Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania - Movie Review 

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At this point I'm more interested in MCU reviews than the actual movies

How to know you have a AVENGERS level threat on your hands, is when the villain is immune to MCU quipping ... Aka Thanos, and Kang.

I am 20, grew up with the MCU and really appreciate when they’re serious about things. The jokes really hurt the tone of love and thunder for me

Dude legit said out loud after the post-credits "That was better than the whole film" and everyone in the theatre genuinely burst out laughing

I must confess I haven't kept up with the MCU since Avengers: Endgame.

Saw the movie today. It felt more like Antman had walked into a Guardians of The Galaxy or Dr Strange movie and inhabitants from Tatooine had crossed over to join him.

The MCU is a fascinating case study. It was a brand that seemingly couldn't do anything wrong just 4-5 years ago and now they can't do anything right.

My biggest pet peeve with the marvel movies is the constant need to remove their mask/helmet so the actors can be seen. Even doing the smallest task the mask/helmet goes on and then immediately comes off.

As someone who watched Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as a kid, the idea of Ant Man and The Wasp going up against Kang is hilarious.

I remember watching Civil War when it came out- I was 15. And I never fully grasped the severity of having The Avengers fighting each other because during the battle they still joked around. The humor make took a lot of the stakes out of the ordeal. MCU really has to work on that.

This movie and Thor love and thunder have one thing in common which is a bad guy that is a lot cooler than the rest of the film which makes you leave the theater feeling like they could have done more.

I was so mad this movie didn’t have Luis, he’s a staple in the Ant-Man franchise!

I won’t lie, the marvel brand took a massive quality hit over the past few years for me at least.

The way they treated Scott Lang in the first 20 minutes or so was so infuriating. This man literally saved the world and brought back half the universe, and everyone around him was acting like he was a bad person for just wanting to try and live a normal life.

“I just feel like this is a better time if you’re drunk.” Pretty accurate for any recent mcu movies

The fight in the first film with Thomas The Tank Engine was pure magic... They should of brought that stuff back!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="283">4:43</a> No you're right Jeremy. As someone who's in his early 20's and grew up with the MCU, the quippiness is too much even as a child I was wondering why characters would always have a smart or snarky comebacks.

Excellent point on the MCU's humor. It's definitely one of its selling points, but that doesn't mean there has to be a joke every 5 seconds, when characters are having intimate moments, and especially when the villain is on screen. It lessens how threatening your villains are supposed to be, and takes away from moments that deserve to be serious.

I actually liked the way how Scott’s motivation throughout the entire trilogy has always been about Cassie. Even throughout his adventures becoming more grand scale he still never changed. I’m a sucker for consistent character writing because a lot of times a character will change drastically over his time on screen. I actually liked the way how Scott’s motivation throughout the entire trilogy has always been about Cassie. Even throughout his adventures becoming more grand scale he still never changed.

Hank Pym was the Real Antman in this movie. Summoning those Hitech Ants was Awesome and Terrifying.

Glad to hear they treat Kang with respect. Knew Jonathan Majors would rock that role.

"If you want a happy ending. It all depends on where you stop telling the story."- Desmond Miles

I miss the more serious tone Marvel had. Yes, they still had their funny moments, but mostly serious, which is why I'm super excited for Secret Invasion show. That trailer gave me Winter Soilder vibes.

I used to be so excited for the next MCU movie. I remember watching the Incredible Hulk in theaters and my 10 year old brain being blown away at the implications. 15 years later I’m so burnt out with these movies and shows. I’ve stopped watching them in theaters because everyone is so loud at the slightest bit of humor or the obvious plot element that was coming. I used to enjoy most of them and now I enjoy a few of them. I’ll click on marvel pages on Instagram and Twitter and see how almost every fan say that each movie in pase four is a 10, 9, or 8.5. I was very disappointed with the multiverse of madness due to Sam raimi being back and seeing what would happen with Wanda but it was so bland and not as horror fueled as was being said. Don’t even want to talk about love and thunder. I was only slightly disappointed with wakanda forever only because my expectations were low but they were still too high. It’s sad to see where it is considering how it was just a few years ago.

