This film has my favourite Stan Lee cameo to this day. The fact he's playing himself and he's not invited to Reed and Sues wedding is wonderful.

The Silver surfer deserves his own movie!

Despite the campy tone, it's still better than the 2015 version. Doug Jones (with Laurence Fishburne's voice) was great as a silver surfer. It was great that they had actual action sequences. I'm not a big fan of Cloud Galactus and the death of Captain Holt

You know why fans are so devoted to Fantastic Four 2005 and its sequel? They're good movies, and every single remake to date has been a flop.

If the MCU doesn’t pull off Fantastic Four, then that property is officially cursed in the movie format

Hey I saw this movie upon release in the theater and I very much enjoyed it, I thought it nailed down not just the main 4 but the Silver Surfer as well....a hero we have never seen in live-action before. I don't know why people crap on this movie because it may have some faults, yes but it was still entertaining and true to the Fantastic Four team. Plus Ben was played by a real actor on set to interact with other cast members and NOT some added-in later CGI effect.

This was my daughter's favorite movie at a time. Scooby Doo and FF:II would play all day long on her little dvd player/tv combo. She's about to head to college. wuuuuuuut.

The 90s throw away Fantastic movie is the best FF movie from aside from the low quality and bad special effects.

Yes, it's far less awful than people say it is. People compare this movie to Batman And Robin, Steel, Elektra, Spawn, Catwoman, and Morbius. It is not that. It's not even the worst theatrical Fantastic Four movie. Fant4stic was far worse. I don't like it nearly as much as the first movie, which I think is actually kind of good, but I don't feel like cringing every two minutes like Morbius or staring in awe at the visual vomit on my screen like Spawn or Batman And Robin. It's not great. It's not even good, honestly. But it's mediocre, not dreadful. It's just a forgettable mediocre movie and there are far worse out there. It's not that bad. It's really not

Get the Always Sunny cast to be the Fantastic Four.

I only watched them for Jessica alba

My local Jiffy Lube played this dvd on repeat in the lobby for years. 😂

So Johnny was basically a Super Skrull??

After several attempts to launch FF as a movie, I'd like to see it as a limited series, set during the Cold War (when the original comic was released). Season one would feature Mole Man, Namor, and other early villains, leading up to a Dr. Doom encounter. Season two would continue with Doom, and lead to Silver Surfer/Galactus. My only two casting choices wouldn't work anymore. Joel McHale could have worked as Reed about 10 years ago, but I don't think it would work now. Alan Rickman would have been perfect as the voice of Doom.

With comic book movies, I'm like 90% whether they get the characters right (fundamentals, not necessarily all the picky little details.) Get the characters right, and I'll forgive a lot of other flaws. So in this movie: Reed, Ben, Johnny: nailed it Sue: adequate Doom: not so much 3.5 out of 5 ain't bad in my book.

I remember the 1998 Silver Surfer animated series as being surprisingly layered and mature, so I was more than a bit disappointed in his characterization and story in this movie.

I have always enjoyed these two movies. I am a huge FF fan since way way back and I thought it did a good job overall to portray them and that is all I needed to enjoy the movies.

As a massive Silver Surfer fan I was and am greatly disappointed by this character introduction. Still waiting on a Silver Surfer origin story put to film.

I liked the portrayal of the surfer but I had issue with Galactus also ongoing issue with Dr Doom from the first film. I like Julian McMahon and he does a great job I more mean that he's not the same as character I knew from the comics and cartoons I knew. I liked him just I would have preferred him to be more like the comics.

What I don't understand is after dealing with Doom and Galactus. Why didn't the team just let Johnny keep all their powers and let him become and main superhero? He's the only one who even wants to be a hero whereas the others just want to have normal lives again. Seems like it would be a win-win. But I guess they couldn't do that as it would break canon and there would be no longer a Fantastic Four since Johnny Storm would be the sole superhero.

I really liked the visual execution of the Silver Surfer and having Fishburne voice him was a nice surprise. I just think he wasn’t used well enough. I also think the film could’ve done without Doom.

11-year-old me thought this movie was a masterpiece as I left the theater 😅😅😅

I agree with many of your thoughts and I feel Reed Richards was cast perfectly.

while I wasn't exactly happy with the angry space cloud version of Galactus I could understand that they were working within the limitations they had(budget/technology)

The Surfer was great in my opinion seen it in the pictures and was in awe seeing him on the big screen

Leave Dr Doom out of the film, make Galactus the antagonist for the next movie and keep the rest.

I went to see Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer at the cinema and I didn't think it was a bad movie and I thought it was great and I own it on DVD. Jessica Alba was gorgeous in the sequel. If I could cast anyone in the MCU as the Fantastic Four I'd cast Anna Hutchison as Susan Storm. Ty Tennant as Johnny Storm. Matt Smith as Reed Richard. Alexander Skarsgard as Ben Grimm and Jeremy Sisto as Victor Von Doom.

Hey, I'll say it. I like both of the 2000s F4 movies. And I like this one even better than the first.

I'm agree with you about Mr Fantastic. The actor on this movie was much better

I loved these movies, definitely captured the vybe of the cartoons, they had a great team dynamic. I was even eager to see what the second movie would be for the reboot, despite the rocky start.

