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Fantastic Four (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: EVANS/ALBA/CHIKLIS/GRUFFUDD/MCMA
EAN: 0024543196037
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 024543196037
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 06, 2005
Running Time: 106 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: July 08, 2005
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Editorial Review:
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 DNA. 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 hotshot-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
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Comics and Graphic Novels | 
Disney animated series | 
The classic comic book | 
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Fantastic Four Soundtrack |
The Fantastic Cast
Jessica Alba as Sue Storm | 
Michael Chiklis as The Thing | 
Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards | 
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm |
Stills from Fantastic Four (click for larger images)
Four astronauts obtain superpowers after exposure to cosmic radiation and set out to save the world and foil the plans of the evil Doctor Doom.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: EVANS/ALBA/CHIKLIS/GRUFFUDD/MCMAHON
Title: FANTASTIC FOUR
Street Release Date: 07/17/2007
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Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Soulless and generic superhero romp
Of all the superhero movie adaptations released in the last several years, there is one in particular that stands out to me simply because it is so unremarkable. That film is 2005's adaptation of "The Fantastic 4." The characters are one dimensional, and the plot is paper thin. I can sum it up as this: 5 scientists go into space and come back with super powers. Four of them decide to become superheroes, and one decides to become a super villain. And then, they fight. That's it. It doesn't even attempt ... Read More
Rating:  - SOLID ONE STAR!
Interesting special effects. Tolerable to watch but certainly NOT a good movie. The sequel in one of the worst movies I have seen this year. Please end this franchise.
Rating:  - It's Clobbering Time !
"Fantastic Four" hit the big screens in 2005, and is based on the Marvel comic book.
Reed Richards is, quite possibly, the most gifted scientist to ever have graduated from MIT. Currently researching the human genome, he believes the evolutionary process on Earth may have been triggered a cosmic storm. Luckily, precisely the type of cloud Richards has factored into his work will soon pass close to Earth's orbit. However, to continue his work, he needs help - specifically financial aid and ... Read More
Rating: - Not So Fantastic
As franchises go, Fantastic Four is relatively unexplored territory. There are probably good reasons for this: one of the characters is a cigar-chomping piece of rock, three members of the team are related to each other, and one of character's claim to fame is his amazing intellect combined with...wait for it...the power of STRETCHING. Which was pretty funny in the 70s when it was portrayed in cartoons (I can still hear the "stretching" sound like a vacuum played backwards) and is a little creepy today. ... Read More
Rating: - One of the worst Marvel films!
There is clearly a reason it took me so long to watch this. I wanted to see it in the theater, but something did not allow me to go. I wanted to get the DVD, but I could not do it. I got the BD because I got it at a decent rice. After watching it, I walked away with a bad feeling...
My rule on movies is simple. If it is 90 minutes, it is bound to suck. It means that no one took the time to write a deep and detailed story, let alone do anything else. 9 times out of 10 this holds to be true. ... Read More
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