It’s not old man energy, Jeremy. It’s called logic, and not being easily impressed by half-assed work. I always hate when people say stuff like: “Dude. It’s a movie about a guy named Ant Man. It’s not supposed to be complex.” Or “it’s got laser swords and star fighters. It’s not supposed to be deep.” These people are what’s wrong with the world. They happily accept whatever is placed in front of them, allowing entities like movie studios to not try as hard as they used to.

Just watched it. Definitely missing a lot but I agree that Jonathan Majors absolutely destroyed it as Kang. Definitely excited to see him pop off in the Avengers movies!

Just came back from my viewing. All I can say is that the whole point of the movie was to establish Kang as a formidable opponent. And if the movie didnt do it, the mid credits scene definitely did.

Scott has been a quiet favourite of mine in the MCU. I'm cautiously optimistic about this one. It sounds like they came close to making a great movie that overcomes the MCU's major failings. And then reshoots happened. Poor Scott

Hearing Kang the Conqueror is awesome and Johnathan Majors crushing it (as to be expected) is the selling point for me.

Was it me or did Pym look like the Courier from FNV when coming in with the ants? Just like how the Courier would come in with all the other factions against others?

I think errant humor can and has hurt a lot of Marvel movies, but I think that Ant-Man has always balanced that out quite well. He's a less serious guy and he's often doing less serious things, and that's a lot of fun and works for the character. I think this movie rode the line well for the most part, b/c like you said, when Kang is on screen (ie real shit is going down), no one's having a fun time. The humor kept the movie feeling like Ant-Man, without compromising that there were real stakes and danger. For myself, I really loved it. Best MCU movie in a while (Black Panther 2 was good, but so steeped in grief that it's a hard rewatch for me).

The first ANT-MAN was fairly decent, though very standard and predictable But if EDGAR WRIGHT had done it, it would've been groundbreaking

Jeremy I think I can speak for all of us when I say we are still waiting for your thoughts on James Gunn’s starting plans for the DCU!

We need more serious tones in the MCU.

Thank you for saying it he carried this whole film. Every scene he was in I was in it for the full ride of that scene. He was cold and calculated and put people in their place. Wasn't to thrilled with how he was taken care of here but still excited to see Kang in the future.

Good to hear Kang is awsome. Really enjoy him in the comics

I agree, the direlogue in MCU movies really has started to grate. Every single character just spews out the same sass in every film.

I thoroughly enjoyed this over some recent MCU outings and definitely over the first couple Ant-Man movies. It was good time, a true blockbuster that had real tense stakes. Something that feels sorely lacking in other areas of Marvel rn. It was a good time

Watched it today. Liked it overall though I did think it got a bit too dragged out at times. Could've definitely lived w/o modok in my life. Kang was amazing though.

I really hope this starts making the MCU’s narrative more clear

Gotta say, I only ever saw Kang in the animated Avengers Shows and he never cam across as dangerous as he should have imo. Looking forward to see him in this movie

Quips are funny when they're unexpected. IMO a big problem with the MCU now is that it's ALWAYS expected

Man I picked the right review to watch before going into the theater. Super hyped! Thanks Jeremy. Never stop doing what you do!

I always felt that having Kang in an Ant Man movie felt pretty weird. He should’ve been the villain in Doctor Strange MoM

The tiny jeremy image made me laugh harder than it reasonably should have

I think my biggest problem would be how the movie wasn’t really focused on a specific character. Like at some point it’s a Scott Lang movie then it would be a Janet movie.

Having a mini version of yourself for that rank reveal was hilarious. Good job.

I feel like Thor Love and Thunder really kinda resulted in this paradigm shift for Marvel. This is really their last chance to really grab audience attention. And that's not anything BAD. If anything they should be taken down a peg or two. They bit off more than they could chew with so many things releasing all at once. Shows, movies, it's too much. And them pushing movies back kinda shows they know it. Other universes are cropping up that people are showing more and more interest in; Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, people are even excited for a Shrek comeback after Puss in Boots the Last Wish....It's about time Marvel had some real competition again to push them to be better.

