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

[Kick Strickland]

I saw it just about a month ago. I barely remember anything, so I'm going to say it wasn't amazing. Probably okay, but not amazing.

I guess my expectations were pretty low going in, but I was impressed by it.

 

[Kick Strickland]

Same here. Think that's the only Marvel movie I've missed. I remember before Avengers 2 came out I forced myself to watch Thor 2 and Iron Man 3. Hopefully this will be a better experience

Oh yeah forgot about Thor 2. That one definitely wasn't good. Wasn't bad, but forgettable

 

[Seano]

I saw it just about a month ago. I barely remember anything, so I'm going to say it wasn't amazing. Probably okay, but not amazing.

I think part of the reason it may be underwhelming for some is because the story of Antman just isn't as familiar as Thor, Captain America etc.

 

[pinkybrief]

better than avengers two

 

[Kick Strickland]

better than avengers two

Way better, imo

 

[Seano]

I didn't even mind Avengers 2. I'm not expecting the Godfather when I see a Marvel film. I'm expecting over the top action. Comic books in movie form.

 

[Kneepocalypse]

It was more entertaining than I thought it would be. It's a movie that little kids would love and I mean that in a good way.

 

[El Chimpo]

avengers two was great for the whole "hide the zucchini" line

 

[Kick Strickland]

I didn't even mind Avengers 2. I'm not expecting the Godfather when I see a Marvel film. I'm expecting over the top action. Comic books in movie form.

What bothered me most about Avengers 2 was it seemed like rehashed Joss Whedon storylines from Buffy and Angel. I was a big Whedon fan back then and I recognized way too many similarities to the Buffyverse and The Avengers. Like Whedon's just straight up out of ideas at this point. Ultron was basically Adam (season 4 villain) from Buffy. And I usually like Whedon dialogue. Normally it's witty and funny. But damn I felt like it was SO stupid to have 30-40 year old's talking and acting like fucking teenagers. I couldn't get past that. I still like Whedon but he's not the right guy for Avengers anymore. I'm glad Marvel got the Russo's to pick it up from here.

It was more entertaining than I thought it would be. It's a movie that little kids would love and I mean that in a good way.

That's exactly what I was thinking. It seems more family friendly than most of Marvel's movies. I mean, all of their stuff is family friendly, but this seemed more so. But still really funny and just, good. It was like Toy Story mixed with a Marvel movie...if that makes sense.

 

[jefferz]

Does Antman fit into the story line of the other movies?

 

[ThinkGreen]

Agreed, I loved ant man.

 

[sloppypie]

Does Antman fit into the story line of the other movies?

they've made some references i think, and ant man is featured several times in the captain america civil war trailer. so he's definitely going to be part of the big picture avengers franchise.

 

[BisexualMMA]

I'm tired of comic book movies at this point, so I'm never really pumped to see one anymore. That said, Ant-man was above average, which is a good achievement since the whole thing seemed to be an afterthought for Marvel.

I think it was painted in very broad strokes... Ant-Man is doing it all for his daughter got hammered home to the point of annoyance, and the things they set up as big issues like "going subatomic" or brain damage from repeated resizing just became non-issues by the end. Also the Anthony Mackie cameo was shoehorned in there just for a link to the Marvel universe that didn't help the Ant-Man story.

But the young Michael Douglas thing was cool, and the villain was so over-the-top evil that he was hilariously entertaining.

I'd give it a thumbs up.

 

[HomeRun916]

Was surprisingly great! So good I had to buy it on blu ray!!

 

[Kick Strickland]

Does Antman fit into the story line of the other movies?

Yep. He gets into a fight with Falcon that was funny and actually pretty badass.

I'm tired of comic book movies at this point, so I'm never really pumped to see one anymore. That said, Ant-man was above average, which is a good achievement since the whole thing seemed to be an afterthought for Marvel.

I think it was painted in very broad strokes... Ant-Man is doing it all for his daughter got hammered home to the point of annoyance, and the things they set up as big issues like "going subatomic" or brain damage from repeated resizing just became non-issues by the end. Also the Anthony Mackie cameo was shoehorned in there just for a link to the Marvel universe that didn't help the Ant-Man story.

But the young Michael Douglas thing was cool, and the villain was so over-the-top evil that he was hilariously entertaining.

I'd give it a thumbs up.

Agreed with pretty much everything you said, B. Except I really liked the Falcon fight. I loved that Ant-Man was just in awe and like "it's The Falcon!" When audiences mostly have Falcon pegged as a side kick nobody. I liked that. That's how normal people in the real world would view Falcon, like some kind of badass hero you never want to fuck with. Also like the whole don't worry he can't see me, then Falcon was like "I can see you" and dude's just like Hi I'm Scot. lol that makes me laugh thinking about it now

And yeah dude how the hell did they do the young, Wall Street-looking Michael Douglas? That was flawless.


And I can't find the clip anywhere yet, but the director said we should watch that scene where he goes sub-atomic really closely. I haven't done it yet but the rumor is there's a female figure in that sub-atomic world with him (Pym's wife I'm sure).

 

[pinkybrief]

Way better, imo

freaking jarvis hahaha

 

[VanteMMA]

I found it very average. To be honest I don't even remember the specifics of the story. It was that meh....

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Could have done without Douglas

 

[RoryFan]

The first two acts were like 6/10 the last act was a solid 8/10 though.

 

[taurus]

Does Antman fit into the story line of the other movies?

Yes. Apart from the Falcon fight and the whole "I think our first order of business should be calling the Avengers", Ant man appears in the Civil war trailer.

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