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Action on June 15th, 2007 by Chad Everett
Though I have often been called a geek, it’s usually because I like computers and such. I did collect comics when I was younger (okay, when I was older too), but not as much as some other people I knew. I’ve always been more of a technical geek than a hidden-away-geek. Not that there’s anything wrong with either.
As such, I’m generally on the periphery of most movies that have anything to do with comicdom. I can typically keep up – while my wife would often run or walk the other way – and I can often enjoy them to at least some degree. But in this case, I didn’t so much. I liked the original Fantastic Four, and I’m aware enough of who the Silver Surfer was to be able to keep up, but I just didn’t really care for this sequel.
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Adventure on December 17th, 2006 by Chad Everett
The average person watches 7 hours of television per day. Roy Knable (the late John Ritter) must watch enough for two other people who don’t watch at all, at least according to his son, who narrates this for us to open the movie.
Roy’s wife Helen (Pam Dawber) would probably agree. She feels like she doesn’t even see Roy any more. So one night while she’s trying to talk to him, she throws something into the TV. This doesn’t even deter Roy – he just puts another one (albeit a smaller one) on top. Then the real trouble starts.
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Action on September 12th, 2006 by Chad Everett
I have to admit to not being a huge fan of The Fantastic Four growing up. Heck, I wasn’t a fan of any of the traditional superheroes, though I did like comics in general well enough. I just didn’t want to be reading the same ones as everyone else. So while I was acquainted with the basic premise, I didn’t have too much attachment to it. I completely understand that someone who was in love with the story may have ideas that are completely shattered if the movie wasn’t faithful to the original story.
When the four primary characters travel to the space station to research cosmic rays, they find that their calculations were off, and the rays are both more powerful than expected and closer. So they are bombarded by radiation that is unknown in origin and in power. This in turn gives them new powers, and they return to Earth with these powers, which transforms them into the superhero team that is known as The Fantastic Four.
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