My family attended an advanced screening of Marvel’s Ant-Man movie last night. Reggie and the boys were excited to see the movie. Based on the Ant-Man trailer, I thought that it would be really good or really bad (much like with the Guardians of the Galaxy movie).
It’s nice to have a shrinking movie. We grew up with some shrinking movies, but it’s been a while. Technology has improved as you will see.
He was right. I loved the Incredible Shrinking Woman and the Honey, I Shrunk the… movies. Now, I want to do a “shrinking movies” marathon. (Ranker.com has a Top 10 of The Best Movies About Shrinking.) Anyway, I love when I can take my husband and sons to advanced screenings with me. Below, are their Ant-Man movie review thoughts also…
Reggie:
Marvel’s Ant-Man movie was put together very well. It’s a different type of Marvel movie with more character development and a strong storyline. It’s more of a story (like Guardians of the Galaxy) partially revolving around the fathers and their relationships with their daughters. Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Michael Pena (Luis) all did a great job. The interaction between Douglas and Rudd (the two Ant-Man characters) was great. There was a sad moment with Antony (Ant-Man’s ride) but I won’t spoil it. The two ending scenes after the credits are also great.
The movie is good for families. Although there is a little cursing, it’s not too violent. It’s a little campy with fun jokes. There are several movie Easter Eggs (references to Spider-Man, mentioning Stark/ the Avengers; having Ant-Man fight Falcon and such). Last of all, seeing Stan Lee in the Marvel movies is always cool.
Michael (11):
It was a good, interesting movie. It was cool to see a heist since this is my first time seeing that happen in a Marvel movie. The mid and end credit scenes were also cool because they show what will be coming up soon.
Sean (8):
It was a good movie overall. It was funny with a little bit of romance. There were good Easter Eggs and end credit scenes. I liked how Falcon was in the movie and how he fought with Ant-Man. The different types of ants (bullet ones that hurt like a bullet; the crazy ants that can duck and short out electricity; the flying ants and the architect ants) ** were cool. I also like how there were two Ant-Man characters in the movie and how they showed who Pym’s (the Douglas Ant-Man) daughter was going to become in the future.
**Note from Kim: I’m not sure if his descriptions of the various ants are right or not. Sean has a better memory than I do!**
That’s it from my family. We have a family friend named Alex who is a super Marvel fan. He went to see the movie earlier today and below are the Easter Eggs that he noticed in the movie…
Marvel’s Ant-Man movie Easter Eggs by Alex
I wont mention the Avengers reference because you know them (i.e. Hydra, Cap, Iron Man, Stark, Shield, and the city falling from the sky).
1. At the beginning one of the guys says “Tales to Astonish.” That was the comic book where Hank Pym first appeared.
2. At the end, Falcon makes a reference of Spidey to Captain America.
3. The end leads to Civil War with Captain America vs. Iron Man and each character has super-hero teams.
4. Hope Pym is Hank and Janet’s daughter in an alternative timeline.
5. Hank is not that old and Janet is alive. Once she was dead but in comics people don’t really die –
except for Uncle Ben.
6. The Yellow Jacket was another identity of Hank Pym and the bad guy is named Crossfire in the comics.
7. The reference to the sub-atomic universe in Marvel is called microverse.
8. The prison where Rudd’s character was in at the beginning was where they put Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin in the Iron Man movies.
9. One of the people whom Ant-Man fights has a tattoo of ten rings – another reference to the Mandarin.
10. Hope’s hairdo is like her mom’s hairdo in the comics.
11. The Migrom Hotel is named after one of the artists that did the Avengers.
12. Stan Lee appears as a bartender.
Marvel’s Ant-Man movie opens in theaters today (July 17th), so consider seeing it with your family this weekend.
Disclosure: My family attended this advanced screening of the movie as media guests. As always, our opinions can’t be purchased.