The Silver Surfer was perfectly captured in Rise of the Silver Surfer. That being said, They got Doom all wrong. Doom is not Doom without his armor.

Great video, looking back I guess I never considered the weak plot points you mentioned. But I actually enjoyed this movie more than Spider-man 3 back in the day.

Yes, this movie was not as bad as the critics said. The weak point was not the absence of Galactus which would have skyrocketed the budget, but Julian McMahon as Dr Doom. As Stan Lee himself said they have never gotten Dr Doom right. Perhaps that's why they still have not brought him into the Marvel Universe?

A movie with no story was directed by a guy named Tim STORY

While I enjoyed the two FF for what they were. Light and breezy and not dark like Fantastic 4stick, Doom has always been handled badly. Focus on a different villian in the new one and if they go woke by being Sue-centric, then the two Tim Story's FF films my continue to be the most faithful as insane as that may be.😮😮😮

No, it's not. NEITHER of the Fantastic Four movies after Spiderman were as awful as people say. They were campy fun, no different than the MCU. I'll never understand the hate

The 2005 one was fun

I don't understand the hate for this movie series. I enjoyed it. I'd have watched a sequel. Sure, it's very flawed. But, it could have been so much worse. The cast was great, and did very well with what they were given. Doctor Doom was written poorly but acted well. I would actually like to see this version of the "Fantastic Four" in the MCU. But, whatever. Who cares about my opinion? Other than me.

A really interesting point I've heard about the Fantastic Four onscreen is that Hollywood doesn't always know how to treat 'families' of characters. Like, the 'X-Men' are a family in a very Bohemian sense. Hollywood artists, I would say, tend to be more career-driven and ambitious. Especially in recent Hollywood there's almost a bitterness that comes through in movies like 'Barbie' about living in Los Angeles and I say that as an indie filmmaker who has actually lived there. It's a superficially cheerful but aggressive place to be. One of my own film mentors actually advised me against going due to what she said is backbiting, a refusal to let you know when you've made mistakes, etc. The people who demographically prioritize family tend to be to the right of or at least moderate compared to a lot of Hollywood artists (or should I say activists?).

But I totally agree that the Surfer was perfectly cast, and that the movie overall is better than its predecessor. (although that's not saying much) =) ; )

Hold up... The Captain RAYMOND HOLT was in this movie? 😄 Also, at 11:58, why is Johny only having 4 fingers all Cartoon Network style?

I did like the Tim Story Fantastic Four movies when I was younger, but as I got older it doesn’t hold up as well as I remembered

Also Ride the Storm by Simon Webbe was a low key banger of a song 🤟

I only remember the scene between the Thing and the guard. That's enough for me.

I liked this movie. its pretty standard for a FF adventure. I also understand the reason for Galactus being a cloud. Different era of moviemaking. What really was yuck for me tho was Dr. Doom. such good casting choices for all except for him. Horrible casting

I only saw this movie once and it was in theaters

i'm so disappointed at how marvel on the big screen made Von Doom power so different to the original comic books, Dr. Doom is one of the strongest villain in the comics... since his power from Magics & Sciences combine. i hope MCU did it right

The Surfer's power does not come from his board. Galactus is not a fricking cloud. As a long time Surfer fan I was so excited when this came out! However, their treatment of the Surfer and Galactus was shameful. Why didn't they just recreate the comic story? It would have been soooo much better. This movie was a disgrace

We're in 2023, had endless superhero movies and the mcu and still havn't seen a skyscraper sized galactus on the big screen. That's what's wrong with superhero movies today

What about Surfer’s stomach vision - the best! 😂😂😂

I agree. No Krasinski. Chris Evans was the best thing about those flicks. Human Torch baybee Wish they would bring Silver Surfer back.

So, why should John Krasinski NOT play Reed Richards?

What’s your beef with Tobey???

Support: John Krazinski can be campy/cheesy, but an MCU Reed Richards needs some intelligent cockyness which, Office included, I have not seen from him. We need nerdy who gets super powers thrust on them. Smart != emotionally stable and Krazinski played emotionally stable/calm. Ioan G did good with nerdy and somewhat unstable. So I agree Krazinski does not work for MCU. Try something closer to older Tom Holland. Luke Wilson (NOT OWEN!!!), see Idiocracy. Colin Jost? Andy Samberg?

What’s your beef with Toby?

Relatable of the surfer to meet Sue Storm and decide earth can live.

Ye but how do reed's plain cloths stretch

I agree that this movie is underrated but it’s still not as good as the movie to which it was a sequel

That chase scene is peak

Underrated comic book movie

The casting is not kind of perfect. It's totally perfect

I liked it 👍

I never thought this movie was awful. I just thought the depiction of Galactus sucked. I wanted a giant man who eats planets because that's what the character is.

Seen it in the cinema 😊😊😊

Perfect casting and this movie hell no. Really don't get that praise Marvel didn't have spot on casting with the exception of Wesley Snipes Blade pre MCU

Better than most the MCU movies lately

I enjoyed the Tim Story Fantastic Four movies. I made the Thing’s roar a meme!

