ANT-MAN Thread v.2 (Dragonlord's Review)

[The Green Lantern]

Really enjoyed it. Marvel is at its best when they make movies about lesser known characters imo. 8/10

 

[PRIDEWASBETTER]

I'm about to go see it in 3D because the only non-3D showing is at 9:50 and I don't feel like going out that late. lol

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

the miniaturization scenes were worth it for the 3D and i hate 3D

 

[Bradshaw]

fun action flick that doesn't take it's self too seriously. enjoyed it much. loved michael pena's parts, especially his story telling skills.

His story telling had me laughing hard.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: July 22, 2015

GAME OF THRONES Author George R.R. Martin Loves ANT-MAN

George R.R. Martin: "I saw ANT-MAN last night at the Violet Crown down the street from the Cocteau, and loved it.

Now, I have to confess, as an old -- VERY old -- Marvel fanboy (I was once a member of the Merry Marvel Marching Society), I was a little disappointed going in when I heard that this would be the Scott Lang Ant-Man and not the original Hank Pym Ant-Man of my youth. Scott Lang came in just about the time when my regular comics reading was falling off, so I did not know the character very well, whereas I knew and loved Hank and Janet, Ant-Man and his winsome Wasp. I was there at the dawn of time when they first started adventuring through the pages of TALES TO ASTONISH, after all. They were never as popular as the other heroes that Stan Lee created back then -- Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and such -- but Lee always seemed to have a soft spot for Ant-Man, and I did too. Ant-Man was the ultimate underdog, after all, the little guy in a very literal sense who somehow held his own with gods and monsters whose powers dwarfed his own. The ants were cool too, and gave him a definite edge in my mind over his rival itty-bitty hero over at DC, the Atom.

Given all this history, I had a lot of trepidation when this movie was announced. Would they do it right, would they capture the original Ant-Man from TALES TO ASTONISH and AVENGERS #1, the character I'd loved... or would they fuck it up?? I was eager for the film, but apprehensive about it as well, especially when I heard it would be about Scott Lang, not Hank Pym.

I am relieved and delighted to report that they did it right.

Scott Lang is the featured Ant-Man, yes, and Paul Rudd makes him a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, but due honor is done to Hank and his own career as the first Ant-Man as well, with Michael Douglas turning in a fine performance as Pym. There's a lot of humor in this film, but it is not a farce, as I feared it might be. There's a lot of action too, but not so much that it overwhelms the plot and characters, which was my problem with the last AVENGERS film... and the one before it, to think of it. A superhero movie needs a fair share of smashing and bashing and stuff blowing up, of course, but IMNSHO that stuff works best when it is happening to people we actually know and care about, and if you jam in too many characters and don't take time to develop any of them properly, well...

ANT-MAN has a proper balance of story, character, humor, and action, I think. A couple reviewers are calling it the best Marvel movie ever. I won't go that far, but it's right up there, maybe second only to the second Sam Raimi/ Tobey McGuire Spider-Man film, the one with Doc Ock. I've liked most of the Marvel movies, to be sure, I'm still a Marvel fanboy at heart (Excelsior!), but I liked this one more than the first AVENGERS and a lot more than the second, more than either THOR, more than the second and third IRON MAN and maybe just a smidge more than the first (though I liked that one a lot too).

Oh, and I loved the ants!

Quibbles? Yeah, a few. Where was the Wasp? We got a few glimpses, and a set up for the next film. But I wanted more Wasp, and I loved the old original Hank/ Janet dynamic (before they got to the wife-beating stuff). Also, while Yellowjacket makes a decent villain here (in the comics, of course, he was actually one of Hank's later identities, after Giant-Man and Goliath), I am tired of this Marvel movie trope where the bad guy has the same powers as the hero. The Hulk fought the Abomination, who is just a bad Hulk. Spider-Man fights Venom, who is just a bad Spider-Man. Iron Man fights Ironmonger, a bad Iron Man. Yawn. I want more films where the hero and the villain have wildly different powers. That makes the action much more interesting).

But those are quibbles, as I said.

Overall, I had a swell time. For a few hours I was thirteen years old again.

And did I mention that I loved the ants?"

 

[PRIDEWASBETTER]

9/10

Great movie for what it is. Nice addition to the MCU.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: July 22, 2015

Alternate Opening and Ending Scenes for ANT-MAN Revealed

As director Peyton Reed tells Cinema Blend, the original opening would have added another flashback to the film, one that followed a young Hank Pym on an early Ant-Man mission.

"It was basically a standalone sequence where you really did not see it was Hank Pym. He was retrieving some microfilm from this, originally Cuban general and then it because a Panamanian general. It really was designed in those early drafts to be almost like a Bond movie standalone scene in the beginning. It was going to show the powers. You never saw Ant-Man, it almost felt like an Invisible Man sequence, and it's really, really cool."

"It started to feel tonally disconnected from the movie we were making and story-wise, and it also kind of like, it set a standalone adventure, but it didn't just connect to the rest of our story."

There is some hope though. Reed says there was discussion at one point about releasing the scene as part of a standalone Hank Pym adventure. Sounds like it could make for a fun Marvel One-Shot on the Ant-Man Blu-ray, if Marvel decides to go that route.

Reed also revealed that the original plan for the ending involved Martin Donovan's Mitchell Carson. "At the end of the movie he gets away and has these Cross particles, and there was a sequence where Ant-Man has an encounter with him," Reed explained. "But then for a couple reasons, it felt like maybe we should leave those particles out there. In that original thing, he took Martin Donovan out and got the particles."

