Josh Trank is a GENIUS

[Chicago Boy]

Finally saw Chronicle. Haven't see Fantastic Four, No way this guy screwed up a movie like this. After seeing Chronicle I can't wait to see FF and wonder what kind of movie it could have been,

[Meeklo]

Here's where your bar is -

 

Here's where it should be _

[Chicago Boy]

Im blaming FOX right out of the gate.. What a shame

[TheLiamSturgess]

Im blaming FOX right out of the gate.. What a shame

 

How much have you read up on the situation?

[loadstone]

I just finished watching it on my 7 hr flight to Alaska yesterday. It was was not my first choice. I watched Ant-Man, Hitman: Agent 47, and spoke with the old lady next to me until she fell asleep trying to put off watching it before I gave in and decided to give it a shot. Needless to say my bar was already set pretty low (rock bottom low). It was free, I still had 3 hours to kill and I was on my 5th glass of red wine. -What did I have to lose, right?. It was bad pretty bad. Not "the worst movie I had ever seen" bad, but I now regard it as a modern day equivalent of the lower end campy B-movies from the 70's and 80's. IMHO, Howard the Duck was better, 2x better.

 

Lots of folks talked about how the first half was better than the 2nd and there was some cool brief origin moments when they are experimenting with their powers but it was always clouded by poor acting, cringe-worthy dialogue, and forced plot vehicles that leave you feeling it could have played out so much better. There are a few moments that might be considered unintentionally funny but they are too few and far between to be considered as a merit to watching. It could have been way better but wasn't. It's Fox's fault, the director's fault, and maybe even the fault of bad timing and higher than normal expectations.

I'm not saying, don't watch it, I'm just saying make sure the cost of watching isn't going to leave you feeling like you lost something.

[comix4fun]

Finally saw Chronicle. Haven't see Fantastic Four,

 

Do yourself a favor.....stop right there....and

 

 

 

You'll be happier.

[Chicago Boy]

I don't think I've seen any of the first two guys movies.......

[paperheart]

too bad we won't see his Star Wars movie. wonder if he could have single handedly destroyed that franchise as well.

[fantastic_four]

If he's a genius, it isn't in film directing. His creative decision-making may or may not be genius, but his ability to manage personalities isn't what is required out of a director.

[ComicConnoisseur]

Chronicle was good,but Fantastic Four was just a bad movie. It wasn't even a good bad movie like Plan 9 from Outer Space. Josh Trank's Fantastic Four had no redeeming qualities. I usually find something good in most movies. FF was just a bad boring movie.