Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (REVIEW) | Projector | Soggy DC "finale" barely keeps from sinking 

Small correction: apparently in a tiny throwaway line I missed, they killed Dafoe's character off. Which seems a bit mean...

This is how the DCEU ends not with bang but with a mighty cry of THANK F*CK THAT'S OVER!!!!

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Would’ve loved to see a bit of acknowledgement of the very retro-60s scifi-fantasy feel of the movie, with it‘s very pulpy influences like lost islands with giant insects and man-eating plants. The production design even takes from directors like Mario Bava. Hell, the uniforms of Black Manta‘s crew are pretty much the same uniforms the crew from Bava‘s classic „Planet of the Vampires“ wore.

It's somewhat fitting that Zac Synder's new project, Rebel Moon, comes out the same week as the DCU he started [with 'Man of Steel'] comes to an end...

There has been highlights in the DCU [such as Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn] but the behind the scenes stories [such as the dispute in this film about which Batman would feature when the character is absent from the final film] were often more entertaining that the films! I'd love a professional 'no holds barred' book or documentary covering those stories one day [you could probably get a series on Justice league alone]. Announcing the re-boot last year [in a quite messy fashion] pretty much doomed the 2023 slate to 'dead on arrival' status but it's probably for the best to put this incarnation out of its misery and start again [even if 2025 is too quick a turn around when it probably would benefit from some distance being put between it and the older material].

Rest in pepperoni DCEU, there were some good times (Shazam, Wonder Woman), some bad (BvS, The Flash) but mostly was just sorta..there?

This is how the dceu ends not With a bang but with a whimper which is sad because this universe had so much potential to be great but they’ve dropped ball badly really badly in my opinion.

Merry Christmas Film Brain. Thanks for the entertainment this year. Love all your content and best of luck for 2024.

I don’t know what’s worse: seeing him fall face first into a puddle like a drunken idiot in the very end of The Flash or seeing him get pissed in the mouth by a baby.

2023's offering from many franchises have felt like there from series that have gone past there natural ends [such as Fast & Furious] and-while not planed-it's probably for the best that Deadpool 3 is the only MCU film out next year as it needs a break. It's notable that the two biggest films this year-Barbie and Super Mario Bros-are new cinema franchises [albeit based on established IP's] so maybe audiences feel like a change.

Hopefully studios will finally slow down on the superhero/blockbuster assembly line. Blockbusters are no longer special when they come out every other month.

The main problem with the DCEU was always that they didn't want to put in the work of building the characters before getting to the tentpole crossover movie. What made the original Avengers movie work so well was the at-the-time uniqueness of them all getting together, plus the fact that Marvel had spent years building those characters up in solo films. DC wanted Justice League after just making 2 other movies (one of which was an utter mess) and the DCEU never really recovered from that misstep. Superhero movies have largely run their course I think. I'm just glad GotG3 was so good, and that feels like a good hopping off point for the MCU and I'm treating it as such. That movie felt like it actually completed stories and character arcs, which is something missing from most big franchises any more. I think Deadpool 3 will be fun, but after that I'm taking an extended break from superhero movies, barring something truly special coming along.

The DCEU never really impressed me. It meandered until someone finally pulled the plug.

a change is needed in the 'superhero' movie formula. It doesnt have to be done and gone like Westerns, but it needs to evolve and also not look to do blockbuster, even if it becomes blockbuster. Some of it is just making good tv, as people get tired and/or less of waiting 'between' the big films.

With the state that WB is in, I'd be legitimately surprised if we got any more installments in James Gunn's DCU after Superman: Legacy. The DC brand has been so tainted that that movie may underperform just because people have no faith in DC anymore. Hell, I'd be surprised if WB is still a thing in the next 2-3 years.

I didn’t notice your theater intro is playing ‘Quest for the Game Child’ (Which had your cameo in it!)