Remember when going to see the latest MCU movie felt like an event that stopped the entire world until everyone had gone to see it? Yeah those days are long gone. I could not be less excited for this movie

Agreed with the points here. I am a fan of Corey Stoll(modawk) and he has grown a lot as actor. But there were already way too much characters that it felt excessive. Kang(Jonathan majors) did show up. He had a stellar performance in loki and marvel made a great casting choice here. Excited for creed which has both Michael b jordan and majors.

Yea I’m pretty tired of the humor myself. Idk what it is exactly but I think they just had a better balance of drama and humor in the first 3 phases. Also man I’ve been really missing characters like iron man and cap. It’s so hard to fill the void they left cus they were both so perfect for those parts

Jeremy is one of the last reviewers I trust. Thanks for keeping it real

I discovered Jonathan Majors on Lovecraft Country. When they announced him as Kang I was immediately hyped and after his appearance in Loki I wanted to see more of him. Glad to know he crushed it!!!

Love your reviews! You’re awesome!

Glad to hear Jonathan Majors is doing a great job as Kang!

I am SO GLAD you mentioned Tron Legacy in this, because I literally messaged my coworker while I was watching this movie and said "Yo, this movie is basically Tron Legacy meets Spy Kids 3" and I wasn't sure if anybody was gonna remember Tron Legacy well enough to make that connection. The only reason I did was because I rewatched it late last year, so it was fresh in my head. *Minor spoilers for the first act* Also, my biggest gripe with the movie was the fact that they spend an entire hour of the movie's 2 hour runtime referring to Kang using nothing but pronouns. At a point I started to think maybe Kang had some Voldemort magic. Like if you say his name he gets your location and can teleport right to you or something. But that wasn't a thing at all. Everyone is just super vague about Kang for no reason, even though he's all over this movie's marketing. It annoyed the shit out of me in what was otherwise a really fun movie for me.

Everything was heading towards INFINITY WAR and ENDGAME Now the MCU became one big bubble, ready to burst

I would have loved if the arc of Scott was him being insecure feeling like a failure of a father due to missing years how him being a avenger hindered cassie’s life so he goes into the quantum realm and meets kang asking him to turn back time to do it over but then overcomes that insecurity when cassie tells him how much of a great dad he is and wouldn’t want to change anything and then Scott then tries to get back to earth

Saw your review on a facebook channel yesterday..over 4 million views there! awesome!

Not seeing it in theaters now. Thanks for the review.

You are definitely not alone when it comes to the humor. I've been getting tired of it and the latest Thor was just too much.

Felt a mandolorian vibe..seeing all the creatures and environment around.

When did shaky cam "go away"? 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️

"Good time if you're drunk" this is the first time I'm actively imagining this. If you were drunk and watching this movie, holy crap that would definitely be a trip haha

As cool as Kang is, it makes me wonder how much of a threat he truly has the potential to be when Phase 4 introduced a character who if they don't like how things are going, has the power to literally burst out through the fourth wall and bully a robot Kevin Feige into changing things for them. I get why Marvel wanted to experiment around during that phase but when they need to condense it back into a central plot, it makes me wonder if they played a little too loose with Pandora's box.

I just saw it. Jeremy I feel you on that last part about it not needing to be this grand. But it’s ant man 3 lol. By action movie standards it kinda had to be this grand given the smaller you go eventually yeah we have a whole nother universe.

I was very underwhelmed, I feel like so much happened but no progress was made at all. Kang was cool but they could've done more, or written a better third act entirely

Good to hear they did Kang nice we need him to work going into the future.

26 here and I’m beyond sick of the jokes in objectively serious situations, seeing heroes cracking jokes when people are dying or in peril makes them all look like complete disconnected narcissists and I can never take it seriously, stakes all feel fake cause characters treat it that way

There are time vortexes within the quantum realm, it was mentioned in Ant Man 2, so it the 5 hour 5 year rule does not imply as a rule. Endgame's point was controlling those vortexes to manipulate time.

Im 21 and grew up on marvel and pretty much anything superheros and action. Im now dying to witness a marvel film with gore and epic action. The humour in some of the scenes in the latest films really take you away from the tension that is supposed to happen. Thats why shows like The Boys and Invincible are doing so well IMO

my go to movie reviewer for ANY movie im thinking about seeing going on 10 years , thanks for still making kick ass reviews jeremy

I haven't seen Quantumania yet. But, in general, I think Marvel is indeed aiming at a younger demographic with their recent movies and shows. It wouldn't surprise me if they intended for their humor to appeal to younger audiences.

