Stars: Beau Weaver, Lori Allen, Chuck McCann, Brian Austin Green, Stan Lee

Summary: Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, THE FANTASTIC FOUR collects 26 episodes of the animated series that originally aired in 1994 and '95. The quartet of superheroes--elastic bodied Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the super-strong rock-man the Thing, and the Human Torch, who has the ability to set his body aflame--battle aliens and villains who threaten the safety and stability of the Earth. Featuring voice talents such as Ron Perlman, Brian Austin Green, Kathy Ireland, Mark Hamill and more, THE FANTASTIC FOUR is an inventive cartoon series that utilizes many of the classic tales written by creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1960s.

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Fantastic Fouris a light-hearted and funny take on Marvel Comics' first family of superherodom. It begins when down-on-his-luck genius Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) has to enlist the financial and intellectual help of former schoolmate and rival Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) in order to pursue outer-space research involving human DNA. Also on the trip are Reed's best friend, Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis); his former lover, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), who's now Doom's employee and love interest; and her hotshot-pilot brother, Johnny Storm (Chris Evans). Things don't go as planned, of course, and the quartet becomes blessed--or is it cursed?--with superhuman powers: flexibility, brute strength, invisibility and projecting force fields, and bursting into flame. Meanwhile, Doom himself is undergoing a transformation.

Among the many entries in the comic-book-movie frenzy, Fantastic Fouris refreshing because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Characterisation isn't too deep, and the action is a bit sparse until the final reel (like most "first" superhero movies, it has to go through the "how did we get these powers and what we will do with them?" churn). But it's a good-looking cast, and original comic-book co-creator Stan Lee makes his most significant Marvel-movie cameo yet, in a speaking role as the FF's steadfast postal carrier, Willie Lumpkin. Newcomers to superhero movies might find the idea of a family with flexibility, strength, invisibility, and force fields a retread of The Incredibles, but Pixar's animated film was very much a tribute to the FF and other heroes of the last 40 years. The irony is that while Fantastic Fouris an enjoyable B-grade movie, it's the tribute, The Incredibles, that turned out to be a film for the ages.--David Horiuchi, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Release Date:	July 4, 2005
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B U A 00002801
Keywords:	Animated, General, Four, Fantastic, Animation, Childrens
Genre:	Childrens