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As for Ant Man, not initially interested, but Simon Pegg's involvement definitely gets my attention. I mean, this is Shaun of the Dead writer here. Fucking awesome, man.
If he does it like he did Shaun of the Dead, I'm interested. If he does it like Hot Fuzz, I'll be very reluctant to see it, even if people tell me it's good.
Hot Fuzz is funny, to me, the way ScarJo is pretty, to ita !. I can see how others find it so, but it does nothing for me.
I was so disappointed in Hot Fuzz, because I loved Shaun of the Dead so much.
I don't even know who Ant Man is. Ant Man, really? It sounds like it's supposed to be a joke.
Shaun of the Dead was brilliant, but Pegg was by far the worst of a number of things I found objectionable in the Star Trek reboot, and I think he'll strike a similarly discordant note with the tone of the Marvel movies.
See, I like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz equally.
Yeah, I love Hot Fuzz too. Simon Pegg tends to make things I don't like a bit more bearable by just being there. Like Paul, for instance--I didn't really enjoy that--I wouldn't watch it again, but he was certainly good in it. He's a general net plus for me.
But...I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot...easily as much as any of the Trek movies since the second one, so I can see how we're not using the same criteria here.
I liked Natasha in The Avengers, and I liked Johannsen's interpretation of the character, and I thought the action sequences were fine, but I do have a problem believing that it's Johannsen doing any of it. Because at rest, she doesn't look dangerous: something about her posture, her stance. Skinny, sure, but ... nah.
Claudia Black is probably no more athletic than Johannsen, but at rest, I believed Aeryn Sun could kick your ass.
I love Hot Fuzz like burning, and have liked Simon Pegg in everything I've seen him in. Still doesn't make me all that interested in Ant-Man, but I'm willing to believe it could be OK. I'm much more excited about The World's End.
I'm much more excited about The World's End.
They must have had so much fun working up their list of Pub names.
I don't understand not loving Hot Fuzz - I love it THAT MUCH.
I am told there are purists out there who are cranky at Ant Man being left out of the first Avengers movie, but nobody has ever been able to tell me anything about Ant Man that makes me think I should agree with them.
The best thing about Ant Man was when Belushi got to mock him in the SNL skit.