Aug 2, 2025
The Fantastic Four (1994)
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The Fantastic Four (1994)
The Fantastic Four (1994) dir. Oley Sassone. 6.7/10
I wouldn't recommend this movie to my friends. I wouldn't rewatch this movie.
I don't know the age difference between Reed and Susan, but nope. Although aadult her looks like an adult. Everything is so cheesy and a bit dramatic. Villains like this kinda Doom are annoying lol. I wouldn't be taking Dr. Doom seriously. He was my colleague and now he's dressed up like this, being serious about it, and is going by Dr. Doom?
The vibe of the villains reminds me of the thieves in Home Alone.
Alicia caring for Ben so much after their one interaction is kinda wild. It's highly weird the way the villains are behaving when kidnapping Alicia. Ben's journey with the homeless is kinda random.
I think it's good they added in their reasonings for why they have their specific power. Lol enjoying these special effects. Seems like an old video game. Lmao at waving out of the limo with this extended arm.
‘The Price’ is such a fantastic episode. Not only is it impressive writing in what it tries to portray about the theme of war but its direction is also second to none. The way they frame it. They have Xena and Gabrielle separated through most of it yet again, but there’s so much significance in that because they’re doing what they do best. They play them to their strengths alone and they only have them interact on their weaknesses until an emotional connection and consciousness breakthrough happens from it. It’s so brilliantly written and directed to illustrate that these characters see the world majorly differently between them when it comes to war, but at the same time, because they do, they’re able to teach each other so much and grow closer for it.
They just do not do character representation this well anymore where they actually involve themes and assign a specific thematic narrative to the characters to make the entire experience of watching them so moving. And when you have characters that are so oppositional from each other but yet work so well together because of it… absolute fucking magic happens when playing to that.
They knew how to use these characters really well. Xena and Gabrielle I mean. They knew exactly what to do with them so that every interaction - which is many in this show - is so full of substance and purpose so that you actually love the episodes much more because of it.
Of course you can separate them in the screen-time they usually share, but you have to have that separation mean something. Through it, you ultimately have to show why and how they have such a profound dynamic because of how much they are their own people in it.
And the creators in this show just fucking NAILED IT. ‘The Price’ is a great example of this. Probably the best actually in terms of what it can show us about how their oppositional worldviews evolve their ever growing love for each other. I mean this episode is the first time that we ever hear Xena ALMOST tell Gabrielle that she loves her and the only reason why she changes her sentence is because she feels guilt in expressing loving feelings for her when she’s just treated her contemptuously not moments beforehand because she’s was so afraid of allowing her softer side (that Gabrielle naturally brings out in her) to show if it meant putting her life in danger.
You can absolutely see the conflict in her heart in those moments because Lucy plays those difficult to watch scenes between them so sternly but cautiously - as if she fears that if she lets her guard down for one second, Gabrielle would pay the price for her inability to hold her stern composure with her when around the men she’s in charge of. But when alone she’d be kicking herself for it because this woman holds power over her no man ever could. Power that instantly makes her bend to her will and make her out to be the submissive one in the role.
It’s just fucking excellent characterization writing and directing. Very organic. Very honest. Very intentional.
I love this episode so much because it so effectively demonstrates that relationships are a compromise - they’re about understanding the oppositional view without sacrificing on your autonomy in the process.
Steven L. Sears and Oley Sassone are quite the team. They knew exactly what to do with these characters.
This is a fan page for the unreleased 1994 film, The Fantastic Four. Run by a geek who just really likes this movie and wanted a platform to post more about it.
The Fantastic Four was filmed from December 1992 to January 1993, supposedly scheduled for release in 1994. Unbeknownst to those who worked on the project, its true purpose was only to allow producer Bernd Eichinger to retain the film rights to the characters for another ten years. Working on a $1m budget and a dream, the creators and actors behind this movie poured everything they had into making a story that was faithful to the comics and the characters, a story with a heart and soul. The result is a wholesome film that cares about its characters and the tale it’s telling, with a real feeling of family and unity woven into the very fabric of it.
Despite all of the time, effort, and money put into it by the entire cast and crew — from putting up with filming in condemned buildings, to sneaking around at night to get the editing completed, to paying out of pocket for things like a full orchestra and a publicity tour — in the end it was rewarded only with a shelved movie and the revelation that what they’d created was never even intended to see the light of day.
