Remember the part where James Cameron is to direct an Aquaman movie in Entourage. Well this is that movie without the aptitude of Cameron's talent. They went full blown underwater Avatar with it but has all the things of those terrible early 2000s Clash of the Titans movies. Get ready to be bamboozled with a lot of out of nowhere battles with out of nowhere creatures. Don't get me wrong, there are sea monsters and obscure undersea gods in the comics but they did it here more like an afterthought. Depending on your mileage, you may like it more than I do.

The biggest letdown is the portrayal of Black Manta and Ocean Master. While the motivation for Manta to be the arch enemy is there but he was played by a forgettable actor that bear zero consequences on Aquaman. Orm is your stocked villain you can find in any movie that just does the typical villainy things.....

In the comic books, Mera is the dynamite who is almost an equal to Aquaman. She jumps head first to pick a fight with anyone. Here they downplay her brashness a lot to the detriment of a subservient love interest and exposition machine. No hate for Jason Mamoa, just that this is not a great script for him to go beyond what he is capable of.

Not saying people will not be entertained by this movie, just that I'm looking for a richer character driven story instead of an inflated showcase of CGI that mirrors a video game experience. Also can't help that it is full of familiarities from other movies. It doesn't have that unique quality I was hoping to find.

At the same time this is not a train wreck like the Snyder movies but not exactly a masterpiece that will topple the MCU dominance at the box office. Think this is beneath WW that fundamentally a flawed movie but with enough redeeming factors to overlook it's problematic execution. Just me that I'm anti overblown empty CGI fest and it does not possessed the craftmanship of the likes of Cameron, Del Toro, Jackson, etc...

On the plus side, I didn't shut it off like Ant-man and the Wasp which I stop watching after the first 10 minutes.

From the score, it won't be as bad as BvS or Suicide Squad... 

I was hoping it will be as good as "Wonder Woman" but oh well, it seem poised to be a good film.

If you're a DC fan or fan of superhero films in general, I think you will enjoy it.

got end credit scene?

The film has quite a lot of unpack, I wished they've taken their time cos a lot of things are blink and you'll miss it. G
The film does have its quiet moments, but I hated it that they always had to end it with an explosion. I wonder if Wan intended for it to be a joke, cos you can almost always predict that every conversation was going to end with an explosion 

Rm40 now... kindly help me if not I’ll be losing out a lot

Aquaman (2018)

What a... spectacle!

I don't know how much money was spent making this movie, it must have been a obscene amount (according to imdb it is USD 160,000,000, and have to add, it looks to me much much more than that)!!

Okay, admittedly, I was a little skeptical, when Jason Momoa was cast as Aquaman, it sounded like a miscast for me (have you seen Aquaman in the comic?? He is BLOND for Pete's sake!!?!)

When Justice League came out, I was like okay, he did not suck.

How is he, in Aquaman's first solo outing?

He is... good!

His Polynesian/Hawaiian roots seems to give his portrayal of Aquaman, some... weight.

Let's talk about the source material for a minute.

Aquaman in the comic book is.... "very vanilla".

Even in Lego Aquaman, it makes fun of Aquaman "usefulness" in the League.

As mention, the Justice League (2017) movie, has all of DC's big three, namely Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman (yes, he is the third strongest character in the DC universe).

So, how do you make the character, relevant?

You make him an outcast.

The millennial will love that, and Jason Momoa "stands out" just by well, standing there.

This movie is NOT perfect, and have to add, it does make DC comics feel more adaptable to the movies.

They should not try to emulate the Marvel Cinema Universe.

They are their own material and have their own feel.

Wonder Woman (2016) and Aquaman (2018) have proven that.

Highlight of this movie is

1) Jason Momoa

2) Nicole Kidman (very little scene time, and have to add, she sold what little scene time she has to the max).

3) James Wan has a Patrick Wilson fetish? He seems to use him in everything he does!?! Aquaman list of villains are.... not household names, and have to add, Patrick Wilson sold his character Orm, like his life depended on it.

The not so good things about the movie

1) There are some plot holes between this movie and Justice League (2017) (this movie happens after Justice League)


So, don't like any negative I have mention above to impede you from watching this movie.

It is a good and entertaining movie.

And I hope, will encourage DC to make more.

Go watch it, you know you want to.

My Two Sen.

Aquaman (2018)

What a... spectacle!

I don't know how much money was spent making this movie, it must have been a obscene amount (according to imdb it is USD 160,000,000, and have to add, it looks to me much much more than that)!!

Okay, admittedly, I was a little skeptical, when Jason Momoa was cast as Aquaman, it sounded like a miscast for me (have you seen Aquaman in the comic?? He is BLOND for Pete's sake!!?!)

When Justice League came out, I was like okay, he did not suck.

How is he, in Aquaman's first solo outing?

He is... good!

His Polynesian/Hawaiian roots seems to give his portrayal of Aquaman, some... weight.

Let's talk about the source material for a minute.

Aquaman in the comic book is.... "very vanilla".

Even in Lego Aquaman, it makes fun of Aquaman "usefulness" in the League.

As mention, the Justice League (2017) movie, has all of DC's big three, namely Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman (yes, he is the third strongest character in the DC universe).

So, how do you make the character, relevant?

You make him an outcast.

The millennial will love that, and Jason Momoa "stands out" just by well, standing there.

This movie is NOT perfect, and have to add, it does make DC comics feel more adaptable to the movies.

They should not try to emulate the Marvel Cinema Universe.

They are their own material and have their own feel.

Wonder Woman (2016) and Aquaman (2018) have proven that.

Highlight of this movie is

1) Jason Momoa

2) Nicole Kidman (very little scene time, and have to add, she sold what little scene time she has to the max).

3) James Wan has a Patrick Wilson fetish? He seems to use him in everything he does!?! Aquaman list of villains are.... not household names, and have to add, Patrick Wilson sold his character Orm, like his life depended on it.

The not so good things about the movie

1) There are some plot holes between this movie and Justice League (2017) (this movie happens after Justice League)


So, don't like any negative I have mention above to impede you from watching this movie.

It is a good and entertaining movie.

And I hope, will encourage DC to make more.

Go watch it, you know you want to.

My Two Sen.

Aquaman in the comic book is.... "very vanilla".

This is not a movie for the critics honestly. It's for the casual moviegoer

I mean, how do you describe a scene like this? It's hard to put in words...
I'm sure James Wan is like 'Make sure the audiences have a view' 

Ok....calmly raising my pitch fork and fire torch...

Nah...

The new 52 reboot repositioned him as the super badass. His popularity surge with the readers.

He took down Superman singlehandedly with his trident. That's one of the holy shit moments. Mera wipe the floor with the rest of the JLA team.

Erm... I didn't think I have one... A Pitch fork I mean...

Erm... I didn't think I have one... A Pitch fork I mean...

Oh, you mean YOUR pitch fork. Er.... at least let me find a trident first? Where does one find a trident? Trident's R Us??

That DEFINITELY isn't the Aquaman I grew up with

They craziest thing there did when I was reading comics was give him a mentally changeable hook hand...

Haha i guess it took Mr Wan 2 finally refreshed the DC train back on track just like how he did the Paul Walker tribute in Furious 7

He's never seen atlantis. Also the place where the motherbox was is not in atlantis

Oh my... makes me want to watch it so badly!

This week "Aquaman", maybe next week "Bumblebee" 

Oh my... makes me want to watch it so badly!

This week "Aquaman", maybe next week "Bumblebee" 

U should. It is worth it