Plot:
As we see the Fantastic Four on the screen, we're treated to some generic triumphant music playing as we travel through the solar system. The credits
roll. When the only names that sound familiar are the guy from the "Boy Who Could Fly" or the commandant from the Police Academy movies or also
known as the old guy on Punky Brewster, you know quality will ensue.
Physics lecture in college, George Gaynes as the professor is discussing the difficulty of faster-than-light travel or near-light-speed travel. But, with Colossus
(not the Russian mutant), near light travel is possible. Colossus is some kind of comet. Colossus will pass through the Van Allen belt and be as close as it will ever
come to Earth.
After class, Reed and Victor are discussing the Colossus energy generator. At, the Storm's boarding house, Sue is yelling for Johnny who is playing a video
game with Ben. This video game seems to be from a system which might have worse graphics that an Atari 2600.
Sue and Johnny are going to watch Colossus. Reed can't go with them. With or without the semi sweet romantic music playing in the background, we can tell
that Sue has a huge crush on Reed. I'm guessing she's 12, Johnny is 9.
Reed and Victor are working in the lab. Reed finds some mistakes in Victor's calculations. But, arrogant Victor doesn't recheck the figures. He's too busy. They
prepare to harness the energy of Colossus which vaguely looks like a slow flashing blue strobe light. Reed and Doom start their experiment.
Ben is outside watching Colossus with a lot of others. He sees the building where Reed and Victor are working generating some strange energy beams and
runs there thinking something is wrong. This is pretty dead on. Reed warns Victor who ignores him. The machine explodes. Victor is struck by an energy ray from
the machine. Ben rushes in tries to save Victor.
In the hospital, the doctor tells Reed that Victor didn't survive due to his severe burns. Reed blames himself for Victor. In the elevator, the doctor talks about
saving the heavily bandaged Victor, who is obviously alive.
10 years later, in the Baxter Building, Reed is trying to convince Ben to fly his experimental spacecraft. Ben agrees. But, they need a crew. Reed and Ben go
to the Storm's boarding house. Reed isn't happy about Sue and Johnny as the crew. Ben thinks they know more about the project than qualified people. You'd think
an experienced pilot wouldn't care about making people happy if lives were endangered. Sue and Johnny would be mad that they couldn't go. Let's see two
unqualified people as crew on an experimental spacecraft. Good idea to me. In the comics, Ben didn't want them as the crew. Reed overruled him. A scientist is
claiming to have a better idea than a qualified pilot about a mission. End mini-rant. Johnny is ready to go. Reed is about to tell him he doesn't think they should go
until he sees Sue coming down the stairs. How can science compete with a hot chick? It simply cannot...
The doctor from the hospital and another guy are working for Doom because they have vaguely European accents. Some armed guards are bringing a
diamond to Reed and his crew. Ben wants to know about it. He then accidentally trips the blind sculptress, Alicia Masters. Ben is smitten with her. A creepy jewel
thief is hunting for the diamond. Doom's lackeys are waiting.
Reed opens the case to reveal the giant diamond. This diamond looks like a chunk of quartz you can find in rock shops for a couple of hundred dollars. And, he
explains how it will be used as some sort of cooling system. Reed still holds himself responsible for the death of Victor. Ben, Sue, and Johnny swear to help. This
is just to show that they are a team. Reed activates the security system.
Alicia is molding a sculpture of Ben's face. The creepy jewel guy is watching her. He thinks that the giant diamond will make a good gift to give her. The
diamond will let her see how much he loves her.
Jewel guy breaks into Reed's lab easily. He pops out of a vent and hop scotches through the visible laser grid. I just realized this guy has a sort of Penguin from
Batman Returns vibe about him. Maybe they could have made some money claiming Tim Burton based the Penguin off of the Jeweler from this movie. The
Jeweler switches the real diamond for a fake one. How does he know what it looked like? It wasn't taken out of the case until it was in Reed's lab. I'm not going
to believe this guy snuck into the vents to see what it looks like, leaves and gets a fake to switch. Somehow, Doom sees all this happen. I guess Doom is just spying
on Reed. Doom is happy that a midget jewel thief switched diamonds, helped Doom so much. Doom had a plan to stop Reed. But, with the Jeweler's inadvertent
help, Doom will get to harness the power of Colossus and Reed will die in space.
We get the scene where the newspapers proclaim the upcoming Reed Richard's space mission. We get the typical countdown for a launch and stock footage
of a launch. They made it to outer space.
Reed, Sue, and Johnny are doing the random button pushing to control stuff. Reed realizes the diamond is a fake and they try to get the ship away from
Colossus. They all are struck by a white light while ooh-ooh-ooh music is playing. It is the kind of thing used to indicate if something profound is happening.
Doom is happy to say the least to hear about the spacecraft exploding, thinking that Reed is dead. Doom then tries to teach the audience how to laugh
maniacally.
I am not wearing a minidress or a skirt, perverted fanboy!!!
In a field with fiery wreckage, Ben is looking for the others. I need to mention that the wreckage looks like someone tossed a few pieces of things looking
vaguely hi-tech around a field. Ben gets the wreckage off of Reed. Johnny is ecstatic to be alive. Who wouldn't at this point? Reed is wondering why none of
them have as much as a scratch on them. Johnny is sneezes fire. They hear Sue but can't see her. Slowly, she starts to reappear. Well, Sue is kind of disturbed
that she can't see part of herself and is about to fall backwards. Until, Reed's arm stretches to catch her. It isn't hard to have fire look real, or to make someone
turn invisible. But, Reed's stretching looks pretty fake...
At sunset, they are gathered around a fire. Sue wants to know what is happening. Johnny is upset. Reed manages to calm him down. Johnny can't seem to be
entirely on fire, yet.... Plot point. Ben is still human and doesn't look like lumpy orange oatmeal.
Doom is unhappy that Reed is still alive. He wants them found. Is it a cliché to say that Dr. Doom in this movie is a typical angry super villain? That was
always one of Doom's strengths. He always had class. Pitching a fit makes him not seem as cool.
We get the twirling newspaper proclaiming Reed and his crew is presumed dead. Alicia is sculpting a model of Ben's face. A delivery guy wheels in a
package. It turns out the Alicia is going to make a memorial statue for Reed and the rest of them.
In the sewer or a run-down building, the Jeweler talks to his people. I was reminded of the X-Men's Morlocks and Mole Man's followers. He has decided it is
time for him to have a queen. Alicia as it would turn out. Well, any woman with eyesight wouldn't want a thing to do with such an ugly troll looking sucker as the
Jeweler. As Alicia is feeling the molds of the Statue heads, she realizes the guy that bumped into her earlier was the Ben that died in the crash. The Morlock
wannabees sneak around Alicia's apartment. She is surrounded by them and they take her to the Jeweler.
A group of jeeps find Reed. So they must be the military. And they want to debrief Reed and the others. One of them pulls a gun on a large orange skinned
monstrosity. Reed convinces them to not shoot Ben. At this point, Ben realizes he looks like lumpy orange oatmeal. It goes without saying. Ben is not a happy
camper.
A scientist is going to study Ben. Johnny explains about his generating fires and gives a demonstration.
I never should have played with matches.
The scientist is disturbed by seeing Sue make half of
her disappear. By this point, he hands a syringe for Reed to take his own blood.
Doom's castle, the scientist is explaining how Reed and his crew got powers. Doom ponders what would happen if he could receive all their powers. But, he
now has a need for the diamond the Jeweler stole.
Doom's lackeys run into the Jeweler's men. They want to talk to the Jeweler.
Johnny wants out of the research facility. Ben wants to stay to hopefully get a cure to turn him human again. They have been told that they are contagious. Ben
wants to stay a little longer. They manage to convince Ben to help them escape.
Jeweler refuses to sell the diamond. Doom's lackeys have to take the diamond. But, they are surrounded by a large number of the Jeweler's men packing
heat. Jeweler decides to be merciful and let them go. The lackeys contact Doom. He then decides to handle things himself.
Reed and the rest are in room waiting for the next round of medical tests. Reed, Johnny, and Sue are able to sneak out after overpowering the scientists that
have come for the tests and using their quarantine scrubs. Reed is checking on a computer for anything he can find. It is in a foreign language that is familiar to
Reed. An alarm sounds. Ben leaves from his room.
