Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20171206004220/@comment-3048593-20180706232437

So I saw 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' this Wednesday when it premiered here (couldn't get around to posting thoughts until now since I've been working the last couple of days).

Overall I thought it was good and fun but not anything mind-blowing, which was honestly what I expected, since it's hard to top a one-two punch of greatness that was 'Black Panther' and 'Avengers: Infinity War' before.

Of the things I liked is that it improved things from the first movie like the tone, and they delved more into the ideas set by it, making the action scenes fun and Scott & Hope making a cool duo. I expected nothing but from Ghost, but surprisingly they made her motivations sympathetic, even if her actions for it are questionable (not spoiling anything).

Things I didn't like were mainly some jokes not landing (not just for me but the audience in general), and a few awkward transitions between scenes.

Overall, it was definitely an improvement over the first one, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' levels of improvement in terms of sequels to a Marvel movie (which some critics have claimed it is).