We review The Fantastic Four: First Steps in this Oscars Profile Film Study. The Non-Spoiler Section builds to an Oscars Lens, where we predict if this movie will get any nominations, and then we discuss the plot in its entirety in our 2nd Half Spoiler Section.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:

Which of the Fantastic Four are we? - Top of the Show

Place in the MCU Phase 6 and that Kevin Feige interview - 2:56

No Homework - 4:28

The Reception Thus Far + Early Box Office - 5:23

Our Expectations & Common Problems People Have - 8:54

What if James Gunn stayed? + Handling the Origin Story - 12:21

Pacing Problems & We Wanted More Time To Hangout - 15:17

But we do get meaningful stakes + rounded, charming characters - 17:17

Review of the Performances & Was Pascal Miscast? - 19:29

Super Strong Production Values - 23:54

The Oscar Lens on VFX, Original Score, Costumes & Production Design - 26:57

SPOILER WARNING - 34:22

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW:

Talking Galactus - 35:13

The biggest win for this movie - 37:40

How The Movie Met or Did Not Meet Mike1’s Predictions - 38:57

The Most Asinine Complaint about the middle action sequence - 41:51

The biggest problem with the pacing, but we like the dilemmas in play - 43:06

Leaving us wanting more - 47:52

The Retro-Futuristic of it all & The Post Credit Scenes - 49:10

Final Grades - 52:48

OUTRO: Heavy breathing into the microphone distracts Mike1 while he’s trying to remember the Outro and belly drums as Mike2 hints at his NYC movie watching weekend. We continue to avoid discussing what’s coming next on the show so as not to jinx Mike1’s health. But do please follow us on our socials and rate & review our show: https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

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