Fun movie!
As a comic book fan (and long-time reader/collector), I appreciated the nods to the comic version of the character, but like they did with all the other Marvel Cinematic Universe characters who've appeared on screen so far, the story is original and I think it can be followed and enjoyed by those who know nothing about Ant-Man before the movie starts.
I won't post any spoilers, but I will say I was satisfied how this character fits into the rest of the MCU and really enjoyed the special effects. The filmmakers did a good job of poking fun at some of the ridiculousness of tiny people fighting each other without it actually detracting from the story. The movie keeps a real sense of humor, which is one of the things I enjoy most about the Marvel movies. I'm interested to see how and what role Ant-Man will play in "Captain America: Civil War" next year.
Paul Rudd does a great job and is actually believable as a title character in an action film, (he's really come a long way from Clueless, huh?) and I love that bigger-name actors like Michael Douglas are all getting on board with these superhero movies. Evangeline Lilly, who already proved she can do action with the "Hobbit" movies, gets to kick some butt in this movie as well. I don't know anything about Corey Stoll, but he makes a pretty good bad guy.
Marvel seems to have figured out how to handle movies like this (ones where most of the mainstream audience knows little-to-nothing about the character.) Put them after most, if not all, the HUGE blockbuster movies of summer, but make them so fun that word-of-mouth will get people to come out. It worked with Guardians of the Galaxy last year, and I think it'll work with Ant-Man this year. For what it's worth, I liked Ant-Man better. I'd give this movie 3 out of 4 stars.
One the best Marvel movies. You'll be sore from laughing afterwards.
I'm clearly in the minority. It's really not the great shakes people are making it out to be. Not a patch on Guardians of the Galaxy (which it was compared to here in comments), not even close, at all. In fact its barely comparable to most of the Marvel films. It feels small in scope (absolutely no pun intended, not worth the effort) and more like an addendum to the MCU if anything. The off hand mention of the Avengers and the shoe horning of Falcon in a few scenes are the only real thing that made it part of the MCU. It could have stood completely alone with practically no effort and still been an ok film. Which is exactly how it started out so many years ago. That doesn't come from a longing of what could have been of Edgar Wrights film, I had no real interest in that either. If it wasn't for the post credits scene I'd have completely forgotten it was going to be furthered in the MCU and without the forced line (probably an additional shoot) "I know a guy" there was no reason for it to be the thing to promoted Captain America Civil War. It just followed suit of what had come before it.
It has some chuckles but certainly not "sore from laughing" nor full of "Non-stop wit"
I'm not sure what has made it "Marvel's most clever and ambitiously successful film". It was a very thin heist film with a simple hook.
The cast are serviceable yet could almost entirely be recast. Michael Pena hits the mark just by doing his thing which is almost just a young Luis Guzman.
It was fun, but nothing I'm clambering to see again.
Is one of the funnier MCU movies
Anything that reminds me of Richard Matheson's "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and stars Evangeline Lilly is pretty much gonna be a winner with me.
"Ant-Man" was a funny movie. I laughed plenty and often. Many cast members got into the comedy act. It wasn't just Paul Rudd or Michael Pena. Michael Douglas was a great Hank Pym, a complex character with skeletons in his closet and some well hidden emotional scars. But, like every other character, he was a source of many laughs.
There were also plenty of thrills and some great uses of 3D. More than any other recent 3D release than I can remember. When Ant-Man was ant-sized, the 3D really popped. I think it was because things in the background were over sized and slightly blurred. I also need to call out how much I liked the different types of ants and how cool they were used in the movie. The scene with Ant-Man fighting Yellowjacket on the train set was a highlight, too.
Even though this was a blast overall, "Ant-Man" featured a weak, uninteresting villain and had some story beats, like Scott Lang's daughter, that seemed forced and overly sentimental.
I'm hearing "Ant-Man" being compared to "Guardians of the Galaxy" and that's fair to a point. Both movies feature quirky, wise-cracking characters. It's not quite as un-"Marvel" as GotG was, but it's still not as cookie-cutter as the other Marvel Universe flicks.
I like the fast talking Hispanic guy, he was the best.
Through this masterpiece, on par with, in my humble opinion, all other Marvel movies currently out in the Avengers Saga, obviously including the side series, Marvel has completely blown me away.
Character development, solid plot, fantastic humour and amazing cast all done flawlessly and did not leave me hoping for more, but rather asking 'When's the sequel coming out?'
With Michael Douglas and Michael Peña, having seen them both in previous movies where their performances are exemplary to say the least, I expect such mastery, but with Paul Rudd, and all the other actors, given this is the first movie in which I ever saw them, I had no idea what to expect. Complete success!
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really enjoyable movie! some good laughs, really cool effects and overal nice plot. Really cool!
