[Movie] Antman and the Wasp

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:28 pm

First trailer, looks fun:

http://comicbook.com/marvel/amp/2018/01 ... p-trailer/

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:34 pm

Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like Paul Rudd? The guy is just so damn likeable.

Looking forward to this one. Although I hope it has more to it than just constant scenes of things shrinking or growing.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:37 pm

I’m not a fan of Rudd.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:43 pm

You also thought Mr. Rogers was "shifty" and that Big Bird is hiding a dark past.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:56 pm

This is scheduled for release 7/6/18, FWIW.

Ant-Man was one of the massively pleasant surprises in the MCU. Rudd was great, but Michael Pena stole the show, and I'm super glad he's back.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:59 pm

Rudd and Pena are those rare actors who can do drama and comedy equally well.

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:02 pm

Looks great!

Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:17 pm

I enjoyed the first Ant Man. It isn't like the other Marvels movies, a little more humor (well until Thor Ragnorok), a little lighter, at least until the end.

And this movie looks fun.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:21 pm

I pretty much love Rudd in everything, particularly the indie, quirky comedies he has done that most people have never heard of. I am one of those people who will absolutely put up with an overall terrible film (comedy only), if one of the actors is great, or has a great script. Rudd has been in oodles of those.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:33 pm

I wonder if this will be suitable for an 8.5 YO. My daughter likes the Wasp.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:41 pm

9 maybe, 8 no way...but 8.5? That's a tough question.

Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:50 pm

El Guapo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:33 pm I wonder if this will be suitable for an 8.5 YO. My daughter likes the Wasp.

Unless they go the route of the other Marvels movies and use a little "foul" language you are probably safe. No real blood and the violence doesn't reflect as much "reality" as some other marvels movies. Plus the hero has a little girl she can relate to.

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:01 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:34 pm

Looking forward to this one. Although I hope it has more to it than just constant scenes of things shrinking or growing.

Isn't that like every romantic comedy?

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:22 pm

Rudd's a huge Kansas City Royals fan so he's OK in my book.

I enjoyed Ant Man far more than I expected. I'm sold on the MCU and see all the movies so this one will be on our list this summer.

DD* · Post by DD* » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:56 pm

Looks awesome! Really enjoyed the first one, and I thought the cast had great chemistry.

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LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:13 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:34 pm Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like Paul Rudd? The guy is just so damn likeable.

Looking forward to this one. Although I hope it has more to it than just constant scenes of things shrinking or growing.

It's like you know exactly how to push my buttons. How do we get along at all?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:04 pm

Mortis, you’re 90 percent buttons, 10 percent water. It’s nigh impossible not to.

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:30 pm

Freyland wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:01 pm
hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:34 pm

Looking forward to this one. Although I hope it has more to it than just constant scenes of things shrinking or growing.
Isn't that like every romantic comedy?

Was that too subtle? I thought that was quite amusing. Then again, I work with kids...

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:50 pm

And you regale them with phallus metaphors!?!?

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:48 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:50 pm And you regale them with phallus metaphors!?!?

More likely the reverse. In this case, seeing an opportunity for juvenile humor but presenting it to you wrapped in a more intellectual aesthetic for your (possible) enjoyment. Clearly a miss, though I hardly anticipated any of this would generate negative assumptions.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:53 pm

Whoa there, I was making a joke. No negative assumptions whatsoever on my part.

Freyland · Post by **Freyland** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:55 pm

Cool beans. With neither vocal inflections nor leering emojis the interpretation of your post was left as an exercise for the Reader.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:52 am

I'm betting this scene doesn't show up in the movie.

Spoiler:

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 2:13 am

Hey, it’s the film-specific thread!

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:51 am

Some of the better / best fun fight scenes in MCU, IMHO, so far. Very... imaginative use of shrinking / expanding powers.

I think this is fine for kids, but then, I don't have any, so I wouldn't really know.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:04 am

I agree - it is a fun movie. It has good drama breaks injected with the right level of comedy. The human elements struck the right chord and all the performances were very strong. I also warmed up to Rudd in this role. I didn't think he fit well in the first movie but this time it worked IMO.

The only downside was:

Spoiler:

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:11 am

the first half-hour or so was incredibly tedious, but it started to come together after that, finally making a decent 'comic booky' movie. i still haven't seen the first Ant Man.

