You can see my original review here. It's still completely valid, though I am going to say some other things in this one, things that may seem counter to my original review, though they really are not.
This movie is a lot of fun, whatever else may be said about it.
That said...
I think this movie is a little... sloppy. As I've said before (including my previous review of this), I love Walton Goggins, but his character, Sonny Burch, feels superfluous at best. That whole plotline seems to be there just to provide a reason for the car chase. Which is a lot of fun, but...
And there's the whole truth serum bit...
"If it walk like duck and talk like duck... it's truth serum."
Or something to that effect.
And that scene is hilarious and I love it, but...
The whole Sonny Burch thread could have been eliminated and nothing that matters would have been lost from the movie. Unless the "boss" he referred to is going to be important, but that hardly seems to be significant enough for what feels more like filler, at this point.
And there's the whole truth serum bit...
"If it walk like duck and talk like duck... it's truth serum."
Or something to that effect.
And that scene is hilarious and I love it, but...
The whole Sonny Burch thread could have been eliminated and nothing that matters would have been lost from the movie. Unless the "boss" he referred to is going to be important, but that hardly seems to be significant enough for what feels more like filler, at this point.
Of course, they may have been going for a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World vibe with everyone after the shrunken office building, but they really needed more people after the building if that's what they were trying to do.
Things I love in the movie:
-- The truth serum joke.
-- The Hot Wheels car carrying case.
--Giant-Man
--Michael Pena
--Giant-Man
--Michael Pena
The thing is, there isn't anything I don't like about the movie. It's a lot of fun, and I enjoy it. I enjoyed it no less this time than the last time I saw it. But, looking at it from a storytelling viewpoint, the plot could have used some tightening.
Or maybe not. I mean, if it's fun and people enjoy it, what's the problem?
Yes, you could say that I have internal conflict over this stuff.
Yes, you could say that I have internal conflict over this stuff.
It's a good movie, but I think it could have been better. I guess that's what I'm saying.
I guess not all of the sequels can be better than their predecessors.
Well...
Let's get it ranked.
Let's get it ranked.
1. Captain America: Civil War
2. The Avengers
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
4. Avengers: Infinity War
5. Spider-Man: Homecoming
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7. Iron Man
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7. Iron Man
8. Black Panther
9. Doctor Strange
10. Ant-Man
11. Thor: Ragnarok
12. Thor: The Dark World
13. Thor
12. Thor: The Dark World
13. Thor
14. Guardians of the Galaxy
15. Ant-Man and the Wasp
16. Avengers: Age of Ultron
17. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
18. Iron Man 3
19. Iron Man 2
20. Incredible Hulk (Edward Norton can't use Pym particles. It would cause a singularity and destroy the Earth.)
18. Iron Man 3
19. Iron Man 2
20. Incredible Hulk (Edward Norton can't use Pym particles. It would cause a singularity and destroy the Earth.)
Ant-Man feels very much geared towards fun, more than any of the other series in the MCU.
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