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Every time Luis gets to tell a story, it is just so much fun. There are SO many ways this movie could have flopped, but they really made a gem of a film here.
She said she was lost anyway...we dont need to see her be lost honestly...i was more confused how ppl look like they wanna literally cry in reaction content when an animal gets hurt but the same thing happens to a human like 10 mins before and its just like an "oh ew" lol...it gets me everytime 😂
The line Hope says at the end "It's about damned time." is a reference to the fact that Ant-Man (Hank Pym) and Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) were in the original Avengers team when it formed in the comics, so a lot of people have been wondering why there was no Ant-Man or Wasp yet.
Great reaction! Ant-Man is one of my top three Marvel movies because unlike the repetitive preventing the end of the world storylines that start becoming more and more prominent in the Avengers and associated movies, Ant-Man is a more localized movie about a good guy who ended up in a bad situation and is trying to make things right. His main motivation in this movie is being able to see his daughter again, which makes it a redemption story for him and also for others in the movie, and that was such a nice change from everything go boom. I also really liked that Paxton wasn't really a major jerk but a guy who really cares about his fiancee and her daughter too. It made him much more interesting and real. Little Cassie was awesome too.
"I kinda' want a pocket lamb?" I had to pause. Fortunately, I wasn't drinking a beverage. Too funny. YES! I want a "Pocket Barnyard." Milking that cow is gonna take some skill.
Falcon was talking to Nat who.was also "home" about not telling Cap about the security breach. Marvel released that info at some point. It makes sense, Tony took off and she was Steve's number 2.
@@trampotrav4350 You got better hearing than I my dude, lol. I have never gotten any indication from the film who he was talking to. That was info Marvel released and it makes sense.
One of the best things about this movie, is that Paxton is not "conveinently" wiped out during the story. And he's not a bad guy. He's a cop, but just trying to do the right thing, and deeply suspicious of Scott, because, well, let's face it, Scott was a *_thief._* At the end of the movie, Paxton may not particularly like Scott, but he realizes Scott isn't a bad guy, and that he means the world the Cassie, and they come to a kind of truce. For Cassie. They're still just people. Both parents. Both doing what they can.
I never expected to see an Ant Man on the big screen but I'm glad to experience the film because Paul Rudd is definitely a so cool, funny, lovable actor to play Scott Lang aka The Ant Man, Overall, Great reaction to this awesome 2015 Marvel film Emme.
Paul Rudd was a brilliant choice in casting. He fits the role like Ryan Reynolds fits Deadpool or RDJ fits Iron Man; it's impossible to imagine anyone else playing the role. Casting is one of the many areas where Marvel killed it. Kevin Feige is ridiculous. One of the defining producers of this era in film.
Hi Emme ... as a much much older guy (could maybe be your grandfather) it is fantastic to see your pure joy and enthusiasm. I really love your videos, keep up the good work ... btw imho the best is yet to come
What does it mean, if young reactors don't recognise "that dude" Michael Douglas, one of the most famous actors of the last 50 years? San Francisco? Well, I think it means I'm old - I'm so f**ing old! Nevertheless I love your refreshing reactions, young Lady :)
Cant complain really, how many of us in the 80's as kids and young adults knew the actors in movies from the 40-50s for the most part... outside of the few really famous ones still kicking around at the time like Jimmy Stewart etc, Alot of us oldies would know Douglas from movies like Romancing the Stone, Basic Instinct and Wall Street etc and those movies are getting pretty old now while his latter films are the kind of ones the younger generation wouldn't really watch. While I often scoff at the reaction video trend, i will give it credit for getting younger people, content makers and viewers alike to see movies and actors they'd otherwise not typically have contact with if ever. C'est la Vie...
The only problem I have with this film is that it perpetuates the lie that father's have to pay to spend time with their children. Unless there's physical violence involved a Mother cannot withhold visitation rights. Which in CA, those back payments would have been removed from his check by the state from any job he works, until it's paid. In fact, the only way he can skip automatic payments, is by doing illegal work. My ex kept my son from me with that lie for a long time due to her new abusive boyfriend. I lost too many years and have spent everything to move near him. Glad that things finally worked out in the end and we have a great relationship as he's 18.
