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(Fantastic) 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer


Power Cosmic Edition
Genre: Fantasy Adventure

Reviewed In Issue 126 (Dec 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher & Laurence Fishburne

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
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Special Features
Special features include up-front previews; five extended/deleted scenes with optional commentary by Director Tim Story; a two-part making-of documentary (46 minutes); an interactive Fantasticar gallery; the following featurettes: The Fantasticar: State Of The Art (ten minutes), The Power Cosmic (15 Minutes), Sentinel Of The Spaceways: Comic Book Origins Of The Silver Surfer (38 minutes), Character Design With Special Motion (17 minutes), and Scoring The Fantastic (four minutes); a stills gallery; and additional trailers.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 47086
(MPAA Rating): PG
(Rating Reason):

For sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo.
(Retail Price): $34.98
(DVD Type): Two-Disc Set: DVD-9 & DVD-5
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): Yes
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 92
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2007
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 10/02/07
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Tim Story
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Mr. Fantastic Dr. Reed (Gruffudd) and Invisible Woman Sue Storm (Alba) are busy planning their upcoming wedding when a mysterious alien

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.38:1 DVD can look very good, with good shadow delineation and well-captured details. Black levels can be slightly murky, but contrast is balanced well and colors are bold and vibrant. Fleshtones have a subtly pink tone, but color fidelity is generally natural. Source element artifacts are not noticeable, but compression artifacts and edge enhancement can become problematic. (Danny Richelieu)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby