Saw the Fantatic Four today. I liked it–not as much as I liked Batman Begins–but I liked it.

Unfortunately, I realized why people pay extra to go to the movies in the evening. There were a LOT of children. In fact, there were a lot of YOUNG children, including one child, who couldn’t have been more than four or five, who started screaming and yelling about two thirds of the way through the movie. And of course her mother waited for quite some time before removing her from the theater.

Do people not READ ratings any more? This movie is PG-13. It was loud. There were explosions and scary bad people. When I was four I remember the Wicked Queen in Snow White scaring the crap outta me. I can’t see someting like this being LESS scary. Yet the mother seemed irritated at the kid more than concerned as she (finally) took her out of the room.

Jeesh.

But back to the movie: I liked it. It was cute and fun and not annoying. I didn’t even mind how obnoxious Johnny Storm was. (Though if I was his sister I probably would have attempted to kill him long before then.) I’d go see it again if someone else wanted to go, because it was fun. But I don’t think I’d talk Michael into going again all on my own.

I’m curious, did it follow the original story? Is that how they got their super powers in the comics? And couldn’t they put other people in the machine Reed made? Or would it only work for them because they’d gone through the space storm?

Just wondering.

Next movie to see: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But it’ll probably be a couple of weeks. I have no desire to sit through a sold out show. And I may be willing to pay full price and go at night, to avoid the throngs of kids. Maybe.

Okay. You’re right. I admit it. The wicked queen in Snow White STILL scares me.