MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 677 this week

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
"4: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (original title)

 -  Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi  -  15 June 2007 (USA)
5.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.6/10 from 130,289 users   Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 421 user | 248 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

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.

Director:

Writers:

(screenplay), (screenplay), 4 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 241 images created 8 months ago
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 41 titles created 6 months ago
 
a list of 156 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 249 titles created 16 Jan 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) on IMDb 5.6/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
2 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

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

Director: Tim Story
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to Earth to become the people's savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane.

Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey
Spider-Man (2002)
Action | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst
John Carter (2012)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.

Director: Andrew Stanton
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton
Stargate (1994)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Alexis Cruz
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Director: Shane Black
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
Avatar (2009)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Director: James Cameron
Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to reclaim their old glory.

Director: George Lucas
Stars: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
Star Wars (1977)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.8/10 X  

Luke Skywalker, a spirited farm boy, joins rebel forces to save Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star.

Director: George Lucas
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Timeline (2003)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.

Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Ten years later, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the Princess and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Director: George Lucas
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker falls prey to the Sith Lord's lies and makes an enemy of the Jedi and those he loves, concluding his journey to the Dark Side.

Director: George Lucas
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Chris Gailus ...
Anchorman
...
Baxter Building Doorman
Edit

Storyline

Everything seems to be going great for the Fantastic Four. Reed and Sue are finally getting married, and things couldn't seem better. However, when the mysterious Silver Surfer crashes things, they learn that they will have to deal with an old foe, and the powerful planet eating "Gah Lak Tus." Written by Joshua Beltran

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Discover the secret of the Surfer See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

| |

Language:

| | |

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Fantastic Four 2  »

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,137,169 (UK) (15 June 2007)

Gross:

$131,920,333 (USA) (12 October 2007)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

| | (uncredited)

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Efforts were made to keep the Fantasticar under wraps and out of all the promotional material so that it would be a pleasant surprise for fans. See more »

Goofs

When the team boards the plane in the beginning, they are shown on a double-aisle wide body jet. Yet when we see the plane take off, it is shown as a Boeing 737, a single-aisle narrow body jet. See more »

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.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Jack the Bitterroot Beagle: The Golden Bone (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Move By Yourself"
Written and Performed by Donavon Frankenreiter
Courtesy of Lost Highway Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
If you're looking for mindless big-budget fun, this is the place for you and your bucket of popcorn
9 June 2007 | by (Kfar Saba, Israel) – See all my reviews

Like many other people, I was also thrilled upon watching the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer trailer at the cinema. Similar to numerous people who adore CGI, read the comic books when they were kids and thought the first installment was decent enough to justify a sequel, I was more than willing to get myself ready to be overwhelmed by the mere strength of the eye candy and CGI effects within the film. And then I watched it at a special press screening in Ramat Gan, Israel.

To make a long story short, FF2 is not a bad film. I was actually quite entertained throughout wide parts of the film (particularly at the beginning - but more on that later). Problem was, once I stepped out of the theater, I couldn't actually recall anything specific or special about what I have just seen (other than that cool CGI Silver Surfer, that is). It was just so mediocre in terms of plot, direction and acting (somebody really ought to give Jessica Alba some acting lessons a.s.a.p), that I didn't even care enough to remember it. Furthermore, while the original film required some suspension of disbelief, let's just say the plot in its sequel stretches this boundary one step too far, IMO.

As I've already mentioned, FF2 actually starts up in quite a promising manner. While Reed (Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue (Alba) get ready for their media circus wedding (think Tomkat style - but bigger), strange electronic and climatic disturbances occur across the globe. From here on out, you have this huge build up that pays off about half an hour into the film, continues with a bang and some dazzling CGI shots, and suddenly ends abruptly while the initial novelty of the Silver Surfer's appearance wears off. As usual, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm steals the show as the only character to truly evolve during this film, Mike Chiklis as Ben is seriously under-used, my 1.5 year-old nephew could play better than Gruffud's Reed and Alba isn't even that pretty anymore. Then you have all these villains (Silver Surfer is definitely not working alone, as implied in the IMDb official plot line) and some twists and turns that leave you feeling mildly entertained, but also incredibly under whelmed.

You see, if you're looking for mindless big-budget fun, this is the place for you and your bucket of popcorn. However, don't expect to find the heart of Spider-Man 3 or epic feel of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Don't even look for credible acting or intelligent plot. Only decent thing you'll find are some good looking money shots, and mindless action sequences. This formula of a film may work well as a matinée, but not as something you'll want to come back and watch again in the coming future.


175 of 327 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Is there a chance at a third film? Slamo_77
Highly underrated. StarBored214
Why did Alba look so different? dirtydave61
so was Human Torch faster than Silver Surfer? xourge
Fantastic Four Reboot Casting Laocoon430-1
Doom was bad@$$ dinothunderblack

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?