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FANTASTIC FOUR

Yeayea. Took me quite a while to watch this. Dah basi. So sue me. Anyways, yet again I have managed to watch another excellent movie of 2005. Seems to me the harvest this year aint tat bad. Good stuffs being released in the mid season of 05. Never did expect they'd be doing a movie on this fearsome foursome. But early promotional pics with Jessica Alba on it got me all excited.

This particular installment of yet another Marvel comics creation revolves around 4 people (hence Fantastic FOUR, geddit, hurhur). Reed Richards and Susan Storm were former lovers. Johnny Storm is Susan's younger bro and Ben Grimm is Reed's best buddy. All four were supposed to go on a space mission financed and accompanied by Dr. Victor Von Doom, in a bid to learn more about human DNA. But, as it turns out, sometin goes awfully wrong as they were all blasted by some cosmic ray and each and evryone of em folks were affected.

Reed Richards became elastic and can stretch each and every part of his body, i tink. Oh yea, his sideburns somehow becomes white too. Way too cool. Susan Storm has the ability to become invisible. Once accustomed to her new found powers, she even has to strip bare in order for everyone else not to see a pair of bra n panties floating around. She also has an extra power that can produce force fields and use it to attack or contain something. Johnny Storm has the ability to be combustible and become a fireman, relatively speaking. Not one to put out fires though. And he's the only member that can fly. And Ben Grimm, well, he somehow turned into a rock-like fella. Very strong, and heavy too. Probably the strongest dude, in terms of physical strength, in the gang. They are known as Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing respectively.

Dr Victor Von Doom, his body turned all metallic on him. Didnt know he was a vain frenchie when i read comics in my early days abt Dr Doom. His skin started peeling to reveal metal alloys stronger than titanium. He is the antagonist of this movie.

This particular Marvel movie, they concentrate more on the relationship of the four members rather than scene after scene of brutal carnage. A very human aspect of it, as each one of them try to come to terms with their new found glory, i mean powers, and how some were happy with it, others werent and searching for a reason as to why fate had dealt them such a cruel blow (well at least that's wat the Thing thinks). Most fight scenes were more of them fighting among themselves instead of against Dr Doom.

This movie, to me was more of a comedy rather than a serious mutants vs humans kinda thang. Very hilarious jokes around as Johnny Storm (with his super bulging biceps) making most of the jokes. Stan Lee, the maestro of Marvel comics, makes a cameo as a mailman passing letters to Mr Fantastic. If only the producers knew the existence of our very own local band, Tiramisu, they'd probably ask the rights to their hit, Mr Fantesticles, and feature it in the movie.

4.5 / 5 charkueys
another excellent 2005 movie. wonder wot else can i be looking forward to tis year. maybe can look forward to a battle between Spiderman and Dr Doom!