The Fantastic Four: First Steps

"Lots of fun with some cool action sequences ! Has some nice heartfelt moments too and I’m a sucker for that . "

"I liked the fact that they kept the characters like how they were in the 60's, but the movie itself was meh. The whole movie is about them trying to save their baby. Guess I know why it is called First Steps now. And, they did Quinn dirty with that haircut. "

"It was a good solid movie, not gonna lie but I thought it was going to be bad, but way better than the other one. I love the 60s vibe, the story was really good!"

"The setting and vibes of this movie remind me of Tomorrowland in the best way possible. I loved this and the cast was so good!"

"I personally really liked this film. While the 2005 film version was quite entertaining, this film far surpasses it IMO with a strong emotional story of a superhero family working together as a team to save the world. What especially stood out was the family dynamics that it does a remarkable job establishing along with a decent story with stakes. Easily the performances by the 4 main cast members (Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach) along with Julia Fox stand out, with Kirby in particular being the film’s glue and carrying the film, convincingly becoming the mother of the group in addition to some really emotional moments where she really delivers (easily one of the all-time greatest performances ever in an MCU film IMO). Strong production values, cinematography, VFX, and score too. Worth watching for sure."

"The storyline/plot was not to my tastes but the storytelling was fun. I liked the costume design for the superhero outfits. Some parts were cringy to me and it was so cliche for the baby to save his mom’s life but of course the superheroes need to stay alive for the next movie so… don’t really want to kill them off just yet. I like the cast they chose for the characters. I love Sarah Niles even though she had a small role in it and Julia Garner as the silver surfer, but still I can only picture her from Ozark with a strong western accent. Love my boys Pedro Pascal (my rose colored glasses haven’t come off yet and he can still do no awful acting in my eyes) and Joseph Quinn."

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps definitely lived up to its name for me. What I loved really loved about this was how Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben really feel like a family. I had fun with the big action scenes (the 3D looked consistently great and the blackhole sequence was maybe my favorite for the 3D element), but it was just as cool to see the smaller, more personal moments between the characters. One thing that I also loved was that the four are all pretty level-headed and good at what they do. I was surprised by how nervous Galactus made me - he's quite a threat! The retro-futurism was also really worked for me and I liked all the details that went into bringing their world to life. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the characters again in the future. Finally, I also want to mention Michael Giacchino's score is perfect. I wouldn't mind getting a copy of the soundtrack for myself if it gets released on physical media in the future."

"Finally Marvel gets it right with these characters. I genuinely liked the mix of humour and action. Plot was also very compelling to me. May not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it certainly beats the other adaptations of this comic. Post credit scene = 👀🤯🫨"

"Great, entertaining movie. I had a great time watching it. "

"- I get that this is not meant to be a deep movie. Having said that, there are other aspects that felt too light to be taken seriously on the levels in which they needed to be. For one, we are told the backstory about who The Fantastic Four are, and though the movie isn't heavy with monologues like James Gunn's Superman, it feels like an info dump intro that is saved mainly by the inherent humor of the style, but it goes on too long and messes with the overall narrative flow. The usual quippy banter is here as well, but it makes this feel like too many Marvel films before it, and it doesn't have to be done so much. Any relationship that isn't tied to the top four(ish) principle cast members feels unexplored and gives the movie a one-dimensional feel. This relates particularly to the weak villains. Galactus is an intimidating figure, but he's mostly this big booming voice and domineering demigod that turns out to be relatively dumb, and isn't in much of the movie. The Silver Surfer is mostly unexplored as a character, and I can't figure out for the life of me why the filmmakers had to change the gender, other than to introduce a dumb love interest for Johnny Storm. This makes the real antagonist fear, and how people will react irrationally to a threat when they are desperate. This was a big opportunity to connect more with The Fantastic Four(ish) AND the people. Instead they serve as background in a mural of a bygone era. If you have Mcguffin villains then the story and character work has to be strong, and they aren't. That is a shame because the performances by Pascal and Kirby are. In fact Pascal is better than I thought he would be while Kirby is as strong as always. This is probably one of the best looking Marvel films ever made (CGI cookies aside), and one of the few that actually works on its own in terms of overall story. (+) If you like fruity pebbles entertainment, have fun with this one. But really... The Incredibles did this already, and did it better."