Ant Man 3

[Andrew NDB]

Saw it finally. I didn't care for it. I rarely felt anything for anyone at any time. It all just felt like "noise." Like they tried to give Ant-Man his own "Ragnarok" while playing it somewhat more straight on "this is a weird situation I'm in" and not "wa-hoo! Weirdness everywhere! Awesome! With rock songs!" And I'm not saying they should have veered into that direction. They just needed a better script.

Michael Douglas did get to be a boss toward the end. This has his coolest moments in the MCU, but it takes a while to get there. And I don't know anything about MODOK beyond knowing and seeing that a lot of people were looking forward to seeing him in the MCU and speculating on how that would go. At one point I remember even reading something about Jim Carrey, but it was probably bullsh**. But this MODOK? I appreciate bringing back Darren to give some semblance of a trilogy full circle... but this is how they want to do him?

Hope Van Dyne seems sidelined and made kind of nothing. Like you could take a day and easily write her completely out of the movie if you wanted to and it would be fine. There isn't an emotional arc in there for her at all beyond just there to help. And I was starting to count the number of times the camera would end up on the daughter with the same exact copy paste mouth open stare.

Also, kinda shocking they didn't even bother to include absolutely anything with the Mexican supporting cast guy with the fast talking storytelling. That has been a huge hit with fans.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

All I see are a bunch of people standing in front of green-screens. I like the character, but no way am I sitting through this, unless it completely subverts what I am expecting.

I’m standing my by trailer impressions.

[Andrew NDB]

Some misleading stuff in the trailers. What I got pushed from them was Kang tempting and seducing Scott with the idea of getting those 5 years back with his daughter, or possibly more (never went to prison). That's not in the movie.

[Monty Mole]

Cocaine Bear was better

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Galactus

Commercially they don't really need a comeback. It maybe unfair to compare the current movies to the first or even second phases as they hadn't yet become the dominant pop culture juggernaut yet but they have a better commercial track record than those phases. Also critically too - we kinda forget that they only started getting glowing reviews after Civil War.

I do think there is certain MCU fatigue but what studio wouldn't have their CEOs sacrifice their first borns to a snake god to have a successful era like this let alone a 'slump'

Alright, I’m comfortable now cementing that I feel like they do in fact need a commercial comeback.

Their trajectory is horrible. Someone should make a graph.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

The movie was pretty forgettable. This was something more suitable as a family-friendly feature on Disney+. Scott's daughter was annoying and just got in the way a lot. Kang was a very uninteresting antagonist. I don't see how this guy will work as the main villain for an Avengers movie. He felt like Kylo Ren.

[IMJ]

I'm seeing a lot of memes and commentary that are starting to compare Marvel flicks with the C-Grade Spy Kids movies with horrible matting effects. Which is funny because those terrible effects go as far back as Black Panther I ....

[Andrew NDB]

There's a lot of stuff on the web about Ant-Man 3 is a failure, or it is doing much worse than the other Ant-Man movies. It's actually not. It's earned more money than either Ant-Man 1 or Ant-Man 2 every single weekend it's been out.

https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/f...an#tab=summary

When it's all said and done it's going to make exactly the amount of money domestically AND internationally as Ant-Man 2. Just about. The problem, of course, is that Ant-Man 3 cost 70 more million than either of the first two movies.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

When it's all said and done it's going to make exactly the amount of money domestically AND internationally as Ant-Man 2. Just about. The problem, of course, is that Ant-Man 3 cost 70 more million than either of the first two movies.

I guess you could say that profits are... shrinking.

[Autbot_Benz]

Welp

Actor Jonathan Majors — who plays the Kang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and recently starred in Creed 3 — was arrested in New York City Saturday morning under charges of strangulation, assault, and harassment.

A spokesperson from the New York Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information confirmed Majors' arrest to IGN and shared the following statement:

“On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at approximately 1114 hours, police responded to 911 call inside of an apartment located in the vicinity of West 22nd Street and 8th Avenue, within the confines of the 10 Precinct. A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30 year-old female. The victim informed police she was assaulted. Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident. The victim sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition.”

IGN received a statement from Majors' representatives, which reads, "He has done nothing wrong. We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up." Majors' relationship to the woman is currently unknown.

https://www.ign.com/articles/jonatha...source=twitter

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Welp



https://www.ign.com/articles/jonatha...source=twitter

It's ok. He's the right color. He won't lose his job over this.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

It's ok. He's the right color. He won't lose his job over this.

Yep. If he did anything wrong it was as a result of systemic racism.

[ZariusTwo]

Apparently the NYC community have known he was like this for years but couldn't say anything without a victim coming forward

Kang's very nature means they can easily replace him and say it's a multiverse variant.

[Andrew NDB]

Creed 4 is guaranteed now. Creed 3 has done more than Creed 2. Domestically and internationally.

[AquaParade]

People need to remember this could be Jenna Ortega or whoever their current favorite celebrity is.

Not to pick on Ortega or imply she is capable of violence, but to point point out the celebrity worship has reached ridiculous levels. We don’t know these people. They are just our neighbors except lucky & rich. They aren’t worthy of the amount of praise we lavish.

I’ve seen the internet licking Major’s butt for months now. Not exactly sure why. Now it looks pretty stupid.

Btw, you could tell this guy had a bit of a-hole weirdness in him when he recently gave that interview defending his part in Ant-Man 3. Something about how “well the reviews on my acting were all good, so”. I mean, I get the desire to save yourself from a sinking ship but MCU is sort of a team-effort, buddy.

[IMJ]

Where are the liberal @$$wipe cries of "believe women!" now that Majors has been arrested?

What is with this "innocent until proven guilty!" thing suddenly instead of cancel culture?

Ohhhh - it doesn't fit the nu-hate model. F'n simp f's.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Welp



https://www.ign.com/articles/jonatha...source=twitter

Holeee... Somehow I don't think "A variant did it" will hold up in court. Marvel better bring in Doom now.

[Sumac]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

Not to pick on Ortega or imply she is capable of violence, but to point point out the celebrity worship has reached ridiculous levels. We don’t know these people. They are just our neighbors except lucky & rich. They aren’t worthy of the amount of praise we lavish.

I think, some celebrities do deserve admiration, but at the same time, I completely agree that nowadays they are worshipped like idols who "can do no wrong". Especially in the crowd, that is about "equality" and "hates the rich" (but only those who disagrees with their "message").

[IMJ]

I can't stand celebrities in general. The egos and the isolated sense of self-importance with uninformed opinions while having a soapbox is a horrible combination.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by IMJ

I can't stand celebrities in general. The egos and the isolated sense of self-importance with uninformed opinions while having a soapbox is a horrible combination.

Sounds like everyone else in the age of social media.