Spectacularly Entertaining! Bravo! Bravo!

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2016)

Total Enthrallment! Marvel Studio must of had their A-Team working on this one, hard to discern any obvious faults without hen-pecking it from every angle. I usually loathe these....."Comic Book Movies", however, "Ant Man" somehow came together near perfectly, making for a profoundly entertaining, ultra high-tech thrill-ride of a movie. Let's state a few important facts about the movie, great casting (especially the lead villain), mind-bending special effects that are among the best looking yet to be seen, first-rate digital cinematography captures every frame with stunning clarity and detail, the editing is often complex and intriguingly captivating (as it REALLY does tend to draw you into the movie) especially during the action scenes - of which there are many. Great to see an aging Michael Douglas in first-rate movie, as it's been quite a while since I could say that. This movie does a great job of depicting out-of-control megalomania, combined with the bleeding-edge of high-tech and with world conquest being the end-game. The lead villain is brilliantly portrayed, as are most of the other key players. As stated earlier it's hard to find any significant faults (or minor faults for that matter) during the course of this frenetically paced 2-hour movie. It's action-packed, but, unlike most movies of this type, they actually slow it down from time to time and let plot breath in between the murder and mayhem. Yes, there's actually a discernible plot threaded through this movie - and that's a very good thing; as most comic book movie are completely and utterly dunderheaded affairs.
I've had this theory for several years now, and it's this: I suspect the nations collective IQ is slowly being eroded by the sheer amount of (painfully moronic!) comic book movies, that are constantly being thrown our way, invading both big screens and small screen alike. In the world of film, they are the video game equivalent (especially when there's fakey-looking CGI nonsense on every other frame). It seems like there's a new comic book flick out every single month nowadays and it's stomach-turning, though I'm pretty numbed to their presence by now. "Oh look, another piece of s*** comic book movie" is my typical inner monologue, when my TV is momentarily taken over by yet another obnoxious movie preview.
.......But, ANT MAN is the rare exception and it could not be more highly recommended by this viewer. I fondly remember seeing Ant Man, and that sure as hell was one confoundingly entertaining first-viewing. A word of advice, don't reduce this mesmerizing movie, by watching it on a PC monitor, watch on your flat-screen TV, anything less then 40 inches is insulting to this modern spectacle of cinematic high-art.
There, so have I sold you? Ant Man fricking rocks!