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)

User Reviews

Blu Ray - Rating: 5/5

Want to test your Blu Ray -- BUY THIS -- it will make you see why you are $500 poor-er now -- but its worth it!

better than the movie. - Rating: 5/5

Love this version. There is an error though. The scene in the planterium and where Reed does a Wolverine impression has got the same lines. Bummer.

I loved the movie - Rating: 5/5

I've been a comics fan since the early 1950s.

I was there to see the beginnings of Marvel Comics, and all their wonderful superheroes. I continued to buy Marvel Comics until 1983 when I bought my first computer.

In the Marvel Universe, we're looking at characters that have existed for anywhere between 40 and 70 years (in the case of Captain America, etc.)

With that in mind, it's a real challenge to portray these characters in a movie, in a manner that will appeal to the whole wide spectrum of viewers and fans.

I vaguely remember what these characters were like between the 1960s and 1980s. They went through a multitude of changes in those decades. They've gone through even more changes in the decades since. In fact, the entire Marvel Universe was totally changed at least once, from what I hear.

I think they did a good job with this movie. Many of the stars looked great in their roles.

Dr Doom was wonderfully handsome and menacing.

The actor that played Reed Richards looked great in the role, and the romance between Reed and Sue fit my memories of their early relationship.

The interplay between Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm fit my memories of the story as well.

When I first heard that The Thing would be a suit, I was angry... but he was believable enough.

Ok, talk about being believable... Remember, we're talking about superheros here, who got their powers from a cosmic storm.

This type of movie, and the comics, require Suspension of Disbelief. If you aren't willing to accept the extraordinary stories, you may as well not bother watching the movies.

Superheroes are Fantastic in 3-D! - Rating: 5/5

I watched this movie with my new 3-D glasses, and it looked great! TV Eyes 3-D Glasses: Watch any movie in 3-D It looked better because all the effects looked more real. On the DVD, when you see Mr. Fantastic shove his hand under the door and stretch it up to the door latch, it looks kind of fake, but with these glasses it looked real! It was wonderful. The glasses enhance CGI effects, so all the special effects look better.
Fantastic 4 is the best all-around superhero movie yet. They managed to translate the team from the comics to the movies without losing any of it's charm, yet still make it accessable to people who have never heard of them before.
The relationships worked very well. Especially the way Johnny kept pulling pranks on Ben Grimm, the Thing. That made the whole movie worth watching right there. The dynamic between each pairing of the characters, be it old friends Ben and Reed, or brother and sister, Johnny and Sue, or clueless young lovers Reed and Sue were all portrayed beautifully, but without feeling at all forced.
The special effects for the superpowers were Fantastic. Watching Johnny "flame on" for the first time was awesome (especially in 3-D) and his flying scenes were totally gorgeous, managing to bring in the reality of the movie media while also reminding us of the best of the comic book art (which can be very good, trust me.)
The design of the costume for the Thing was inspired. You can really suspend your disbelief and enjoy this gruff, loud, ornery, yet soft hearted guy who just happens to be made out of stone. And Sue Storm is wonderfully snarky as she tries to handle both her new powers, and a brilliant but completely dense boyfriend.
If you ever liked comic books then you have to see this movie. Even if you never see another superhero movie. Fantastic 4 manages to be the best of both worlds, without ever losing it's freshness and charm.
And watch it in 3-D if you can. (Go check out the glasses, they don't need special movies like the old kind.)
I can't wait to see the next movie.

Where did all the special features go?! - Rating: 2/5

wow, what happened to all the special features? the dvd re-release came with tons of bonus features and then this comes out with squat? how is that logical? this has hardly any special features, commentaries dont count as that because who actually wants to listen to directors pat themselves on the back about how artistic they were in a scene? seriously, decent movie but awful blu ray debut...