Fantastic Four 2005 This movie was a heartfelt trainwreck. It was colorful enough but was mostly miscast, especially in the case of jessica alba, who I couldn't believe was a scientist or an astronaut. Chris Evans as the Human Torch was incredibly annoying and insensitive. In my view, a lot of his actions towards Ben Grimm, who became disfigured and misshapen because of his mutation,come off as extremely cruel bullying. The poor man's already been through enough. Give him a break. The guy who they cast to play Reed did a decent enough job. They mishandled Dr. Doom quite badly. Doom didn't have the larger-than-life feel he is supposed to have and they left out the part about him being a wizard about on the level of the Sorceror Supreme. They did remember to have him be Latverian but I'll have to wait until the next one to see if they do anything with that plot thread. Final Rating: C- . I've seen much much worse [Monster A Go Go for example] so I can't give it a D or E but this isn't good. This is the kind of thing you watch on an airplane flight because it's the only movie available and your phone battery just went dead. ======================= Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) An attempt was made! This one was closer to the feel of the comics - galactic events, a team-up with Dr. Doom, plenty of family stresses and disagreements, and Sue and Reed finally tying the knot to a media blitz. It also didn't have to struggle with being an origin story for the team. The depiction of Silver Surfer was acceptable and he was probably the character with the most dynamic arc, which unfortunately left a lot of the other characters to react to disasters and say lines. Doom was back but again did not feel like a visionary would-be king or Emperor of Earth. Final Rating: C. Not as bad as its predecessor but there are much better uses of your time. This is the kind of film you'd see on cable tv in a hotel room - not great or good but you're tired of flipping through channels and want something to watch before you go to sleep. If you want to see some older movies with Marvel characters, Raimi's Spiderman 1 and 2 and Blade 1 and 2 are much, much better.