Fantastic Four Trailer Review: Impressive first look, but some hesitation remains.

Since it was first announced, the Fantastic Four reboot has been getting quite the bit of negative press even before a single official still has been released. We've seen leaked behind the scenes photos, heard about reshoots and other production problems (, and heard of reveals about new character origins (Dr. Doom is an angry blogger....it feels weird typing that sentence). But we've never seen first look at any of the footage shown.....until now.

Today, Fox and Marvel finally dropped the first look at the new reboot, and it looks very different compared to what we have seen before from Marvel's First Family. Check it out below!

 

This trailer gives me a lot of mixed emotions to it. On the one hand, this already looks loads better than the two Tim Story directed films we received in 2005 and 2007. I appreciate that we are going in a much more serious tone compared to the last two films, and definitely focusing on more of the science and cosmic side rather than just straight up comedic elements. I'm also really interested in a lot of what the story will be, and just to see what variations will be made from their origins (already we seem to be going to other dimensions rather than just outright space).

Also, the film looks beautiful. The cinematography is drop dead gorgeous and just really pretty to look at. Director Josh Trank, who made the incredibly underrated found footage film Chronicle, directs this film beautifully and I'm greatly curious to see how the rest of the film plays out.

My one big gripe, however, while I appreciate the tone being darker compared to previous films, it almost feels a bit too serious. I understand this is only a teaser so far so I'm hoping the final product is a nice blend between dark and playful. Again, I understand this is only the first look and the film isn't out in a little under 6 months so I shouldn't judge yet, but I'm hoping for a bit more....lightheartedness is the right word will be shown.

But this teaser did exactly what it's supposed to do: it teased me. I like how we see glimpses of the team's powers, such as with the Human Torch and the Thing, but never the full reveal. No sign of Doctor Doom yet, except perhaps near the very end of the trailer we hear him talking to Mr. Fantastic (Miles Teller). I do not believe him to be the voiceover in the trailer, as I think it could be Dr. Storm (Reg E. Cathey), Sue and Johnny's father. Now that I've seen footage, consider my interest piqued for what will happen in the next six months.

 

Catch Fantastic 4 when it opens in theaters on August 8.

 

 

 



So what about you, fellow movie goers? Are you excited for the Fantastic 4 reboot now that the film finally has some footage to show? Or are you still hesitant? Sound off in the comments below. And if you're a fan of films like I am, follow me @filmfan108! (Ha, see what I did there?)