Fantastic Four (DVD, 2009, Widescreen; Movie Cash)

It's so bad it takes points away from BATMAN BEGINS. Rabid fans of the comics and animated television series... myself included, was and will be sorely disappointed to see their beloved superheroes ridiculously portrayed, and even worse, directed like wooden idiots on the big screen. For the rest of us, it was pure hell. Get this! Only one of the Fantastic Four is happy to have superpowers. The others grumble and complain. What makes them so fantastic? I’ll never pick up a FANTASTIC FOUR comic book again. Right from the start the movie smells like a stinker because of its Z-grade casting. Worst of all is Julian McMahon, overacting as a Kevin Spacy-ish Dr. Doom.

It looks as if someone tried hard on this film, and then just gave up about halfway through it, or perhaps the studio was afraid of the movie getting too smart and hired someone to dumb it down. In any case, the finished product is riddled with continuity problems, such as a sequence on a bridge during which Reed, Sue and Johnny must creatively break through a crowd to get to the Thing. If Fantastic Four lasted more than a couple of weeks in the theaters, then executives begin to think "sequel". PLEASE, SPARE US THE AGONY!!! I bought into "hellywood" hype, succumbed to the broadcast teasers, and plunked down the bones for it sight unseen. BIG mistake! It's rare that I have NOTHING positive to say about a movie. The ONLY saving grace for this snorefest, in my opinion, is that Sue (Jessica Alba) is quite easy on the eyes. I say, how about just dropping everything and giving poor Thing his own film?