
How ‘Fantastic’ Is Marvel’s 'Fantastic Four: First Steps'? Social Media Reacts
The Fantastic Four: First Steps premiered on July 25, 2025, marking Marvel Studios‘ ambitious reintroduction of the iconic superhero team into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s and steering away from the typical origin story, the film delivers a cosmic-scale conflict involving Galactus and the birth of Franklin Richards, positioning itself as an emotional and visual spectacle. Now, let’s take a look at what social media is saying about the Hollywood movie.
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A review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, based on 30 minutes of preview footage, offers a promising glimpse into Marvel’s retro-futuristic reboot. According to them, the film appears colourful and visually exciting, setting itself apart from the typical tone of the mainline Marvel Cinematic Universe.
New ‘THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS’ review from 30 minutes of footage.
• Looks colorful and exciting.
• Feels refreshingly different from the mainline MCU.
• Full of interesting world-building.
• Packed with intergalactic mayhem.
• Feels like a cartoon come to life.… pic.twitter.com/f0TszXOY72— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) July 15, 2025
Another moviegoer wrote: “The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a story about the terror and beauty of walking into the unknown, but the movie is so afraid of defying Marvel convention that only the terror shines through. starts strong, crawls to the finish.”
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a story about the terror and beauty of walking into the unknown, but the movie is so afraid of defying Marvel convention that only the terror shines through. starts strong, crawls to the finish.
my review: https://t.co/hOBGmH4OQM pic.twitter.com/bE83kfhwsF
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) July 22, 2025
An X user shared his review of Fantastic Four: First Steps, stating that while it’s the best movie Marvel Studios has released in years, he immediately added that this was “a pretty low bar to meet.”
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
A review by Graham NolanFANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is the best movie Marvel Studios has released in years…which is a pretty low bar to meet.
Everyone knows how much I love the FF and the Thing in particular and I wanted to love this movie. From… pic.twitter.com/kjKanmCc03
— Graham Nolan 🇺🇸 (@gnolan12) July 29, 2025
Another reviewer wrote: “Just saw Fantastic Four: First Steps and WOW — Marvel really cooked with this one. Retro sci-fi vibes, emotional core, and no multiverse chaos Kirby is flawless, Pascal is peak nerd dad energy, and the team chemistry is flawless. Marvel is BACK. 9/10.”
#FantasticFour Just saw Fantastic Four: First Steps and WOW — Marvel really cooked with this one. Retro sci-fi vibes, emotional core, and no multiverse chaos 🙌 Kirby is flawless, Pascal is peak nerd dad energy 🥹, and the team chemistry is flawless. Marvel is BACK. 9/10 pic.twitter.com/MkcsxWhvpB
— Suave2000🕺🏽 (@Dub_1500) July 22, 2025