The Super Friends version of Aquaman wasn’t the only one we got over the years. There have been many other versions of the character that were much better. Smallville Alan Ritchison played the character pretty well. There was the version in the Superman animated series which was great. There was the version of the character the DC animated movie Justice League War which was good and the version in Justice League Crisis on Two Earths that was great. The best version of the character is from Justice League animated series and Justice League Unlimited. He was so bad ass he has a spear for a hand. I wanted to see that in live action but I guess WB doesn’t want to go that far. I am fine with that.

I enjoyed this movie more than Flash. Jason is a better actor than Ezra and I like that there was no nostalgia bait in the movie.

It feels sadly appripriate that the DCEU go out on a 4.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes average score.

I always thought Dolf Lundgren should have been Odin in the Marvel movies

Thanks!

The calendar of Aquaman works as a calendar works because Warner Bros. Took inspiration from. My calendar. Slick man that’s why it works. Little bit of. Will Ferrell. And. Jim Carrey. As well. Or adds up.

Having just got out of the theater, I’ll say that I enjoyed it. The first film is far and away the better movie, but I really don’t think it’s fair to call this movie a train wreck like everybody else seems to be. It’s a dumb movie but it’s fun and it’s understandable that people want more than that nowadays. For me though, I’m perfectly okay with a dumb fun movie. I’d rather have a superhero movie that’s fun but lacking any brain cells than one that wants to challenge its audience but instead ends up boring me to death (cough BVS cough). I personally am glad that Aquaman isn’t the latter. I’m not blind to the faults of this movie. The camera work is kind of bad at certain points. The pacing is all over the place. The fact that the film thinks it needs a bigger bad than Black Manta is ridiculous and it’s disappointing when the film just drops him in the third act for whoever Kordax is (who gets taken out as soon as he becomes a legit threat). Also the way Willem Dafoe’s character from the first film is killed off is so lazy and disappointing. As a final film in the DCEU, I think everyone knows it wasn’t meant to be. It feels like The Flash was meant to be the final film but WB swapped the release dates with this movie because they thought it would be a smash summer hit (and boy did they bet on the wrong horse). However, there are still things that I genuinely loved about it. The effects and visuals are once again beautiful. Not quite as majestic as the first film but it’s still just as creative. The costuming is once again outstanding (ESPECIALLY for Black Manta). Patrick Wilson is MUCH better in this movie as Ocean Master. He and Jason Momoa have genuinely great chemistry and Wilson is really likable and charming in the part. Black Manta is also a great villain. It’s great to see Aquaman actually go up against his archenemy from the comics as opposed to the first film where he was really just a side villain. I’m glad that even though Joker, Lex Luthor and Cheetah were all butchered in the DCEU, Aquaman’s nemesis was done justice. Overall, I’m glad I saw this movie. I give it a low 7/10.

DCEU's Aquaman And His Lost Sense Of Direction That Remains (I Think, Perhaps, Now Is A Good Time He Should Turn Over His Kingdom To Tortoise & Hare Krishna)!

This film was set up to fail from day one. Didn’t particularly like the first aquaman film anyway so no massive disappointment there. Although still surprisingly better than Argylle

Muuvie.

So this movie and The Flash were allowed to be released, but not Batgirl? Well, at least they're not doing well financially, so that's a plus.

Love the review but can't get used to they way you say "Aquaman"; sounds like you're saying "Acne man". It's the way you're pronouncing the first letter 'A'; should be a lower sound, like the word 'awe'.

Nah, couldn't enjoy this one. I predicted every single story element from the first 20 minutes, the emotional moments rung false this time around, and it didn't do much to develop the world nor characters. And I really enjoyed the first one.

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Aquaman 2? How long ago was Aquaman 1? TWENTY EIGHTEEN? Dear shit, who even cares anymore?

This is a minor thing but I was so happy that Aquaman killed the henchwoman, I can't stand that stupid trope where they have to bend over backwards to make sure the hero doesn't murder a woman but can murder thousands of men

I think people are so fed up with Comic Book adaptations by this point.

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Even with the controversy surrounding Amber Heard, I did not care for Mera as a character, and the romance was pointless. Probably the most pointless romance in a superhero film.