This is just a super fun movie. It doesn't take it self to serious and has plenty of jokes. Paul Rudd is the perfect not superhero "superhero". When he just keeps saying sorry you seem like a nice guy when fighting Falcon is perfect. Michael Pena's storytelling is fantastic we need more of him in the sequel. Corey Stoll's acting was fine but his character was kinda dull. The way this was shot with it going from big to small and back and forth was great. The final fight being on a toy train and then just cutting to life size view of it realizing how small this actually is, is quite funny. It's very entertaining and shows what Marvel can do with not well known characters.
I was not really impressed by this movie. It's fine but that's it. Story is kind of interesting and effects are well made, but altogether I was not hooked.
I gave this movie so much shit before it came out and it's actually really fun. Joke's on me.
It is explained that Ant-Man shrinks by reducing the distance between his atoms. So he still consists of the same atoms after shrinking, which means he still should have the same mass, but then somehow ants can still carry him. He later shrinks to subatomic size. How on earth can you become smaller than atoms if you are made of atoms? He then hears his daughter talking while still on the subatomic level, what particles propagate the sound waves to his ears? Quite poor attention to detail in some of the physical areas :(
On the other hand, the characters besides the villain (step up yo game, Marvel...) were pretty great. And it overall it was a pretty fun movie.
BTW, the scene which reused the new S.H.I.E.L.D. base scenery from Avengers 2 in combination with only one single actor besides the Ant-Man seemed hilariously cheap.
After Guardians of the Galaxy and Age of Ultron, Ant-Man had some tough competition. Although I don't think it was as great as those two, I still rated it a solid 8. (I really wish they would've just done a Hank Pym origin story...)
A pleasant surprise from the men at Marvel. Fun and amazing.
Forget tiny ants... I'm tiny Riiiiickkkk!!
Got dragged along to this film when it came out at the cinema. Not a massive superhero fan but this film was actually okay. Humorous and watchable.
Basic Marvel fare. Capable people involved on every level, but a weak and predictable plot, overly safe stylistically, takes no risks - ever -, good mix of action and comedy, but ultimately forgettable and just one of many. At this point, the Marvel Cinematic Universe should really be treated like an Ensemble Cast TV show rather than a film series. Most of it is essentially an extended, big-budget TV episode. There's no attempt on any level to create anything more than some easily disgested franchised popcorn fare. Which isn't a bad thing, but gets tiring once you release 2-4 films a year in the universe and NONE of them ever live up to their potential. None of them has a distinctive visual style or amazing soundtrack, none of them takes any plot risks or asks any interesting questions. So far, there hasn't been a truly great Marvel flick. DC had a couple with the Dark Knight trilogy at least.
like guardians of the galaxy before it, antman is one of those characters that only die hard comic fans would recognise, but, also like guardians of the galaxy before it, this turned into another sleeper hit.
Nice, entertaining, not a bad superhero movie but don't expect anything else, aimed at for a younger audience.
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I have to say... as someone who grew up watching Paul Rudd in the 90s (he still looks the same age by the way), I was hesitant that he could fill the role of a super hero. I'd actually forgotten that Ant Man existed in the MCU so I had a fresh perspective of this story. Paul Rudd as Scott Lang is excellent. There is just enough comedic relief to make the non-action scenes fun. The idea of Ant Man was very well executed visually and the main villian isn't so stereotypical. It's a bit of a break from the main Avengers story but is required to fully understand the universe in later films.
Oh... and Evangeline Lilly. :wink:
Sticky humour. Great cgi. Boring plot. Thats what i summed up by the end.
Cool powers and fights
Not so cool characters and humor (especially Luis)
Wholesome father daughter relationships were nice at least.
excellent story, very funny, i kinda fell off the marvel wagon at about the time it came out so took a long time getting round to seeing it, thoroughly enjoyable, i'm in love with Paul Rudd.
Pretty good movie. Didn’t know Jeff Bezos the villain in it.
best this is best ever
An entertaining movie that’s better than the sequel with a better villain. Even if Corey Stoll is like Jeff Bridges’ villain in Iron Man. Butt hurt that his business partner or in this case former mentor won’t tell him his secrets of how he made a shrinking suit “or Iron Man suit in Bridges’ case.”
Is even bald like Bridges’ in Iron Man, just missing the goatee lol. Stoll is still an under-rated villain since he makes you want to punch him throughout.
While Paul Rudd’s casting works since he is his usual witty self but an action hero version. There was bitching that Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) wasn’t hero. He was an older, past Ant-Man instead.
As someone who doesn’t know much about Ant-Man comics, I think it works due to Rudd either way. Douglas is also fun as the past Ant-Man who recruits him. So I wouldn’t really want it to have been done any other way.
Bobby Cannavale is also perfectly annoying as his daughter’s cop stepdad. Who is pretty much waiting for him to mess up as an excuse to keep him away from his kid.
