I watched FF4 on my laptop in class today.
I really liked it. I think all the characters were portrayed dead on from what their personalities were like in the cartoon and in the one or two comics I've read.
10 Reasons Why the Fantastic Four Was a Lame Movie:
1. Doom isn't a scary dictator. He's a petulant, evil capitalist upset that Reed stole his girlfriend.
So what? I think it makes far more sense this way and builds a much better rivalry between Reed, and the Fab 4 with doom them simply having him be some dictator in another country. This isint the cold war, this is modern times. And today people can relate to big capitalism far more then a dictator in another land. And you couldnt exactly make him a terrorist either, that would be just plain corny. The fact of the matter is it was great for the writers of the movie to give a NOD to the comic origins of the character by including it the way they did. To have Doom be FROM Latvia, and be someone highly regarded there only makes it seam more plausible if he becomes the dictator in a sequal.
2. The people of Latveria award Doom's achievements with the traditional Iron Fright Mask of Evil.
See Above, plus, if one of the sons of your nation went and became one of the richest men on earth, that nation might want to award him too. Who cares WHY it was the mask, maybe we'll find that in another movie. But it worked perfectly to establish him having it to begin with, and how it became melted to his face too.
3. Doom doesn't even have a Latverian accent.
Yes, yet again see above. Its better this way. He doesnt need one.
4. The Thing is about five-foot-six.
Chicklis did a DAMN good job as the Thing. I really dont think his hight mattered.
5. "We'll never get through this crowd...unless one of us can elbow people aside. Quick, Sue, turn invisible and strip!"
Ok, here I'll agree. I think the original intent was for her to sneak past the police to Ben and to try to calm him down, but the script seems to have jumbled up here and by the time she's through there was no need anymore cause the cops start letting people through.
6. "You mean I can ignite the entire atmosphere and kill everyone on Earth. Neat. I'm gonna go race dirt bikes!"
He's a selfish and shouvanistic guy who likes to have fun. The fact that he can actually hurt innocent people with his powers isn't actually on the top of his mind. I find this very believeable.
7. "Until death do us part. Or until you turn into a walking Rice Krispies Treat."
Yea? And? Do you know how many people lie about their true feelings. "I'll love you all the same no matter what happens to you". Bull. Stuff like this happens all the time, and
aside from calling the chick a heartless ****** you cant really blame her. The short cuddly guy you think you love turned into a giant orange rock...would YOU stay with him?
8. The Thing can't understand basic college science jargon, but he can pilot a space shuttle and reverse his transformation.
I think maybe the script originally intended what he said to sound like something way more complicated then it was. The Thing is a PILOT. We're givin no indication that he's a genetecisist or a rocket scientist. Why would he understand specific genetic jargon? We cant all be startrekaphobes.
9. Being stretchy means the toilet paper is never out of reach.
I think that was quite humanizing and very funny. So did a lot of other people in the theater who laughed (which you could hear on the copy i got).
10. Alicia falls in love with the Thing because he's bumpy and sad.
If I'm not mistaken in the comics and in the cartoon a blind woman also falls in love with ben, she doesnt see the monster but sees inside him. She can feel his sadness and that he's a good person overall.
The movie gives no indication that she fell head overheals in love with Ben, only that they were at the party together and that they were flirting together.
If YOU had no idea that a super strong, kind hearted, softie of a superhero looked like that, wouldnt you wanna cozy up to him too?
