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 Frazzled wrote:
...and we all know Aussies bite back.

And Texan's no doubt.

Just watched it. A nice solid heist movie and probably falls somewhere in the middle of the Marvel pack in terms of overall enjoyment (i.e. better than Norton's Hulk, Ironman 2 and 3 etc).

I'm not sure shoehorning a random Avenger into the proceedings was necessary (distracted from the plot IMO).

Don't forget to stay for the (almost literal) mid credits sting.

I took my nephew and his friend to see it yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I would place it near the top of the MCU pantheon, behind only The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man. This may be due to the fact that I've been a Paul Rudd fan since his appearance in Clueless.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
I took my nephew and his friend to see it yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I would place it near the top of the MCU pantheon, behind only The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man. This may be due to the fact that I've been a Paul Rudd fan since his appearance in Clueless.

He is kind of a Baldwin.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
I took my nephew and his friend to see it yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I would place it near the top of the MCU pantheon, behind only The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man. This may be due to the fact that I've been a Paul Rudd fan since his appearance in Clueless.

Paul Rudd is awesome. I love that guy

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
I took my nephew and his friend to see it yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I would place it near the top of the MCU pantheon, behind only The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man. This may be due to the fact that I've been a Paul Rudd fan since his appearance in Clueless.

He is kind of a Baldwin.

How violent would you say this movie is? Would it be okay for a three and a half year old who can handle Star Wars?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
How violent would you say this movie is? Would it be okay for a three and a half year old who can handle Star Wars?

I would say it's on par with Star Wars violence-wise. My three and half year old daughter loves watching Star Wars and I would have no qualms with her seeing Ant-Man.

There is also a little bit of colorful language, but nothing as bad as my kids hear from me on a regular basis.

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
How violent would you say this movie is? Would it be okay for a three and a half year old who can handle Star Wars?

I would say it's on par with Star Wars violence-wise. My three and half year old daughter loves watching Star Wars and I would have no qualms with her seeing Ant-Man.

There is also a little bit of colorful language, but nothing as bad as my kids hear from me on a regular basis.

I tend to find th concept of "bad words" more harmful than actual bad words, so language won't be a problem.

Glad to hear about the level of violence being mild. My son likes insects and superheroes, so we might see a matinee to beat the heat, if he behaves.

Saw it, loved it.

If I had a younger child prone to repeating colorful language, I wouldn't take them--but I'm not a parent and I'm not the parent of your kid. There were some 2 year olds in the 7:15 showing I just saw, and they got kinda whiny--which is always such a joy.

Saw it and it was ok. It is fun as a Marvel movie but overall as a piece of cinema it is 'meh'.

 Ahtman wrote:
Saw it and it was ok. It is fun as a Marvel movie but overall as a piece of cinema it is 'meh'.

Does it hurt?

Saw it the other day and loved it. It had some really good parts although what happened to Antony was pretty predictable if I do say so myself.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
Saw it and it was ok. It is fun as a Marvel movie but overall as a piece of cinema it is 'meh'.

Does it hurt?

I'm not sure what you mean tbh. You could be referring to whether the film hurt or are being sarcastic; either is as just as likely. It isn't a horrible movie and I am glad I saw it and I would recommend others to go see it, but I wouldn't put it in my top ten or buy it for my collection. Doesn't mean it is a bad movie, just that it doesn't really do much interesting visually or thematically that makes me want to watch it again.

I saw it and quite enjoyed it. Wasn't high on my favorites list or anything and I feel like I don't need any additional ant-man/wasp solo films. But I think he'll be a cool addition to the Avengers.

I enjoyed it. It's clearly aware of how silly it is as a concept and doesn't take itself too seriously. Good fun blockbuster.

Just saw it - loved it!

I'd like more of these types of pics out of the MU Film Division, to go along with the big flashy team up types too!

We saw it as a family. I missed a few chunks of the movie due to the kid's small bladder, but enjoyed what I saw. He liked it a lot once the ants got involved, and I think he liked the fight at the end with the lasers and the toys. I feel a little bit bad because he kept saying "Ants!" whenever the ants appeared onscreen, but after the movie the people behind us said he was fine and didn't bother them. My wife liked the movie a lot more than she thought she would, which doesn't say much because she was sure Antman the idea was going to be irredeemably stupid.


Falcon's scene was great, but the heist at the Cross Industries building was my favorite part, with its escalation in crazy antics and the police cop in over his head. The Chekhov's guns set up through the movie were all obvious and all fired in the third act, so anyone expecting a clever film of twists will be disappointed.


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Also, the villain had the look, voice, and mannerisms to a boy I knew from the local synagogue, which made the name "Cross" somewhat hilarious to me.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
How violent would you say this movie is? Would it be okay for a three and a half year old who can handle Star Wars?

Marvel movies are much more violent than bloodless Star Wars. In a Marvel movie, people can get hurt and actually die on screen (Coulson, Pietro).

