Movies/Geek: Fantastic 4

If you're going to see the Fantastic 4, please reconsider. The only way to possibly enjoy this movie would be to show up 90 minutes late and then leave a few minutes early. Julian McMahon delivered a great performance as Dr. Doom, but maybe that's my Nip/Tuck bias. It's sad to say, but not even Jessica Alba's flawless body could save this movie for me.

Ok, maybe she helped a little.

Anywho, the writers decided to fill the movie with (shallow) character development to lead up to the (only) fight scene.. which was basically a creative water fight. Save the drama for Bridget Jones 3: The Trimspa Encounter.. when I go to an action movie, I want stuff to blow up. The explosions don't even have to make sense for me. The superhero can throw a roll of dimes at the escaping villain, and as long as he blows up.. I'll be happy. Don't you dare have the hero and heroine get nostalgic about their college romance half-way into the movie, unless the memory is so intense that it causes them both to spontaneously combust. Atleast the marketing team for this flick did their job, because then I wouldn't have anything to complain about.

Movie producers in a parallel universe (parallel, not bizarro) did manage to create a summer blockbuster. Of course I'm referring to Batman Begins.
Granted this was an IMAX experience for me, but I would have been satisfied with this movie even if it wasn't being projected on a screen the size of a basketball court. Christian Bale (you might remember him as the guy chopping up women in American Psycho) single-handedly saved this franchise by bringing the gothic look back to Gotham city. In conclusion, Detective Comics: 1, Marvel: 0.