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βIt is a solid superhero movie and introduction of the titular characters. Might not be a masterpiece or rival the MCU movies but is not garbage either and if you compare it against the 2015 reboot you will definitively see the qualities of this movie. The Fantastic Four have a long history in comics and were introduced in 1961. They have a lot of great story arcs and popularity even if it declined a bit over the years. Movie wise they have definitely not much luck but this here is pretty faithfuβ
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βReview β Fantastic Four (2005)Not many people notice, but if you look closely, among the producers of this filmβbesides the usual Stan Leeβthereβs also Kevin Feige. Yes, that Kevin Feige, the same man who, just two years later, would go on to launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Unfortunately, that detail alone isnβt enough to save a movie that, while perhaps the most βdecentβ among the pre-MCU attempts, still suffers from a long list of issues, both narratively and in terms of ****βs start witβ
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βFantastic Four: 4 out of 10 Some comic book heroes don't translate well to film. Daredevil was a case in point. While a blind guy wearing a cherry red leather outfit might work on the panels of a comic book it looks silly on screen. (Not that this excuses the horrible Daredevil movie mind you) Mr. Fantastic (The stretching guy) of the Fantastic Four suffers this same fate. When he stretches it looks either disgusting (hand squeezing under the crack beneath a door) or quite silly (every other timβ