What happened to time working differently in the quantum realm? So let’s say they were in there for 2 hours that should be 2 years passing in there time right?

I’m 21 and I’ve grown up watching marvel movies, and am a huge fan of the comics. I remember when the first iron man came out and going to see it with my parents. I remember my mom covering my eyes when Tony was getting waterboarded. It’s not your age Jeremy, I hate the tone of these new marvel movies. I genuinely feel like they are now just marketing to children, and every comic Super fan that is just excited to see a cameo from one of their favorite comic book characters.

I’ve only known Majors as the pilot in Devotion and very impressed by him; so I’m intrigued to see more of his acting skills/movies after seeing Quantumania tomorrow.

Jonathan Majors is the whole reason I want to see this film. Had no interest in Creed 3 either then I saw he was the antagonist and said I’m there! Such an underrated actor!

My buddy worked as a PA on this movie and the fact it's finally out is crazy to me.

This one was good. Keep it coming on phase 5.

The ants beating Kang was a fucking joke imo

Recurring theme in the MCU... Damn good actors playing stand-out villains in sub-par movies/shows

About that song... I listened Elton John's Your Song, Nikita and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (in that order), on my way from work. Stopped by somewhere, saw the trailer was just released... It wasn't until when Cassie asked, 'Where are we?', then I heard, 'When are you gonna come down?' AND I LOST IT! I did everything but scream out loud, because I was in a public place. Listening to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road before watching the trailer, is the reason I will be seeing it this weekend!

This was a really great review. I looked at this movie like Ant-Man and the Wasp times 2. It wasn't just Scott and Hope, but also Janet and Hank, and they all did hero type shit. That was pretty sweet, just that alone, but Kang stole the movie. Hands down. You're spot on though, when it comes to the quippiness and everything having to be funny, and so many other things. I'll say this, it was far better than Love and Thunder. I had a good time with this movie, warts and all. P.S. I liked that MODOK was lame because he's lame in the comics and he's always been lame so it makes sense lol. He's always been a joke. Anyone who gets mad about that, I don't know what to tell you.

The character aged so she's been down there a while. And my question is did Scott see any Whos down in Whoville?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="165">2:45</a> Good to hear that about Kang. I saw Devotion (2022) in theaters a few months ago and can say Jonathan Majors is a serious dramatic actor, so it's good they don't make a joke out of him. Also, I'm curious to see how the influence of Tron: Legacy comes in. One of my favorite sci-fi films <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="200">3:20</a>

One Scott part that really worked for me - until they undercut it with Baskin-Robbins Scott reappearing - was when the probability zone fails cos all the thousands of Scotts suddenly work together to get real Scott out, because the one thing that is true in every probability is Scott's love for Cassie

You posted this 3 days ago? I had to search this myself. RU-vids notification system is trash.

I’m 22 on the 22nd and I hate the new trend of giving every character a comedic relief role. There’s no time to let drama or emotion to seep in. It’s why I loved Avatar 2 as it was so earnest, and allowed the audience to feel genuine emotion for a while (that ending 😭) - I hope I’m not being a grumpy fuck here 😂😂

Curious to know whether the MCU can come back to being cohesive/higher quality

So wait for Disney +?

Thanks for the review, as for the movie I enjoyed it, I loved Kang, he definitely matched the character in the comics.

Kang is an ACTUAL threat? YES 🤘🏾

I feel like Jeremy was really angry when he filmed this. It brings me lots of joy to watch him be grumpy

I always loved MODOK as a kid. Have wanted to see him and how they do him in a film.

First Christian Bale and now Jonathan Majors. The best part about MCU is that the villains are so good they make us realise how stale the rest of the movie is

I want to see Jonathan Majors flourish in this role. His presence is formidable and magnetic

This is exactly why I said, after MoM I’m keeping my expectations low and hoping to be pleasantly surprised

man, your hair is always on point

I hate how much I felt like the constant trope of *character in between guards* *guards distracted* *character makes a run/fight for it* I swear it happens like three times.