ROTTEN TOMATOES: This Car is "Fantastic" 4 Driving to Your Next Villain Battle

This Car is "Fantastic" 4 Driving to Your Next Villain Battle

by Scott Weinberg | December 01, 2006

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If I spent an entire news post telling you about this nifty new car I just bought, you'd probably be very bored and a little annoyed. But what if I told you the "Fantastic Four" just got some new wheels? Oh THEN you'd be all excited...

...or maybe not. Either way, the very large movie prop looks suitably slick and entirely capable of transporting such a self-admittedly "fantastic" group of friends. USA Today has your first look at the Fantasticar, which you can check out right here.

From USA Today: "The vehicle, a staple of the Fantastic Four comic books, ranks right up there with the Batmobile and Ghost Rider's flaming motorcycle as the wheels of choice among comic devotees.

But translating the flying car from the page to the big screen was no small effort, says Tim Flattery, conceptual artist for the Fantastic Four sequel, which hits screens June 15. He showed several designs to director Tim Story, including one based loosely on the Batmobile, which he designed for 1995's Batman Forever.

But Story rejected the designs as "too aggressive," Flattery says. "He wanted something that looked less like a predator and more friendly. That's always been the Fantastic Four theme."

Click here for more.

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" opens on June 15th.

(Oh, and sorry about the pun in the article title. Really awful.)

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adml_shake writes:
on Dec 01 2006 03:51 AM

ehhh....

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mojodaddy writes:
on Dec 01 2006 05:36 AM

I guess they all need it except the torch. It looks pretty cool.

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elziard writes:
on Dec 01 2006 06:04 AM

i never understood why no windshield.
sue's perfect hair would get messed.
maybe she uses her shield powers to protect them?
why am i even thinking about this for more than 1/2 a second?

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cgcbooks writes:
on Dec 01 2006 06:16 AM

It just adds to the camp factor. It will bring in the little kiddies though.

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DanSmith writes:
on Dec 01 2006 07:45 AM

oh i get it now. hahaha...

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NoneMoreBlack writes:
on Dec 01 2006 08:37 AM

that thing is hideous...

it looks like some sort of see creature..

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rainfall writes:
on Dec 01 2006 09:02 AM

I had a thread up about this yesterday in the genral movie forums this is a day late lol

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Merlin235 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 09:43 AM

It looks like a sea creature because they designed it off of stingrays.

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jeremyf1977 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 09:43 AM

My link sent me to a USA Today web site. More Interesting than the FF Car. Play marvel ultimate alliance on the Wii, XBOX 360 or PS3 instead.

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JackHorner1979 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 10:51 AM

[b]God, can this series get any more juvenile and emb[/b]
Now these fools have to ride around in this thing?

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aknddon3 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 01:21 PM

In reply to this comment (#850156)
Have you ever read the comics little boy? I thought not, your right to talk has been revoked.

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NoneMoreBlack writes:
on Dec 01 2006 01:37 PM

Regardless of the fact that it was based on a stingray, it's still hideous...

Fantastic Four is better, FOR ME, than alot of the other comic films because it's based on a comic, it KNOWS it is and it embraces it.

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JackHorner1979 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 02:11 PM

[b]Let me guess, dork...[/b]
You're hear to set me straight with your "harsh" language and 'revoking' of rights? Man, go wash your "I brake for Tribbles" shirt.
What works on paper doesn't necessarily work on film.
Exhibit A being the Batmobile, Batwing, Batboat, Batbike in the Burton/Shumacher films.
This thing is an abomination, but i will say this... At least it's consistant with the first film.
God, was that horrible. I could drive your moms vagina through those plot holes.

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 04:00 PM

DAMN YOU BASTARD, YOU KILLED STEVE IRWIN!!!!!!!!!! WWWHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

because it looks like a stingray, just in case you didn't get it.

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jeremyf1977 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 06:15 PM

Well Finally got to see the Car. Impressive. Maybe the sequel will be better.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Dec 01 2006 07:51 PM

In reply to this comment (#850159)
Name the plot holes little virgin bitch.

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Super Simba writes:
on Dec 02 2006 09:02 AM

I actually like it, defiantly not as bad as I thought it would be. It doesn't come off, like the article mentioned, as being too aggressive, which is a big mistake that designers on films like these tend to make.

And please, people, let's stop acting like 8-year-olds every five seconds? It gets rather old.

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GreenBastard writes:
on Dec 02 2006 08:25 PM

It looks good. Especialy when you compare it to the cartoon.

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RexLaboro writes:
on Dec 03 2006 07:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#850153)
I wouldn't laugh too loud. Your bragging about being a geek.

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Matanuki writes:
on Dec 07 2006 07:23 AM

In reply to this comment (#850166)
Don't bump the geeks, Rex. They're responsible for some of these great stories we so often talk about.

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