Even though David Lowery has yet to veer into the superhero realm of filmmaking, the “Green Knight” director has thoughts on the legacy of Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four” — specifically the rarely-seen 1994 feature produced by Roger Corman.
During a visit to Kim’s Video at Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Manhattan for its web series (Alamo Drafthouse reopened the influential NYC-rental store in 2022 and re-created its iconic facade in-house), Lowery pointed out the unreleased movie among the video store collection.
“I would say it’s probably as good or better than all the ‘Fantastic Four’ movies that have come out so far,” Lowery said, adding that he purchased his own copy of the bootleg VHS from eBay when in high school.
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Indie filmmaker Lowery used the rest of his time to celebrate art-house cinema from decades past — and point out how A24 is now carrying the torch for labels like New Yorker Video. Lowery has partnered with A24 on a trio of films including “The Green Knight,” “A Ghost Story,” and his highly-anticipated upcoming pop drama “Mother Mary.”
It’s not really that good, it’s just that the FF films aren’t great either (especially the third).
The shitty script is less shitty than the other shitty scripts. Ok.
FYI you can usually find it on youtube, search for “Fantastic Four Corman” though they’re sometimes taken down. Try these:
Its ok, very 60s comic book feel with accurate costumes. Dr Doom, the costume was actually a surprise but my favourite is The Thing considering what such a low budget film it was.
If you have any interest in the film, I highly recommend Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four which speaks to everyone involved. Great documentary.
