4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Director:

Tim Story

Writers (WGA):

Don Payne (screenplay) and
Mark Frost (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Rise

Plot:

The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic Four | Silver | Space | Elasticity | Flying

Awards:

2 wins & 13 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 27	8:00 PM	FX
Mon. Dec. 28	6:00 PM	FX
Sun. Jan. 3	9:00 PM	Telemundo

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd	...	Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards
Jessica Alba	...	Invisible Woman / Susan Storm
Chris Evans	...	Human Torch / Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis	...	The Thing / Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon	...	Dr. Doom / Victor Von Doom
Kerry Washington	...	Alicia Masters
Andre Braugher	...	General Hager
Laurence Fishburne	...	The Silver Surfer (voice)
Doug Jones	...	The Silver Surfer
Beau Garrett	...	Captain Raye
Brian Posehn	...	Wedding Minister
Zach Grenier	...	Mr. Sherman / Rafke
Dawn Chubai	...	Anchorwoman
Chris Gailus	...	Anchorman
Kevin McNulty	...	Baxter Building Doorman

Also Known As:

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA) (promotional title)
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (UK) (DVD title)
Fantastic Four 2 (USA) (working title)
Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer (USA) (working title)
Fantastic Four: The Next Chapter (USA) (working title)
Les 4 Fantastiques et le Surfer d'Argent (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

UK:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Norway:7 | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Denmark:11 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:PG (Approved No. 43383) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Brazil:10 | Sweden:7 | France:U | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Stan Lee has a cameo as a guest who is refused entry to the Fantastic wedding. This is in keeping with the 1960s "Fantastic Four" comic, where at Reed Richards and Susan Storm's wedding, two characters, obviously representing writer Lee and artist/plotter Jack Kirby, are also not allowed to attend the wedding.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the beginning at the airport on the news channel, the anchor woman talks about Reed and Sue's wedding, and it shows a picture of Reed and Sue, Sue has brown eyes in the picture. They also show the same picture of Sue and Reed on the front page of the newspaper.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Anchorwoman: Last night the F.A.A. was forced to ground all aircraft, leaving thousands stranded, when electronic failures and mysterious power outages crippled the western United States. But the big story today, the much anticipated wedding of fantastic couple Reed Richards and Susan Storm will take place this Saturday.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Hollywood on Set: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer/Nancy Drew/Fido" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Move By Yourself

Good but not great!

I think it's safe to say that when it comes to special effects we have no more expectations, they all nail it these days. This movie was no exception, good graphics and pretty colors as another guy here said. Unfortunately, the moment the special effects kicked in the world of the movies, the good old script got a good kick in the nuts and can barely stand now let alone hold a whole movie on it's feet. This movie again, it's no exception. I have to admit, the plot was OK, the lines good, there was humor, romance, action, a reasonable balance to everything. Yet, I could not feel it taking me in; I remained a spectator, while the short dialogs even though containing the essence of the story, were still dry and well, short. No wonder the movie was a mere 92 minutes. Conclusion, a good PG movie, a bit better than the first one, but which still failed big time to impress, just like the rest of this summer blockbusters.