I have to say I was really underwhelmed by Ant-Man. After everything I heard about it, I was expecting better. It was fine (and better than expected given the premise), but stacked against other summer movies, it is way down the list. Of course, it's still above Age of Ultron, but I'm officially tired of Marvel movies just being one big tease about the next thing to come.
Just tryin' a little spicy talk.
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megan walker - Aug 15, 2015 4:32:07 pm PDT #29351 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 16, 2015 5:01:10 pm PDT #29352 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The Man from UNCLE was a fun watch, but then it was basically a PG-13 live action Archer.
Gris - Aug 17, 2015 1:50:00 am PDT #29353 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I am starting to think of the Marvel movies as a ridiculously high budget television series. As an episode, I though Ant man actually stood alone very well. Ifound its connections to the larger universe were small and really pretty subtle. Made me think of an episode like The Zeppo or something; clearly in the same universe as the Avengers but with different focus and energy.
The final teaser of course was a tease for later but that is the whole point of those tags.
Jesse - Aug 17, 2015 3:53:33 am PDT #29354 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I felt like Ant-Man was an actual story, which is a lot of what I appreciated about it.
Kalshane - Aug 17, 2015 4:33:41 am PDT #29355 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Count me among those who felt Ant-man was a complete story on its own. I mean, the Falcon bit was definitely serving up later movies, but it didn't feel wedged in there (unlike Thor's vision quest in AoU).
Zenkitty - Aug 17, 2015 4:38:55 am PDT #29356 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I am starting to think of the Marvel movies as a ridiculously high budget television series.
Thinking of it that way makes me less disappointed with the clunkers, but more impatient that I have to wait a year between episodes.
At this rate, we'll get a Black Widow movie when I'm 65 and Natasha will be played by Harley Graham from Thor.
megan walker - Aug 17, 2015 6:43:21 am PDT #29357 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh, I didn't mean tease in terms of the universe, I meant it more in reference to the first tag and those waiting for better roles for women. This could have been that movie. But I'm supposed to be happy with the implication that they may get around to it?
I think Ant-Man stands alone as a movie just fine, but compared to most other films I saw this summer it was only mildly entertaining and in need of a good editor. The fact that it is also the perfect encapsulation of how not-feminist most Hollywood films are is just the last straw icing on the cake.
Consuela - Aug 22, 2015 9:39:51 pm PDT #29358 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I went to see Dope with megan walker and it was SO FUN. Really, it's a hella smart, witty, contemporary movie. Could have done more with the female characters, but they weren't insulting, just sidelined. And it's just sharp as hell.
Highly recommended, even if you don't know squat about 90s hip-hop. (The lead character is really into 90s hip-hop.)
megan walker - Aug 23, 2015 9:57:54 am PDT #29359 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Co-signed.
-t - Aug 29, 2015 10:22:57 am PDT #29360 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Supposing that I still haven't seen The Iron Giant (despite owning the DVD, I have no explanation for this it's just a mysterious fact of my existence) and it will be showing at the IMAX theater near me, I should just go ahead and get tickets, yes?