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Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
Please continue pre-release discussion here.
Movie:
"Fantastic Four" (Starring: Miles Teller, Rooney Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell)
Release Date:
8/7/15
Rating:
PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, and language throughout.)
Running Time:
106m. (1h. 46m.)
Budget:
$100 million (estimated)
IMDb Synopsis:
IMDb Info and Rating:
4.4 (3,866 votes as of 8/6/15
Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh:06 Rotten:59 (9% as of 8/6/15)
Metacritic:
27 metascore ('Generally unfavorable reviews' as of 8/6/15)
Trailer:
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Movie:
"Fantastic Four" (Starring: Miles Teller, Rooney Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell)
Release Date:
8/7/15
Rating:
PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, and language throughout.)
Running Time:
106m. (1h. 46m.)
Budget:
$100 million (estimated)
IMDb Synopsis:
Spoiler:
IMDb Info and Rating:
4.4 (3,866 votes as of 8/6/15
Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh:06 Rotten:59 (9% as of 8/6/15)
Metacritic:
27 metascore ('Generally unfavorable reviews' as of 8/6/15)
Trailer:
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Poster Art:
Last edited by OldBoy; 08-06-15 at 02:16 PM.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
Variety review:
http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews...ic-1201555905/
Joining Spider-Man in the annals of dizzyingly rapid reboots, Fox’s second stab at “Fantastic Four” comes just eight years after the first try and its sequel, which didn’t set the bar inordinately high. Yet if this latest version, with a significantly younger cast (one’s tempted to call it “Fantastic Four High”), clears that threshold, it’s just barely, drawing from a different source to reimagine the quartet’s origins without conspicuously improving them. All told, the movie feels like a protracted teaser for a more exciting follow-up that, depending on whether audiences warm to this relatively low-key approach, might never happen.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
the one "fresh" that just got posted on RT is actually not all that fresh.
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/rev...pkqJGjnWrDCwSX
i think the bolded part above is the only reason it got 3 out of 5 and not lower.
this thing is gonna get clobbered once the reviews start coming in.
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/rev...pkqJGjnWrDCwSX
But whatever strengths Fantastic Four has, it does not feel like a movie directed by Trank (who made such a striking debut with 2012's bold anti-superhero fable Chronicle) or for that matter by anyone. It's a muddled and underdeveloped origin story which segues jarringly from light-hearted adventure to heavy-handed grit, grasping for a gravitas that it hasn't earned...
While far from the unmitigated disaster some had predicted, Fantastic Four feels unlikely to kick-start a new franchise, barely sustaining the narrative steam to power itself through its modest 90-minute running time.
While far from the unmitigated disaster some had predicted, Fantastic Four feels unlikely to kick-start a new franchise, barely sustaining the narrative steam to power itself through its modest 90-minute running time.
this thing is gonna get clobbered once the reviews start coming in.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
The Variety review concluded with something similar. Basically it's not a trainwreck or terrible, but it's not particularly good either.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
"not an embarrassment!" -Variety
"far from the unmitigated disaster some had predicted!" -Digital Spy
"Fantastic!" -movie title
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
"More like the Unfantastic Four.": http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mov...ebook_20150804
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
So witty.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
A movie that looked boring and grim in the trailers was boring and grim in actuality? The hell you say.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
Sounds like it's just a bad movie from a narrative level. The storytelling is bad and it's far removed from the source material.
Maybe that ended up being a good thing. People won't associate this movie with the, "Real," Fantastic Four.
Maybe that ended up being a good thing. People won't associate this movie with the, "Real," Fantastic Four.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
I just read the, "Positive," (aka: Fresh) review linked on Rotten Tomatoes, and, in reality, it's a scathing review. That one should in no way be listed as, "Fresh."
The real score, then, is 0% Fresh so far.
Wow.
Granted, there are only 5 reviews up so far, but they are all amazingly negative. Even worse than I thought they would be.
The real score, then, is 0% Fresh so far.
Wow.
Granted, there are only 5 reviews up so far, but they are all amazingly negative. Even worse than I thought they would be.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
I just read the, "Positive," (aka: Fresh) review linked on Rotten Tomatoes, and, in reality, it's a scathing review. That one should in no way be listed as, "Fresh."
The real score, then, is 0% Fresh so far.
Wow.
Granted, there are only 5 reviews up so far, but they are all amazingly negative. Even worse than I thought they would be.
The real score, then, is 0% Fresh so far.
Wow.
Granted, there are only 5 reviews up so far, but they are all amazingly negative. Even worse than I thought they would be.
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Re: Fantastic Four (Trank, 2015) — The Reviews Thread
"Like Elektra and Green Lantern had a semi-watchable baby!"