The 2007 sequel to 2005's Fantastic 4 (reviewed here), Rise of the Silver Surfer sees our heroes confronting . . . the Silver Surfer, who is a herald of Galactus, who eats planets. The team verifies that Earth is, technically, a planet, and decides that its destruction would negatively affect their chances for more movies. So, when the surfer comes and says the Earth will be eaten in a few days, the Fantastic team is like "oh no!" followed quickly by "please tell him not to!" The surfer, after reflection and jail time, agrees, and decides to confront Galactus about his widely-criticized diet. He then effectively blows himself up and Galactus along with him, after bringing Sue Storm back to life (she had been stabbed by Dr. Doom, who had also come back to life earlier for some reason). I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist of the plot.
The original Fantastic 4 movie wasn't great, and this was in the same vein- though perhaps a little worse. On the plus side, some humor is still there; on the downside, plot consistency and character development isn't.
Rating: C-
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