Bottom of the barrel for Marvel

Rating: 5/10 (29 July 2005)

I just saw Fantastic Four last night. What can I say? Not bad, not great. As I was leaving the theater I just felt an overwhelming sense of indifference. It wasn't good enough for me to like it, and it wasn't bad enough for me to hate it. I am convinced that Marvel will never let their name be associated with a bad movie, and Fantastic Four wasn't bad, but when compared to all the other Comic-Book movies out there like X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman Begins, the Hulk, DareDevil, etc...it just flat out pales in comparison. I think the main reason for this is because Fantastic Four unlike all other Comic-Book movies features 4 main focal point heroes instead of one, so you end up having all these little quick, generic story lines for each character instead of a long and in-depth look at each individual like we see in Batman Begins. I don't know about you, but when I'm watching a movie about a guy who can turn himself into fire and fly around, I wanna know all there is to know about that person. I wanna know what makes him tick.