1994’s “The Fantastic Four” never actually saw any form of official release yet illegal copies have circulated the internet for years. The movie was apparently never intended to be released; it was made simply to meet a contract requirement so the studio could hold onto the rights to the characters. Produced by Roger Corman (“Attack of the Crab Monsters”), this low-budget superhero picture that for the most part, looks more like it was made in the 70s rather than the 90s, much like the 1990 version of “Captain America”.

A group of astronauts are led by Reed Richards (Alex Hyde-White “Pretty Woman”) when they find themselves transformed into superheroes after a terrible accident. They become the ‘Fantastic Four’ and must do battle against the evil Dr. Doom (Joseph Culp) if they are to save the world.

None of the cast members playing the Fantastic Four give particularly memorable performances; none of them have memorable personalities. The outfit for the Thing is absolutely terrible and really laughably bad. Also, the effects on the Human Torch are just dreadful. I sort-of liked Dr. Doom in this movie as he had a really great evil laugh. However, he doesn’t get to do too much and in fact, none of them get to use their powers much at all.

None of the “Fantastic Four” movies have really impressed me; the 2005 movie had me on the fence, its sequel was a step backwards, the 2015 reboot was awful and this one sits somewhere above the 2015 movie and below “Rise of the Silver Surfer”. The effects are terrible, the acting is generally bland and the whole movie feels very unfulfilling but the score is pretty good and there is something enjoyable about how cheesy it is. It’s not terrible but if you’re not a hardcore Marvel fan, I doubt you’ll be searching the internet for this.