Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania 3D Movie Review

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Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania

3D Movie Review

Written By:Adolph Vega

3D

I am very disappointed by the 3D visuals in Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania. I expected more from Marvel, and I expected more from this sort of movie. I watched this movie in IMAX 3D, and I felt like my 3D experience can be best described as adequate. The IMAX projection seemed to be 100% fine in other trailers before this movie started, so I can’t fault the theater’s presentation. I went to the eye doctor earlier this week and the ophthalmologist said that I have essentially 20/20 vision with only a minor astigmatism, so its my eyes are not the problem either. The 3D aspect of Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is not terrible per say, its just underwhelming. San Fransisco and the various microscopic environments are very flat looking, and only offer a few basic layers of 3D. The movie is darkly lit, and that is always an issue with 3D movies. Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania uses the new stagecraft method of filming. In this method of filmmaking they essentially use giant video walls as the background on the sets as the actors are filming the movie. This technique helps the actors get more into the scene as they will see the visuals that the audience will see. For  fantastical settings it can be very helpful for the actors to see something instead of seeing nothing but a green screen. This filming style works well in TV shows like The Mandalorian, but for a 3D movie it makes the world appear very flat. The background seemed like a flat high definition 4K painting, and not like actual environments that could potentially exist. The sci-fi visuals in this movie are fine, but they always look fake and alien and the lack of depth makes it more difficult to get engrossed into the movie. The 3D does shine in a few scenes. These scenes have the characters falling, and those moments while rare have a nice amount of 3D depth. You have a few moments when gun barrels and other objects pop out of the screen. One critter attempts to bite a character and its snout pops out of the the screen as it takes some bites. On the other hand one scene has characters who are walking through a microscopic forest and it should be lush with multiple layers of 3D, but it has maybe two or three layers of 3D. You will see characters look far into the distance and it should be a great showcase for 3D depth, but it is only a pretty picture and it appears to have no substance. As you watch Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania it is easy to forget that the 3D aspect even exists. In a plus the 3D never gave me a headache or nausea as I watched it. With my experience being in IMAX 3D I imagine that regular 3D experiences might be even worse than my experience. The 3D aspect of Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is okay, but should be better. Only 3D super fans should bother to watch Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania in 3D. Sadly this is the worst 3D presentation that I have seen in a marvel movie in about a decade.

Final Verdict: Weak 3D 2D Recommended

Movie

Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania reminds me allot of the ‘classic’ Flash Gordon movie from 1980, but without the awesome soundtrack from Queen.

Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is an old school silly science fiction romp of a movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The story of Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is fairly simple. The main crew of Ant-Man ( Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyke, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne and Cassie Lang) are accidentally sucked into the quantum realm and they must reunite, and get back home. In some ways it feels very similar to Disney’s 2022 animated movie Strange World. While in the quantum realm the Ant-Man crew discover Kang the Conquerer. Kang wants to escape the quantum realm and he puts Scott Lang in an impossible situation to either save his captured daughter Cassie or to save the multiverse. This is your standard marvel formula just set in an old school science fiction epic.

Kang is the new major villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he is portrayed by Jonathan Majors. Johnathan Majors is fantastic as a menacing conquerer. Kang is a terrorizing man from the future who is also stuck in the quantum realm. I was surprised how scary Kang was presented in this movie. Kang is given a good amount of screen time and back story. Kang is probably the best new character in the movie and I found his performance to be dark and charismatic.

The quantum realm presented in this movie is a character onto itself. Sadly this character is extremely underdeveloped and not fully explained. The quantum realm has been teased in several previous marvel movies, but this is the first movie where the majority of a movie is set in this location. The quantum realm is a one very strange place. The quantum realm has diverse unique environments and an interesting population. The quantum realm even has some ‘probability storms’ that will mess with your mind. Kang has conquered the quantum realm, and the beings that exist in this realm are fearful of him. We really don’t know anything substantial about the creatures that exist in the quantum realm. How was the quantum realm before Kang conquered it? Do these creatures understand that they microscopic? Did these creatures previously shrink or have they always been this tiny? The movie has dozens of characters and we know only the superficial aspects of them. I don’t even remember the names of the various tiny characters and I watched the movie last night. The quantum realm just doesn’t make much sense and it’s frustrating. I’m willing to go with crazy sci-fi concepts but this realm was not nearly fleshed out like I wanted. I have so many unanswered questions and it left me angry and wanting more.

Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is a frustrating movie for many reasons. The movie only lightly explains what is going on. When the movie finally explains itself, it just leaves you with so many more unanswered follow up questions. Many aspects of the lore are just exposition dumps and they don’t feel like natural story telling. Why do some many creatures in the quantum realm look humanoid ? How small can Ant-Man shrink to? How do they breathe with being smaller than oxygen atoms ? Why exactly does Kang need Ant-Man when his technology should be far superior? The movie shifts tones quickly from being wacky to dark, and its jarring. The ending of this movie just feels odd. The last act has many fake endings. How everything wraps up feels too easy and cheap. How many damn bridges exist in Kang’s city? The movie doesn’t fully satisfy my curiosity, and it feels like this could have been a five season TV show, but it is just summarized as a two hour movie.

Despite its many flaws I still enjoyed my time with Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania. I was frustrated by the narrative, but I was never bored. This a fun sci-fi adventure. I love sci-fi and I am intrigued by all the weird concepts presented in this movie. I think Kang is a very interesting and compelling character. The action sequences and visuals are fascinating to watch. The humor works well, and I just love Paul Rudd in this movie (and everything that he does). For me the good aspects outweighs the bad aspects, but just barely. Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania has two post credit scenes, one scene is mid credits and the other scene is after the credits. I enjoyed both scenes and I feel like both scenes are important to the future of the marvel cinematic universe. One scene directly references events of this movie, and the other scene directly references another related Marvel TV show. I guess they learned their lesson from Ant-Man and the Wasp, and that stupid ant playing the drums post credit scene.

Ant-Man And the Wasp Quantumania is one odd pulp science fiction movie. I liked this movie, but I can understand why many people won’t be amused by it.

Final Verdict: 6/10

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Titanic 25th Anniversary 3D Movie Review

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Titanic

25th Anniversary

3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

For a movie that was never originally intended to be in 3D, Titanic looks beautiful & wonderful in 3D. Titanic has nice moments of both 3D pop out and fantastic moments of 3D depth. 3D Depth is especially strong in this movie, and it perfectly compliments what is shown on screen. Several scenes in the movie will have the characters would run down a long corridor or look down a vast height, and the 3D really makes it feel like you are in the movie with the characters. You really get a sense that are seeing what the characters are seeing. The movie opens in a scene that is underwater and while dark it still looks wonderful in 3D. The particles in the water really pop and give you a fantastic sense of movement and a sense that you are in the sea. The 3D looks natural in many scenes like it was always intended to be this way. This is a superb 3-D conversion a classic 2D movie. The 3D isn’t always perfect as some scenes are not shot in the best ways for 3D. Some camera movements are shaky and that is jarring to see in 3D. One noteworthy scene with a key has flashing lights and that can be difficult to see in 3-D. The 3D really enhances the final act and makes it more intense. Overall Titanic looks fantastic in 3D, and I absolutely recommend watching it in 3-D if you can. I also recommend watching this movie in premium large formats like IMAX, because this is the kind of movie that shines in the biggest screen possible.

Final Verdict:Great 3D

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Movie

Titanic was a huge release in 1997/1998, and now 25 years later does it hold up? Believe it or not yesterday (February 9th 2023) is when I watched Titanic for the first time and I am 39 years old. Now I am not totally oblivious as I know about this movie since it was such a huge film, and it has become part of the zeitgeist of late 1990’s and early 2000's. So hopefully you will find my perspective to be interesting.