Evangeline Lilly is also good as Douglas’ daughter who is mad he won’t let her take over as an Ant hero instead of Scott. She also wants more answers from him on what happened to her Mother.
Michael Peña supplies the laughs more than Rudd as his crook friend. Who is trying to get him to steal again. By telling him a long winded story about a job her has for him.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Infinity Saga
Phase One
Iron Man (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2008
The incredible Hulk (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-incredible-hulk-2008
Iron Man 2 (2010) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2-2010
Thor (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-2011
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger-2011
The Avengers (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-avengers-2012
Phase Two
Iron Man 3 (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-3-2013
Thor: The Dark World (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-the-dark-world-2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-age-of-ultron-2015
Ant-Man (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-2015
Phase Three
Captain America: Civil War (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-civil-war-2016
Doctor Strange (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-2016
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-ragnarok-2017
Black Panther (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-2018
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-infinity-war-2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-2018
Captain Marvel (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-marvel-2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-endgame-2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-far-from-home-2019
Phase Four
Black Widow (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-widow-2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-2021
Eternals (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/eternals-2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-2022
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022
The Marvels (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-marvels-2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ((2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-2023
Fantastic Four https://trakt.tv/movies/fantastic-four
7.5/10
EVERYTIME I WATCH THIS I LOVE IT MORE AND MORE, FOUND MYSELF CHUCKLING THROUGH THE HOLE MOVIE. IT HAD MY ATTENTION THROUGH THE HOLE INSTALLMENT. EVERYONE'S PERFORMANCES ARE PERFECTION AND ON POINT AND ALL THE JOKES LANDED, IN FACT THIS MOVIE IS HILARIOUS AND I LIVE FOR LUIS'S SET PIECE SPEACHES
THEY ARE COMEDY GOLD AND I HOPE THEY
HAVE THEM IN THE 3rd ANT-MAN INSTALLMENT
QUANTUMMANIA.
I LOVED HOW WE HAD ANOTHER GLANCE/REFERENCE TO THE 10 RINGS,
MARVEL ARE THE BOSS, EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED AND EVERYTHING MATTERS.
THIS MOVIE HAD
GREAT VFX
FANTASTIC COMEDY
TOP NOTCH ACTING
& ONCE AGAIN TIES IN SEVERAL OTHER MOVIE'S .
PAUL IS DEFINITELY
THE ANT-MAN AND HE TOTALLY OWNED THIS ROLE & HE DID SO EFFORTLESSLY,
he totally had me in stitches
the hole way through
and cassi was awesome.
even at her age then she was amazing and I see a bright future ahead if acting was something she wanted to pursue.
ANT-MAN WILL RETURN.
7.5/10
Right next up
MY MAN CAP
in my 3rd ever favourite Marvel Movie.
HERE WE GO
here..we...go......
Honey, I shrunk the Avengers!
"Ant-Man" won't be remembered movie that will irremediably change the future of superheroes, yet it's as good as a small-scale story for a small-scaled character can get. Like in "Guardians of the Galaxy" we got a lowlife scum criminal with a big heart who finds redemption, but there is no world to save nor true superpowers involved. It's your average comedy-infused heist movie combined with crazy visual effects. The protagonist being able to continuously shrink and grow in size in a matter of seconds opens infinite possibilities, and the gimmick gets well exploited here.
It's unfortunate that Egar Wright didn't get to direct it himself, because it does definitely look like a good match for his style and usual tropes.
Scott Lang is the best MCU character, period. I said what I said
I hate to say it coz I love this film but this isn’t one of the best mcu films, it’s ok, most of my love for this film is just Paul Rudd as ant man.
the only thing i didn't really like about this movie is the villain but other than that this is definitely one of my favorite MCU movies! it's super fun, the FX are really cool, the characters are likable, and the comedy is great.
Much better than anticipated, I actually thoroughly enjoyed 'Ant-Man'. The concept is silly, but I felt it made it work very well.
It starts off as more Paul Rudd-esque than Marvel-esque, especially with the comedy. I wasn't expecting much from it at that point, not that it was necessarily bad or anything but it wasn't what I'd expect from an MCU film. However, positively, it turns into something that fits in this universe.
I enjoyed the action, score and humour. The cast do good things, with Paul Rudd filling the titular role nicely. I also really enjoyed Michael Douglas. Evangeline Lilly and Michael Peña are pluses, too. Corey Stoll, meanwhile, is a little meh I will say - entirely passable, but nothing memorable.
This is a pleasant watch, one I'd recommend.
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The last time I reviewed Ant-Man I said that it was one of the best MCU outings to date, and that doesn't ring all that true anymore. It's still a good movie...just not all the way up there.
There is stuff to pick at, of course, but I can look past the "cheap" and "low budget" look, the wonky cinematography, and some weird casting choices. What I can't ignore this time around is the pacing issues in the first half. It takes away a bit from the fun that is Ant-Man.
