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It's apples and oranges, really. Constantine got mixed reviews, not unanimously bad ones, and was actually a financial success no matter what fans may have thought. Speaking of which, I think Hellblazer was too niche of a franchise to cultivate the same level of panning or infamy. People think the Fantastic Four is niche? Well you gotta be a pretty big Alan Moore or Vertigo fan to start going off on any "Not my Constantine!" spiels. Also, you gotta consider the context of the times. Even back in 2005 (which, incidentally, is when the Tim Story FF came out), comic book films were still a grab bag. Some where good, some were bad, some were faithful, some weren't, and that's just the way it was. Constantine, for better or for worse, was pretty indicative of the times and circumstances it was made in; even if a lot of people really hate it, there's still an undercurrent of acceptance towards it as well. Like, "Well, whatcha gon' do? Filmmakers at the time just can't help but make stuff like this. It's just the cards we were dealt. It least it wasn't LXG." Trank's FF, on the other hand, came out at a time when anticipation for good, faithful, successful comic book films are at a steady high, even from a studio (Fox) that had previously released many of the duds. In most people's minds there's no reason it should've turned out the way it did and, in fact, we have a pretty good idea of who and what exactly to blame for it turning out the way it did. That makes it an easy target. People will be saying "Well, it least it wasn't Fantastic Four" about any failed comics adaptations for years to come.
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