I’ll take Krasinski over Matt Smith any day, all day.

I knew how bad that live-action TOM AND JERRY was gonna be when I saw it had the same director

What I hated the most about these movies was how it portrayed the titular characters as rockstars They wanted the audience to love these characters the same way the people in their world love them It looks forced

I really didn't have a problem with it and didn't understand the negativity.

Saw the first one in theaters and thought it was just meh so I didn’t watch the sequel till 2021 (deep into my Chris Evans obsession). The sequel is ok IMO, not something I’d watch again by choice though.

I was young when I saw these movies And I remember not liking them The action was limited and the story went nowhere

Because John looks like a cool guy, like Paul Rudd. And Ioan Gruffudd was more like a nerdish cientist.

This was a fun film ... Light, basic, entertaining... Nothing wrong with that... People complain to much

I don’t disagree. He was just a fan casting cause he looks the part. What matters if he can embody Reed Richards, not just look like him.

It's not as bad as I remembered, but it still isn't the greatest again. The casting choices were not great. The story was paper thin. It was cool to see the silver surfer though and even his performance through me off,How are you not letting the actor voices makes no sense to me.All in all They double down and made the series even worse by remaking it and having even worse casting choices

Tom Selleck should get. Cameo.

Ok you asked who i would have cast in the MCU Reboot. I don't know to be honest. My first introduction to the Fantastic Four was the cartoon. Hear me out please because I know someone is going to think my suggestions are crazy. During the 1990s as a teenager I always had a dream cast of the following people. Picture this its the 1990s I would have made a film between the years of 1995-1997 Jim Carrey is Mr Fantastic Sharon Stone is The Invisible Woman Bruce Willis is The Thing Brad Pitt is The Human Torch

Silver surfer was great in this movie.

This movie is better then 90% of the crap we have gotten since end game was over

You know what SPIDER-MAN 3, MORBIUS and this movie have in common? They all have a ridiculous cringe-inducing dance sequence, and they were all produced by AVI ARAD

i liked both the 2005 and 2007 films of the Fantastic Four its a lot better then that 2015 film that movie Sucked

The first movie was decent but Jessica albas performance was beyond terrible. I'm not sure if it was the actress or her characters dialogue written for her but it was sh**. The second movie had some decent ideas. The super skrull mechanics was ok. Sue Storm managed to become even worse. And Galactus as a big fart cloud was just that.....a lingering fart. But silver surfer was definitely the highlight of the film.

Well yea he's got disney stink on him now.

To me, this movie is good until it comes to Galactus actually showing up as a cloud. The most annoying decision in any comic adaptation movie ever

I'm sorry, but I always felt that Gruffudd and Alba's dynamic just never worked; their performances just came off to me like a creepy college professor who married one of his students, not like a REAL married couple. And that's one of the main reasons I like Krasinski; because his REAL LIFE WIFE, Emily Blunt, would be the IDEAL Invisible Woman! (IMHO, at least.) =)

Once again, I blame AVI ARAD for the failure of this franchise If it wasn't for him, a 3rd movie would've been made

What beef with Tobey Maguire?? 😂

Compared to the beggining of mcu this movie sucks ass. Compared to most modern day mcu its a master peice. Lol

Rise of the Silver Surfer is one of the worst films of 2007, which was a pretty good year for movies.

I like this movie. Fight me

The Incredibles(2004) is still the best and the 2005 film is pretty decent. Everything else? GARBAGE

I like the old Fantastic Four movies (both of them). And not just because Jessica Alba is maybe the hottest woman on the planet.

The mcu learned nothing from this film.the unfunny humour bled into what could have been a good movie (without the slapstick.) And stupid " reed keeps ignoring me trope" from Susan storm while he s trying to save earth.it was potentially a good movie.

They are going to make silver surfer female in the mcu

👍👍👍🎥

Krisinski was a TERRIBLE casting for reed Richards. awful, fan casting should be ignored.

Lol, idk what "comic book lovers" youve been talking to, but i dont know of any that like this movie..its awful. And no, it doesnt hold up. It was a huge disappointment all the way through. Setting up premises to only leave the follow throughs to linger and fail, as well as get everyone excited for Silver Surfer, Galactus, and Dr. Doom....only to make them either A: uninteresting at all, B: a cloud in the sky, and C: A weak boring character...?!?!?! Also, Galactus was defeated in the most uninspired, boring, and non-eventful "battles" in any comic book movies history! Surfer crouches down then stands up....too much for Galactus!!! LOLOL WUT??? Not to mention a horribly goofy plot and script (ALL the best stories are in the comics!?!? Why stray so far from them!?!?). Easy to dismiss the rough CG as just a product of a fairly low budget as good enough for the time and ability, certainly not great. And practical effects that actually shouldve used as CG as possible to enhance them. The bad faaaar exceed the good. Ruined what couldve been a nice handful of movies relating to the expansion of the universe. Instead just a weak movie that fell flat and went nowhere. Lol, JoBLo, dont give this movie a pass. Its not worth it no matter how much you try to spin it.

Chris needs to come back as johnny storm