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ralfy · Mission Specialist Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Posts: 473

"Ant-Man — TV Spot: Like Those Other Marvel Heroes, Only Smaller"

http://screenrant.com/ant-man-tv-spot-6/

Pow · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:03 pm Post subject:

Looking forward to seeing this one. Always liked A-M & the Wasp. Characters that can reduce themselves in size were always fun, such as DC's The Atom. And movies like Dr.Cyclops and Fantastic Voyage.

I was disappointed that both Hank & Jan were not in the Avengers movies. They are founding members in the Marvel Comics. Black Widow & Hawkeye were substituted in their place. Mistake.

Hope they will connect with the Avengers in future sequels.

ralfy · Mission Specialist Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Posts: 473

Short clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDURsQ6Bkg

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:08 pm Post subject:

I bought this one sight-unseen, and I thought it was pretty good, but I wasn't exactly overwhelmed. Anybody else feel that way?
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orzel-w · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1865

I was more on the "just okay" side of not-overwhelmed. It may have been a result of superhero overkill.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:12 pm Post subject:

IMDB offers 150 trivia items for this lively little movie, so I selected a small sampling just to give you folks a tiny taste of what the items were like.

Don't thank me, folks. It was the least I could do! Very Happy

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When Paul Rudd told his nine-year-old son he was going to be Ant-Man, his son said, "Wow, I can't wait to see how stupid that'll be."

A short note from me: As a parent, I don't think a son should belittle his father! Shocked

Michael Douglas celebrated his 70th birthday on set. As an homage to his on-screen character and to celebrate the milestone, the crew presented him with a birthday cake decorated in icing with ants crawling over a film reel.

A short note from me: In just about a year I'll be turning 70 myself. I don't think I'd like a cake like the one described above. Trust me, getting old is no "picnic"! Sad

The shrunken down scenes feature a great deal of dust mites, which was a deliberate move by the VFX artists to emphasize an insect's point of view (they see the world in greater detail than a human does).

A short note from me: Okay, sure, I get that . . . but we're better at getting the big picture! Shocked

Filmed in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, rather than the usual 2.35:1 for most Marvel films, to resemble the short stature of the title character

A short note from me: It's interesting that the producers chose to reduce the aspect ratio. Wink

On the day that they filmed the sequence of Cross shrinking a lamb, when they broke for lunch, the caterer just so happened to serve lamb chops. The cast and crew claimed it was an awkward meal.

A short note from me: That's the kind of experience that can make a person feel small!

On the day that they filmed the sequence of Cross shrinking a lamb, when they broke for lunch, the caterer just so happened to serve lamb chops. The cast and crew claimed it was an awkward meal.

A short note from me: Now THAT is just a wee bit weird!

Stan Lee as the bartender at the end of the movie.

A short note from me: Good old Stan. I love the way they always give him a brief cameo!
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Custer · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:55 pm Post subject:

The sequel, titled Ant-Man and the Wasp, is scheduled to be released on July 6, 2018.

That's actually a fan-made poster by arkhamnatic, but it looks pretty cool. With Edgar Wright's participation in the first movie's creation, before "creative differences" reared their ugly heads, I can almost imagine Simon Pegg as the diminutive hero...

Bud Brewster · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 2:14 pm Post subject:

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Here's the trailers for both Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

ralfy · Mission Specialist Joined: 23 Sep 2014 Posts: 473

Good character development and the manner by which the "human" side of protagonists are revealed thanks to several of the leads.

Krel · Guest

I had to laugh at one scene. A turbine engine helicopter lands, and it is making a tweeting sound while ideling. There is only one helicopter that makes that sound, a Bell 47. It makes that sound because it uses leather drive belts.

That guy that was able to shoot a flying ant out of the air with a pistol, is a very impressive marksman.

David.

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:37 pm Post subject:

The Spike · Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:36 pm Post subject: The Pocket Rocket.

The Pocket Rocket.

Given the production problems and the long gestation period, Ant-Man is arguably far better than it had right to be. Unsurprisingly with a Marvel Super Hero film, the critical reactions have been mixed, but given it's not as gargantuan as most Marvel pics it proves to have a big entertaining heart. A pic cunningly viewing the Marvel Universe from a different angle, whilst also not over egging the pudding.

The effects work is impressive, the origin story narrative engrossing and with it carrying a lightness of touch, and there's a very enjoyable cast enthusiastically buying into the comic book frivolity. Sure, some of it's just plain daft, our hero's powers are hardly blunderbuss stuff, while the family melodramas bubbling away feel tired, but come the glorious finale, pandering to the child in us all, it's another Marvel winner readying itself for further adventures of Ant-Man. 7.5/10
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Gord Green · Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:57 pm Post subject:

I really enjoyed both of the ANT-MAN movies, partly for the more domestic scope of the plot, partly for the great characters, and also partly for the "setup" to the galactic cosmic scope leading up the ENDGAME.
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