Rise of the Silver Surfer'

Plot Outline
Marvel's First family of super heroes. The Fantastic Four, meets their greatest challenge yet in Rise of the Silver Surfer as the enigmatic, intergelactic herald, The Silver Surfer (Laurence Fishburne), comes to Earth to prepare for it's destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Jhnny and Ben must unravel the mystery and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom before all hope is lost.

Overall Impressions:
Was a mediocre sequel to a mediocre film, so it maintains it credibility in my books, but it's nothing spectacular. I'm glad it's not taking itself seriously. It resembled the Scooby-Doo movie at a point, which was amusing & I guess it is makes sense, after all it is a kid's film, it's a good thing that at least one comic book film is sticking to it's roots in that sense.

The Mr. & Mrs. Fantastic marriage fiasco stating multiple attempts have already failed due to last minute emergencies shows that it is all a bit of a laugh and a joke.

What I will say was a disappointment is the presence of the Silver Surfer. No, I'm not saying he was crap, I'm just saying you don't really see him much & when you do, he's well -- merely surfing. I don't know this character well, and this may be the reason behind it but I just found him a bit plain. He doesn't do much.

It was good to see Dr. Doom back but again he has such a short stay it just seems wasted. In fact, thinking about it, the whole film seems a bit too focussed on this wedding, not that it's a bad thing, but I can see how it may disappoint people's expectations.

What can't be faulted as with the first film is the Human Torch, he has the best one-liners & the best effects surrounding him, whether it'll keep the kids interested enough to watch it all is I guess the big question. My guess: Not really.

It's not a 'bad' film, but it's easily missable. You won't regret it either way. Just don't expect great things because Morpheus is in it. ;-)