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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Are they? Interesting. I really like Andrew Garfield as an actor and admittedly, don't care much for Tobey MaGuire.

That said, I just couldn't stomach watching yet another version of the same version of Spiderman that I've seen since I was a kid in the early 70's. I mean, come on.



The thing is, though, is that those movies could have been epic disasters.

A talking tree? A talking squirrel? A green female alien (Star Trek, anyone?). A human "plucked" from the Earth at a young age that's later thrust into a galactic battle? It sounds more like a super cheesy, cult 80's film than a gigantic blockbuster. I give all credit to James Gunn (a guy from St. Louis, BTW, that is SUPER cool).

As for Ant Man, I remember him as a kid and always thought it was kind of cool but also ridiculous. That script was in development for seven years with Edgar Wright and Marvel finally said "Enough. You're out". Then, Peyton Reed (Who?) was hired, then Paul ****ing Rudd and Adam McKay REWROTE the ****er. How this movie even was made is insane.

Evangeline Lily? The girl with the perpetual question mark on her face during LOST? Paul Rudd, the Apatow guy? Adam McKay of Anchorman fame? CGI Michael Douglas? It sounded like a disaster, a huge write-off.

But, it worked.

IMO, it's the best stand-alone Marvel movie, ever.

Yep. Marvel shits gold. Saw both in the theater. Because Marvel has earned it.