Post by Vassaggo on Jul 7, 2018 22:02:58 GMT
Slightly better than the original which was pretty good for a superhero heist movie. This time around they dealt with the questions on how Scott's charges were dropped to 3 years house arrest and 20 years probation well. It also dealt with Scott's betrayal of Hank's and Hope's trust very well also. The plot is more than serviceable it was actually pretty well written to go through the twist and turns. Having Ghost be a sympathetic villain was a good choice. Laurence Fishburne's Dr. Bill Foster is a good foil to Michael Douglas' Hank Pym. It's good to see that Hank Pym made mistakes, was arrogant, a control freak, and misery to work with or for. It shows that Hank was/is a flawed individual. He may have been a superhero with his wife, but he had all the trappings of a normal human being. Hank, Tony Stark, and Howard Stark were cut from the same cloth. All three are arrogant, self righteous, and impossible to work with. That's why there has been animosity between all three men. They are too much alike. The 2 antagonist Ghost with the help of Dr. Foster and Walton Goggins' Sonny Burch aren't the bad guys in this movie. The bad guys are the choices that Hank, Hope and Scott made during Ant-man and Civil War. Along with the consequences of those choices.
When a joke, gag, or a bit lands it lands hard. Surprisingly few complete misses in the that department. Luis was in fine form throughout the movie.
There were genuine heartfelt moments in the movie. Scott and Cassie's interactions and the World Greatest Grandma was a nice touch. Scott and Hope being awkwardly attracted to each other and the gulf Scott's actions in Civil War created was done well. The bridging of that gulf was equally satisfying. Dr. Bill Fosters fatherly relationship with Ghost was not overly done which can be a risk in movies. Finally the re-connection of Janet, Hope and Hank was heartfelt. The interaction between Janet and Ghost was great. The act of healing Ghost, brings the character complete relief temporarily. Hannah John-Kamen performance while receiving the first dose of relief since she was a child was genuinely great in that moment.
The action was well paced. The whole movie was well paced come to think of it. They really got to play around with the visual spectacle that goes along with these powers and abilities. They had a few exceptional gags that went along with the shrinking and phasing abilities of the characters. The car chase at the end capitalized on those sight gags through out the movie. It was a fun little set piece that if over done would've been gringe worthy. They struck a pretty good balance between fun and absurdity.
I wish I were right about the post credits scene. I was partially right, but Marvel had a chance to double down on the gut punch that was Spiderman's reaction in Infinity War at the end. Even though I didn't get everything I wanted in that post credit scene I got quiet a bit of what I wanted.
In the end this movie had the 3 things that all good superhero movies should have: Heart, Humor, and Spectacle. Humor doesn't always mean joke after joke. It can mean more of a joyous sense to the movie. And spectacle can be used as a pejorative term if it's not handled correctly. You want the movie to embrace the wondrous and fantastical inherent to superhero movies in general and this quirky power set heroes specifically. You don't want the movie to go overboard and try to replace plot with useless scenes of the fantastical. The movie shot the curl between those two positions with ease. And heart should be self explanatory. If you don't feel anything for these characters then you will not care what their motives are and what their actions raught. Luckily in the movie you get plenty of chances to connect with the heroes, but also the antagonists.
All in all a very good sequel to the original and perfectly sized and paced pallet cleanser after the massive Avengers: Infinity War.
I gave it an 8.0. (for reference I gave Ant-Man a 7.5)
When a joke, gag, or a bit lands it lands hard. Surprisingly few complete misses in the that department. Luis was in fine form throughout the movie.
There were genuine heartfelt moments in the movie. Scott and Cassie's interactions and the World Greatest Grandma was a nice touch. Scott and Hope being awkwardly attracted to each other and the gulf Scott's actions in Civil War created was done well. The bridging of that gulf was equally satisfying. Dr. Bill Fosters fatherly relationship with Ghost was not overly done which can be a risk in movies. Finally the re-connection of Janet, Hope and Hank was heartfelt. The interaction between Janet and Ghost was great. The act of healing Ghost, brings the character complete relief temporarily. Hannah John-Kamen performance while receiving the first dose of relief since she was a child was genuinely great in that moment.
The action was well paced. The whole movie was well paced come to think of it. They really got to play around with the visual spectacle that goes along with these powers and abilities. They had a few exceptional gags that went along with the shrinking and phasing abilities of the characters. The car chase at the end capitalized on those sight gags through out the movie. It was a fun little set piece that if over done would've been gringe worthy. They struck a pretty good balance between fun and absurdity.
I wish I were right about the post credits scene. I was partially right, but Marvel had a chance to double down on the gut punch that was Spiderman's reaction in Infinity War at the end. Even though I didn't get everything I wanted in that post credit scene I got quiet a bit of what I wanted.
In the end this movie had the 3 things that all good superhero movies should have: Heart, Humor, and Spectacle. Humor doesn't always mean joke after joke. It can mean more of a joyous sense to the movie. And spectacle can be used as a pejorative term if it's not handled correctly. You want the movie to embrace the wondrous and fantastical inherent to superhero movies in general and this quirky power set heroes specifically. You don't want the movie to go overboard and try to replace plot with useless scenes of the fantastical. The movie shot the curl between those two positions with ease. And heart should be self explanatory. If you don't feel anything for these characters then you will not care what their motives are and what their actions raught. Luckily in the movie you get plenty of chances to connect with the heroes, but also the antagonists.
All in all a very good sequel to the original and perfectly sized and paced pallet cleanser after the massive Avengers: Infinity War.
I gave it an 8.0. (for reference I gave Ant-Man a 7.5)