Titanic is the love story between the characters of Rose and Jack. This love story is told by an elderly Rose in the “present” via flashbacks. Elderly Rose is recanting this story to a contemporary team who is excavating the remains of the titanic over the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe a good 75% of the film is set in 1912, and the other 25% is set the contemporary time (the late 1990’s) the film was made. With the exception of the elderly Rose the rest of the characters who are in the contemporary times are fairly one note and are forgettable. On the titanic in 1912 Rose is engaged to a rich man, but she is frustrated in her life. Rose doesn’t feel happy living in this regal lifestyle. Jack is a charming artist who drifts along the currents of life. They are an unlikely pair but they work well together. Rose’s family and fiancé are elitists and they don’t trust Jack. Jack and Rose have a steamy love affair on the doomed ship that is the titanic. That is essentially the story of Titanic in a nutshell.

While Rose and Jack are the stars of the movie, the titanic ship itself is a huge part of the film. The titanic is perfectly recreated on screen. The titanic itself is a wonderful and distinct back drop for the story. The vast majority of the movie is set on the ‘unsinkable’ ship of titanic, and in a way its a character onto itself. The sets are excellently crafted. How the movie was filmed makes it feel like this is an actual ship, and not just filmed on Hollywood sets. It is difficult to describe but this movie somehow manages to capture the feeling of being on a ship at sea. A few times I even felt a little sea sick as I watched the movie. This probably due to the occasional shaky cam and the combination of the 3D visuals, regardless the movie does a fantastic job of immersing the viewer into its setting. The scenes in the present with the sunken ship of the titanic are also very haunting and interesting to watch in their own right. Titanic is pure movie magic in how it is able to make a ship from 100+ years ago feel new, beautiful and like a actual real living place.

I have no idea how this movie looked in 1998 and how much the “4K restoration” enhanced the visuals, but this movie is simply gorgeous to see and hear. I love how in some scenes they transform the sunken ship into the beautiful ship of the past. The creaking of the wood sounded so real and I love hearing the water surround me in the theatre. The use of real sets and real water really makes you feel like you are not watching a movie, but a documentary. The costumes all look fantastic and authentic. Some quick shots contain dated computer graphics (like a Playstation 2 game) and they look off, but for a 25 year old movie I can give it a pass as the vast majority of the film looks colorful, vibrant and delightful.

Before I watched this movie I was worried that a film that was released 25 years ago that was set over 100 years ago would somehow feel obsolete or archaic. I am happy to report that movie holds up perfectly. It holds up so well because of the amazing special effects but also because of the excellent human interaction. The love story this film presents is well done and is totally believable and is universal. This movie is such a wonderful slice of the human experience. The movie gives you a distinct vision of humanity that hasn’t fundamentally changed (for better and worse). You will see the the stark divide between the rich and the poor. You will see both best and worst of humankind. Titanic is a three hour long movie and yet I was never bored. Ultimately the romantic love story works because the marvelous chemistry between the actors. Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) act like real people in this movie and their performances are immaculate. This love story feel so real and is 100% believable. The last act is extremely thrilling and scary. The movie is wonderful at stimulating your emotions. The director James Cameron knows how to make movies that truly connect and resonate with the viewer. I will admit that I cried like a baby as I watched the movie. I cried for the beautiful love story between Rose and Jack, and I cried at the horrific tragedy and loss of human life that was showcased within this movie. If you don’t cry as you watch this movie you must be some kind of soulless psychopathic sociopathic monster, and I don’t want to be in your company. I fully admit that over the past 25 years that I have been spoiled, and I knew many if not all the plot points and the ending before I watched this movie. Having this knowledge did not detract my enjoyment of the film. The saying “ Its not about the destination but the journey” perfectly describes my experience with this movie. Titanic even after all the memes and pop culture references of the last 25 years is a movie that I was still able to fall in love with. Titanic is one meaningful and engaging experience put onto film.

Titanic is a movie that I have waited 25 years to watch, and it has been worth the wait. Titanic is so perfectly executed in every regard. The story holds up 25 years later, and it will hold up 100 years, or even a 1000 years later because great epic stories like this are timeless. This movie perfectly captures the emotional human experience onto film. Titanic is one of the best films ever brought to cinema and it was incredible to watch it for the first time. Simply put Titanic is filmmaking at its best.

Final Verdict:

10/10, Editors Choice Movie Award

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