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Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)

Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)

Update: 2025-07-24
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(00:00:00 ) Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)

(00:06:44 ) Dissecting the Fantastic Four’s On-Screen Personalities

(00:19:14 ) How the Film Captures (or Misses) the Comic Book Spirit

(00:29:13 ) Unpacking the Visuals and Narrative Gaps of the Film

(00:44:37 ) The Long Journey and Missed Potential of the Fantastic Four

(00:59:06 ) Examining the Unconvincing Relationships and Story Beats

(01:12:54 ) Why the Main Antagonist Falls Short of Expectations

(01:30:09 ) The Action-Packed Finale and Its Lasting Impressions

(01:45:36 ) From 2005’s Charm to 2015’s Unmitigated Disaster



A new FANTASTIC FOUR is in theaters today, and we thought it was a perfect time to dip into the archives and revisit the one from 2005. It was a simpler time, when budgets were lower, needle drops were more plentiful and the MCU was still three years away, but there's still some charm in this mid-aughts Marvel movie. Listen separately or watch along as we talk through the Tim Story-directed superhero opus starring Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and a pre-Captain America Chris Evans! 

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Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)

Commentary Track: Fantastic Four (2005)

Zaki Hasan & Brian Hall