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[Blackleaf]

Sully's avatar grew on the trip out from Earth, yes?

Sully's avatar was made for his brother, who died before the mission. They recruited Sully to avoid wasting the avatar.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sully's avatar was made for his brother, who died before the mission. They recruited Sully to avoid wasting the avatar.

True, but Sully said "Hey! They got BIG!" when he saw his avatar after they landed.

[Hydra009]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Preamble

This movie had a rating of 48% with critics and 84% with audiences, so going into this was something of a risk.  And it made an underwhelming impression on Angry Joe and company - suffice it to say that buying a ticket was a risky move for me.

And I'm pleased to announce that it was a pretty solid 7.5/10 film.  Not the best MCU film by a long shot, but definitely worth your time.

Though I have to warn you, you have to understand both the other Ant-Man movies and the Loki TV show or you're going to be pretty lost on this one.  Also, it couldn't hurt to have a basic understanding of quantum mechanics (it references super basic stuff like Schrödinger's cat) and concept of the multiverse, specifically the MCU multiverse.  Suffice it to say that this movie is more geared towards comics geeks who already know this stuff than complete newbies.

The movie itself

The first act is mercifully short, and we get to the quantum world in short order.  And the quantum world is so gorgeous and trippy, it's nothing short of amazing.  It's like that famous scene in Doctor Strange spiraling through the multiverse but for much, much longer.  Everything is so strange yet beautiful, it's so interesting and imaginative - everything from the "people" to the landscape to seemingly background things are all so strange and unpredictable!  By far the strongest part of the movie and worth the price of admission in and of itself.

The plot...well it's pretty basic.  Not terrible, just pretty formulaic.  Let me know if you've seen this before - characters are thrust into a strange world, struggle to acclimatize, meet the Big Bad, gotta fetch a MacGuffin, then finally fight the Big Bad in the climax, etc.  My biggest gripe with this film is that it played it safe when it could've thrown us a HUGE curveball.  Very disappointing.

Also, while the MCU can make Vulture and Lizard and He Who Remains badass, nothing can make MODOK a viable silver screen character.  The movie would have been perfectly fine without him.  Better, probably.

He Who Remains was absolutely great in this movie, and I love all of his scenes.  And while I was disappointed that he didn't quite live up to the hype, he's still a huge force to be reckoned with and the ongoing main antagonist of the entire MCU.  People who have seen Loki or read the comics know what I'm talking about.  Those who don't...well imagine Doctor Who but evil and with a arsenal of future tech.  Arguably more of a threat than Thanos and that's without factoring in the ensuing instability of the timeline.  This guy reshapes reality in a way that makes The Snap look weak in comparison.  I can't wait to see what happens when stuff really gets chaotic.

[Cassia]

The Longest Day (1962, B.W.). Certainly, an epic film. The best parts for me were the Nazis' reactions in subtitles.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The Longest Day (1962, B.W.). Certainly, an epic film. The best parts for me were the Nazis' reactions in subtitles.

"Where are they headed?"

"FOR ME!!!"