The Fantastic Four: First Steps 2025 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

The Fantastic Four: First Steps 2025 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Related content: Average Extra of: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - First Trailer Marvel Studios Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2025/01/average-extra-of-fantastic-four-first.html , Thunderbolts* 2025 Link , Superman 2025 Link  , Fantastic Four 2005 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2017/07/fantastic-four-2005-by.html and then Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2017/07/fantastic-4-rise-of-silver-surfer-2007.html

Review Time

Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/transformation/birth/robotics/burning/shooting/vehicle crash/torture/environmental/medical

Welcome to Dimension Earth-828 in the 1960's: briefly; where The Fantastic Four are the world's protectors and great news Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic &  Sue Storm/Invisible Woman [Pedro Pascal & Vanessa Kirby:] this husband-and-wife are expecting their first baby, only smooth sailing from here on then for The Fantastic Four... Well No as The Fantastic Four have to defend planet Earth from firstly Herald/other names [Julia Garner:] she is an entity that rides on this surfboard; her and surfboard are completely in silver, she is in servitude to find planets for her master; that the eater of worlds to devour...  Galactus [voiced by: Ralph Ineson:] he is a cosmic being that is very knowledgeable and likewise very powerful, with only one known drawback: he needs planets to consume to keep him alive, but he may have just found a way around this...

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 115 minutes film is smooth as it glides through its script; there are different tempo changes which as I have already referenced is likewise smoothly done

Art, comedy and action: from the outset it is incredibly clear to see that they pulled out everything to create this world: it is clean and tidy and of the highest quality, they should be very proud with what they have achieved in this film and hopefully they should get some more positive at minimum nominees, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing: he is the best friend of Reed and uncle to the newborn/a very valued member of the family: the happens to be built like granite, orange and incredibly strong: they have given him a ever so slightly darker orange which fits in much better with the entire tone of the film, but it clearly still stand out, he just looks more of a older grizzled character. Herald: they gave her the same level of attention and detail, but obviously designed for in the sense of sleekness not only cosmetically, but also facial feature movements and all-round movements as well, okay let's move on to what we have been all waiting for since Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007: Galactus [for the younger generations at best you get to see this big outer space/sky entity thing moving closer to Earth, but you don't actually see him as him.]

But here we get to see him in all his glory; in Taa II/the Worldship: sitting on his chair: this scene is very smart and elegant, as it uses yes a dark colour system, but based on my viewing experience; so based on my opinion by doing this they were able to put in lots of little definitions so it is a highly detailed scene we have with a camera shot designed to be from a the right pointing diagonally up so it gives the illusion of grandeur and to incorporate everything I have just indicated: I know, I know I have already said this once already, but I will be incredibly disappointed if this project doesn't get the recognition by nominations it rightly deserves, but we also have Galactus landing/walking on Earth: which they have gone with the approach of a mixture between Godzilla and King Kong; but designed/catered for Galactus obviously.

 Johnny Storm/Human Torch [Joseph Quinn:] he is the younger brother of Sue Storm: he tries to break this code, he has this beautiful comedic back and forth with The Thing about and yes I know he isn't the only one that wants The Thing to say his catchphrase from the 1967 animated TV program of this family unit, don't worry eventually you will say it when these two team up: Torch flies The Thing in and drop him that kind of thing: but broadly speaking the action is high octane.

Character developments, performances and voice performances; all of these aspects other flushed out for their official title debut into the MCU, so of course we get the foundation character developments, but having said that three-dimensional, layered versions, which is good because I don't think I could handle another recreation of the standard Torch and Thing cheap pops at one another thing going on let's just say that was a very 2000's thing: but as I have already shown Torch has around being with intelligence, so when he has this back and forth with Thing it isn't annoying, just well placed and doesn't interrupt the flow of the movie. The performances and voice performances are absolutely spot on; as they all gel with one another/spot on cast chemistry: with the massive positive of they have gone back to the old style of character developments and character building: where this is massively important these characters/performers/voice performance could gel with anyone from another part of the MCU: so in a nutshell they have gone back to go forward as I have seen this kind of character developments/character building in Thunderbolts* 2025.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment: as it has so much to offer in different ways and finally they did Galactus justice, now only when the time is right they can do Apocalypse and Mister Sinister justice I would be a very happy boy, the uncomfortable truth is this is what DC in my honest opinion failed to achieve with Superman 2025: they both come from a similar time frame but where DC or whatever they are called nowadays, went immature and ugly the MCU went mature, smart and elegant: yes at the end of each ending credits section there is an extra credit and in the middle is either some art or this acoustic guitar song; roughly it is about if Galactus essentially got his own way. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Nominees as of this content being first created: Astra Midseason Movie Awards 2025 Astra Midseason Award Most Anticipated Film.

Now I am sure Marvel Studios will not mind me doing this: I dedicate this content to RIP Julian McMahon 1968-2025: he was  Victor Von Doom/Dr Doom in Fantastic Four 2005 and then again Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007: he has very much set the benchmark for what this character should be so I hope Robert Downey Jr. it is up for the challenge: so it again RIP Julian McMahon died at 56.