Ant-Man (Post-release)

kiyominai · Jul 20, 2015

I enjoyed that subtle "tales of astonishment" reference.

kuzushi · Jul 20, 2015

Saw it on the weekend. Not a lot of hype of buzz around the movie, but it was great fun! Marvel keeps deepening their field.

Goonie · Jul 20, 2015

The end credits scene should've been...

dannylopuz · Jul 21, 2015

third3ye said:
What bugged me was that Hank and Hope kept telling Cross that the Pym Particles were affecting his brain, but we never see him directly exposed to the formula throughout the movie. I guess Cross may have trained inside the suit and been exposed to it in that sense, but that was a bit of a hole they never explained. I didn't even think they needed to say Cross was acting crazy b/c of the formula, it would've been an easier explanation if he were just plain ol' greedy and being that close to the finish line made him crazier, ala Obadiah Stane.

We don't see that, no, but he was developing them and we also never see him using any kind of protection. I would've appreciated a scene where he's experimenting and inhaling some leftover fumes tho.

kiyominai said:
I enjoyed that subtle "tales of astonishment" reference.

I loved it and it was very natural, not forced at all.

Did you guys noticed that one of the buyers for the particle has a ten ring tattoo on the left side of his neck? Sweet reference to the fact that the real Mandarin is out there, as we saw in the one-shot All Hail the King. I loved the new female Wasp suit too, although I don't like the idea of a sleeveless fighting suit. Oh well, guess Hawkeye won't be the only one with the female sleeveless outfit anymore!

SmilingOtter · Jul 22, 2015

.:MirrorminD:. said:
In the jail cell Hank got the suit fully on in 4 seconds...seriously!??!

The ants were helping.

J EM · Jul 22, 2015

I want to see this but there is one thing deterring me. For those of you who may not like the kind of comic relief character Michael Pena plays, it's not too bad, is it?

SmilingOtter · Jul 22, 2015

He's definitely comic relief, but it's not overblown, and it fits well with the rest of the movie.

third3ye · Jul 22, 2015

J EM said:
I want to see this but there is one thing deterring me. For those of you who may not like the kind of comic relief character Michael Pena plays, it's not too bad, is it?

He's fine in this. I actually find Pena annoying in most of his roles but not so in this movie.

MooCriket · Jul 22, 2015

third3ye said:
He's fine in this. I actually find Pena annoying in most of his roles but not so in this movie.

They simply must include him in any sequels. I loved his character, and as I said earlier...his one punch knock out talent and story telling was spot on hilarious!

Mr Mold Maker · Jul 22, 2015

I don't really do reviews.. I'll just say I enjoyed the movie very much.. Much more than I had thought I would. My (non comic book reading) friends, however, thought it was.. less than good.
I wonder how many average movie goers had that same reaction?

My only real gripe with the movie is the "villain" was a bald white guy in a suit whose motive was... What again? Boring? Oh that's right.

Seriously Marvel, consult with DC to learn how to make great villains.

CPTRogers · Jul 23, 2015

Mr Mold Maker said:
I don't really do reviews.. I'll just say I enjoyed the movie very much.. Much more than I had thought I would. My (non comic book reading) friends, however, thought it was.. less than good.
I wonder how many average movie goers had that same reaction?

My only real gripe with the movie is the "villain" was a bald white guy in a suit whose motive was... What again? Boring? Oh that's right.

Seriously Marvel, consult with DC to learn how to make great villains.

His motive was he wanted to make money/ a legacy by creating a militarized suit that shrinks. He only fought Ant Man because he was trying to steal the Yellow Jacket suit.

glunark · Jul 23, 2015

I saw it today with my boy and we both enjoyed it.

I am a little curious about the tank though, if shrunk objects don't have their original weight, but do have their original mass, surely every time he slung that keyring down he should have smashed the desk to pieces.

Mr Mold Maker · Jul 23, 2015

CPTRogers said:
His motive was he wanted to make money/ a legacy by creating a militarized suit that shrinks. He only fought Ant Man because he was trying to steal the Yellow Jacket suit.

It was a rhetorical question, but thanks anyways pal.

Inquisitor Peregrinus · Jul 23, 2015

glunark said:
I am a little curious about the tank though, if shrunk objects don't have their original weight, but do have their original mass, surely every time he slung that keyring down he should have smashed the desk to pieces.

I think you mean volume and mass, but yeah -- my only rationalization is that it was an earlier/later experiment that reduced mass as well as volume.

--Jonah

The Mad Professor · Jul 23, 2015

glunark said:
I saw it today with my boy and we both enjoyed it.

I am a little curious about the tank though, if shrunk objects don't have their original weight, but do have their original mass, surely every time he slung that keyring down he should have smashed the desk to pieces.

Pym Particles. It's like The Speed Force. Mention it once, and you ain't gotta explain s*** after that.

CPTRogers · Jul 23, 2015

Mr Mold Maker said:
It was a rhetorical question, but thanks anyways pal.

:cool no problem.

Feraud · Jul 23, 2015

My son and I saw Ant-Man this past Sunday. We both loved it for all the reasons already noted.

kegas76 · Jul 23, 2015

Mr Mold Maker said:
My only real gripe with the movie is the "villain" was a bald white guy in a suit whose motive was... What again? Boring? Oh that's right.

Seriously Marvel, consult with DC to learn how to make great villains.

Yeah, like Lex Luthor!

J EM · Jul 23, 2015

SmilingOtter said:
He's definitely comic relief, but it's not overblown, and it fits well with the rest of the movie.

third3ye said:
He's fine in this. I actually find Pena annoying in most of his roles but not so in this movie.

Thank you. You've convinced me.

Hopefully I can catch a showing maybe this weekend.

Mr Mold Maker · Jul 23, 2015

kegas76 said:
Yeah, like Lex Luthor!

Exactly!

Lex Luthor is bald white guy in a suit who makes sense to me, and he makes a great villain. Lex Luthor is one of the most intimidating villains in the DC universe and he is just a bald white guy with no powers. What is Marvel doing wrong that DC is doing right?

Darren Cross is certainly not an entertaining villain. Just like Obadiah Stain wasn't an entertaining villain...and just like Justin Hammer and Mickey Rourke with electrowhips weren't entertaining villains.

I don't know if it's poor story telling or if they don't want to spend the time developing the antagonists, but it continues to be one of the biggest flaws in all the Marvel films to date in my opinion.

So my point, once again, Marvel: Consult with DC to learn how to make great villains!

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