Spoilers The Fantastic Four: First Steps grade and discussion thread

[Ssosmcin]

Beautiful film, a complete joy to watch from start to finish. Exactly what I was hoping for. Really, really great. 10/10 for me.

I never expected the FF to come close to Superman in box office totals. Everyone who draws a breath knows who Superman is and he's also had a few exceptional films to boot.

The FF is mostly known among comic book fans and their films prior have mostly sucked or at least been less than great. Think Superman is Star Wars and the FF is Star Trek.

 

[Pauln6]

I enjoyed this one. It was a very well-balanced movie, with enough recognisable comic characterisation but not so full on as the first attempt. I enjoyed the first two movies because they were so comic accurate but because they were so comic accurate, they were very much children's movies.

First steps kept the core, with subtle nods so that fans could spot the comic easter eggs. It was a nice touch to imply that Reed may be neurodivergent.

I did feel that it lacked a bit of peril, but that was probably because Galactus and the Surfer are so powerful, it just becomes all or nothing and they aren't going nothing on their first outing. I prefer it when there is a degree of balance between enemies.