Our friend’s daughter had a birthday party today. It was also a pool party. I slept most of the day and came by later. The kids had a fantastic time playing in the pool. Andrew in his swimsuit with the flotation was able to get around great and Eva was doing a very good job as well. Our friends made some tasty ocean themed cupcakes and even made a couple of special ones just for Andrew. They are so good about thinking about his milk sensitivity. They even made sure that he had chicken fingers because everyone else had pizza. It was a good time, wish I was able to stay longer but had to go to work.
Last Monday I went to see ANT-MAN with my friend Brian from Built From Bricks. I like hanging out with Brian, we like so much of the same stuff so we had tons to talk about on the way up and back to Boston. I had been invited to a Press Screening for the movie and was able to take someone with me. This was Brian’s first one and it was very cool to take someone on their first press screening. It is all still a bit new for me, too.
The movie is a very funny one. Paul Rudd gives a great performance as Scott Lang, a crook with a conscience who is trying to change his life to be a better father to his daughter, Cassie. Through a series of events he crosses paths with Hank Pym, the original ANT-MAN (not a spoiler, pick up a Marvel comic sometime) and Hank has a job for Scott. What follows is a heist movie with all the Marvel flair. Scott has an ANT-tourage of friends who help him steal a very special suit from the bad guy in this one, Darren Cross. Cross was a protege of Pym’s who pursued the formula for Pym Particles that Hank hid away years ago because of the possible dangers.
I enjoyed Michael Douglas as Hank Pym and Evangeline Lilly as Hope, his daughter. I wasn’t loving the haircut, though. The interaction between Scott and Hope was fun and complete with a will they, won’t they sort of tension. One of the best characters was played by Michael Pena. His character, Luis is a fast talking guy with a mean right hook, he has some of the funnier lines in the movie. The final battle is a riot with a rooftop fight on a Thomas the Tank Engine set.
Make sure that you stay through to the end of the movie for two special “Stingers”. Yes, there are two this time. I feel that we were cheated out of one on Avengers and am glad that they are back for this movie. I can’t wait to see it again.
As a bonus, I have this adorable, Little Ant-Man video for you to watch. and a .PDF of ANT-MAN activities for you as well.
