George R. R. Martin makes no secret of his love for Marvel comics. The "Game of Thrones" writer has even described himself as an "old – VERY old – Marvel fanboy" and he has proven time and again that he definitely knows what he is talking about.

So it is no surprise that he would find time in his very busy schedule to watch the latest offering from the Marvel cinematic universe, "Ant-Man." What was unexpected was the admission that he has a beef with Marvel's villains, specifically with how boring they are.

In his "LiveJournal" entry, the 66-year-old writer says he is fed up with Marvel's tendency to give the villain and the hero the same powers, making them mirror images of each other.

"The Hulk fought the Abomination, who is just a bad Hulk. Spider-Man fights Venom, who is just a bad Spider-Man. Iron Man fights Ironmonger, a bad Iron Man. Yawn," the author explains. "I want more films where the hero and the villain have wildly different powers."

In Martin's mind, that would make the story and the action much more compelling.

"Ant-Man" is more or less guilty of using this same trope but the "Song of Ice and Fire" writer was able to enjoy the movie despite having "a lot of trepidation" at first when he heard that Marvel was adapting the miniscule superhero to the big screen.

"I was eager for the film, but apprehensive about it as well, especially when I heard it would be about Scott Lang, not Hank Pym," confesses Martin.

Luckily, "Ant-Man" has passed muster and the writer found the movie to be very satisfying, even saying that while it is not the best Marvel movie ever made, it comes a close second. The best being the Sam Raimi directed, "Spider-Man 2," that starred Tobey Mcguire.

Despite the hero's small stature and budget, Martin says "Ant-Man" was far superior to Marvel's last blockbuster, "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," because the movie was able to find a nice balance between the plot, the characters and the action.

"A superhero movie needs a fair share of smashing and bashing and stuff blowing up, of course, but [in my not so humble opinion] that stuff works best when it is happening to people we actually know and care about," Martin said before implying that having too many superheroes was what made "Age of Ultron" less enjoyable.