"I like when things take place where I've lived." A buttload of movies take place in the big city near us, but some take place right here in our county and then my neighbors get entirely too excited and insist that everyone watch those together. But one time I came across a film that had scenes in the town where I worked in New Jersey, and I, too, got irrationally elated. Fellow movie theater patrons were not amused...
for Phase 2 and Phase 3, both ends not in a Avengers movie..the Avengers movies in each phase serve as climaxes, while Ant-Man for phase 2 serves as epilogue.. Phase 3 is a great phase for MCU..top notch films..consists of Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spiderman: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and ends with Spiderman: Far From Home.. cant wait for your next reactions..
Just saying, ants are very clean animals. The oils and saliva they use to protect their body of course dries up after they're done cleaning themselves. Sorry, but it was kind of awkward hearing you say "ew" and "no thanks" when the ants brought the sugar. Ants are annoying, but they're clean.
Hey, Emme! "Ant-Man" surprised everybody! Despite Hank Pym being one of the five Founding Avengers in the comics, not even readers were clamoring for a movie version of the tiny hero. MCU fans were intrigued but wary especially after Edgar Wright dropped out as director over creative differences. Finally, everyone just decided to trust in Kevin Feige's grand design and did it ever pay off! The result was a spectacular superhero adventure with just the right mix of action, humor and heart! In the comics, Hank Pym's Ant-Man may have co-founded the Avengers with his partner Janet van Dyne aka Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk but his history with the team is a troubled one. He never felt his power set measured up to the other heavy hitters, he kept changing his identity with his size, he had difficulty reconciling his passion for pure research with an adventuring lifestyle, he had marital trouble with Wasp, he suffered a mental breakdown and, worst of all, he created Ultron! Tony Stark creates the killer A.I. in the MCU but Ultron is Pym's baby in the comics. Pym is actually happy to pass the mantle to Scott Lang when he comes thieving along in "Marvel Premiere" # 47 which this film is based on. Lang takes to the superhero lifestyle and his relationship with his daughter Cassie is as depicted on-screen. Pym settled into a sort of emeritus position as tactical support and gadgeteer for the West Coast Avengers simply calling himself Dr. Pym which is similar to his function in the movie. Although he and Janet never had a child, he had an illegitimate daughter called Nadia he never knew about until she was an adult which mirrors Hope's estranged relationship with Hank in the film despite Nadia's very different personality in the comics. Peyton Reed had directed a couple of successful comedies called "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey and "The Break-Up" with Vince Vaughn but had no experience with an effects-heavy blockbuster. You wouldn't know that from the end result which comes across as smooth and polished. In a departure from the New York-centric MCU, the setting shifts to San Francisco showcasing the West Coast city nicely. The script achieves a perfect balance of comedy, sentiment and thrills but also, crucially, gets the audience past any entomophobia it might have by making the hero's ant allies palatable. Differentiating the three species showcased proves to be fascinating and personalizes the little critters. Shrinking as a story gimmick is as old as "Alice in Wonderland" and has been iconically portrayed in films like "The Incredible Shrinking Man", "The Fantastic Voyage" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!" but the size reduction sequences in "Ant-Man" are truly wondrous and imaginative! Scott's first adventure throughout his apartment complex is a memorably dizzying odyssey. A hilariously clever motif is utilized that contrasts titanic insect-size drama with its insignificance when perceived on a human scale. However, it is with the introduction of the Quantum Realm where the film distinguishes itself. Known as the Microverse in the comics, the sub-atomic level of reality is represented as kaleidoscopic geometry and echoing stillness where the rules of normal physics don't apply. The latter is as true in our world as it is in the MCU.
