[RATINGS:
Claire: Netflix: 4.2/5 stars. IMDB: 8.2/10.
Carolyn: Netflix: 4.6/5 stars. IMDB: 8.6/10.
The native public rating for this movie is: Netflix: 4.0/5 stars, IMDB: 7.4/10.
CAROLYN’S THOUGHTS: I was pleasantly surprised about this one. When I heard there was going to be an Ant-Man movie, I wasn’t that excited. My exposure to Ant-Man comes from the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon, and then a little bit from the new Marvel’s Avengers Assemble cartoon. I was never really impressed by the character in the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and the Avengers Assemble cartoon hasn’t really redeemed him that much either. So I just had a kind of “Ant-Man, meh” attitude about the movie. Well, first of all–Paul Rudd. Love that guy. Secondly, it was pretty funny. It had that same comedic/action element that the Avengers movies and Iron Man movies have. So I enjoyed it overall and I recommend it.
CLAIRE’S THOUGHTS: …Whereas I was kind of excited to hear about an Ant-Man movie, because they are focusing on a more science-y instead of brawn-y superhero character. In theory. In practice, everything comes down to a huge superhero fight, with a ridiculous villain who is so unnecessarily obvious about just how evil he is.
And that’s okay. It delivered the entertainment, and the 3-D was cool, too.
PEOPLE:
Directed by Peyton Reed (3 eps of Mr. Show With Bob And David).
Written by Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead, The World’s End, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Hot Fuzz, Spaced), Joe Cornish (), Adam McKay (Anchorman movies, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Other Guys, Saturday Night Live) & Paul Rudd.
Starring:
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man.
Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym.
Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit movies, The Hurt Locker, Lost, 4 eps of Smallville) as Hope van Dyne.
Corey Stoll (This Is Where I Leave You, Bourne 4: The Bourne Legacy, The Number 23, 1 ep of American Dad) as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket.
Bobby Cannavale (Spy, Fake Superman in Movie 43, The Ten, Snakes On A Plane, 3 eps of Six Feet Under, 2 eps of Oz, 1 ep of Robot Chicken) as Paxton.
Anthony Mackie (Captain America 2, Avengers 2, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, What’s Your Number?, The Adjustment Bureau, The Hurt Locker, 8 Mile, 10 Years) as Sam Wilson / Falcon.
Judy Greer (Cheryl Tunt in Archer, Kitty Sanchez in Arrested Development, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Jurassic Park 4, Adaptation, The Village, Jawbreaker, 3 eps of Family Guy, 1 ep of Bojack Horseman, 1 ep of Warren The Ape, 1 ep of Robot Chicken) as Maggie Lang.
Michael Pena (Vacation, Observe And Report, Turbo, 2 eps of American Dad, 1 ep of Andy Richter Controls The Universe) as Luis.
Hayley Atwell (Avengers 2, The Pillars Of The Earth, 2 eps of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., and 18 eps of some show called Agent Carter) as Peggy Carter.
Wood Harris (Dredd, 1 ep of Oz) as Gale.
John Slattery (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Iron Man 2, Ted 2, Sleepers, Traffic, 4 eps of The Cleveland Show, 3 eps of Arrested Development) as Howard Stark. (more…)
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