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Rating: 8 stars

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All movies seen on 07/17/2015

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Ant-Man (2015)

Directed by Peyton Reed

Science Fiction | Action | Thriller

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Overview

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Rated PG-13 | Length 117 minutes

Actors

Paul Rudd | Michael Douglas | Evangeline Lilly | Bobby Cannavale | Corey Stoll | Anthony Mackie | Judy Greer | Abby Ryder Fortson | Michael Peña | David Dastmalchian | T.I. | Wood Harris | Hayley Atwell | John Slattery | Martin Donovan | Garrett Morris | Gregg Turkington | Rod Hallett | Joe Chrest | Joe Bucaro III | Jean Louisa Kelly | Dax Griffin | Hayley Lovitt | Anna Akana | Stan Lee | Tom Kenny | Norma Alvarez | Darcie Isabella Cottrell | Teddy Williams | Carol Anne Watts | Chuck David Willis | Diana Chiritescu | Neko Parham | Onira Tares | Zamani Wilder | Kylen Davis | Jim R. Coleman | Desmond Phillips | Aaron Saxton | Michael A. Cook | Ricki Lander | Rus Blackwell | Johnny Pemberton | Nicholas Barrera | Carlos Aviles | Lyndsi LaRose | Robert Crayton | Ajani Perkins | Jessejames Locorriere | Kevin Lacz | Michael Trisler | Daniel Stevens | Clay Donahue Fontenot | Michael Jamorski | Casey Pieretti | Antal Kalik | Adam Hart | Reuben Langdon | Todd Schneider | Zack Duhame | Alex Chansky | Kevin Buttimer | Danny Vasquez | Rick Avery | Erik Betts | Raul Colon | Chris Evans | Hayley Gagner | Vanessa Ross | Sebastian Stan

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Solid 8 for an entertaining breath of fresh air from Marvel Studios. Could go up on subsequent viewings. Definitely had a blast and enjoyed the humor beats in clearly what is the most Edgar Wright movie that he didn’t direct (but clearly his screenwriting credit is felt). Also perhaps the most comic book-y movie from Marvel Studios. Having a very contained story with a smaller group of characters helps. Harkens back to Iron Man 1 and Captain America 1, both great examples of doing an origin story well.

The training sequences are my favorite bits as Scott Lang learns to use the suit and communicate with ants. As the mission unfolds is when it really feels like the comic books and how I know Ant-Man. My favorite Ant-Man story is when he saves Spider-Man from the clutches of the Taskmaster; Ant-Man has to use his ants in a variety of ways in which the movie does wonderfully.

SPOILER: the only aspect that keeps my rating at an 8 is the quantum universe scene. It’s one thing to buy a person shrinking to the size of an ant but beyond that is really a stretch. I kept thinking of what kind of brain damage it would cause. This is a minor thing in a “superhero” movie but I do appreciate some sense of believability.

Anyways, I’d watch this movie again over seeing the Avengers 2 again.

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