03-28-2023, 01:51 AM
Finally starting to feel better and last week was the first time I ventured far from home for any amount of time.
First, I had heard both movies were bad, so I didn't have much hope...
I thought Ant Man was solid. It rates a good B/B+. Was it an epic? No, but it provided 2 hours of escape, where my suspension of disbelief wasn't asked to snort coke and bungie jump off a bridge.
The weakest part, imo, was the actor who played Kang. And, maybe this is a more general criticism of superhero movies in general, but if you have a bad guy, make him bad. Kang comes across as lame, where the reality of his evil doesn't match his on screen actions, which seem to be a bunch of threats that he can't seem to carry out. Less talk, more evil.
A cheap matinee, some popcorn, and 2 hours of Antman being mostly Giganticman was a nice way to spend my first extended trip from home since getting sick.
Shazam. Once again, is this movie at the level of the original Wonder Woman, Iron Man or Captain America? No, but it is a solid B/B- action movie.
The main criticism I have of Shazam, is that Billy Batson is portrayed as much more mature than Shazam, who often seems "infantile" in comparison. Shazam has the wisdom of the gods, yet the writers made him look mentally stunted at times.
The action is good and the bad "guys" are actually interesting. Two hours of escapism, that won't cause your suspension of disbelief to go into convulsions.
First, I had heard both movies were bad, so I didn't have much hope...
I thought Ant Man was solid. It rates a good B/B+. Was it an epic? No, but it provided 2 hours of escape, where my suspension of disbelief wasn't asked to snort coke and bungie jump off a bridge.
The weakest part, imo, was the actor who played Kang. And, maybe this is a more general criticism of superhero movies in general, but if you have a bad guy, make him bad. Kang comes across as lame, where the reality of his evil doesn't match his on screen actions, which seem to be a bunch of threats that he can't seem to carry out. Less talk, more evil.
A cheap matinee, some popcorn, and 2 hours of Antman being mostly Giganticman was a nice way to spend my first extended trip from home since getting sick.
Shazam. Once again, is this movie at the level of the original Wonder Woman, Iron Man or Captain America? No, but it is a solid B/B- action movie.
The main criticism I have of Shazam, is that Billy Batson is portrayed as much more mature than Shazam, who often seems "infantile" in comparison. Shazam has the wisdom of the gods, yet the writers made him look mentally stunted at times.
The action is good and the bad "guys" are actually interesting. Two hours of escapism, that won't cause your suspension of disbelief to go into convulsions.