🎞 Watched: Ant-Man
I’d heard a lot about how this one was different from the earlier MCU movies and while it felt less serious – mostly in a good way – I don’t think it was this radical shift that some made it out to be.
Anyway, it was enjoyable but also a bit forgettable. I probably won’t rush to rewatch this anytime soon.
One interesting thing was the scene in the beginning that was set in the past, where they’d digitally de-aged Michael Douglas. I knew this was going to be a thing and after my negative reaction to Tarkin in Rouge One I expected to dislike this as well. Turns out I was wrong. Technology marches on fast and this digital effect looked really good. Funnily enough I actually though digitally de-aged Douglas looked more real than the real Douglas in the rest of the movie.
🎧 Listened to: The Incomparable | My Favorite of the Chrises (Episode 416)
I wonder if having watched Agents of Shield makes The Winter Soldier a better movie. I mean, I liked The Winter Soldier and the original Captain America movie as well, but the movie that The Incomparable speaks about sounds like better movie than the one I watched.
🎧 Listened to: Robot or Not? | Soup (Episode 144)
🎧 Listened to: Robot or Not? | Phones (Episode 143)
🎧 Listened to: Phil and Lisa Ruin the Movies | Phil Ruins the Age of Ultron (Episode 9)
🎧 Listened to: The Incomparable | The Cloud is Run by Hydra (Episode 190)
🎧 Listened to: The Incomparable | Congratulations to the Flat Earthers (Episode 415)
The Incomparable’s ”Summer of Marvel” was what got me into watching the MCU movies, so I figured I might also re-listen to a few of the podcasts after actually having watched the movies.
🎞 Watched: Arrival
Wow!
🎧 Listened to: The Incomparable | Incomparable, Assemble! (Episode 245)
I’m not entirely sure whether this is a re-listen for me or not. I did listen to a lot of the Incomparable podcasts about Marvel movies before watching them, so maybe I did listen to this one when it first ”aired”.
Anyway, it was interesting to listen to it now that I just recently rewatched the movie and liked it more than the first time.