Anyway...it's still a fun and engaging story, so don't let my nitpicking stand in the way of you enjoying it.
...and yeah...if you like hot women, Evangeline Lilly sure fits the bill.
THE CAWPINE OF 'ANT-MAN'
WRITING: 6
ATMOSPHERE: 6
CHARACTERS: 6
PRODUCTION: 9
INTRIGUE: 5
NOVELTY: 5
ENJOYMENT: 6
The Good:
Ant-Man begins like any other romantic comedy infused with a typical superhero film. It takes a while for the film to show its potential, but once it does, it turns pretty inventive and cool.
What makes Scott Lang such a likeable character is his grounded personality, similar to Tom Holland's Peter Parker. Lang is just a normal father and husband who's made the wrong choices in his life and needs a reboot. That's easy to connect with.
Paul Rudd is simultaneously an odd and brilliant choice to play a superhero. Considering the comical side of the film, he is the perfect fit to play an underdog character, but he also delves into his superhero persona convincingly.
Say what you will, but the visual effects used here are breathtaking. By combining practical effects and CGI, director Peyton Reed creates some of the most exciting action sequences within the MCU. By making Scott Lang small as an ant, everyday objects suddenly turn dangerous. The action sequences are all inventive thanks to the possibilities coming with the character.
The Quantum realm is the most beautiful thing ever.
The funniest and most memorable sequence is the one worth Scott breaking into the Avengers building. It features the Falcon in a cameo role and is one of the best sequences in any MCU film so far. It's a completely unnecessary sequence, but fun nonetheless.
Kirk Douglas is never bad and he is the single best actor in this film as well.
The Bad:
Derren Cross is a mediocre villain with boring motive, even though Yellowjacket as a character is fairly cool. It doesn't help that he just kind of hangs around in the background before stepping into the spotlight in the finale.
In terms of its script and characters, Ant-Man almost feels like an early MCU film or even a Marvel legacy film. It’s not big and booming and doesn't try to reinvent the genre like so many other films within the franchise. It's almost boringly safe and predictable. As a comedy, it's not very funny, and as a superhero flick, it's disappointingly unoriginal.
As MCU's first heist movie, Ant-Mans has fairly little to offer that has not been done better by earlier heist movies.
Scott's sidekicks are annoying and don’t bring anything to the plot.
The Ugly:
Gooified people look like strawberry jam.
CAWPINE RATING: 6.14 / 10 = 3 stars
I think this is the darkhorse movie of the MCU, because this film is so much better than what people thought it was gonna be and I still feel that it is a little bit underappreciated. Let's start off with Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), this is absolutely perfect casting as he brings his humour to the role but at the same time he builds the character to be a very likeable character and for what it is worth, I think all of the side characters are really great and likeable in this film with Michael Pena (Luis) being a great addition to the MCU and I want him to be in more of the Marvel films.
Also, the action in this movie is really great as making those moments where the character is actively changing size in front of you eyes and having action sequences where this is happening regularly cannot be easy to make and respect to the CGI team/director for that. I should also add that this film is one of the funniest in the MCU and even tops Guardians of the Galaxy for me in comedy.
This film only has one drawback which is the villain, it's just another bland evil version of the main character which if done right is fine but this was just a boring villain who I don't think anyone will remember. Otherwise, this is the most underrated Marvel movie and I urge fans to watch it and have fun.
Scott Lang/Ant-Man: "Hello. I'm Ant-Man. Haven't you heard of me? No, you wouldn't have heard of me."
The story to Ant-Man is about Scott Lang who has worked alongside his friend and mentor Dr. Hank Pym but has never truly asserted himself. Now, armed with a suit that shrinks him in size but greatly increases his strength, Lang, now dubbed Ant-Man, will have to find the hero inside himself in order to pull off a heist that may very well be the key to saving the world.
The tiny superhero himself Ant-Man was originally going to be directed by the comedy genius himself Edgar Wright. Everyone and I do mean everyone was hyped about his next upcoming movie since this is the same guy who brought us such films as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. But one day we all got the sad news that Edgar left the protect due to Marvel and him not agreeing on each other. It was so disappointing because I wonder what the movie would be like if Edgar Wright directed it. The movie was originally going to come out in 2014 but got pushed to 2015 due to that big delay. Now after seeing the movie I was surprised of how fun it was and how it was a solid movie even with the behind the scenes problems it all payed well.
Since Edgar was out we got another director that stepped in and that's Peyton Reed who did such movies like: Yes Man, The Break-up and Down with Love. I was a bit worried but at the same time a bit interested of what Peyton Reed will do with Edgar Wright source material and after seeing the movie I can safely say that Peyton Reed did a great job directing this movie. He directed the action scenes and the whole movie pretty well since he never directed action movies before and this is he's first time and he did it good. Nicely done Peyton Reed.