Reed, Sue, and Johnny find this large machine supposedly is a laser. Doom pops up, not finished with studying them. He wants them to return to their
rooms. Ben arrives. It makes no difference to Doom whether they're alive or dead. Doombots swarm the room. Doombots are Doom's creations that are robotic
versions of him he uses as troops. These are just guys wearing Doom's robes. Well, Doombots, sound better than Doomguys, start shooting. Ben starts unloading
on the D-bots. Johnny is burning a hole through the wall. We have a fight. Ben punches hole through the wall. And, they all manage to escape. Doom returns
after they escape. And, I can surmise he wasn't happy...
Meanwhile, Reed is in his lab. Sue tries to talk to him. Reed has a revelation at this point. Sue turns invisible because she's shy. Johnny is quick-tempered or
fiery-tempered. Reed is always stretching himself thin working on various things. Ben relies on brute strength. Their DNA has been altered by Colossus.
Sue asks if their changes aren't permanent why Ben is like he is. Ben is upset about being like he is. He thinks of himself as a freak and wants to get away
from everything for a while.
Ben walks the streets. People are scared of him. Get a couple of misadventures at this point.
Sue is modeling the Fantastic Four costume she created. Johnny hates it. Strangely, Reed likes it.
Ben is still wandering. He finds a group of guys that aren't scared of him. They want to take him where he can have a home. These guys remind me of the
bums from Spawn. None of them are disturbed by large orange rocky skinned guy.
Jeweler has Alicia. Strangely, she hates the place and wants to leave. Give her some cheese to go with that ham. I think Alicia has to be the worst portrayed
and acted character. Some guys tell the Jeweler about Ben but neglect the orange rocky skin part. Jeweler meets Ben and almost trips over him being nice.
Doom is about to get the diamond. Sue wants to know who else would harness the energy of Colossus. Da, tovarisch. Reed gets the printout from the
computer in Doom's castle and compares it with some notes he has of Victor's notes. Reed realizes Victor is alive.
Doom blows a hole into the Jeweler's lair. The armed men of the Jeweler's could apply for work with the Galactic Empire. Really lousy shots. Well, most
are killed by ricochets off of Doom's armor. Doom dusts himself off and demands to see the Jeweler. Finally get to see a Dr. Doom with a little class.
Jeweler has Alicia at gunpoint to keep Doom away. It doesn't seem to bother Doom. Ben shows up and the Jeweler high tails it out of Dodge. Doom has
Alicia at ray-gun point. Alicia proclaims her love for Ben who turns human on hearing this. A swarm of Doombots try to shoot Ben who escapes. Outside, Ben
reverts to lumpy oatmeal form.
Doom contacts Reed, tells them about his having the diamond and Alicia. Doom is planning on using a giant laser to destroy New York City. The only way, he
won't is if Reed and the others return to his castle to be studied further. They all decide to go and stop Doom.
They use the Fantasti-car to return to Doom's castle. All of them are captured by some sort beam. Finally, Doom reveals how he hates Reed for what has
happened to him. Doom is going to use the giant diamond to transfer their powers to himself. Although, each of the Fantastic Four are trapped in some sort of beam
that keeps them from escaping, Reed manages to use his stretching power to overturn the diamond and stop the power transfer.
We get the fight where they all use their powers. Ben starts clobbering.
Chris Columbus, it's your turn to get clobbered.
Johnny is starting to flame on. Sue is turning invisible. I never saw if Sue ever used
any of her invisible force fields. Doom starts the automatic fire control to start the laser. Johnny finally goes into full Human Torch mode.
I don't care about being politically correct!!! FLAME ON!!!!
Ben goes to rescue
Alicia.
Doom is trying to escape. Reed and Doom fight. Doom falls off the castle and as Reed tries to save him. Doom falls off the side of the castle.
Johnny is racing with the laser that will destroy New York City. He gets ahead of it and you have the typical energy beam duel where it goes both ways until
the hero's beam, overpowers his opponents.
The movie ends with the wedding of Reed in his Fantastic Four uniform to Sue. They drive off, and end credits roll.
