The Fantastic Four

I used to be a big comic book fan when I was a kid. I never really liked the Fantastic Four, but I had a few stray issues of the comic here and there. I knew all about Invisible Sue and Fiery Johnny Storm. I was acquainted with clobberin' Ben Grimm and Stretch Richards. When the movie was released I didn't have much interest in seeing it though... except maybe for the Jessica Alba factor.



But I knew I'd rent it - and so last night I did. The movie is hokey, but with the 4, it kind of needs to be. Still, they captured the look of them all, and the effects weren't terrible. Doctor Victor Von Doom looked authentic, but I feel they really mucked up the voice. Victor should sound like a menacing monster... not like a pranking frat boy behind a fuzz pedal.



And I'm usually not one to call foul when I see continuity problems, or when we witness Ben Grimm's girlfriend steps out of her downtown apartment in the middle of the night with nothing but a teddy on, but sometimes, you just gotta.



So - if you were a comic book fan as a kid, check it out. I won't lie to you - it pretty much sucks. But it's that tolerable, sentimental kind of suck... so that makes The Fantastic Four okay.