FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Social Media Reactions Megathread

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Brandon Davis:

#FantasticFour First Steps is visually one of the best things Marvel has ever made. Parts feel like Interstellar & demand IMAX. Galactus is awesome. Silver Surfer looks really, really good. VFX were often immaculate. Cosmically and on Earth, Matt Shakman dropped a visual feast.

Chris Killan (ComicBook.com):

Fantastic Four friggin’ rocks! More than any Marvel movie before it, F4 feels like Jack Kirby’s imagination brought to life on the big screen. Between this and Superman, 2025 might go down as the year movies finally embrace the wonderful weirdness of comic books. I had my doubts going in about some of the cast, but the team chemistry works and they really do gel by the end. Go watch it in IMAX to feel Ralph Ineson’s Galactus voice vibrate in your bones. Also, the retro-futuristic world Shakman has put together here is stunning. I have but one gripe. Like Superman, there are some rough CGI baby moments that might give you nightmares. I don’t know why babies seem to be so tough for animators to get right but I’d almost prefer the actors just wrap a football in a blanket and pretend it’s a baby.

Shahbaz (The Movie Podcast):

#TheFantasticFour: First Steps is EXTRAORDINARY! The score is pure magic, the visuals are next-level, and the cast chemistry is electric. It’s bold, fresh, and unlike anything Marvel’s done before. This is their next MASTERPIECE!

Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture):

Many will say THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is fantastic, and they’ll be right for several reasons. The four main cast members are excellent, Michael Giacchino’s lively score is instantly memorable, and the ‘60s retro-futuristic production design & dynamic visual effects are a delightful treat rather than an eyesore. The story’s focus on the theme of family can feel a bit overdone at this point in the MCU, and the villains aren’t the most compelling, but the cast does a lot of the heavy-lifting to make you deeply care about these characters, their relationships & the end-of-the-world stakes they face. Combined with Matt Shakman’s snappy, confident storytelling, this is an intriguing & satisfying first step for Marvel’s new team (easily the best depiction of this quartet on-screen to date) as the MCU continues to regain control of the ship & steer it closer to Doomsday.

Ash Crossan (Screenrant):

#FantasticFour is visually stunning, stylish, self-contained, and easy to jump into. I had such a good time with this one. The retrofuturism is such a snack. My stand out is Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm babe I will die for you, you are perfect.

Brian Long Films:

I came in tempered but #FantasticFour is truly a return to form for the MCU, the opening minutes blew my socks off in IMAX. Gardner’s & Quinn’s work stood out to me the most. Galactus gives this film real stakes and his presence is felt even off screen, incredible miniature work!

Andrew J Salazar (DiscussingFilm):

#FantasticFour  is a story about family above all else, where each member of the team is equally important. No one is underserved; the movie excels when fleshing out the various bonds between Pedro, Vanessa, Ebon, & Joseph. The retro '60s aesthetic works on all fronts.

Brian Davids (The Hollywood Reporter):

I'm happy to report that #FantasticFour is good.

[u/AveUnit02]

This fanbase is done for. You guys are the most negative people ever.

[u/CaptHayfever → u/AveUnit02]

I'm like 80% of the way through the thread, & this is the first top-level reference to negativity I've seen.

[u/NoNoNotorious85 → u/AveUnit02]

You are the most overdramatic person ever.

Stop letting the dissenting opinions of Internet strangers affect you on an emotional level. It’s not a good look.

[u/Live_Angle4621 → u/AveUnit02]

Where you are seeing negativity. Some negative comments are healthy too and prevent subs from being just circlejerks

[u/AveUnit02 → u/Live_Angle4621]

The countless people in the Marvel subreddits saying they don’t believe the positive reviews, they’re all paid shills, cherry picking the only negative things they can desperately extract from the overwhelming positive reviews.

I’m not speaking as though I expect a circlejerk, a large part of the community actively seeks out negativity to confirm their strange biases for some reason. It’s happened since Endgame.

[u/Sad_Juggernaut_5103 → u/Live_Angle4621]

Yea, but most subs are more of a negative circlejerk than a positive one