I never thought that Paul Rudd would be great playing superhero character when he was cast as Ant-Man, but Paul Rudd absolutely nailed it as Ant-Man as he had the charm, the right set of humor to balance his character nicely and he was the perfect actor for this comedic character like Ant-Man.
The humor in the movie are the basic Marvel humor that you always see in there movies. Edgar Wright also wrote the movie and at times I can tell what jokes and humor was his, but some other writers change a lot of the script (That's what I heard) adding some of the Avengers characters in the movie and at the end credit scene which Edgar didn't want and I can see why. Now it is good to see one or even more of The Avengers in another Marvel movie just for a little cameo but you know why they there to only set up the future Marvel movies and that's it really. That's just want it is really just a set up for the next movie and not let it be a good stand alone movie without other Avengers coming reminding you about the future Marvel movies. But that's just me. It's funny how I kept bringing up Edger Wright in this review, but what can say the guy is awesome.
The action scenes in the movie are just so stunning to watch. The action was excellently shot and when the character Ant-Man shrinks to ant size and takes down loads of enemies it was just awesome to watch it and it was a very creative action scene. The CGI in this movie really helped those action scenes or just the scenes where he's in ant size and everything around him is a size of a giant. Those scenes in the movie are worth the price of seeing.
I also love how this movie brought up the one thing that people always say "Why don't they just call The Avengers". In this movie they explain that it only takes a small person to do this small mission so you really don't need The Avengers to do this one small mission. I just love how the movie brought that up as it's saying shut the f**k up to those who are complaining about that.
Evangeline Lilly, Micheal Douglas, Michael Peña and the rest of the cast all did great in the movie as they were funny and truly enjoyable to watch.
Now for the problems: The villain of the movie Yellow Jacket played by Corey Stoll was a pretty weak villain and was kind of a cartoon villain at times. I think Corey Stoll is a great actor and I mean he was good in House of Cards and Midnight in Paris, but here he was the cliche I'm evil to do bad things to people and to are my character. He wasn't awful in the movie but he wasn't such a good villain.
Most of the character's in the movie felt like plot device like Scott's daughter in the movie as I could tell for a mile away what she's going to do later on in the movie and it happened as I expected.
Overall Ant-Man is another Marvel movie that turned out great just like Guardians. I like how Marvel are taking unknown comics that people never heard of and making them into big hits and everybody loving falling in love with them. Ant-Man was a lot of fun to watch and I actually like Ant-Man a little more than Age of Ultron, yeah I went there. Never again can anybody doubt Marvel for they next upcoming unknown project as you all known your going to eat it up and love it as always. Ant-Man is worth checking out.
The least godly of all the Marvel heroes, Ant-Man is just a mildly intelligent, crafty guy, down on his luck but pure of heart, who catches the eye of a reclusive genius and becomes heir to his technological throne. It's not intergalactic like Guardians, it boasts no billionaire playboys like Iron Man, no political intrigue or mythological hijinx like Cap or Thor, and while all of those absences do make it feel like less of a heavyweight, they also give it a unique sense of relatable identity. This is the little guy (womp womp), one of the unwashed throngs, who dares to climb Olympus and greet the immortals. I can get behind that.
It's also a great showcase of the merry Marvel mojo, casually blending well-timed wisecracks with steep ideas, loud action sets and a heavy dose of world-building. That constant sense of a shared landscape, long a cornerstone of the comic book's universe, has begun to bear ripened fruit recently, and Ant-Man profits from the mere association. Truly, it's his interactions with the characters we already know, no matter how secondary they may be, that makes this seem like more than just another origin story.
Paul Rudd does a nice job of pulling off the leading role, not too wacky nor too straight-laced, and his essential chemistry with Michael Douglas (the aforementioned genius) carries the picture a nice, long distance. Great effects work gets us the rest of the way, with a whole armload of inventive, fascinating, smirk-inducingly cool expositionary scenes leading the charge. Think Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with more balls and a much bigger budget. It's not the best of the Marvel lot, but it's among them, and I can't wait to see where the character goes from here.
Absolutely loved it highly amusing glad to see more of the beloved comic book characters brought to the big screen
Yeah, it's a fun and entertaining movie... if you don't think too much. Or at all. My issue with it is, it would have been as entertaining if they just have omitted the stupid parts.
Surely the writers must have realized that you can't possibly go "subatomic" by just "reducing the space between the atoms", no matter how much you do it. Right?
Or what about going subatomic to get inside the missile or the suit? If you're so small that you get pass through the titanium atoms, how come you can then destroy the electronics inside? Microchips are really diminute nowadays, but they're not smaller than an atom.
There are so many more dumb things in this movie... even by Marvel standards. They really ruin what could have been a great movie otherwise. That, and Luis' scenes. Baaack it up, baacking it up..., really?
