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Summer Movie Mania
In order to keep up with the summer movie schedule I’ve been forced to attend the theatre at least once a week since the end of April. Blink and the newest release might already be gone.
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Don Payne and Mark Frost
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd , Jessica Alba , Chris Evans , Michael Chiklis , and Laurence Fishburne
Sequel to: Fantastic Four (2005)
Hype: Trailers and promos for this flick have been circulating for what feels like forever, and the marketing has ranged from life-size Silver Surfer statues at cinemas, to a fiasco involving promotional coins. Hype is, needless to say, incredibly high.
Expectations: Spider-Man 3 was relatively disappointing, and this could either be the first great super-hero flick of the year, or a clear sign that it’s going to be a long, dismal summer.
While the first Fantastic Four movie wan’t exactly a raging success, they did get the overall ‘feel’ right, and the characters were overall well cast and performed. I had issues with Michael Chiklis and his less-than-impressive prosthetics, but it did leave some room for some further mutation.