The cast is great led by Paul Rudd as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man whose long list of comedic credits and unassuming good looks make him an affable lead. In yet another remarkable casting coup for Marvel, a post-cancer Michael Douglas was cast as the prickly Dr. Hank Pym, inventor of the Pym Particle and the original Ant-Man who, in the MCU, is a former SHIELD operative prior to becoming a tech magnate. Evangeline Lilly of TV's "Lost" plays his estranged daughter, Hope van Dyne, whose adoption of her mother's maiden name as her surname speaks volumes about family tensions. Corey Stoll brings both pathos and menace to Pym's embittered protege, Darren Cross, whose unstable approximation of the Pym Particle serum fuels the Yellowjacket suit which actually was one of Dr. Pym's monikers in the comics. The supporting cast includes Judy Greer as Scott's ex-wife, Maggie Lang, Abby Ryder Fortson as the adorable Cassie Lang and future Young Avenger Stature, Bobby Cannavale as Cassie's stepfather-to-be, Detective Paxton, and Wood Harris as his partner, Detective Gale. Adding comic relief are Michael Pena as Luis, David Dastmalchian as Kurt and T.I.P. as Dave playing Scott's ex-con buddies with Pena's grapevine monologues making him a stand-out. In the secondary villain role is Martin Donovan as Hydra representative and former SHIELD honcho Mitchell Carson who links the current proceedings with Dr. Pym's SHIELD past in a prologue that features Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter and John Slattery as elder Howard Stark. The digital de-aging done to make Michael Douglas look like his '80's self in that prologue is nothing short of incredible! Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka Falcon makes a surprise appearance that puts Scott on the Avengers' radar. In bit parts are Gregg Turkington as Dale the Baskin Robbins manager, Joe Chrest as Frank the skeptical Pym Tech executive, Jean Louisa Kelly as a Pym Tech employee who remarks on the founder's presence in the lobby, Anna Akana as a guerrilla journalist and Garrett Morris of "SNL" as a cab driver. TRIVIA: 1. The Pym residence was the same house used for exterior shots of Halliwell Manor in TV's "Charmed". 2. The enlarged tank from Hank's keychain was a functional Soviet T-34-85 given as a goodwill gift to the US by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991. 3. The rights holders to Thomas the Tank Engine had a number of specific stipulations before permitting use of the character such as not having Thomas run down anyone tied to the tracks! EASTER EGGS: 1. During Scott's escape from prison astride Antony's back, he flits through a trolley briefly alighting on a commuter's newspaper whose headline reads "Who's to blame for Sokovia?" which references the events of "Age of Ultron" and presages the events of "Civil War". 2. During his presentation, Cross jokes that reports of an ant-sized operative sounded like pulp fiction that would appear in magazines with names like "Tales to Astonish" which is actually the name of the anthology comic Ant-Man's adventures first appeared in before he graduated to his own title. 3. Scott and Luis share an apartment in the Milgrom Hotel named after comic book artist Al Milgrom. 4. When guerrilla journalist Anna Akana tells Falcon he has to specify who he's seeking because she has information on people with various abilities including one 'who crawls up the walls', she is making the MCU's first reference to Spider-Man! CAMEOS: 1. Garrett Morris' cameo as the driver of the cab Scott lands on after his first time using the suit is a tribute to Morris' portrayal of Ant-Man on a 1979 "Saturday Night Live" sketch called 'Superhero Party' which was the character's first live-action appearance! 2. Stan Lee appears as a bartender in Luis' closing grapevine monologue commenting on Anna Akana's good looks. END-CREDIT SCENES: 1. Dr. Pym shows Hope an unfinished upgrade to the Wasp suit he and his wife, Janet, were designing when they were working for SHIELD. He proposes that he and Hope finish the suit together so that she can make use of it which she agrees to enthusiastically. 2. The second end-credit scene is an excerpt from "Captain America: Civil War" that has Falcon and Cap debating what to do with a captive Bucky. The next chronological stop in the MCU are Episodes 1-19 of Season 3 of "Agents of SHIELD".
This movie is fun. I hated the villian Darren Cross the second they introduced him. I guess that means actor Corey Stoll did a good job. Emme your personality is so adorable and endearing.
Fun fact: Scott in the comics actually wanted to steal the suit and Hank actually initially didn't want anybody to steal his suit, and Scott actually was able to use the suit's power to am acceptable degree without Hank's training. Also, The Yellowjacket was originally Hank.
I was almost in tears when Hank broke down to tell the story of his wife... but then Emme took me out of it 🙂😀 just kidding 😆 lol (I would like to join Patreon if it has full length uncut reactions 🤔 looking up while thinking emoji)
Pretty sure Dr. Pym _and_ Cross were lying about how Pym particles work as an extra layer of security or secrecy, since Scott's weight and mass clearly change during his "test run." (Also pretty sure Pym was remotely controlling the suit's functions at that time.)
The guy from "Up"! 😂 Reference "Romancing the Stone". You young ladies call it a rom-com that has a lot of action adventure. We old farts call it a funny action adventure that happens to have a romantic interest
First: Thank you for this reaction . Second: Recommend teh following filmed in San Francisco movies Bullitt (1968), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Dark Passage (1947) and the Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) series of movies.
In defense of ants, they're actually very cleanly animals lol. Not to to human standards, of course, but think of how quickly Corona spread; they know to stay healthy and clean.
Granted staying healthy for Ants is kinda murdering the hell out of all the sick ants when something like a disease hits the colony, although dont quote me on that, im sure I heard something along those lines years back. But yeah, ants are pretty clean and outside of some fungus's, not sure if they'd be a vector for anything that could effect humans, they clean themselves and others alot. Always wondered about touching a giant ant, ever since watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids... their carapaces must be like smooth hairy wax coated car bonnets lol.
