Rate Fantastic Four *SPOILERS*

[The_Universe]

I gave it a six. Better than I expected - on a level of quality with Daredevil, maybe slightly above. I like the character rivialry, liked the Latveria references, hated Doom. I don't mind a change in general...but the change they chose for his origins were lame. It's really too bad, because Doom has always been one of the best Marvel villains out there. He's iconic - he should be as stunning as the Joker or Lex Luthor are for their own heroic mythos. But he wasn't. He was crap. Crap crap crap.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

...an appalling level of sexual coarseness for a kid friendly flick.

Since when is PG-13 kid friendly? Not only that, but since when were any of these new wave of superhero movies TRULY kid friendly?

 

[CrusaderX]

Since when is PG-13 kid friendly? Not only that, but since when were any of these new wave of superhero movies TRULY kid friendly?

See The Incredibles.

I haven't seen the Fantastic Four film yet. But it seems rather wrong that an FF movie be rated PG-13 in the first place.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

See The Incredibles.

I haven't seen the Fantastic Four film yet. But it seems rather wrong that an FF movie be rated PG-13 in the first place.

One of my favorite movies, but still, I'm not sure I really count that with what I meant by this wave of superhero movies. Maybe I should have said wave of comic book movies.

And if its wrong for FF to be PG-13...what about Spider-Man? What about X-Men? What about nearly all the comic book movies, save Punisher, Hulk, and maybe Spawn?

What does the fact that it is Fantastic Four have ANYTHING to do with the rating the movie gets?

 

[CrusaderX]

And if its wrong for FF to be PG-13...what about Spider-Man? What about X-Men? What about nearly all the comic book movies, save Punisher, Hulk, and maybe Spawn?

What does the fact that it is Fantastic Four have ANYTHING to do with the rating the movie gets?

Unlike Spidey and the X-Men, the Fantastic Four have rarely, if ever, been edgy. The FF is all about wide-eyed wonder and exploration, but more specifically, the heart of the FF concept is all about one thing - family. Call me crazy, but I believe a wonder-filled comic book concept that has a strong family unit at it's heart should translate into a family-friendly film. It just makes the most sense to me.

 

[Henry]

Call me crazy, but I believe a wonder-filled comic book concept that has a strong family unit at it's heart should translate into a family-friendly film. It just makes the most sense to me.

It still was family-oriented, but I think the themes of family it explores may be a bit much for a pre-teen to appreciate. I think it was the one or two profanities, and the scantily clad Jessica Alba scenes that gave the movie the "13" in front of it.

 

[Kai Lord]

It still was family-oriented,

But not family friendly.

but I think the themes of family it explores may be a bit much for a pre-teen to appreciate. I think it was the one or two profanities, and the scantily clad Jessica Alba scenes that gave the movie the "13" in front of it.

I wouldn't classify a major character propositioning (successfully even) a nurse to enjoy an impromptu nude "hot" tub out in the snow on their first date or Hooteresque BMXXX cheerleaders as exactly G-rated family material.

 

[Desdichado]

I wouldn't classify a major character propositioning (successfully even) a nurse to enjoy an impromptu nude "hot" tub out in the snow on their first date or Hooteresque BMXXX cheerleaders as exactly G-rated family material.

Neither would I. However, that's completely irrelevent. The movie wasn't rated G. Nobody (except possibly you?) seems to have expected it to be "family friendly." It's not really a valid criticism of a movie to take it to task for not being something that it never intended to be, never was advertised as, and was (*obviously not completely, but mostly) universally not expected by the audience to be either.

 

[Henry]

I wouldn't classify a major character propositioning (successfully even) a nurse to enjoy an impromptu nude "hot" tub out in the snow on their first date or Hooteresque BMXXX cheerleaders as exactly G-rated family material.

Didn't say it was "G" - it was easily "PG" though, for the suggestiveness.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

From what I've heard, these days PG-13 is the goal of most movies. Get PG and you end up with teenagers deciding the movie won't be racy enough for them and their charged up hormones. Push it to R and you limit the teenage audience (since some kids will actually listen to their parents and some theaters actually try and enforce the rating). I have heard of films adding suggestive jokes or scenes just to be sure to push them over the PG-13 threshold.

Let's not forget that Revenge of the Sith got a PG-13 and yet they marketed the movie on all kinds of kid-related items. Haven't seen much of that for FF so I'm not even sure where the idea of it being family friendly comes from, other than it being a comic book, and the main characters are a family (sort of).

Ultimately parents need to pay attention to what the ratings are, not what the marketing may imply.