Let Me In!

A bird outside my bank.  It was there before we arrived; it was there after we left.  About twenty minutes.  Hopefully it got whatever it wanted.

LET ME IN!!!

Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Ant-Man 1 and Ant-Man 2 were fun.  The stories were easy to follow.  The villains were only average and not memorable, but Ant-Man was a simple, no high-stake superhero so that was acceptable.

Don't think too much of the logistics.  Ant-Man 2 showed the characters towing around a block of building, blew it up and shrank it down anywhere anytime.  As a grownup now, paying utilities, I wondered. Where was the sewage?  How did the piping go?

Ant-Man 3 was a disaster. Even when it was re-running on TV, we turned it off. The biggest problem was Marvel got rid of Ant-Man's sidekicks. Even though they were not the main characters, they were the spirit and the soul to the story. Without them, Ant-Man 3 was lost and went nowhere.

Iron Man (2008)

I didn't know about Iron Man or Marvel when this movie was released.  I finished all the chores on a weekend, and thought, sure, I'd see an action movie.  I went to a third-run theater with a small screen.  Turned out I really enjoy the movie.  Very compact plot, good dialogues, great action.

Re-watched in 2026 after all these years of following Marvel movies.  Now I knew this was the movie that started Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Iron Man was still one of the best Marvel movies.

🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Catcher Was A Spy (2018)

Since this was based on a true story, and all of us knew that Nazi did not develop an atomic bomb, so we knew about the ending of the movie five minutes in.

At 94 minutes, this movie had some thriller, some gun fight, some sex, and some fun.  It was an ok movie.  I never really liked spy movie because real spy stuff was boring, and I hated 007 James Bond.

⭐⭐⭐

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

The first time I watched this movie, I was confused.  Why Captain America, the patriot, suddenly wanted no government oversight, while Iron Man, the bad boy, wanted to sign the accord?  Of course the ending surprised me the most, since I was not a comic book fan, I did not see it coming.  A great ending to two friends.

Then I re-watched the movie, after growing old and more wisdom, I realized Captain America was not a patriot to the United States.  He was loyal to humanity.  That was why he refused to sign the accord.  Iron Man, on the other hand, was eaten by guilt of the destruction he had made throughout the years.  So he agreed to a set of rules that would reign superheroes in.

Wow, this movie was deep!

The first time, I was simply cheering for Captain America saving his bromance buddy Bucky.  The second watch, I did not agree with Captain America saving Bucky at all cost by any means necessary.

Goodness.  What would I think if I watched this movie the third time in another ten years?

Young Washington (2026)

What better way to celebrate America's 250th birthday by seeing a movie about the founding father?  It wasn't as propaganda-y as I had thought.  I liked the movie focused on one small segment of his life.  That made the plot manageable.  I learned some things about George Washington's early life.  Apparently he wanted to be an officer but was rejected.  So becoming an enlisted soldier wasn't even plausible for him?  How egotistical. However, the whole movie was about Washington learning his mistakes and kept bettering himself.  That was all we could ask for ourselves, right?

The cameras shook too much.  Watching it on a big screen wasn't an enjoyable experience.

I heard they were planning sequels.  Hopefully they made enough money to fix the camera problem.

⭐⭐⭐

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!!

Happy July 4th!  Here's to next 250!

The Uncle Sam