Dammmmn...that's crazy.
That was one of the best jokes."We pretend to like that one now" (in reference to the 2005 movie)
Spoilers The Fantastic Four: First Steps grade and discussion thread
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I also liked the Corman movie better than the subsequent ones, but then, I also haven't watched in about 20 years.
As for the 2005 version, I thought the review of German comedian Oliver Kalkofe was pretty spot on when he said it was one of the worse comic book adaptation, but among those it was one of the better ones.
As for the 2005 version, I thought the review of German comedian Oliver Kalkofe was pretty spot on when he said it was one of the worse comic book adaptation, but among those it was one of the better ones.
Speaking of which, I just watched a featurette on Disney Plus, "Fantastic Four First Steps a special look", that seems to be showing us the first 4 minutes of the movie, and I'll be damned if I didn't spot the '94 Corman cast in their cameo at the 3:58 mark.
Also @The Nth Doctor -- The fullRed Blue Carpet is also available on Disney Plus as well, hosted by the same pair that generally hosted the premiers on YouTube.
Also @The Nth Doctor -- The full
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Oh, why not?
But if you watch the movie, you should also watch the documentary that explains how almost everybody involved with the production was deceived into believing that this was a thing that was actually going to happen.
But if you watch the movie, you should also watch the documentary that explains how almost everybody involved with the production was deceived into believing that this was a thing that was actually going to happen.
I've seen it a couple of times, originally on bootleg VHS copy.
It's bad, but fun in an MST3K way.
Good to know but I'll be holding off on that since I'll be seeing the film itself on Saturday!
Wait...only on Disney+? That's so damn weird. Limiting it to the streaming service of the fandom feels redundant and doesn't actually help garner interest. But, as we've already noted in the past, full Red Carpets for the public are becoming a thing of the past. So weird.
That said, I'm off to watch what little they've given us...
I would love to watch the MST3k gang take a crack at that film.
How embarrassing. One of the blue carpet interviewers mistook the Corman cast for the Tim Story cast. I imagine someone told him that the original Fantastic Four cast is there and he just made an incorrect assumption.
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Coupled by the fact that he also called Ioan Gruffudd the OG Mr. Fantastic, so I guess he doesn't even know about the Corman film.
Aside from that blemish, it was a fun (and surprisingly complete and not a highlight reel!) event. The core cast were fun but the biggest highlights for me were Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne (who seemingly forgot about What If...? and made a left-field joke about being in Blade...!), and Paul Walter Hauser (who was clearly having the time of his life!). I love that not just Feige was leaning on hard how much this film is "pure Kirby." Gives me even more high hopes for this film.
Lyonne mentioned that she shared scenes with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, which only adds fuel to my suspicion as to who she's playing.
Rachel Rozman who, according to Wikipedia sourced from Variety's review, is (minor spoiler) a teacher and Ben's love interest, so I suspect you're right.
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The end credit scene, which I have not spoiled myself on, was directed by the Russo Brothers.
screenrant.com
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director Reveals The Russo Bros Directed Post-Credit Scene
The Fantastic Four is deeply linked to Doomsday.
screenrant.com
The end credit scene, which I have not spoiled myself on, was directed by the Russo Brothers.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director Reveals The Russo Bros Directed Post-Credit Scene
The Fantastic Four is deeply linked to Doomsday.
Second one they've directed since coming back *Thunderbolt*
Just got back from it. Enjoyable.
There are two post credit scenes.
There are two post credit scenes.
It was alright but I was a bit disappointed how the story ended. I don’t know why but I was expecting a darker ending which lead directly into Doomsday. It’s also a shame we never actually got to see RDJ as Doom. That might bite them in the ass later on.
Otherwise, I saw the Avatar trailer and that looks amazing as expected.
Otherwise, I saw the Avatar trailer and that looks amazing as expected.
I'm at the theater. When they gave me my choice of seat, I noticed that seat F4 was available, and you better believe that that's the one that I took.
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Initially coming out the theater I liked it, but as I was thinking about it some more I didn't love it. There was strong chemistry between the fantastic four so that was a huge plus and I really liked the Silver Surfer character. Also, the 60s aesthetic was probably the best part of the film, not to mention a great score that gave it a classic feel.
The reason I didn't love it I will put in spoiler code. I'm coming at this from a non-comic reader so what I'm about to say is probably not what the filmmakers are going for or not what is in the comics.
I'll be fair and give this movie a B.
The reason I didn't love it I will put in spoiler code. I'm coming at this from a non-comic reader so what I'm about to say is probably not what the filmmakers are going for or not what is in the comics.
I wonder if Marvel is coming down with Cliffhanger syndrome. What I mean is a pet peeve that I've had in the past is you have a cliffhanger and then when the show comes back from hiatus, that cliffhanger is solved in the first minute or 2. As someone who has watched a lot of Marvel properties in the last two months, I'm starting to get a little frustrated that none of these end credit scenes will pay off. When I came out of Thunderbolts*, that end credit scene got me excited for Fantastic 4. Coming out of Fantastic Four, I wish we had a scene that was the Thunderbolts* sequence from the other side. The New Avengers sees the Fantasic 4 ship, but how about a hit of the Fantastic 4 ship seeing the New Avengers. I'm assuming they put Galactus and Silver Surfer into our universe setting up Doomsday, but I worry that all the end credit scenes I've seen won't really amount to much. I guess that was Doom at the end, but I have no idea who that is so it didn't really mean that much to me. I just wanted to be as excited as I was coming into this movie and feel a little let down that I wasn't. It didn't ruin the movie for me, but thinking about it in the car, there wasn't much to this movie that was mysterious or really progressing forward. It was meeting the fantastic family, whetting the appitite for Galactus and finding what what the Baby can do. I guess I expected a little more whetting?
I'll be fair and give this movie a B.
I have a theory about who she's playing, but it's the obvious choice and it seems strange they'd be so secretive about her if that's who she is, so I'm wondering if there's going to be some kind of surprise there.
I got our tickets for the first showing tomorrow morning, and as a huge FF fan I'm really looking forward to it.
