This week I am reviewing two movies, and two video games.
Now, to get down to movie business...............................
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
rated PG for action violence, mild language, and innuendo
Film making: 3 out of 5 stars
Moral rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Overall: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Well, where to begin? This sequel is quite simple to review..simply because it was one fun movie! If there was any film that deserved the award "Best Popcorn movie" it would be FF2. Why? For the simple reason that director Tim Story kept the story neat and simple. The story begins with Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Played by Ioan Gruffud) about to tie the knot with Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (played by the beautiful Jessica Alba). Unfortunately, the arrival of intergalactic cool guy Silver Surfer (voiced by The Matrix's Lawrence Fishburne) to prepare Earth for destruction by the planet eating Galactus sort of ruins things.
That is where the story picks up. Along with Ben Grimm/Thing and Johnny Storm/Human Torch, the Fantastic Four aid the US army in finding and capturing the Silver Surfer. Of course, Dr. Doom is back from the dead. (played by an unconvincing Julian McMahon). So of course, the fab four have to figure out who is really the good guy and who is really the bad guy.
Special effects were fantastic! (no pun intended) and the acting was pretty good. The humor got a bit cheesy at times, but like I said, this is a great popcorn film!
Morally speaking, this is a bit dirty. About a dozen curses and several sexual innuendoes were thrown into the conversation.
Overall, I think that this is the most enjoyable film so far this summer, simply because it is that: simple.
rated PG-13 for brief sensuality
Film making: A perfect 5 stars
Moral rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars
What is it about the Ocean's films? First we had a highly enjoyable film called Ocean's Eleven, then a flop of a film called Ocean's Twelve. Add another person, and we get a hugely enjoyable fun film called Ocean's Thirteen.
Is it that Danny Ocean (George Clooney) does a better job at his heists when there are an odd number of crooks in on it? Or is it the fact that the crew returned to Las Vegas for their third heist.
Whatever it is , this movie, starring Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, and George Clooney was a film as good if not better than the first.
Ellen Bergen as Al Pacino's right hand, um, man was a scene stealer. Especially when she is tricked by Matt Damon's character Linus.
Morally, this film is far from clean. A smattering of language (primarily the s word) and some uncomfortable sensual content mess up the movie a bit, but overall it is cleaner than the first two.
As for a plot.......It is about 13 guys who get revenge........okay.
My verdict......If you like the first, go see it.
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