Thankfully, a transfer of the film was made and ended up floating around in fan circles as a bootleg, giving people the ability to watch it regardless. Over the decades it’s become an underground legend, with fans around the world embracing it and many agreeing that it’s the most comic-accurate live action adaptation we have. Today it has something of a cult following, and perhaps ironically, a life it probably never would have had if it had been released in the first place. In 2025, actors Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, and Michael Bailey Smith got a chance to finally be acknowledged by Marvel Studios and have cameo roles in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, thrilling fans who have longed to see these performers be paid their dues for their work and their continuing love and devotion to Marvel’s First Family.
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Where can I watch the movie online? It tends to float around YouTube for a while before inevitably getting taken down again, but so far the longest standing link I’ve found is here on the Internet Archive.
Where can I watch the Doomed! documentary? The documentary is here on YouTube, or free to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV, Fandango at Home, and Amazon Prime Video.
Where can I buy a copy of the movie? There are bootlegs everywhere, but I prefer to direct people to the folks who made the Doomed! documentary, who sell affordable copies of both their own doc (so you can directly support them!) and the 1994 film with optional upscaled quality and even a commentary with director Oley Sassone. While there is no official release out there, this is as official as it gets. (This is not an affiliate link, I’m just plugging the best option available.)
Where can I show support for the movie’s release? The actors have a petition set up, campaigning for the official release of the film. While admittedly petitions are never guaranteed to have sway with studios, it’s a good way to stand with everyone who worked on this project and to show Marvel, Disney, etc. that there’s fan interest.
Additional info below:
Title: The Fantastic Four
Rating: PG
Director: Oley Sassone
Cast: Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood, Rebecca Staab, Michael Bailey Smith, Ian Trigger, Joseph Culp, George Gaynes, Kat Green, Carl Ciarfalio, Chuck Butto, Annie Gagen, Howard Shangraw, David Keith Miller, Robert Alan Beuth, Patrick Richwood, Ricky Dean Logan
Release year: 1994
Genres: science fiction, action, adventure
Blurb: When dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid astronauts are given incredible powers. They decide to form a superhero group called the Fantastic Four to fight their archenemy, Doctor Doom.
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister from the album Welcome to the Real World - Director: Oley Sassone
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Fantastic Four, um resumão da franquia
Fantastic Four foi o primeiro time de super heróis criado pelo Stan Lee e com a assinatura dele já visível no próprio nome, já que se trata de uma aliteração (Stan Lee tinha esse amor por aliterações - Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Silver Surfer, etc - e, segundo ele, era para tornar os nomes mais fáceis de memorizar). O grupo apareceu pela primeira vez em seu título próprio The Fantastic Four #1, em novembro de 1961.
Nos quadrinhos, a quantidade de histórias da equipe é gigantesca. Quanto às animações, a primeira veio poucos anos depois, com a série Fantastic Four (1967-1968), produzida pela Hanna-Barbera em parceria com a Marvel Comics. Foi desenhada pelo mesmo artista da série Jonny Quest, o Alex Toth.
Em seguida teve outra série também intitulada The Fantastic Four (1978) que, curiosamente, substituiu o Tocha Humana por um robô chamado H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot B-Type Integrated Electronics). O Tocha Humana estava licenciado para um filme solo que nunca foi feito, sendo assim substituído na animação, mas existe também uma lenda urbana de que o Tocha foi removido porque havia um temor que as crianças tentassem atear fogo em si mesmas, inspiradas pela animação.
A Hanna-Barbera também lançou uma série spin-off, The Thing (1979), com o personagem pedregoso sendo capaz de assumir a forma humana e enfrentando aventuras mais triviais e cômicas.
Uma nova série veio duas décadas depois, Fantastic Four (1994-1996), com 26 episódios. A série é recheada de crossovers, trazendo personagens como Galactus e seu arauto Surfista Prateado, Homem-Formiga, Demolidor, os Inumanos, Pantera Negra, Motoqueiro Fantasma, Thor, Hulk, o Planeta Ego, etc. Várias histórias clássicas dos quadrinhos são recontadas nessa série, num grande show de fan service, inclusive trazendo a versão perturbada da Susan, Malice. A qualidade do desenho é obviamente bem datada, mas as histórias ainda são interessantes de assistir, e na verdade na segunda temporada o desenho fica bem mais caprichado.
