Ant-Man
ngon master
Go see it, it's legitimately very fun in the same kind of vein as Guardians of the Galaxy.
I left feeling surprised and very happy.
Also, dat foreshadowing at the very very end of the credits
(there are two credit sequences).
I left feeling surprised and very happy.
Also, dat foreshadowing at the very very end of the credits
(there are two credit sequences).
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I was hoping it was going to be good, but I went in with quite low expectations. It was better than I was expecting it to be all the way around. I was skeptical about the fact that they were jumping straight into Scott Lang, but I'd say that my skepticism was unfounded.
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I think the trailers undersold this movie, because I know a few people who had concerns about this movie. Do yourself a favor, and see it, if you haven't.
I was gladly pleasantly surprised though. Movie has a lot of heart and at it's core is a character drama. All the characters are interesting and wonderfully cast. And unlike most of the Marvel movies this one actually got better as it went on. For the first half, I was feeling it toward the bottom of my Marvel Movie faves, but by the end it was definitely nearer to the top.
The movie doesn't have any huge, earth-shattering "wow" moments like some other movies, but it had a lot less I had to roll my eyes at too. Overall I was really happy with it.
Wasn't planning to see the movie at all, but i change my mind after seeing a lot of positive review around the internet, and the fact that they didn't completely re-write the original script. My expectation was pretty low too, so i guess i'm good to go.
JimmyRustler: I didn't realize Edgar Wright got kicked off, he was in the credits so he must have had some input into this...
He was credited due to the fact that he wrote the original script. He has been working on it for years and he was supposed to direct it too.
I liked Edgar Wright a bit too much because i seriously adore his works.
So when i heard that he left the project and the script got re-wrote to fit with the MCU, i lost all of my interest.
Being focused mainly on two or three characters, it's a more personal sort of story. "Guardians" is big and bombastic. There's all of this "Star Wars"-like spectacle. "Ant-Man" is really about fathers & daughters and what it takes to keep them safe. Without spoiling anything, it's a lot more about Scott/Cassie and Hank/Hope than actually Ant-Man himself.
In many ways, that makes "Ant-Man" Marvel's smartest movie to date. It could have easily ended up being "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" with super powers, but ended up being more human. Casting Paul Rudd ended up being a stroke of genius too. He's got the same sort of brash charisma of Chris Pratt's Star-Lord, but also a vulnerable side that a lot of Marvel heroes don't always seem to have. Rudd plays to his strengths, but also gets to show a little more range than usual.
I was also impressed by the VFX. Again, this is the sort of movie where we've seen this type of effect before. We've seen people shrunken down to ant size. The way in which it's done here is very nice. It's never outrageous, but also never cliche. The constant popping in and out of ant size makes the fights pretty exciting.
If I have one complaint it's the a few of the scale related visual jokes aren't as funny in practice. That Thomas the Tank Engine scene is a little lopsided, humor-wise. Yeah. We get it. Small to us. Big to him. Move on. That's my only complaint though.
I love Edgar Wrights films and while I am a little sad that in the end he didn't direct it, I can see how this movie might come across as more of an Edgar Wright film than a Marvel film.
Overall it's a fun ride and I'm very pleased with it.
Ha.
Yeah, the Edgar Wright thing was disappointing, but I feel that the movie still stood up without him. That is probably due to them using his script more or less. I'm glad they worked it in to the overall MCU though.