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.

Download a set of ANT-MAN Activities

ANT-MAN is in theaters everywhere! More about ANT-MAN below.

ANT-MAN
MARVEL STUDIOS

Genre: Action-Adventure
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Judy Greer, Tip “Ti” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris, Jordi Mollà and Michael Douglas
Director: Peyton Reed
Producer: Kevin Feige
Executive Producers: Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, Edgar Wright, Stan Lee
Story by: Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish
Screenplay by: Adam McKay & Paul Rudd

STORY SYNOPSIS:

The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Marvel’s “Ant-Man” stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Corey Stoll as Darren Cross aka Yellowjacket, Bobby Cannavale as Paxton, Michael Peña as Luis, Judy Greer as Maggie, Tip “Ti” Harris as Dave, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, Wood Harris as Gale, Jordi Mollà as Castillo and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym. Directed by Peyton Reed and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s “Ant-Man” delivers a high-stakes, tension-filled adventure on July 17, 2015.

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