Genres:
Action
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 06/15/2007(USA)
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time:
Flags: Violence
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
The world's most famous team of astronauts-cum-superheroes returns in the effects-heavy sequel
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As the story opens,
Sue Storm (aka
The Invisible Girl [
Jessica Alba]) and
Reed Richards (aka
Mr. Fantastic [
Ioan Gruffudd]) prepare for their upcoming, superhero-studded wedding celebration. But
Reed cannot stay focused on the nuptials -- he's distracted by wire reports of a bizarre, comet-like object hurtling toward the Earth with tremendous force, triggering brownouts, blackouts, tropical storms, and various other climatological disasters. When the said object hits the island of Manhattan, destroying much of the city in its wake, its identity becomes resoundingly clear. "It" is actually a "he" -- a psychotic villain known as
The Silver Surfer (voice of
Larry Fishburne) who intends, for some unascertainable reason, to destroy much of the Earth, just as he obliterated dozens of planets before it. Feeling compelled to rally their old gang and save the day,
Sue and
Reed summon
Ben Grimm (aka
The Thing [
Michael Chiklis]) and
Johnny Storm (aka
The Human Torch [
Chris Evans]) to take on the
Surfer -- and end up battling not only him, but an obnoxious Army general (
Andre Braugher) and the cantankerous
Victor Von Doom (
Julian McMahon), who has broken out of his icy prison that held him captive at the end of the first movie.
Tim Story returns to direct this sequel. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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