This Rotten Week: Predicting Ant-Man And The Wasp And The First Purge Reviews

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With June now being over we've reached the halfway point in 2018, and thus far there's been no bigger success than Marvel Studios. Both Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War were monster hits when they hit theaters, and now the comic book movie franchise is ready to launch another blockbuster - though it will be going toe-to-toe with one of the biggest horror series going. Get ready for Ant-Man and the Wasp and The First Purge.

Just remember, I'm not reviewing these movies, but rather predicting where they'll end up on the Tomatometer. Let's take a look at This Rotten Week has to offer.

A decade or so ago it would have been kind of ridiculous to imagine an Ant-Man movie let alone a sequel - but that's just the world that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has created. The franchise is unquestionably the biggest currently running in Hollywood, and not only are the films making money but they are earning extremely positive reviews - with Black Panther (97%), Avengers: Infinity War (83%), Thor: Ragnarok (92%) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (92%) being the five latest examples. The original Ant-Man did well in this regard as well, earning an 82% back in 2015, and now it looks like Peyton Reed's Ant-Man And The Wasp is going to be another critical hit.

This one picks up in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, with Paul Rudd doing what he does best as the comedic thief-turned-hero Ant-Man, and this time around he's teaming up with Evangeline Lilly suited up as The Wasp. It looks entertaining, and the 79 reviews already in have it out-pacing the original. In short, Ant-Man And The Wasp definitely won't be the MCU's first Rotten title.