Still, a decent flick to watch on those days where you just want something entertaining and not too smart. It's the movie equivalent of having fast food instead of a regular lunch.
I'm a sucker for Paul Rudd and this was a lot of fun.
"Marvel thrills on an appropriately smaller scale."
Not a Marvel Universe fan but I liked this one, BUT it feels (as the other ones) like a movie for kids. Just kidding ! I'll always hate them for take down Daredevil...
The story here was fun.
The heroes were very likable, and the villains were utterly despicable.
The special effects were amazing.
So, then, why did they have to ruin it by including excessive profanity? Come on, Marvel; don't you realize part of your target audience includes discerning viewers?
Pretty cool totally enjoyed this one.It's smart and funny with good sense of humor and nice directing.7.5/10
this was a really cool movie. The concept of ant-man is insane and I really enjoyed the movie. All the characters were great ( especially Louis), and the plot was good too. This movie was also hilarious and that made me ebony the film even more. 3/8 done and I finished this one at 6:10PM.
LOL this one was unexpectedly funny! I didn‘t know Ant-Man was a thing until I saw this and what should I say.. He is awesome! Lookin forward to Hope gettin her suit and her adventures with Scott!
I love how they introduce the lesser-known comic book characters in the MCU. Phase 2 is clearly the phase with some of these kinds of introductions. In Guardians of the Galaxy, for example, a whole range of lesser-known characters have already been presented to us. The majority had never heard of Star-Lord and co. But because of the humour and fantastic music in that film, everyone was really excited about it, and you quickly wanted to go watch it too. That's why these unknown superheroes suddenly became very popular!
Ant-Man also had to rely on mouth-to-mouth publicity. That's why the humour here had to be on-point, and fortunately that was the case. Not only the strange situations caused by the shrinking and enlarging of people and objects sometimes led to hilarious scenes, but the big star here was of course Luis. How cool would it be if he were in Endgame to recap everything that happened before in his own way?
In general, I don't like this film as much as Guardians or Iron Man, but it comes very close. And the way Ant-Man is introduced here is great.
I can only image who great the Edgar Wright version of this would have been.
Ant-Man is so much better than people give it credit for. The dialogue is constantly funny and the screenplay is paced perfectly so that the film never has a dull moment even in the quieter character scenes. Moments like the train-set fight and the first time Scott Lang uses the Ant-Man suit are among the best scenes in the whole franchise. Like most people I have to believe that the Edgar Wright version would have been better but I must say that Peyton Reed did a pretty great job piecing what he had together.
We need Luis to recap every marvel movie for us
This will not be the popular opinion. This movie just didn't work for me. I think it started to go wrong for me with the casting: Paul Rudd is not a favourite of mine, mostly because he goes over the top in his comedy (he may be going for endearing but he lands at silly), which was just amplified in Michael Pena's role; then, there was the lack of personal dynamics. How did they mess up letting Evangeline Lilly do what she does best - good, heartfelt, emotive performances? There was no chemistry with any of the relationships (except maybe with Ant-tony). The villain was mundane and barely threatening. Otherwise, the CGI was creative and dynamic, the potential of the bare bones premises are still there. It just fell flat for me. Even upon rewatching, I can't give this film any more than a 6 (fair) out of 10. [Superhero Action Adventure]
I have seen almost all superhero movies, be it DC or Marvel.
I found Ant-Man amazing because the story was not that popular (comic wise), the plot was a different from a normal superhero movie, and the characters were a lot entertaining.
The movie gives ample time to build up the characters, give us a peek into their past experiences, enough for us to start caring and rooting for them. The action is not a lot as compared to Avengers movie but well placed and enjoyable.
Humour is nice, not a lot predictable as in some other marvel movies.
Overall a great movie for kids and grown ups alike. You will definitely enjoy this introduction to ANt-Man, .. and the real ANt- MAn.. Oops.
Go, enjoy the movie.
Not only the size that matters, but also the finesse of movement. ;)
Fantastic movie as always from marvel. Paul Rudd makes the movie.
So far this is the best movie from Marvel
If the humor is to go by, Antman is an excellent addition to the vast MCEU.
On my first watch, I rated this movie as an 8. I was slightly disappointed on my second watch (with HCM). I found the dialogue and some of the acting to be weak, and this motivated a demotion to a 7. Michael Pena is still great though.
Only funny. Not’ s one of the best film of Marvel...
A clever and inventive take on the superhero genre. It definitely feels like a Marvel movie, but refreshingly different from everything that's come before.
Marvel can do anything, include making me care about this, great comedy, effects, action & good emotion make this an easy recommendation
Ant-Man is a very fun well done take on an old comic book character who most didn't think would be able to make the transition to modern-day Cinema this is one of my top 3 favorite Marvel movies and just a great movie in general less of of a superhero movie and more of a action comedy bank heist genre movie
so unrealistic. this made for kids and makes adult laugh! an ant can crash a helicopter!!!!