Always enjoy watching you watch Marvel for the first time!!! i hope you get you're own Ant farm soon now that you are most amicable with the insect world ;p ;p ;.p
ooohh!! ohh and keeping with that thought, you could name all the ants in your new ant farm Paul Rudd, and Cassie and ....ok I'll stop there ;p !!! #WINNING!!!!
Seeing Dr. Strange already doesn't mess the timeline as it's an origin story. Your doggie is so cute! In the beginning that was Peggy Carter with Howard Stark (founders of SHIELD with young Hank Pym) in 1983, building the SHIELD headquarters.
This movie is amazing and your reaction is so great😊😊😊 I always enjoyed your MCU movie reaction and I'm really looking forward to your reaction to one of the best MCU movie captain America civil war🔥🔥🔥
I am enjoying your videos... still trying to figure out if I am going to subscribe. I will say this, though. Your take on Marvel has so far been spot on. Tony is a big P.P. (in your words) so I would not compare him to Scott. It is funny, though, because the actors are similar in real life to the characters they play in Marvel. Also, as a fellow educator, I know what you mean by your classroom management statement. So far so good! I can't wait to hear what you have to say for Captain America: Civil War!
A Steak or Chop is pretty far removed from a Calf or Lamb in the minds eye. Its not really a hypocrisy to eat animal products while at least wanting an animal to not suffer, especially unnecessarily, and especially if its being used as a test subject... we have to eat, and we are after all omnivores that benefit from animal proteins in our diet.
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I really love the editing you did here Emme.👍❤️🐜
13:24 - That's Garrett Morris, who played the first Ant-Man on screen (Saturday Night Live).
I'm so sorry that you cut out Luis' story. It made the movie all the more better, and Michael Peña sold it brilliantly with his facial expressions. :)
Every time Luis gets to tell a story, it is just so much fun. There are SO many ways this movie could have flopped, but they really made a gem of a film here.
@@testfire3000 I could listen to Luis tell stories all day and not get bored
I mean, she saw it, & the whole movie has to be cut up for TH-cam anyway
She said she was lost anyway...we dont need to see her be lost honestly...i was more confused how ppl look like they wanna literally cry in reaction content when an animal gets hurt but the same thing happens to a human like 10 mins before and its just like an "oh ew" lol...it gets me everytime 😂
@@ianthompson3346 becuase people care about animals more than people smh
Can I just say, "It's a FUNCTIONAL tank" is the best accidental cover for an F-Bomb I've ever heard.
"please don't get arrested" is the greatest line to close the episode! Thank you.
The line Hope says at the end "It's about damned time." is a reference to the fact that Ant-Man (Hank Pym) and Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) were in the original Avengers team when it formed in the comics, so a lot of people have been wondering why there was no Ant-Man or Wasp yet.
yep
Great reaction!
Ant-Man is one of my top three Marvel movies because unlike the repetitive preventing the end of the world storylines that start becoming more and more prominent in the Avengers and associated movies, Ant-Man is a more localized movie about a good guy who ended up in a bad situation and is trying to make things right. His main motivation in this movie is being able to see his daughter again, which makes it a redemption story for him and also for others in the movie, and that was such a nice change from everything go boom. I also really liked that Paxton wasn't really a major jerk but a guy who really cares about his fiancee and her daughter too. It made him much more interesting and real. Little Cassie was awesome too.
This movie was so underrated and unexpected when it first came out, but as we all saw it, we realized how much fun it was!
Not many people will agree with me, but I consider this a top 10 MCU film.
This turned out to be a lot cooler than I thought. Shrinking may not be my first choice of superpowers, but I can see it's usefulness
It's hilarious that Luis is whistling Disney's "It's a Small World After All" before knocking out the guard boss.
"I kinda' want a pocket lamb?" I had to pause. Fortunately, I wasn't drinking a beverage. Too funny. YES! I want a "Pocket Barnyard." Milking that cow is gonna take some skill.
Falcon was talking to Nat who.was also "home" about not telling Cap about the security breach. Marvel released that info at some point. It makes sense, Tony took off and she was Steve's number 2.
But when Falcon first got there it was a male's voice
@@trampotrav4350 You got better hearing than I my dude, lol. I have never gotten any indication from the film who he was talking to. That was info Marvel released and it makes sense.
