Rise of the Silver Surfer
Rarely am I disappointed by films. Even more rare is being disappointed by a Marvel comic - film adaptation.
And Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer was no exception.
As always, the brilliance is in the CGI details. Anybody going into this one expecting a novelesque storyline will be sorely mistaken. This is good ol’ action - plenty of mindless chase sequences, jaw-dropping special effects and wondrous technology. It’s what the critics rubbished it for, but its what I loved it for.
Call me crazy, but these sorts of films aren’t supposed to be about immersing story lines, switching plots and confusing developments. They are about fun. And F2 definitely, without a doubt manages to deliver on all its promises as a big-budget action flick.
Its action all the way - from the start to the hugely explosive finish, I was wide-eyed and grinning like the village idiot. Pure eye candy and epic battles on all scales. Even a few laughs in there too.
“The Fantastic Four learn that they aren’t the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.”
Now Silver Surfer. Whoa. Easily one of the greatest Marvel characters to be adapted to the big screen. He looked sensational, the motions and animation fluid and always exciting and voiced by the enigmatic Lawrence Fishburne, it all makes for a wicked combination. Truly a sensational figure.
I had wondered, ever since (tragically) missing this one at the cinema, how they were going to pull off the whole Galactus persona. And while its nothing how I imagined it, it worked well - and was realistically, probably the only solution that wouldn’t look ridiculously far-fetched (yeah yeah, I know.. I’m arguing far fetched in a movie about people that can catch on fire, turn into rubber, go invisible and are made of rock.. for shame.. but Galactus is after all, a monstrous being that eats Planets).
Start to finish, more Marvel movie gold.
Gotta get this one on Blu-Ray, surely the only way to do it perfect justice. Not to mention there’s plenty of Jessica Alba.
(Most of the press images I found were of Alba, so I’m afraid you’ll have to suck it up and enjoy them here - and just watch the film for everything else :P)
katie said,
October 28, 2007 @ 11:50 am
Great film
The effects were sensational, don’t see how they could get a bad wrap. I was in awe. Would have been a good one to see at the movies. But at least it was close with your big TV and big sounds. Good enough eh?
ScottyB said,
October 28, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
Katie,
Most definitely..! I’d have loved to see it at the cinema as I said, but in all honesty, these days I don’t feel like I’m missing out on much in the TV room with the sound up loud, watching it with you
Good enough? More than good enough! 