odessasteps Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 12:56 PM, odessasteps said: I guess the one good thing about this movie is they aren't killing off the villain. Unless of course each movie is a different version of Kang, which would be clever and a way to wink at the MCU formula. Spoiler I got Rama Tut, so on some level, I’m happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 How old is Cassie supposed to be now in this movie? I figured since was 17-18 now, and was mildly surprised that the actress is 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, odessasteps said: How old is Cassie supposed to be now in this movie? I figured since was 17-18 now, and was mildly surprised that the actress is 26. The director said in an interview that Cassie is 18 during Quantumania (the actress who played Cassie in Antman & the Wasp is 19, so that lines up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 watched this last night. i had a very solid, fun time. i don't really understand most of the gripes about the film. Is it a pinnacle of cinematic achievement? no, but it was never trying to be. It was a big fun action movie that was based around family values. i would decidedly put it somewhere in the middle of the Marvel pack- i don't foresee revisiting it a bunch, but it didn't leave me feeling disappointed, and i overall enjoyed it (this sentence makes my view of it sound more negative, but i can't put in the thought to find a way to say what better reflects my takeaway). Kang was excellent. MODOK was........a choice. wanted to see more of Bill Murray's character. some definite story possibilities with that one. the Scott/Cassie interactions felt genuine for the characters. were the freedom fighters (specifically the main warrior woman and the telepathic advisor) based on any comic characters or runs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 The guy with the cannon head seems familiar, but not sure off the top of my head. I'm mildly disappointed Murray did not end up playing Egghead or another Silver Age villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) I'm of two minds about this. On one hand, the actual moment to moment, nuts-and-bolts part of what was there was...well, decent. Not really better or worse than what they've done lately; on par with the Black Panther or Dr. Strange sequels if anything. But they still haven't done a genuinely better-than-good movie since 2018. I think for bigger-picture stuff, though, I'm not sure how they could have done this any better than they did. The set-up and forward-looking stuff is excellent. Jonathan Majors is going to be better than Josh Brolin was, I think. And a lot of the ethical and social subtext in the film is really good, maybe the single most compelling Marvel movie in that sense besides Black Panther. It's got a lot to say about capitalism and imperialism and longtermism and doesn't pull its punches. Of course, it's still The Fucking Mouse that released this - a vastly wealthy company that makes absolutely, positively *nothing* that anyone, anywhere needs - and they're very much on the "Kang" side of those issues, so...grain of salt, I suppose. Edited February 20, 2023 by Contentious C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 12:18 AM, John from Cincinnati said: Where was this energy from critics for Love & Thunder last year? This feels overdue. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thor_love_and_thunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 2 hours ago, odessasteps said: The guy with the cannon head seems familiar, but not sure off the top of my head. I'm mildly disappointed Murray did not end up playing Egghead or another Silver Age villain. Egghead was in Ant-Man and the Wasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Totally forgot. Stupid old man brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, twiztor said: were the freedom fighters (specifically the main warrior woman and the telepathic advisor) based on any comic characters or runs? I feel that Jentorra was a mash-up of Jarella from the Hulk's gallery of support characters and one or two of Bil Mantlo's Micronauts female heroes ala Marionette and Lady Slug. Edited February 21, 2023 by J.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) On 2/19/2023 at 2:01 PM, odessasteps said: Reveal hidden contents I got Rama Tut, so on some level, I’m happy. Spoiler You also got Immortus, the Scarlet Centurion, and Victor Timely. Now I am wondering if they will tie Phineas Horton to this whole thing and have Timely give him the tech to create a Human Torch android just like in the comics. Edited February 21, 2023 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 10:05 AM, Casey said: Hank Pym talking about socialism in a Marvel movie wasn't on my bingo card, though. Still don't understand the re-casting of Cassie, nothing in this movie suggested it wasn't anything that Emma Fuhrmann couldn't do. Is Kathryn Newton a big upcoming star that I don't know about or something? Supposedly she's the next big star or it person in Hollywood. Think Timothy Chalamet when he was in Lady Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) On 2/20/2023 at 5:59 PM, Contentious C said: On one hand, the actual moment to moment, nuts-and-bolts part of what was there was...well, decent. Not really better or worse than what they've done lately; on par with the Black Panther or Dr. Strange sequels if anything. But they still haven't done a genuinely better-than-good movie since 2018. I am not so sure that it is an issue with quality as it is with meta. The Thanos saga had a clear path but the road to Kang has been paved with tar and molasses and covered by a thick fog. Even I am a bit frustrated by the apparent aimlessness of the current overarching plotline. Edited February 22, 2023 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 6 hours ago, J.T. said: I feel that Jentorra was a mash-up of Jarella from the Hulk's gallery of support characters and one or two of Bil Mantlo's Micronauts female heroes ala Marionette and Lady Slug. In the comics, Jentorra was Jarella's niece. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 6 hours ago, J.T. said: Hide contents You also got Immortus, the Scarlet Centurion, and Victor Timely. Now I am wondering if they will tie Phineas Horton to this whole thing and have Timely give him the tech to create a Human Torch android just like in the comics. Spoiler Imagine if it had been Immortus, Rama Tut, Scarlet Centuiron and …. Doctor Doom. Also Spoiler Monkey Kang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Spoiler So this happened. (spoiler pic from Quantumania) [I am Katie Beazler in case you weren't keep track.] 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 13 hours ago, TheVileOne said: In the comics, Jentorra was Jarella's niece. I cheerfully admit that I wasn't there for the Hulk's sub-atomic adventures. I have like nearly all of the issues of Mantlo's Micronauts run in Marvel, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I forgot to mention how much Michael Douglas looks like Kirk now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Official poster: Spoiler https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpxPz_nWIAAvuqq?format=jpg&name=large Edited February 25, 2023 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JonnyLaw Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Saw it today, smallish theater was maybe a 1/3rd full. I liked it, but I’ve pretty much liked all of the Marvel movies I’ve seen (which actually excludes most of Phase 4). They’re basically comics to me; unless they’re bad (looking at you, One More Day), I’m going to enjoy them. Kang was great, I was surprised to see the Conquerer presumably killed off, but that makes two straight Kang variants essentially warning about worse variants being out there. I’ve seen some mentions in reviews of this being a little Star Wars-esque, and I definitely felt those vibes in a few places early on, especially the bar scene and Bill Murray’s Lando Calrissian. My only nitpicks, and they’re very minor nitpicks, were how they were approaching a comical level of referring to Kang as “Him” early on, as if he was Voldemort and they were afraid to say his name (also amusing since Adam Warlock is debuting in the next movie), and how they constantly kept taking their helmet masks off. Not really a nitpick as much as it happened so much you could almost hear someone from the studio (or their agents) saying “You gotta show their faces more.” What are the odds that the super intelligent ants left in the Quantum Realm somehow end up leading to Annihilus? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I thought the CGI was fine (not good, not bad) except for Stoll’s face as MODOK looking like it was a face scan from WCW vs NWO: Revenge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I don't think I saw anyone mention Kang having the scars on his face as a nod to his old school mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Finally got around to seeing it on Friday since babysitter issues prevented us from seeing it opening weekend. I liked it quite a bit. I like all of the Ant Man movies and this one was super solid. CGI looked good. MODOK looked silly as fuck and they even made jokes about his look. Kang ruled. The humor made me laugh more than enough. Yeah. This was good enough for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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