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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mark Frost (written by) and
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Release Date:
8 July 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic. more
Plot:
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
11 nominations more
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Better Than Daredevil, Not As Good As Either Of The X-Men. more (988 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fantastic 4 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Fantastic Four (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
Runtime:
106 min | USA:125 min (extended edition)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:GP | Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41765) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Mexico:B | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:11 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Mexico:A | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Norway:11 | Brazil:10 | Australia:PG (re-rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

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Contains over 25 cameos from real life employees of Fox television affiliates. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Johnny jumps off the building to avoid the missile, he flames up. As he shouts 'woo hoo' the 4 on his costume is back to front and on the other side, meaning that this shot was mirrored. This was fixed on the DVD release. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ben Grimm: Typical of Victor Von Doom to build a 30 foot statue of himself.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) more
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169 out of 327 people found the following comment useful.
Better Than Daredevil, Not As Good As Either Of The X-Men., 8 July 2005
Author: BigHardcoreRed from Calimesa, California

The Fantastic Four was a pretty good superhero movie but it lacked something. I do not think it truly lived up to it's endless hype from early this year. Aside from a few scenes that stick out, most are in the trailer, there is not much there other than some slick special effects sprinkled about. It is understandable, however, due to the fact that this film is about the origin of 5 different individuals and how they gained their super powers. I imagine the next one (of course, if there is a next one) will be more action packed.

As for a quick rundown of the story, 5 people are sent into a space ship to gather information that would be helpful in curing diseases and other good stuff. The crew consists of Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis), Reed Richards, (Ioan Gruffudd), Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) & Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon). While in the space station, the super cosmic storm hits hours earlier than expected and all 5 are caught in the storm, forever altering their DNA (or something like that). The one that got it the worst was Grimm.

The standouts from this movie are The Thing/Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm/Human Torch & Sue Storm/Invisible Girl. The Thing & Torch stand out because of both their characters and personalities & Jessica Alba stands out pretty much just because she is Jessica Alba.

I feel that Reed Richards was more of an annoyance in the movie and not as likable a character as, say, the Human Torch. Also, I fear that Dr. Doom will probably forever be compared to the Green Goblin from Spider-Man, due to the hokey masks and all. Also, the voice for Doom did not quite fit for me. I am not sure if his voice is supposed to be that docile or not, but I always pictured a deeper, more menacing voice for him.

I do hope this movie is not as criticized as movies such as Hulk or Daredevil. This movie was not that bad, probably not even as bad as I have made it seem. I would rate it somewhere in between X-Men and Daredevil. 7.5/10

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