‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ Early Reactions: The Perfect Cure for Your Post-Infinity War Blues

By Ammar Haziq  •  29 Jun 2018 in News

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How do you come off the back of something as emphatic as Infinity War?

Bug us not for an answer because that’s a tough one question we’ll leave Marvel to untangle for you with our pick for the buzziest movie of the year – Ant-Man and The Wasp.

The Ant-Man follow up is the latest installment of the MCU, which is probably the hottest movie property in the world right now. But with great power come great responsibility and even greater expectations.

Can it meet the lofty standards set by its predecessors? Let’s take a look at the no-spoiler round-up of early reactions:

What do the critics say?

Hot off the Twitterverse

#AntManAndTheWasp is everything you want it to be. Hilarious, sweet, moving, & wall-to-wall fun. Killer work, @MrPeytonReed! And great performances by @EvangelineLilly, @hannahjk1 & of course @Dastmalchian. I loved it! (Pro tip: see it before Avengers 4!)

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 26, 2018

What a year for Marvel! Absolutely loved #AntManAndTheWasp. Stellar ensemble and the humor is spot on. (Laughed myself to tears during one sequence!) The tech is used to great effect yet again. Unique, highly entertaining ride I can’t wait to go on again.

— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) June 23, 2018

Ant-Man and The Wasp is a lot of fun. At its best when it’s almost an over the top silly comedy, less so when it’s about the comic booky villain driven moments. Some fantastic miniature/maxature action sequences. @realmichaelpena steals the show again.

— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) June 23, 2018

Top 10 MCU movie average ratings (RT + MTC + IMDB)

1. Back Panther – 87
2. Iron Man – 84
3. Guardians of the Galaxy – 83
4. Ant-Man and The Wasp – 83
5. Thor: Ragnarok – 82
6. Captain America: Civil War – 81
7. The Avengers – 81
8. Avengers: Infinity War – 80
9. Spider-Man: Homecoming – 80
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 79

See it or skip it?

As big fans of the MCU, we’re going to see it regardless of the early reactions and we know that many of you will do the same.

But if you’re a casual fan who has yet to fully climb on board the franchise bandwagon, the overwhelming positive reception to Ant-Man and The Wasp alone should convince you that it’s a movie you can’t miss.

Not only that, it’s actually way more consequential than you realise. In terms of scale, Ant-Man and The Wasp may not be as big as Infinity War and even recent Marvel releases such as Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther, but it has an extremely important task of building up Avengers 4, which is essentially the endgame of the MCU for now.

Because of this, Marvel’s tiny superhero sequel has surprisingly grown larger in significance as it will most definitely reveal some connections to the still secretive project.

So, if you would like to find out how Thanos could possibly be defeated (no promises though), grab your advance tickets now and make a beeline for the cinemas when it arrives next week!

Ant-Man and The Wasp will swarm into a cinema near you July 6

This article was originally published on Popcorn.

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