One of the best things about this movie, is that Paxton is not "conveinently" wiped out during the story. And he's not a bad guy. He's a cop, but just trying to do the right thing, and deeply suspicious of Scott, because, well, let's face it, Scott was a *_thief._* At the end of the movie, Paxton may not particularly like Scott, but he realizes Scott isn't a bad guy, and that he means the world the Cassie, and they come to a kind of truce. For Cassie. They're still just people. Both parents. Both doing what they can.
I never expected to see an Ant Man on the big screen but I'm glad to experience the film because Paul Rudd is definitely a so cool, funny, lovable actor to play Scott Lang aka The Ant Man, Overall, Great reaction to this awesome 2015 Marvel film Emme.
Paul Rudd was a brilliant choice in casting. He fits the role like Ryan Reynolds fits Deadpool or RDJ fits Iron Man; it's impossible to imagine anyone else playing the role.
Casting is one of the many areas where Marvel killed it. Kevin Feige is ridiculous. One of the defining producers of this era in film.
Hi Emme ... as a much much older guy (could maybe be your grandfather) it is fantastic to see your pure joy and enthusiasm. I really love your videos, keep up the good work ... btw imho the best is yet to come
coincidence? michael douglas (hank pym) became a household name as co-star of 70s primetime tv cop show "the streets of san francisco"
The reason he is so good at what he does, he was an engineer before he was a burglar. Probably a mechanical engineer.
Pocket lamb made me laugh way more then it should have. Thanks for sharing.
I'm gonna freak Emme out. There are so many spiders that at any given time there is a spider within 8 feet of you.
@13:39 that’s my favorite funny part of the movie. I was like, “Stupid, why’d you say that?”
What does it mean, if young reactors don't recognise "that dude" Michael Douglas, one of the most famous actors of the last 50 years? San Francisco? Well, I think it means I'm old - I'm so f**ing old! Nevertheless I love your refreshing reactions, young Lady :)
"Time stops for no man"
Hahaha, you and me both friend. It amazes me how many people don't recognize him or be shocked by the de-aging they do at the start of the film.
Cant complain really, how many of us in the 80's as kids and young adults knew the actors in movies from the 40-50s for the most part... outside of the few really famous ones still kicking around at the time like Jimmy Stewart etc, Alot of us oldies would know Douglas from movies like Romancing the Stone, Basic Instinct and Wall Street etc and those movies are getting pretty old now while his latter films are the kind of ones the younger generation wouldn't really watch.
While I often scoff at the reaction video trend, i will give it credit for getting younger people, content makers and viewers alike to see movies and actors they'd otherwise not typically have contact with if ever.
C'est la Vie...
U gotta remember man these are gen z and millennials lol
Sure, it is mostly just laughing at ourselves for feeling old. hahahaha
The only problem I have with this film is that it perpetuates the lie that father's have to pay to spend time with their children. Unless there's physical violence involved a Mother cannot withhold visitation rights. Which in CA, those back payments would have been removed from his check by the state from any job he works, until it's paid. In fact, the only way he can skip automatic payments, is by doing illegal work.
My ex kept my son from me with that lie for a long time due to her new abusive boyfriend. I lost too many years and have spent everything to move near him. Glad that things finally worked out in the end and we have a great relationship as he's 18.
People sleep on this film, but it's really one of the best origin stories in the MCU. 🎉
"is he trying to unsteal it". I didn't think we'd hear that phrase yet.
"I like when things take place where I've lived." A buttload of movies take place in the big city near us, but some take place right here in our county and then my neighbors get entirely too excited and insist that everyone watch those together. But one time I came across a film that had scenes in the town where I worked in New Jersey, and I, too, got irrationally elated. Fellow movie theater patrons were not amused...
Age of Ultron was more or less the end of Phase 2. Think of it as sort of an epilogue
Sometimes like Ant-Man they keep their weights but then a keychain tank would still be tons xD
Loved your reaction!
Saying Scott is "like Iron Man, but nice" is an apt description I hadn't considered, so thanks for that :)
for Phase 2 and Phase 3, both ends not in a Avengers movie..the Avengers movies in each phase serve as climaxes, while Ant-Man for phase 2 serves as epilogue..
Phase 3 is a great phase for MCU..top notch films..consists of Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spiderman: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and ends with Spiderman: Far From Home..
cant wait for your next reactions..
Every one of those movies were top notch. She is in for some good times coming up.
Not going ahead with the globs of goo gun feels like a missed opportunity.
