The Fantastic Four

As usual, the myths around the genesis of this film are much more interesting than the flick itself. In short, it was allegedly made – as fast and as cheap as possible – solely for the producers to perform some sort of copyright-related castling, without any intention to release it. However, the creative team was not aware of that, so they went out of their ways to complete the film as best they could. Soon after, the material was confiscated – and possibly destroyed – and the film ended up buried for good. Yet, interestingly, during the post-production stage that preceded, someone had managed to make a pirate copy, which allowed the flick to live up to this day – even though it was never officially released. Wow! Anyway, it’s still sad – though understandable given the paradoxical creation process – that the result is a pathetic piece of crap with terrible acting, even more terrible screenwriting and a horrible technical execution. The only appreciable work here is David and Eric Wurst’s music track. This film is watchable only as a double-feature complement to the documentary Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s the Fantastic Four, adding some value to an otherwise complete filmic failure. (11/18/2018)

Sure it's bad, Stan Lee himself said this movie shouldn't have happened, but the worst part is, it didn't. It didn't have a proper premiere, even though it was filmed. Yet far worse films have been made that deserve actual damnation. For me, it's ultimately still the best adaptation of these comic book characters. (09/04/2017)