I think Ant Man pretty much sums up why I tend to like Marvel movies better than DC (although I do love the Dark Knight movies). Marvel knows how to have fun, and Ant Man was a ton of fun. It's like it knows that the idea of Ant Man - a man who can become tiny and control ants - is rather a silly concept, and rather than even try to take it ( Read more... )

*Happy sigh* I love movies like this.

( A Bit of NAttering about Spoilers and Movies in General... )

*Sniff* I'm not crying, you're crying (seriously, I could hear people sniffling in the theater ( Read more... )

Alternatively titled - go-see-this-movie-it's-so-much-fun! It also managed to surprise me in two ways. 1: it's excellent balance of humor and kicking you right in the feels. 2: I went in expecting to be a fan of mostly Rocket but then ended up adoring everyone. Drax ended up being the biggest surprise. I thought for sure I wouldn't care for him but ( Read more... )

Dang, that was awesome!

( Spoilers like wow... )

First, the non-spoiler review - so much squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Now, the spoilery review. Do not read until you have seen the movie. Seriously. It is so much better going in not spoiled.

( I mean it. Don't read this until after you've seen the movie... )

I was a tiny bit iffy about this one since it was Raimi directing it and I'm not always a fan of his flare for the odd and eccentric. But I was pleasantly surprised. He was perfect for this project. It was really cute, and I actually wouldn't mind seeing them do a reboot of the Wizard of Oz as a sequel.

( Parked, Major Spoiler of Epic Proportions, and Thoughts on the Mentor Trope )

My word this movie took forever to get on the big screen! My sister and I clearly recall that it was supposed to come out last summer ( Read more... )