Depois tivemos Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006-2010), também com 26 episódios, com um visual bem mais moderno e, diferente da série anterior (que recontou várias sagas dos quadrinhos), esta nova série investiu em criar histórias originais.
Quanto aos filmes, o primeiro foi o infame The Fantastic Four de 1994, dirigido por Oley Sassone e feito com o pífio orçamento de 1 milhão de dólares. Este filme não chegou a ser lançado oficialmente, mas, depois que cópias vazaram, ele se tornou conhecido e hoje em dia é objeto de piada por seu visual tosco.
Com os direitos de exibição dos personagens, a Fox, antes de ser adquirida pela Disney, produziu uma sequência de dois filmes e um reboot.
Fantastic Four (2005) e Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) foram razoáveis, surfando na onda de super heróis que começou nos anos 2000 com X-Men e Spider-Man. Não chegaram aos pés destas duas franquias, que na primeira década de 2000 fizeram um sucesso grandioso, mas conseguiram algum lucro. Os dois filmes tiveram respectivamente um orçamento de 100 e 130 milhões e receita de 330 e 301 milhões. O sucesso mediano não foi suficiente para emplacar uma trilogia.
Destaque no elenco para o Chris Evans, que na época era um jovem ator pouco conhecido e interpretou o Tocha Humana, de fato combinando muito bem com o personagem, com seu jeitão bem humorado, bonitão e mulherengo. Seu personagem acabou caindo no limbo dos filmes descontinuados, mas, como uma forma de justiça poética, em 2011 Evans assumiu outro herói da Marvel, o Capitão América, e o resto é história, pois ele se tornou um ícone pop e seguiu retornando ao cinema nas sagas do MCU por uma década e meia (e retornará mais uma vez em 2026 no novo filme dos Vingadores).
Além disso, Chris Evans também voltou a encarnar o antigo Tocha Humana no filme do Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), abraçando a sátira e o deboche de si mesmo e amplificando a personalidade irreverente de Johnny Storm a um nível bem debochado, chegando a ser mais desbocado que o próprio Deadpool.
O tempo foi gentil com o visual destes personagens que, mesmo após vinte anos, ainda têm uma aparência decente. O Coisa principalmente, todo produzido com maquiagem sobre o ator, permanece mais convincente do que as versões de CGI que vieram em 2015 e 2025. O Surfista Prateado, feito totalmente em CGI, também continua com uma aparência aceitável, e convenhamos que em 20 anos a indústria do CGI evoluiu imensamente. A grande decepção foi o Galactus que foi reduzido a uma imensa nuvem cósmica.
Então veio o terrível reboot Fantastic Four (2015), que tentou uma abordagem mais "sombria e realista", modernizando a história de origem dos personagens, mas de uma forma tão desinteressante que resultou em um filme sem cor, sem graça, esquecível e que parou ali mesmo. Com orçamento de 120 milhões, arrecadou apenas 168, perdendo qualquer direito a uma sequência.
Enfim chegamos a The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), completando esse ciclo de reboots a cada 10 anos (2005 - 2015 - 2025). Visualmente esse filme fez uma ótima escolha, adotando uma estética retro futurista, pois a história se passa nos anos 60 em um universo alternativo do MCU (a Terra-828). A grande redenção da franquia foi o fato de finalmente trazer o Galactus em seu visual fiel aos quadrinhos, nada de nuvem, um verdadeiro humanoide gigante a andar pelos edifícios da Terra. Desta vez, no lugar do Surfista Prateado, temos outro arauto do Galactus, a Shalla-Bal.
Particularmente, não gostei do elenco. O saturado Pedro Pascal não parece nada com o Reed Richards e o Joseph Quinn menos ainda. Ele foi o que mais me causou estranheza, ainda mais em comparação ao Chris Evans. Quinn está sempre com um semblante cansado, sério, não tem o ar extrovertido e jovial do Johnny Storm. Quanto ao Coisa, como já mencionei, não chega aos pés do visual mais convincente do Coisa de 2005. Esse é o poder atemporal da maquiagem artesanal sobre efeitos digitais.
Mas enfim, o filme é bom e, com orçamento de 200 milhões e bilheteria de 521 milhões, conseguiu lucrar. O mais importante é que este reboot teve o propósito de apresentar a equipe e prepará-la para o mega crossover que virá nos Vingadores de 2026.
Um belo fan service foi feito com a presença do robozinho H.E.R.B.I.E., surgido lá na série de 1978.
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