10 Terrible Superhero Movies With One Redeeming Feature

Tim Story's first attempt at a Fantastic Four movie was far from a classic. The 2005 film was marred by botched humour, substandard acting from almost everyone involved and uninspired storytelling, but it did get one thing right: the tone.

Fantastic Four should be bright, colourful, optimistic and lighthearted, and their cinematic debut was certainly that, as Fox geared it towards a family audience. The only problem is, it wasn't very good, for reasons already touched on.

Family-friendly superhero movies don't necessarily have to lack substance. Take Pixar's The Incredibles, for instance. It has its juvenile moments, sure, but there's emotional depth and substance underpinning it throughout. Park should have aimed to make the live-action equivalent of the animated classic.

The movie he delivered failed to strike a chord with most fans, but it least it hit the right tonal notes. Take a look at the abomination Josh Trank produced when he attempted to darken a property that doesn't lend itself well to gritty deconstruction.