• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
• Tagline: 4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.
• Plot Outline A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom
• Plot Synopsis: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body, and takes the name, Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, becoming the Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature calling himself Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans of Doctor Doom.
• Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
• Directors: Tim Story
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• ASIN: B00005JNTU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,429 in DVD

Editorial Reviews

If you prefer your cataclysms free of terrorist overtones and your superheroes unburdened by Freudian subtext-sometimes a comic book is just a comic book, after all-you could do worse than this flick. Four scientists and their corporate sponsor (guess who’s the bad guy) are conducting experiments on a space station when they’re hit by an unexpectedly powerful blast of solar radiation, altering their DNA and giving them freakish powers that cleverly reflect their personalities. Playing the characters created by the Marvel Comics master Stan Lee, the actors Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis inhabit their dual identities gracefully; they’re superheroes without being superstars. It may not have the emotional sweep of “Superman” or “Spider-Man,” but “Fantastic Four” glides along free of the dark, pretentious weight of some recent superhero films. The director, Tim Story (”Barbershop”), tells his tale with clarity and wit. It’s a simple popcorn movie-not fantastic, but fun.-Ken Marks -Ken Marks
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Product Description

Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis head a sexy, star-powered cast in this explosive adventure about a quartet of flawed, ordinary human beings who suddenly find themselves with extraordinary abilities.

After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the most remarkable, if dysfunctional, superheroes of all time. Unfortunately, the mission’s sponsor has also been transformed ? into the world’s most lethal supervillain ? setting the stage for a confrontation of epic proportions. Packed with nonstop action, big laughs and awesome special effects, Fantastic 4 is “powerful fun” (The Baltimore Sun) from start to finish!