One of the absolute best Marvel outings to date, and I can't wait for the continuation. If I'm going to pick a little on the edges, the cinematography isn't up to the usual Avengers standard, and the movie has that "washed out" look that only makes it seem more low-budget than a blockbuster. As this has no real impact on my enjoyment of Ant-Man, it's probably me wanting to find something to pick at.
In fewer words...
Highly entertaining!!!
...and if you haven't watched it yet.
Do it!!!
Feels not quiet like Marvel's but it was really good. Small streaks of dumb conversations but all in all fun to watch.
Paul Rudd was a perfect leading actor choice, the movie was entertaining, but personally I didn't felt like I'm watching a Marvel one.
Paul Rudd was a perfect leading actor choice, the movie was entertaining, but personally I didn't felt like I'm watching a Marvel one.
Surprinsingly entertaining Marvel movie, considering the last Avenger was pretty disappointing. This is fun & clever, with of course some exageration but that cannot be avoided with comics adaptation. Good momment.
This was such a fun movie! Paul Rudd is an absolutely amazing Ant-Man. Marvel could've done so many great things with this movie and they did. Loved the script, had a few laughs and the last action scene is amazing. Everything is well thought through which I can really appreciate. I'm very eager to fins out what is going to happen next, not only with Scott but Hope as well.
Outstanding! Paul rudd is perfect. The best movie I have seen in a long time. Seriously.
Man, Luis is an absolutely show-stealer (no pun intended) haha! The lipsync kills me hahah epic movie!!
Enjoyable but overly cheesy. Plenty of chuckles to be had.
I kept putting off watching this film then finally decided to watch. Wish I'd watched sooner. Really good!
Since I never read the comics I didn´t knew the first thing about Ant-Man before the movie. I don´t know if that is an advantage but I really enjoyed it and I really like Ant-Man as a character.
This is one of the better Marvel movies, it´s not so overloaded like the last Avengers where I felt they just used tons of CGI because they can. It doesn´t do much in terms of story telling. Here everything has a better balance. This could become a favorite of mine.
A man on an ant travelling? I though it will be really cheesy and bad but it was ok and very entertaining, i will come back for a sequel
Marvel movies are not my favorite genre, but this is certainly the best since a long time. A masterpiece.
Loved that Anna Akana was in this! She is crazy fine, like crazy stupid fine! hahah :D
Otherwise, ahh the action, the humour, the relationship between the characters, its just so wonderful to watch :D
amazing movie!!!!!!!!!!! love the cast! great story line, once again MARVEL didn't fail me
I have to say that I did not have great hopes for this movie. However, I found it surprisingly enjoyable. As can be expected from a Marvel super hero movie it is not the most intelligent plot around but instead rather heavy on special effects.
Having said that the plot is not bad given the context. I have never read any of the Ant-Man comics so I had no idea what to expect. The little expectation I had was of some guy turning into some ant like creature smashing things left right and center. So it was somewhat of a surprise to me when I found out that the guy was actually shrinking himself to ant size. Actually I went a bit “what the f…” when I first realized this and felt that this was going to be boring.
However, in the end, I felt it worked out quite well. If it would have just been about some guy shrinking himself then it would indeed have been somewhat boring but the added coolness of this guy being able to command armies of bad-ass ants really helped stave of the boredom.
As I wrote above it is a Marvel super hero movie so it is heavy on special effects and, personally, I felt they where quite okay. There is of course quite a bit of action in the movie as well as a bit of humour. I quite liked the parts where the Ant-Man and his nemesis slugged it out in a children’s room and a giant size Thomas the Tank Engine was thrown through the roof and into the garden. Maybe I liked it because Thomas the Tank Engine is a TV show that my kids liked to watch when they were smaller. There where of course a few of the usual Hollywood silly, brain-dead stunts like the tank scene. It could have been so cool but it was really ruined by the total lack of intelligence in the stunt following the cool revelation.
I really liked Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym as well as Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne. I was not too impressed by Paul Rudd but on the while I guess he was not too bad. It is a bit of a shame though that when Hollywood feels they need to throw in a bit of family drama they always have to throw in a divorce. It is rather depressing for us that have lived through such a tragedy after all.
Bottom line, this was a surprisingly enjoyable movie. Far better than quite a few of the super hero movies that Marvel/Hollywood have produced like for instance the abysmal Spiderman movies although that is of course a personal opinion.
