Fantastic Four (2005)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Tim Story Produced By: Avi Arad, Bernd Eichinger, and Ralph Winter Written By: Michael France and Mark Frost Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, and Julian McMahon Comic Producer: Marvel Studio: 20th Century Fox, Constantin Film, Marvel Enterprises, and 1492 Pictures Rating: PG-13 Release Date: July 8, 2005 Run Time: 105 Minutes Budget: $100 Million Box Office: $330,579,719 Plot: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body, and takes the name, Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, becoming the Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature calling himself Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans of Doctor Doom. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: ComiCast reviews Tim Story's “Fantastic Four” (2005) starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, and Julian McMahon. What happens when this series bring a new vision of the Fantastic Four? Is the special effects like the Thing's costume terrible? Or does the casting make up for that? Is this the Dr. Doom fanboys have been waiting for? Or does the "Family Guy Chicken Fight" between Dr. Doom and the Thing comical for the wrong reasons? Tune in to find out. Mask Rating Husky: 1 / The Sock: 0 / Farm: 1 Episode: ComiCast Issue #20 Episode Run Time: 87 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE