Fans of comic books and superhero movies were finally able to judge whether or not The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the first film to truly get Marvel’s first superhero family right. (Here's our review.) I would certainly agree that the new Marvel movie has a lot riding on it in the weeks after its arrival, but I would actually like to make a case in favor of the 2005 adaptation.
Given how much attention is on the Richards & Co, I thought I would revisit director Tim Story’s Fantastic Four for the first time since I was about 12 years old, and I can certainly say that I liked the movie a whole lot better back then. However, there was one thing about the widely maligned superhero flick that I actually appreciated and genuinely admired far more this time around. Allow me to explain…
