Product Description Marvel's first family of superheroes, The Fantastic Four, meets their greatest challenge yet in Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer comes to Earth to prepare it for its destruction. As he races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy Dr. Doom before all hope is lost. From Amazon.co.uk Offering a real improvement on its predecessor and successfully introducing one of the world of comics most popular characters in the process, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer easily warrants some attention on DVD to go with its impressive box office take. Picking up where the surprisingly tepid original left off, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer finds the Marvel Comics Universes first family dealing with the celebrity that their powers have brought them, to the point where even a simple wedding cant take place without interruption. The film then takes a little while to re-establish its characters and re-introduce some of the issues that underpin them. But its not too long before the Silver Surfer arrives, and things really get into gear. For make no mistake: its the Surfer who ignites the film and provides some of the very best moments of Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. Backed up by some superb special effects work, hes a far more interesting draw that the returning Julian McMahon as Dr Doom. While there are, inevitably, various problems that each of the characters in Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer must face, the film never opts to go knee-deep into them. Instead, it chooses a light, breezy tone, thats suited well to family viewing yet not without some genuine blockbuster moments. Its no classic, but Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is most certainly fun. And its equally certain that this isnt the last weve seen of this quintet of heroes... --Jon Foster

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