The main thing we disagree on is how Ant Man ties in to the MCU. The cameos and shared-universe references do feel tacked-on to me, particularly this one sequence where they go after a McGuffin that is barely even referenced for the rest of the movie, because the real purpose of the scene is to have another gratuitous cameo. And it's an okay scene, but it adds nothing to the story we're watching. All the elements that are important to this story are already in place; this little excursion is only there to further set up the next Marvel installment.B wrote:Wow, exact opposite of your review here: https://youtu.be/GfZ_eR_bTv8theplatypus wrote:I really didn't like this movie very much.
Some good gags (especially near the end; that Cure sequence was awesome), and some of the effects were cool in a Honey I Shrunk the Kids kind of way, but overall a rather bland, lightweight superhero movie. Some distracting editing choices, and very little in the sense of cinematic style. Very "boxy". Loaded with so much exposition it felt like listening to an audiobook. Everything tying it in to the MCU felt haphazardly shoehorned in.
The Hispanic sidekick was funny.
I wish they didn't feel like they had to do that, not to this extent. I know the thrill of continuity nods, it's part of why Marvel's model has been so successful. But when we start sacrificing the integrity of each movie's story for the larger picture by throwing in pointless cameos and setups to yet another setup, it muddles the narrative and weighs on the overall quality of the film. At some point Marvel has to ask themselves if this "shared universe" thing is a means or an end.