My youngest is 5-1/2, and we saw AoU. But then he's been watching Marvel movies for a couple years.

I think 3-1/2 is OK if (s)he's already seen similar movies.


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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
My wife liked the movie a lot more than she thought she would, which doesn't say much because she was sure Antman the idea was going to be irredeemably stupid.

The Chekhov's guns set up through the movie were all obvious and all fired in the third act, so anyone expecting a clever film of twists will be disappointed.

My buddy was the biggest holdout for GotG, because of the talking animal. After much cajoling, he finally saw it. Enjoyed the talking animal after all.

Marvel has a lot of economy of writing, so "Rosebud" will always be a giveaway.

Aunt Beru, Uncle Owen, Dak and that ewoks mama would like to disagree.

On and the whole Jedi order. Including the younglings...

I've heard that 'someone' is visible in the corner of the screen when Scott goes into the QUANTUM ZONE (The Microverse?) - I've heard it was:

1) The original Wasp, Janet! (Seems most likely!)
2) Dr. Strange (because time and space have no meaning there?)
3) Eternity

This guy:



I didn't see anything...

So...did anyone else?

Or are we all going to have to wait for the DVD release?

Can you show them bloody and dying on screen?

I have no recollection of any blood shed in a sw movie.

The fighting wasn't so bad, but Pym was awfully quick to use violence to express himself. Talking scenes where one man gets frustrated and starts hitting people display more troublesome behavior in my opinion than two costumed heroes leaping around throwing trains and shooting lasers.

There was a gunshot wound, but even by action movie standards it was tame.

 Alpharius wrote:
I've heard that 'someone' is visible in the corner of the screen when Scott goes into the QUANTUM ZONE (The Microverse?) - I've heard it was:

Close - the Quantum Realm... because I think 'Microverse' belongs to Fantastic 4, and therefore Fox.

Anyway, I've heard the same thing. I don't see it.

 Alpharius wrote:
I've heard that 'someone' is visible in the corner of the screen when Scott goes into the QUANTUM ZONE (The Microverse?)

Almost certainly not the Microverse. But OMG, how awesome if it were, because the Mircroverse imples the Micronauts:


http://longboxgraveyard.com/2011/06/29/2-the-micronauts/

I collected The Micronauts from the newstand to direct only subscription. Sure, they started as a toy-based product (like Rom, Spaceknight, also a worthy read over time), but what a romp. Not quite as goofy as GotG, but wow, if they were reimagined a la Big Hero 6 and brought to life on the big screen...

Oh man, I used to read ROM when I was a kid. Those space vampire things were terrifying.

Dire Wraiths could definitely appear as a threat down the line, as could other spaceknights.

See the "bonus" one.


.. No, me neither.

Guess Blu-rays/DVDs will get paused a lot in the future then .

I was really, really hoping the QUANTUM REALM = MICROVERSE, for many of the same reasons as John up there!

I LOVED the Micronauts both as toys and a comic - collected them both as a kid.

Also LOVED the comic book ROM, but never had the toy.

Sadly, ROM is not a part of the MU anymore - rights reverted back to the toy company?

But interestingly enough, in SECRET INVASION (I think!) the Wasp (Janet) 'dies' - but in reality, she escapes death by shrinking down...into the MICROVERSE!

I liked it, but to me it seemed to have poor pacing.
It fell that it only had he beginning and end. No middle

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
I've heard that 'someone' is visible in the corner of the screen when Scott goes into the QUANTUM ZONE (The Microverse?)

Almost certainly not the Microverse. But OMG, how awesome if it were, because the Mircroverse imples the Micronauts:

I collected The Micronauts from the newstand to direct only subscription. Sure, they started as a toy-based product (like Rom, Spaceknight, also a worthy read over time), but what a romp. Not quite as goofy as GotG, but wow, if they were reimagined a la Big Hero 6 and brought to life on the big screen...

Micronauts! Yeah, I was a huge fan of the comics and toys.

I think the series lost its way later, but IMO it's one of the very best toy-to-comic translations, especially considering the toys were a mishmash of stuff without much in the way of built-in narrative and characterizations like with the '80s GI Joe and Transformer toys. And sure, there's PLENTY of Star Wars influence, but there's also plenty of unique creativity involved too.

Michael Golden is a really talented artist IMO. I still love these "coming soon" ads that ran in Marvel comics back in the day.





This panel reminds me of an early Mike Mignola.



Sadly, Bill Mantlo has been disabled for over 2 decades now after a horrible car accident.

I think that it's possible that we could see the Micronaut characters that Marvel owns (like Bug) or spaceknights other than Rom make an appearance in Marvel film at some point. Rom himself, though...that seems like it might be complicated.

@Alpharius -- I still have my ROM toy and it still works! (Although I lost the cable to light up his Neutralizer, etc.)