Board Thread:Movies/@comment-4651179-20140124221431/@comment-3317214-20140301235921

To add to what LoveWaffle said of the first Fantastic Four film, I did enjoy the movie, but I also agree that it was terrible. And although the second one was equally as bad (or worse), I enjoyed it more than I did the first.

I agree that a lot of people focus too much on little things that annoy them about a film, and it ruins the entire film experience for them (and hence, ruins their opinion of the film as well), just because they close their mind off at that point.

So much of our opinion on a film tends to be based on our experience watching it. Things such as who we're watching it with, what mood we're in that day, any pre-conceived notions you have about that genre or film, all affect our experience greatly.

And that frustrates me. I want to be able to watch a movie for what it is, not for whatever is running through my brain while I'm watching it. But that's impossible. What I can do (and what I think we all should do), is try and open my mind as much as possible, to enjoying the film. And I don't think that means lowering your expectations to nothing. I think it means, just accepting the film for what it is, and going with it.

In the case of the 2005 Fantastic Four, it was definitely a terrible movie. But it had some good components. Chiklis was good in it, the score is well-written, and being a superhero film, there's a lot of elements that come with that that are enjoyable.

However, with upcoming films, expectations tend to happen, and it's not a bad thing. With that in mind, I don't really know what to expect from the new Fantastic Four film. It's helmed by a director many consider talented (I haven't seen Chronicle), but produced by a company that is very clearly showing signs of clinging to the rights. It features a cast (of which Jamie Bell is the only one I've seen in things) that some consider great, and others consider terrible, but most agree that it's not the cast they wanted (that seems to be mostly because they wanted an older cast).

But yeah, provided you've seen the trailer for a film before watching it, you're going into the movie with expectations (Iron Man 3, anyone?). You can't help that. What you can help is how you react, if the film does/doesn't match your expectations.