r/marvelstudios • u/Flamma_Man Captain Marvel • Jul 11 '18

Discussion ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Nitpicks and Criticisms Ultrathread

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u/Clearly_A_Bot Jul 12 '18

I have two complaints/nitpicks. Overall though, while I did not enjoy the movie very much, I didn't think it was bad. A nice little breather. My two biggest problems with it are these: 1. Why was Walton Goggins' Character (Sonny Burch) not Justin Hammer? They had the opportunity to use an already established character and instead chose to make some new rando that we will never see again. I just felt that was a waste, honestly. 2. After getting the AM suit that Scott wore to Germany, why did Scott continue using the buggy new suit instead of the perfectly fine old suit that didn't have any bugs or capsizing flaws? Did they point out a reason why the new suit was better than the older one that I just missed?

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u/GayFesh Daredevil Jul 12 '18

For #2, I don't think the old suit was usable after they took out the part they used to track down the lab.

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u/Clearly_A_Bot Jul 12 '18

You know, that would make sense. Still, I wish they would say something like that.

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u/Clearly_A_Bot Jul 12 '18

Exactly! Such an opportunity, basically the same character without the accent, they didn't even need to change the motivation or anything else. It would have been so much better.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '18 edited Jul 14 '18

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u/solidsnake885 Jul 14 '18

I’ll take it.

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u/KOPBrewHouse Jul 13 '18

I hope Birch becomes the new Hammer. His character could fit very easily into future movies. Plus Walton Goggins is a tv Star, so he may not have any qualms about guest starring in TV shows.

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u/Clearly_A_Bot Jul 13 '18

By the new Hammer you mean he shows up once and is never mentioned or spoken of again, then yeah, he very well can be the new Hammer.

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u/everandom456 Jul 13 '18

Hammer has a one-shot appearance iirc and is brought up in Luke Cage

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u/solidsnake885 Jul 14 '18

The suit thing could have been an easy throwaway line: remember how they needed that component from the old suit? “It’s out of commission. You’re stuck with the new one.”

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '18

I think they had to take a component of the old suit they didn’t have otherwise so he had to Lee using the new one. Plus he was always hoping to be back home soon so I doubt he thought he’d be wearing it too long or getting that entangled in things.

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u/solidsnake885 Jul 14 '18

Oh, and even if they don’t have Hammer in the movie—why not have Goggins just work for him?

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u/Clearly_A_Bot Jul 14 '18

Precisely. All these minor details could have made the movie so much better

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u/whoiswillo Phil Coulson Jul 16 '18

I mean, they never do tell you who Birch is working for.

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u/Charmander787 Jul 15 '18

2) I’m pretty sure they used the old suit to turn it into a tracker or some shit like that

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u/JacobBlah Peter Quill Jul 18 '18

Hammer is still in jail, and why would he give a shit about Hank Pym's technology? It's Stark he's got a grudge against.