Director Peyton Reed Reveals Alternate Opening and Ending Scenes for 'ANT-MAN'

 

[Substance Abuse]

Martin is 100% spot on, yo.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Saw the matinee yesterday. Not a huge fan of the super hero movie but this one was great.

8/10.

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

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[Schoolboy Q]

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You're welcome.

Lol awesome

 

[Rhood]

My 6 year old Daughter and I saw it last night and we both loved it. She laughed a lot and was amazed by how cool his shrinking thing looked. I might go see it again with friends.

You should buy Honey, I shrunk the kids for her birthday.
As a matter of fact, buy the entire trilogy for her.
Christmas is around the corner.

 

[pinkybrief]

the miniaturization scenes were worth it for the 3D and i hate 3D

then I'm going to watch it again on 3D

 

[pinkybrief]

3D IMAX. yes, it was good, though I don't know if the 3D added anything to it. I'd have to see it in standard def to know for sure.

I don't know why, but I have this itch that I need to see it on 3D lol

 

[shunK-1fan]

it was awesome. Refreshing, funny , fun , cool action, and a very good 3D.
I was sceptical of Paul rudd but he did great so was Michael Douglas.
A great Marvel movie. Makes it up for Avengers 2 which was average.

 

[MaveDeltzer]

There is some hope though. Reed says there was discussion at one point about releasing the scene as part of a standalone Hank Pym adventure. Sounds like it could make for a fun Marvel One-Shot on the Ant-Man Blu-ray, if Marvel decides to go that route.

Reading the RR interview above I was thinking "Maybe they will do a one-shot to make him and Xion happy".

 

[CoolB]

You should buy Honey, I shrunk the kids for her birthday.
As a matter of fact, buy the entire trilogy for her.
Christmas is around the corner.

I haven't seen this movie in a long time and I just happen to be on an 80's and 90's movie kick right now. Good call, thanks.

 

[Kiddo716]

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you're welcome.

this is amazing.

 

[Kiddo716]

Update: July 22, 2015

GAME OF THRONES Author George R.R. Martin Loves ANT-MAN

Spoiler

George R.R. Martin: "I saw ANT-MAN last night at the Violet Crown down the street from the Cocteau, and loved it.

Now, I have to confess, as an old -- VERY old -- Marvel fanboy (I was once a member of the Merry Marvel Marching Society), I was a little disappointed going in when I heard that this would be the Scott Lang Ant-Man and not the original Hank Pym Ant-Man of my youth. Scott Lang came in just about the time when my regular comics reading was falling off, so I did not know the character very well, whereas I knew and loved Hank and Janet, Ant-Man and his winsome Wasp. I was there at the dawn of time when they first started adventuring through the pages of TALES TO ASTONISH, after all. They were never as popular as the other heroes that Stan Lee created back then -- Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and such -- but Lee always seemed to have a soft spot for Ant-Man, and I did too. Ant-Man was the ultimate underdog, after all, the little guy in a very literal sense who somehow held his own with gods and monsters whose powers dwarfed his own. The ants were cool too, and gave him a definite edge in my mind over his rival itty-bitty hero over at DC, the Atom.

Given all this history, I had a lot of trepidation when this movie was announced. Would they do it right, would they capture the original Ant-Man from TALES TO ASTONISH and AVENGERS #1, the character I'd loved... or would they fuck it up?? I was eager for the film, but apprehensive about it as well, especially when I heard it would be about Scott Lang, not Hank Pym.

I am relieved and delighted to report that they did it right.

Scott Lang is the featured Ant-Man, yes, and Paul Rudd makes him a sympathetic and engaging protagonist, but due honor is done to Hank and his own career as the first Ant-Man as well, with Michael Douglas turning in a fine performance as Pym. There's a lot of humor in this film, but it is not a farce, as I feared it might be. There's a lot of action too, but not so much that it overwhelms the plot and characters, which was my problem with the last AVENGERS film... and the one before it, to think of it. A superhero movie needs a fair share of smashing and bashing and stuff blowing up, of course, but IMNSHO that stuff works best when it is happening to people we actually know and care about, and if you jam in too many characters and don't take time to develop any of them properly, well...

ANT-MAN has a proper balance of story, character, humor, and action, I think. A couple reviewers are calling it the best Marvel movie ever. I won't go that far, but it's right up there, maybe second only to the second Sam Raimi/ Tobey McGuire Spider-Man film, the one with Doc Ock. I've liked most of the Marvel movies, to be sure, I'm still a Marvel fanboy at heart (Excelsior!), but I liked this one more than the first AVENGERS and a lot more than the second, more than either THOR, more than the second and third IRON MAN and maybe just a smidge more than the first (though I liked that one a lot too).

Oh, and I loved the ants!

Quibbles? Yeah, a few. Where was the Wasp? We got a few glimpses, and a set up for the next film. But I wanted more Wasp, and I loved the old original Hank/ Janet dynamic (before they got to the wife-beating stuff). Also, while Yellowjacket makes a decent villain here (in the comics, of course, he was actually one of Hank's later identities, after Giant-Man and Goliath), I am tired of this Marvel movie trope where the bad guy has the same powers as the hero. The Hulk fought the Abomination, who is just a bad Hulk. Spider-Man fights Venom, who is just a bad Spider-Man. Iron Man fights Ironmonger, a bad Iron Man. Yawn. I want more films where the hero and the villain have wildly different powers. That makes the action much more interesting).

But those are quibbles, as I said.

Overall, I had a swell time. For a few hours I was thirteen years old again.

And did I mention that I loved the ants?"

I'm surprised he was able to finish this review.

 

[Pittie Petey]

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Made me LOL for reals