Originally posted by Epicurus
Galactus was a planet-destroying entity in those movies, who had already destroyed countless worlds prior to the attack on Earth. Surfer still blew that shit up. In an explosion in space which dwarfed the whole of planet Earth. Not to mention the whole range of exotic powers like energy blasts, phasing, and matter manip.😂 Being annoyed by someone isn't the same thing as being slow. The Surfer travelled at ftl speeds to reach the Earth, and was able to easily outmaneuver missiles.
I'm sure Surfer is ftl, being he traveled to Earth to prepare it for Galactus. However, the movie didn't show any of that. I was jyst arguing based on screen feats, not implied feats. We did see Galactus moving slowly past Saturn. I'm sure Torch keeping up with Surfer was just CIS/PIS, but it is all we have to go on based on screen feats.
I'm not exactly sure how how Surfer defeated Galactus. The writers were not sure either, so they left it ambiguous. In any event, Big G had a low showing there, as he was technically one shotted by Surfer...something that wouldn't happen in comics.