Daveman · Post by **Daveman** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:27 am

Question for those who know... are there any Infinity Wars spoilers in this film? We've yet to see Infinity Wars (I know, I know... waiting on blu-ray at this point) but might see this in theaters if it's spoiler free.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:38 am

Daveman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:27 am Question for those who know... are there any Infinity Wars spoilers in this film? We've yet to see Infinity Wars (I know, I know... waiting on blu-ray at this point) but might see this in theaters if it's spoiler free.

Not the film, but the end credits do. Kinda Sorta.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:22 pm

More of a tie-in, rather than a spoiler. You won't get it unless you've seen Infinity War. But if you seen both, then you'll go OMG! So what's what... OMG OMG...

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:32 pm

Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:22 pm More of a tie-in, rather than a spoiler. You won't get it unless you've seen Infinity War. But if you seen both, then you'll go OMG! So what's what... OMG OMG...

Spoiler:

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:59 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:11 am the first half-hour or so was incredibly tedious, but it started to come together after that, finally making a decent 'comic booky' movie. i still haven't seen the first Ant Man.

The first Ant-Man was a hugely pleasant surprise. Joe Bob says check it out!

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:21 pm

I saw this over the weekend. Like the first Ant-Man, it's a well-made, pleasant diversion for a couple of hours, but not a Marvel must-see.

That said, I found it especially refreshing coming on the heels of Infinity War. It's nice to be reminded that Marvel stories don't always have to be about saving the universe from an existential threat.

Things I liked:

Ghost was good villain -- complex motivations, weird power set.

I love that Scott has a loving family (kid+dad+mom+stepdad). Families of divorce are normal these days, but they're rarely portrayed this positively.

Luis's verbal-diarrhea monologue was hilarious. Clearly inspired by Drunk History, in the best way.

Things I liked less:

The chemistry between Scott and Hope is... fine? There's almost no screen time given to their relationship, so it feels static.

Michael Douglas is... fine? He's not bad in any way, but I would expect a more lived-in, natural performance from such an experienced actor.

Some of the characters' decision-making seems out-of-character and artificial -- decisions that are important to drive the plot forward, but out-of-sync with their ethics and beliefs. A failure in the script-writing process, I think.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:09 pm

stessier wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:38 am
Daveman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:27 am Question for those who know... are there any Infinity Wars spoilers in this film? We've yet to see Infinity Wars (I know, I know... waiting on blu-ray at this point) but might see this in theaters if it's spoiler free.
Not the film, but the end credits do. Kinda Sorta.

I would say that the mid-credit scene contains a fairly big spoiler connected to the Infinity War ending. If you haven't seen Infinity War, and you also don't know much about how the story goes in the comics, then I would avoid it. But the good news on that is that the movie itself really contains no spoilers of any kind for Infinity War, so you have the option of seeing the movie and just leaving when the credits start.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:12 pm

stessier wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:32 pm
Kasey Chang wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:22 pm More of a tie-in, rather than a spoiler. You won't get it unless you've seen Infinity War. But if you seen both, then you'll go OMG! So what's what... OMG OMG...

Spoiler:
I thought it was a fun tie in, but as soon as Scott started saying "Hello? Time to go!", I knew what was up and was like "ohhhh, placing it in the time line. Nice." Then they showed the ashes and everyone in the theater literally gasped (it was a 1/2 full IMAX, so that's a lot of people). I was kind of surprised by their surprise.

Spoiler:

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:19 pm

I saw it over the weekend, and pretty thoroughly enjoyed it. Funny and sweet in places (his daughter is adorable, and Scott's interactions with her gave me a bit of the feels). Well paced. The villains all have fairly understandable motivations.

DD* · Post by DD* » Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:00 pm

The boy and I saw it over the weekend as well. Very good, funny, light-hearted, all in all a good follow-up to both the first Ant-Man and Avengers. And quite the... scene... at the end.

Also, Michael Pena and the other side-kicks are absolutely brilliant!

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:43 pm

We watched this yesterday and liked it quite a bit. The security team stole the show in the few minutes they had.

There were a few moments where it just felt like the jokes totally fell flat. It was weird it was like they dropped out of the movie and just made a comment and then back into the movie. Hard to explain, but it wasn't a big deal just something I noticed.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:42 pm

Wife and I caught it last night. I liked it well enough. She's not a fan of Michael Douglas's work these days, so she didn't enjoy it.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 2:20 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:42 pm Wife and I caught it last night. I liked it well enough. She's not a fan of Michael Douglas's work these days, so she didn't enjoy it.

I thought it had too much Douglas and not enough Antman. And don't get me started on the quantum level.