Trailers
Still Galleries (Behind the
Scenes / Characters / Concept Art)
RATING BREAK DOWN:
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