"Gloating in me being right"
But you said Janet died in an experiment. That was no experiment.
& she also said she died because it was Pym’s fault
Love how Emme misses half the jokes but still manages to say "that's was funny' in lieu of laughing 🤣
Just saying, ants are very clean animals. The oils and saliva they use to protect their body of course dries up after they're done cleaning themselves. Sorry, but it was kind of awkward hearing you say "ew" and "no thanks" when the ants brought the sugar. Ants are annoying, but they're clean.
Ya Emme lived in SF! The city IS MY HOME TOWN!
Hank's wife isn't trapped in the missile, she's trapped in the place Scott went and came back from.
Hey, Emme! "Ant-Man" surprised everybody! Despite Hank Pym being one of the five Founding Avengers in the comics, not even readers were clamoring for a movie version of the tiny hero. MCU fans were intrigued but wary especially after Edgar Wright dropped out as director over creative differences. Finally, everyone just decided to trust in Kevin Feige's grand design and did it ever pay off! The result was a spectacular superhero adventure with just the right mix of action, humor and heart! In the comics, Hank Pym's Ant-Man may have co-founded the Avengers with his partner Janet van Dyne aka Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk but his history with the team is a troubled one. He never felt his power set measured up to the other heavy hitters, he kept changing his identity with his size, he had difficulty reconciling his passion for pure research with an adventuring lifestyle, he had marital trouble with Wasp, he suffered a mental breakdown and, worst of all, he created Ultron! Tony Stark creates the killer A.I. in the MCU but Ultron is Pym's baby in the comics. Pym is actually happy to pass the mantle to Scott Lang when he comes thieving along in "Marvel Premiere" # 47 which this film is based on. Lang takes to the superhero lifestyle and his relationship with his daughter Cassie is as depicted on-screen. Pym settled into a sort of emeritus position as tactical support and gadgeteer for the West Coast Avengers simply calling himself Dr. Pym which is similar to his function in the movie. Although he and Janet never had a child, he had an illegitimate daughter called Nadia he never knew about until she was an adult which mirrors Hope's estranged relationship with Hank in the film despite Nadia's very different personality in the comics.
Peyton Reed had directed a couple of successful comedies called "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey and "The Break-Up" with Vince Vaughn but had no experience with an effects-heavy blockbuster. You wouldn't know that from the end result which comes across as smooth and polished. In a departure from the New York-centric MCU, the setting shifts to San Francisco showcasing the West Coast city nicely. The script achieves a perfect balance of comedy, sentiment and thrills but also, crucially, gets the audience past any entomophobia it might have by making the hero's ant allies palatable. Differentiating the three species showcased proves to be fascinating and personalizes the little critters. Shrinking as a story gimmick is as old as "Alice in Wonderland" and has been iconically portrayed in films like "The Incredible Shrinking Man", "The Fantastic Voyage" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!" but the size reduction sequences in "Ant-Man" are truly wondrous and imaginative! Scott's first adventure throughout his apartment complex is a memorably dizzying odyssey. A hilariously clever motif is utilized that contrasts titanic insect-size drama with its insignificance when perceived on a human scale. However, it is with the introduction of the Quantum Realm where the film distinguishes itself. Known as the Microverse in the comics, the sub-atomic level of reality is represented as kaleidoscopic geometry and echoing stillness where the rules of normal physics don't apply. The latter is as true in our world as it is in the MCU.
The cast is great led by Paul Rudd as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man whose long list of comedic credits and unassuming good looks make him an affable lead. In yet another remarkable casting coup for Marvel, a post-cancer Michael Douglas was cast as the prickly Dr. Hank Pym, inventor of the Pym Particle and the original Ant-Man who, in the MCU, is a former SHIELD operative prior to becoming a tech magnate. Evangeline Lilly of TV's "Lost" plays his estranged daughter, Hope van Dyne, whose adoption of her mother's maiden name as her surname speaks volumes about family tensions. Corey Stoll brings both pathos and menace to Pym's embittered protege, Darren Cross, whose unstable approximation of the Pym Particle serum fuels the Yellowjacket suit which actually was one of Dr. Pym's monikers in the comics. The supporting cast includes Judy Greer as Scott's ex-wife, Maggie Lang, Abby Ryder Fortson as the adorable Cassie Lang and future Young Avenger Stature, Bobby Cannavale as Cassie's stepfather-to-be, Detective Paxton, and Wood Harris as his partner, Detective Gale. Adding comic relief are Michael Pena as Luis, David Dastmalchian as Kurt and T.I.P. as Dave playing Scott's ex-con buddies with Pena's grapevine monologues making him a stand-out. In the secondary villain role is Martin Donovan as Hydra representative and former SHIELD honcho Mitchell Carson who links the current proceedings with Dr. Pym's SHIELD past in a prologue that features Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter and John Slattery as elder Howard Stark. The digital de-aging done to make Michael Douglas look like his '80's self in that prologue is nothing short of incredible! Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka Falcon makes a surprise appearance that puts Scott on the Avengers' radar. In bit parts are Gregg Turkington as Dale the Baskin Robbins manager, Joe Chrest as Frank the skeptical Pym Tech executive, Jean Louisa Kelly as a Pym Tech employee who remarks on the founder's presence in the lobby, Anna Akana as a guerrilla journalist and Garrett Morris of "SNL" as a cab driver.
