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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 superhero film, and sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four. Both films are based on the comic book of the same name. The film was directed by Tim Story, who also directed the original. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington reprised their roles from the first film. Doug Jones and Beau Garrett appear in the sequel as the Silver Surfer and Frankie Raye, respectively, along with Laurence Fishburne as the voice of the Silver Surfer. It was released June 15, 2007, in North America, and was rated PG by the MPAA for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo.
On its opening weekend, the movie grossed US$58 million, $2 million more than that of its predecessor. By its second weekend, the film suffered a 66% drop and has experienced weekend drops above 50%. Rise of the Silver Surfer has grossed $254,9 million worldwide, including a $130.8 million domestic gross, as of August 15, 2007. The estimated budget was $130 million. On Metacritic, the movie holds a 45% critics rating. On Yahoo! Movies, the film is rated C+ by critics based on 14 reviews.
The New York Times called the movie an "amalgam of recycled ideas, dead air, dumb quips, casual sexism and pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo", while The Wall Street Journal said the film even failed to sustain its modest running time of 87 minutes. Critic James Berardinelli gave the movie one and a half stars out of four, calling the film "so lackluster it makes Spider-Man 3 feel like a masterpiece by comparison." Frank Lovece of Film Journal International decried the tone, saying, "Imagine the similarly adolescent/collegiate classic Catcher in the Rye adapted into an Adam Sandler vehicle. The young, goofy Adam Sandler. ...When a movie's best sequences are computer-animated, that says something".
Those who liked the film praised the CGI-action and the depiction of the Silver Surfer.The Times of London gave the movie credit for its simplicity in bringing the story to life. IGN wrote "it has enough fun, action and wit to keep fans and non-fans interested and entertained"., claiming it's better than the first film, and praising its action scenes.
Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer was nominated for the "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet" Award at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, losing to Transformers.Wikipedia |
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