Now, I have just returned home from the movie theater. I saw The Fantastic Four. It was bad.
It was more than bad, it sucked. Big time. These are the reasons why:
1. The Story
The story was stupid, and boring. There was really nothing happening until the very end, and even then, the climax wasn't really recognizable. I didn't really know when the real stuff was going to happen, and by the time I realized it had happened, the movie was over. Also, there was no character development. They were all super cardboard and one dimensional.
2. The Acting
I will say that Miles Teller is a talented actor, but in this movie, it just didn't cut it. Nothing about any of the characters had anything about them that endeared them to any of the viewers. And none of the actors brought anything to the characters. They were all very one dimensional and cardboard.
3. The Special Effects
Hands down, the worst I have seen for a Marvel movie yet. Marvel is a big corporation! They have the money to at least get a decent special effects team. I mean, the green screen was obvious, and all the powers were badly portrayed. That is all from me, as I don't really know much about the special effects and the goings on, but still. Bad.
4. Doctor Doom
Okay, to start off, Doctor Doom is one of the most formidable Marvel villains of all time. He is not bad just because, he is bad because he wants to protect his home country. In this movie, they made him bad just because he wanted to be bad. Also, they gave him powers that made him unstoppable. I mean, the ability to make people's heads explode just by looking at them? Why didn't he do that to the Fantastic Four? He certainly had the power to. Was he just, like, "Oh, you're stretchy. I guess I can't explode you!" No. He most definitely had the ability and he just didn't use it. Bad planning.
5. The Accuracy
Like I was saying with DD (doctor doom), they portrayed him badly. But when we get to the rest of the story... Yikes. First off, Victor von Doom had nothing to do with the space thing they made. All the characters were not teenagers. Sue and Johnny were siblings, but Sue wasn't adopted. Like, at all.
6. Sue's Hair
Okay, I'm not saying her hair was the only thing wrong with her, but I'm just going to focus on her hair. First off, the colour. I know Sue's hair is blonde, but with that actress, it just didn't fit. It was really obvious it was a wig, and just took away from the movie as I wondered, "Why didn't they at least get a decent wig? This is Marvel! They have a big budget."
7. The Dad's Death
That was confusing. First off, why didn't Doom just make his head explode like he did all the rest? Did he WANT his enemy to have the last words with his kids while he escaped? And the actors at that scene were so weird. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." About what? Sorry we went into space, or sorry we kind of let you die?
8. The Powers of Sue
I get that they had a year to get a hold on their powers, but even then, Sue had trouble staying in her bubble of energy for long periods of time because she had to hold her breath. But suddenly, as everything is happening, she can do it no problem? What the heck?
9. Ben and Reed's Relationship
Okay, so, Reed kind of abandoned Ben in the science lab and Ben hated him for it. But when Doom goes on his rage in the lab, they come see each other, exchange two lines, and suddenly they're all good? That makes no sense. There was no real reconciliation. I mean, what the heck?
10. Science This. Science That.
For most of the Marvel movies I've seen, there's some kind of sciencey something... But you should at least get a grasp on all of these things. I didn't understand anything about anything. All of their powers were purely circumstantial in this movie. I mean, what if Reed's door didn't close instead of Ben's, or Ben's window imploded instead of Johnny's, or what if another scientist instead of Sue had been controlling it and bringing them back?
11. No End Scene!
In every Marvel movie, there's always been an end scene. Whether it be Fury with Tony talking Avengers, or Thanos in the Avengers, there's always been one. This one had nada. Nothing. I even cried out at the end of the movie, "This isn't a true Marvel movie!" and almost everyone left in the theater laughed.
12. Most importantly, WHERE WAS STAN LEE?
In EVERY Marvel movie ever, there has always been a Stan Lee cameo. In Ant-Man, he was a bartender. In the original Fantastic Four, he was trying to get into their wedding. In the Avengers, he was on the news near the end. But in this movie, there was no cameo, which makes every single Marvel fan protest and cry, "This movie is GARBAGE!"
Because it is. This movie is, plain and simple, garbage. If you have anything else that you think is a reason why the fantastic four reboot sucked, then comment!
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