TRIVIA:
1. The Pym residence was the same house used for exterior shots of Halliwell Manor in TV's "Charmed".
2. The enlarged tank from Hank's keychain was a functional Soviet T-34-85 given as a goodwill gift to the US by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991.
3. The rights holders to Thomas the Tank Engine had a number of specific stipulations before permitting use of the character such as not having Thomas run down anyone tied to the tracks!
EASTER EGGS:
1. During Scott's escape from prison astride Antony's back, he flits through a trolley briefly alighting on a commuter's newspaper whose headline reads "Who's to blame for Sokovia?" which references the events of "Age of Ultron" and presages the events of "Civil War".
2. During his presentation, Cross jokes that reports of an ant-sized operative sounded like pulp fiction that would appear in magazines with names like "Tales to Astonish" which is actually the name of the anthology comic Ant-Man's adventures first appeared in before he graduated to his own title.
3. Scott and Luis share an apartment in the Milgrom Hotel named after comic book artist Al Milgrom.
4. When guerrilla journalist Anna Akana tells Falcon he has to specify who he's seeking because she has information on people with various abilities including one 'who crawls up the walls', she is making the MCU's first reference to Spider-Man!
CAMEOS:
1. Garrett Morris' cameo as the driver of the cab Scott lands on after his first time using the suit is a tribute to Morris' portrayal of Ant-Man on a 1979 "Saturday Night Live" sketch called 'Superhero Party' which was the character's first live-action appearance!
2. Stan Lee appears as a bartender in Luis' closing grapevine monologue commenting on Anna Akana's good looks.
END-CREDIT SCENES:
1. Dr. Pym shows Hope an unfinished upgrade to the Wasp suit he and his wife, Janet, were designing when they were working for SHIELD. He proposes that he and Hope finish the suit together so that she can make use of it which she agrees to enthusiastically.
2. The second end-credit scene is an excerpt from "Captain America: Civil War" that has Falcon and Cap debating what to do with a captive Bucky.
The next chronological stop in the MCU are Episodes 1-19 of Season 3 of "Agents of SHIELD".
This movie is fun. I hated the villian Darren Cross the second they introduced him. I guess that means actor Corey Stoll did a good job. Emme your personality is so adorable and endearing.
Fun fact: Scott in the comics actually wanted to steal the suit and Hank actually initially didn't want anybody to steal his suit, and Scott actually was able to use the suit's power to am acceptable degree without Hank's training. Also, The Yellowjacket was originally Hank.
I was almost in tears when Hank broke down to tell the story of his wife... but then Emme took me out of it 🙂😀 just kidding 😆 lol
(I would like to join Patreon if it has full length uncut reactions 🤔 looking up while thinking emoji)
Pretty sure Dr. Pym _and_ Cross were lying about how Pym particles work as an extra layer of security or secrecy, since Scott's weight and mass clearly change during his "test run." (Also pretty sure Pym was remotely controlling the suit's functions at that time.)
In the first scene, did you recognize Peggy, Captain America's sweetheart?
Apparently not
Not gonna lie this was my favorite marvel movie when I was 10🐜🔥
If you can feel for the CGI lamb, go a little easier on the CGI ants lol ants are pretty awesome
The guy from "Up"! 😂 Reference "Romancing the Stone". You young ladies call it a rom-com that has a lot of action adventure. We old farts call it a funny action adventure that happens to have a romantic interest
Netflix? You not watching these on Disney+?
