Disney+ has got a long way to go before it troubles Netflix’s position as King of the Streaming Services, but each day seems to bring a new and interesting bit of content for it. Today’s most prominent addition is a Marvel superhero movie that’s by no means a cinematic classic, but worth watching as a snapshot of pre-MCU superhero movies. I’m talking 2005’s Fantastic Four.
Starring Ioan Gruffudd as Mr Fantastic, Michael Chiklis as The Thing, Jessica Alba as The Invisible Woman, Chris Evans as The Human Torch and Julian McMahon as Dr Doom, the film recently middling reviews and did well, though not spectacularly, at the box office. Still, as of right now it’s definitely the best Fantastic Four movie. Then again it’s competitors aren’t exactly Oscar winners – the Roger Corman 90s movie is hilariously cheap (and was made so as to maintain the rights), this film’s sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer turned Galactus into a cloud and the 2015 version is one of the most notorious modern blockbuster flops.
I will admit I haven’t seen this since its original release, but I remember enjoying Michael Chiklis in orange make-up as the Thing and being impressed by Chris Evans’ Human Torch. This movie represents Evans dipping his toe in the Marvel Universe for the first time, before going to define the role of Captain America in the MCU.
Hopefully, this won’t be the best Fantastic Four movie for long. Now that Marvel Studios have the rights they’re working on the best way to bring the characters into the MCU. Some fans think we’ve already seen hints of them in previous films and it seems like a no-brainer to use a (giant human-shaped) Galactus as the next really big bad. I mean, if you want to top the impact of Thanos, Galactus is absolutely the way to go.
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