{"id":76819,"date":"2025-07-20T01:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76819\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T01:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:42:03","slug":"marvel-blockbuster-gets-rave-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/76819\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Blockbuster Gets Rave Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMarvel<\/a>\u2018s \u201cThe Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/a>\u201d has been unveiled to members of the film press, and first reactions are praising the MCU epic as a \u201cvisual feast\u201d with \u201csnappy, confident storytelling.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tNext Best Picture editor-in-chief Matt Neglia wrote on X that the Marvel tentpole lives up to its namesake of \u201cfantastic,\u201d hailing the film\u2019s \u201cexcellent\u201d leading quartet and \u201cdelightful\u201d retro-futuristic aesthetic.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe wrote<\/a>, \u201cCombined with Matt Shakman\u2019s snappy, confident storytelling, this is an intriguing & satisfying first step for Marvel\u2019s 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 \u2018Doomsday.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEntertainment journalist Brandon Davis also took to X to share his thoughts. He wrote that \u201cFantastic Four\u201d was one of the \u201cbest things Marvel has ever done\u201d and compared the visuals to those of Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cInterstellar.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGalactus is awesome. Silver Surfer looks really, really good. VFX were often immaculate,\u201d Davis wrote<\/a>. \u201cCosmically and on Earth, Matt Shakman dropped a visual feast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPeople staffer Sharareh Drury echoed the praise, writing on X that \u201cFantastic Four\u201d was \u201cbreathtaking.\u201d She gave particular kudos to Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, who play MCU power couple Reed Richards and Susan Storm, respectively. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStunning visuals, a moving story, witty banter and epic action. Marvel\u2019s First Family delivers one awesome ride,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. \u201cPedro Pascal nails it as Mr. Fantastic. Vanessa Kirby stands out as Sue Storm \u2013 she\u2019s a shooting star.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the leading four alongside Pascal and Kirby are Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing. \u201cFirst Steps\u201d follows the titular super squad as they defend Earth from the gargantuan planet-eating space tyrant Galactus. Matt Shakman directs with a script by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson and Jeff Kaplan. <\/p>\n

\n\tOther cast members include Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles and Paul Walter Hauser. <\/p>\n

\n\tVariety exclusively reported<\/a> that John Malkovich was originally set to appear in \u201cFirst Steps\u201d as Red Ghost, but was cut out of the film. Shakman said it was \u201cheartbreaking not to include him in the final version of the movie,\u201d adding that he was \u201chonored\u201d Malkovich had joined the project in the first place.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere were a lot of things that ultimately ended up hitting the cutting room floor,\u201d Shakman said. \u201cWhen we were building a \u201960s retro-future world, introducing all of these villains, introducing these four main characters as a group, as well as individually, introducing the idea of a child \u2014 there was a lot of stuff to balance in this movie and some things had to go ultimately in terms of shaping the film for its final version.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Fantastic Four: First Steps\u201d hits theaters July 24. Check out more first reactions below. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c#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 \u201960s aesthetic works on all fronts.\u201d \u2013 Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ62<\/a>6<\/a>)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c#FantasticFour Is a masterpiece. the visual effects and the score are a HUGE stand out. Galactus Is huge In IMAX. It\u2019s emotional and gives you hope. It beats you off and doesn\u2019t stop. STAY Until the END CREDITS.\u201d \u2013 Deo (@frickyuu) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFantastic Four friggin\u2019 rocks! More than any Marvel movie before it, F4 feels like Jack Kirby\u2019s 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.\u201d \u2013 Chris Killian (@chriskillian) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNothing will prepare you for #TheFantasticFour First Steps. Pedro Pascal is the perfect Reed, but the entire cast shines and does right by these characters. It\u2019s funny, moving, gorgeous to look at, and non-stop FANTASTIC. This is @MarvelStudios at its brilliant best.\u201d \u2013 Josh Wilding (@Josh_Wilding)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marvel\u2018s \u201cThe Fantastic Four: First Steps\u201d has been unveiled to members of the film press, and first reactions…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[171,7644,14020,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-76819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-marvel","10":"tag-the-fantastic-four-first-steps","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114883025112773398","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}