Ant Man really surprised me! For me its one of the more unique marvel movies. If you compare it with other superhero movies out there I found it to be more character oriented than an Avengers 2 movie which was all about actions, effects, explosive battles and destruction! I didn't notice the main character Paul Rudd before watching this movie, but I really enjoyed watching him play the likable burglar - also a nice sense of humor! For me one of the best superhero movies! I smell a part 2 ;)
While most jokes seemed forced and unfunny, the action, special effects and cinematography were pretty impressive. The plot is neat and decently executed. Characters seemed flashed out enough with the duration given. And yet I couldn't help but feel slightly bored from time to time. I guess, it's because I'm simply not a huge fan of Ant-man. He did grow on me after the movie. So yeah, definitely excited to see what he'll bring to Civil War. Overall a good contribution to the MCU, that's for sure.
Having no knowledge of the Ant-Man comics I approached this one with a little caution. What can I say other than this is another great marvel movie and continues the universe very well being both Intelligent and witty. Some great and memeroble scenes, that will have you enthralled and giggling to yourself with amusement. A strong cast, with for me Paul Rudd being the stand out, he doesn't seem like the obvious choice for a superhero but takes the ball and runs with it providing a very solid and convincing performance. Hats off to Marvel for another piece of work that I will certainly enjoy watching again.
When I saw Guardians of the galaxy I said that was best film from Marvel's, now I gotta say that Ant-Man is the best film from Marvel's since Guardians of the galaxy, it's great, fun, fast, funny, great special effects, good story and great job by Paul Rudd playing the character.
Loved the railroad fight! dramatic and funny at the same time :D
lol
All i have to say it glad to see Marvel making some movies for the younger audience.
I had low expectations, however I was pleasantly surprised. This was a great movie. Action packed and full of humour with fantastic tie ins to the other marvel movies. Do yourself a favour and watch it.
Not bad!... certainly sets itself up for a sequel
Liked the fact it didn't take itself to seriously also add that Peña and Rudd did as much as they could with script/roles 7.5 out 10
Wow, I have to admit, I was really expecting this movie to be dumb. From the trailers, I was expecting a movie that introduces Ant-Man, but skips to the second man to wear the mantle, with Hank Pym as an off-the-cuff mention.
I was quite pleasantly surprised. The movie did a more than adequate job of including Hank Pym, the primary alter-ego of Ant Man. He IS the first Ant Man in the MCU, and he IS a primary player in this movie. I honestly never liked the Hank Pym Ant Man. Still, skipping right to Scott Lang, who took on the role 20 years in and only accounts for maybe 10%-20% of the character’s appearances; just seemed wrong.
So my primary concern was addressed. The story was well written, it firmly establishes itself as part of the MCU with a scene at the Avengers Headquarters featuring Falcon (not to mention a big stinger), and overall it was just another great, fun super hero movie in the Mighty Marvel tradition.
So entertaining and light and downright hilarious. Paul Rudd is an incredibly likeable lead, Michael Douglas is excellent as expected and his relationship with Evangeline Lily adds depth to the storyline that I was not expecting going into this movie. I also loved how they referenced the Avengers and Anthony Mackie's appearance. One of the highlights of this movie for me except for Paul Rudd, is Michael Peña whose every line made me crack the fuck up; the dude's just consistently funny and it's so fun to watch.
On entrance to this movie I knew nothing of Ant-man. I did very much enjoy this movie. The hero and bad guy elements, the jokes... yep it all came together well.
The special effects team worked well to get the miniaturisation in this film to look totally real, the succeeded from what I could see on every level, but it human, animal, insect, furniture or mother earth.
I'm only slightly sad the hero had no super power as such, just an awesome suit!
REALLY GOOD, liked the tank lol, and very funny at the end, but i got to say the 3D experience with it wasn't good...
This movie instantly became my favorite Marvel film yet. Not too plot heavy, but more than enough to keep you into it. Personally, I love the fact that this was more or less a stand alone film. No infinity stone stuff. All in all, awesome ish. Plus TI and Michael Pena were HILARIOUS!
A welcome diversion from the previous Marvel films that takes its central character’s power as a central motif to the whole film, creating a fun story that fuses Marvel’s penchant for huge scale action beats into a child’s toy train set for example and swaps a global/universal threat for something considerably more human. Rudd and Douglas are a great pairing and Michael Pena pretty much steals every scene his is in. However, Evangeline Lily is largely wasted here and Corey Stoll hams it up a little too much at times. That said, it is nice to have a Marvel film that tries to offer something a little different.
Good movie love the action
I was surprise of how much I liked it. Sorry Thor but Ant-Man push your movies down!
Marvel still cant make villains
Movie was pretty funny and the actors were good
Also if you can experiment on mice why would you have a problem with experimenting on lambs, because they are cute?
And why would you? Aren't mice cheaper?
Shout by kvdsteegeVIP 7BlockedParent2015-07-17T15:13:51Z— updated 2018-01-27T16:03:16Z
I haven't had such fun since Guardians of the Galaxy! Providing non-stop wit, gorgeous cinematography, and an absolutely stellar cast, Ant-Man is another victory for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.