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Has anyone watched Fantastic Four: First Steps yet?


If so, how was it? So far I heard that it received positive reviews so far, which is good. But how about you? Has anyone watched it in theatres or planning to watch it?
Has anyone watched Fantastic Four: First Steps yet? 75 votes
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It cannot be worse than the MCUs recent track record, so... yeah.
Without going into spoilers, I thought it was very well done. The performances were outstanding and I enjoyed the chemistry between the actors. Standout performances for me were Reed and Torch.
Initially I doubted Pedro but he absolutely delivered for me. He’s got Reed down pat with being a tortured soul and brilliant mind. Joseph Quinn I honestly was not sold on - even in the trailers. But my gosh I adored his take on torch. He had the perfect balance between being witty and intelligent, but also had a lot of heart to him. All the other actors did a phenomenal job.
I liked what the focus of the film was and how the plot was built around it. The CGI was well done, you begin to care about these characters you’ve never seen before.
There are minor things I didn’t like, like at times it felt quite fast-paced. This is not typically an issue for me, but I felt like being less than 2 hours, they could have given us an extra 20-30 minutes and spread it out a little, potentially give us a little more on the tail end as it wrapped up. The ending was something I actually wasn’t entirely expecting, and even though I would’ve preferred the ending to be different, I still thought it was well done. And if they HAD to go that route, it’s pretty much exactly how I’d want it to play out.
Overall very enjoyable. Personally I’m giving it an 8.5/10. Similar to thunderbolts, it felt pretty fresh, not just as we are introduced to a new group, but mainly because it feels like it has a vision, and the film is constructed around a central idea/theme that is carried throughout the movie.
The only sad part for me is seeing Yelena there w/o her sister 😫
Anyone else love Thunderbolts???
Just for fun, here are my rankings of 2025’s superhero films.
1. Superman
2. Thunderbolts*
3. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
4. Captain America: Brave New World
Maybe it’s a sign to buff invisible woman Kabam