Luis is the best storyteller in the MCU and needs his own show 😂
First: Thank you for this reaction . Second: Recommend teh following filmed in San Francisco movies Bullitt (1968), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Dark Passage (1947) and the Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) series of movies.
funny movie good action ,,, i used to live in San Fran for 8 years
Being someone who seems to love animals and droids, guess we found your weakness with insects 😂
San Francisco... Monk, Nash Bridges, planet of the apes (2003)
Really love your marvel reactions :3
The man from the movie UP is from a classic movie about racism called "Guess Who's Coming To Dimmer" (you should react to that movie)
What is up with people against Luis stories man he's the best 😂😂😂😂😂
I can't believe a movie called Ant-Man has bugs in it
literally the audacity
In defense of ants, they're actually very cleanly animals lol. Not to to human standards, of course, but think of how quickly Corona spread; they know to stay healthy and clean.
Ants > humans, as far as I’m concerned 😂
Granted staying healthy for Ants is kinda murdering the hell out of all the sick ants when something like a disease hits the colony, although dont quote me on that, im sure I heard something along those lines years back.
But yeah, ants are pretty clean and outside of some fungus's, not sure if they'd be a vector for anything that could effect humans, they clean themselves and others alot. Always wondered about touching a giant ant, ever since watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids... their carapaces must be like smooth hairy wax coated car bonnets lol.
i was in SF 2013 - 2021
Need to get you a giant ant plushy
Hahaha! That would be a riot.
This one is hilarious!
Facts: Cop got him out of trouble cause they're pals. Destroyed evidence. Preferential treatment. Bias. I'd be in prison. There's that. 😂
I love your videos and I so exited for the next movie, I'm sure you'll like it so much
A sentence that did not exist until today:
"Paul Rudd does not look good here." 😉
17:55 I want a pocket lamb too!
we got the van
Pocket lamb. Good to know. Now I know what to get Emme for Christmas.
Emme lore is great!
Always enjoy watching you watch Marvel for the first time!!! i hope you get you're own Ant farm soon now that you are most amicable with the insect world ;p ;p ;.p
ooohh!! ohh and keeping with that thought, you could name all the ants in your new ant farm Paul Rudd, and Cassie and ....ok I'll stop there ;p !!! #WINNING!!!!
Loved the reaction!
I am a fan of this film.
"I'm expendable. That's why I'm here."
As a man, that line resonates with me...
can not believe you cut Luis
You cut Luises story noooooooo
Have you seen the Ahsoka trailer yet? You're going to trip when you see it
What If....? Is the show you're thinking of. Hello Emme 👋🏻
Seeing Dr. Strange already doesn't mess the timeline as it's an origin story. Your doggie is so cute! In the beginning that was Peggy Carter with Howard Stark (founders of SHIELD with young Hank Pym) in 1983, building the SHIELD headquarters.
You need to watch a movie called arachnophobia you will love it
This movie is amazing and your reaction is so great😊😊😊
I always enjoyed your MCU movie reaction and I'm really looking forward to your reaction to one of the best MCU movie captain America civil war🔥🔥🔥
Nice
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DEP ANThony.
I am enjoying your videos... still trying to figure out if I am going to subscribe. I will say this, though. Your take on Marvel has so far been spot on. Tony is a big P.P. (in your words) so I would not compare him to Scott. It is funny, though, because the actors are similar in real life to the characters they play in Marvel. Also, as a fellow educator, I know what you mean by your classroom management statement. So far so good! I can't wait to hear what you have to say for Captain America: Civil War!
Loved your reaction. This movie is one of my favorites from the MCU. I can’t wait to see you react to Captain America: Civil War.
you are amazing!!! can I adopt you?
Great reaction again. Phase 2 down ... on to Phase 3!
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I'm 1K thumbs up!!!
Amazing. You like ants now... come on...
So whats up with the outtro, "don't get arrested"?
im sorry you had to endure 6 years in San Fran
It's a great city, and she seems to have liked it! 🌉👍
@@bigdream_dreambig that city is a dumpster fire
@@bookem5537 Nope! 😊
I can't wait for Emme to get through the entire Marvel and Star Wars catalogue so we can enjoy some reactions to proper films
Can eat animals but can't see animals killed wow 😲
🤦♂ No "wow" about it. That's the perspective of pretty much every urban and suburban resident in developed nations.
A Steak or Chop is pretty far removed from a Calf or Lamb in the minds eye. Its not really a hypocrisy to eat animal products while at least wanting an animal to not suffer, especially unnecessarily, and especially if its being used as a test subject... we have to eat, and we are after all omnivores that benefit from animal proteins in our diet.
fire emme fire !!! lets gooo