{"id":17053,"date":"2015-06-28T12:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T07:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=17053"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:34","slug":"ant-man-critic-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/ant-man-critic-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ant-Man Reactions: Here is what the Critics Have to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summer movie season has already delivered some big hits like <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2395427\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">The Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/a><\/em>, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1392190\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">Mad Max: Fury Road<\/a><\/em>, and the <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0369610\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">Jurassic World<\/a><\/em>. But if you think we are close to done, you better think again! The next couple of months are filled with more anticipated blockbusters. Certainly towards the top of the list is the latest effort from Marvel Studios \u2013 Peyton Reed\u2019s Ant-Man! The movie isn\u2019t coming out for a few more weeks but social media reactions have already begun coming in.<\/p>\n<p>The first press screening of <em>Ant-Man <\/em>were held Thursday night, and journalists started sharing their thoughts on the upcoming film. Here are a few samples we have for you.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Eisenberg of cinemablend.com said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ant-Man is a different Marvel movie in scale (go figure!), but also a whole bunch of fun. Laughed a lot, and great performances all around<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eeisenberg\/status\/614308751961538560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Erick Davis of Fandango and Movies.com said the following about Ant-Man:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So I saw ANT-MAN &amp; I dug it! Most inventive action scenes yet &amp; tons of heart. A softer, more intimate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marvel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marvel<\/a> movie and a great family film<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikDavis\/status\/614401892270125056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He also added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also re: ANT-MAN: There are two end-credits scenes, so stay till the very end kids<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikDavis\/status\/614402074399391744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Drew McWeeny of HitFix Tweetet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Ant-Man&quot; is hugely entertaining, and a truly significant puzzle piece in the Marvel Universe. This one&#39;s got a big sweet heart.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewMcWeeny\/status\/614348588525555712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Smith of AICN adds about Ant-Man:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It takes ANT-MAN a moment to get cranked up, but once it does, it\u2019s sensational. My favorite third-act of any Marvel movie.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Smith (@mrbeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrbeaks\/status\/614306133805678592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And Ed Douglas of ComingSoon said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I liked Ant-Man more than I did Avengers: Age of Ultron, mainly because Marvel&#39;s doing something different and it works as a stand-alone<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EDouglasWW\/status\/614389763659862016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But they weren\u2019t all positive of course. <em>Ant-Man<\/em> after all went through switching directors and changing course a few times during pre-production. Mike Sampson of ScreenCrush weigh in with:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sadly \u2018Ant-Man\u2019 falls flat in almost every way. Doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s sure of what it wants to be. Not so much bad as it is blah.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Sampson (@mjsamps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjsamps\/status\/614304627849236481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And Steve Weintraub of Collider concludes:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANT-MAN is good. Not a disaster like some expected but also not a homerun. Has a *must see* after the end credits scene.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colliderfrosty\/status\/614309636313759744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ant-Man doesn\u2019t open in theaters until July 17, so you will have to make the most out these.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer movie season has already delivered some big hits like The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, and the Jurassic World. But if you think we are close to done, you better think again! The next couple of months are filled with more anticipated blockbusters. Certainly towards the top of the list is the latest effort from Marvel Studios \u2013 Peyton Reed\u2019s Ant-Man! 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