Mox Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 55 minutes ago, Broncofan said: It was OK. Nothing awful - but also nothing that was that memorable, other than Peña's comedy, which was a highlight. Ghost was actually a very interesting character, but very underutilized. Since this is the spoiler-free thread, I'll leave it at that. I get that this was probably meant to be comedy-light to get over the heaviness of BP & Infinity Wars, but the danger is that it's also incredibly disposable, and little to remember or stand out by. The comedy was trope-y, in contrast to the greatness of Ragnarok. Again, no spoilers, but even the post-credits scenes were extremely vanilla. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't Thor: Dark World levels of awful, but it was pretty much paint-by-numbers. In a lot of ways, in a vacuum as a standalone movie on its merits alone, it's the MCU equivalent of Solo - serviceable, few complaints, but nothing very memorable (if it wasn't in the MCU, I suspect it wouldn't enjoy nearly as much success as it will, given where it's landing right now). Unlike Solo, however, who has more going against it (being a prequel, and let's face it, SW cinematic universe mojo post TLJ nowhere near what the MCU is enjoying right now), I suspect it will fare decently in the box office, which should keep the MCU momentum going into Phase 4. I'd take Ant-Man and the Wasp's comedy over the suspense/stakes killing jokes in Ragnarok all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, dtait93 said: So is the post credit scene the goat? Without spoiling, let's just say it went about as expected given the events of IW. No idea how anyone would call it the GOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KManX89 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I saw it last night, it was pretty good. Well fleshed-out story and pacing, liked the new characters, action scenes were better than the first, oh, and I loved how we finally got to see Giant Man in action (and no, that's not a spoiler for anyone who's seen the trailers). All-in-all, I actually liked it better than the first one. 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I agree that’s its better than the first. It’s better than I expected but it’s nothing ground breaking. Also, stay for the first post credits scene. But you can skip the second if you need to pee or don’t want to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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