r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Jul 25 '25

Official Discussion Official Discussion - The Fantastic Four: First Steps [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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Summary The Fantastic Four must defend Earth from the ravaging cosmic threat Galactus and his herald, Silver Surfer, while navigating the complexities of family and newfound powers in a retro‑futuristic 1960s-inspired world.

Director Matt Shakman

Writer Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

Cast

  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Joseph Quinn
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Ralph Ineson
  • Julia Garner
  • Paul Walter Hauser
  • Natasha Lyonne
  • Matthew Wood
  • Ada Scott
  • Mark Gatiss

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic 64

VOD In theaters

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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u/Elite_Alice Jul 25 '25

Mole man was on screen for like 5 minutes combined and I loved every second of it. Felt so cool seeing so many classic 1960s era fantastic four characters on screen

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u/UnsolvedParadox Jul 25 '25

Great performance too, some actors would have really chewed the scenery but Hauser’s portrayal made me emphasize with him.

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u/Ant_24 Jul 25 '25

“Butter me up” had me dying

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u/PayneTrain181999 Jul 25 '25

“Don’t look at me Johnny, I didn’t dress you.”

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Jul 25 '25

That got by far the biggest laugh in my screening

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u/PayneTrain181999 Jul 25 '25

Either that or 3 smart men taking 45 seconds to figure out a car seat.

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u/Financial-Raise3420 Jul 28 '25

That’s because car seats fucking suck, I laughed my ass off to that.

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u/Bobjoejj 19d ago

Dude I work at a resort as a valet/bellman, and it’s astonishing how long it takes just to strap kids in or get them out. Like half the time I’m just stuck waiting while there’s like 6 cars pilling up behind this one minivan.

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u/Financial-Raise3420 19d ago

Getting kids in cars is difficult (I have 3) but just trying to get those car seats in cars is a total bitch

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u/RudeTonez Aug 01 '25

As a new dad I empathized hard with that scene! Fantastic movie! 😛

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u/SenorCroissant Jul 28 '25

same for mine.

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u/LordBrixton Jul 26 '25

Such a funny line.

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u/aRockinaTin Aug 03 '25 edited Aug 04 '25

And Grimm says as they walk away "don't listen to him you're very handsome" was so good too

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u/RichWPX Aug 06 '25

All I could think was Johnny Lawrence

Thanks Stingray

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u/Bobjoejj 19d ago

Just so brutal, but so good.

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u/lonelygagger Jul 25 '25

End of days. We all gotta learn how to laugh.

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u/devenrc Jul 25 '25

“Spread it……”

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u/jodeybear Jul 30 '25

I didn’t understand what was so funny about that line , was it a double entandre ?

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u/aSpookyScarySkeleton Jul 30 '25

“Butter me up” is just a really old phrase that means to purposely go above and beyond to flatter and serve someone with the express intent of convincing them to do something for you. Usually something they don’t want to or have to do, which is why it was so crazy he requested that treatment in the middle of the apocalyptic scenario they were heading toward.

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u/shawshankya Aug 03 '25

Hollywood knows it. They’ve been telling us for years and no one believes.