Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

So, DCUE has officially ended.

So did it end with a bang or whimper....

Kinda in the middle actually.

There is obviously notes from the higher up to James Wan during production, especially at the beginning of the movie.

Supposedly to reduce Amber Heard's screen time, replacing it instead with more Nicole Kidman scenes.

It was a little clunky....

James Wan recently made an appearance in Malaysia to promote this movie and had gone on the record saying he is ready to return to smaller budget movies, namely horror.

He probably had a tough time making this movie because of notes from the higher up.

Going back to the movie, how did it come across?

A little bit of a mixed bag...

Some parts reminded me of John Carter.

Other parts believe it or not, a little of Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure.

For this movie to work, the chemistry between (believe it or not) Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson (brothers) had to sell.

The actors, just have a very different style of acting and personally I don't think they gelled....

This movie also introduced Atlantis Lost Kingdom...

So the continuity between the first and second is circumspect...

Like movie last few DCEU movies, this movie is reportedly having to reshoot alot of scenes because of notes from the top and that cause the ballooning cost of the movie.

Which is again concerning because that is a big factor of whether or not the movie makes money...

I am skeptical it will.

I will have to say, some action scenes in the movie are spectacles.

I just wish that DCEU highest earning movie, The Aquaman and this has a movie congruent story lines.

My two sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Dec 21 2023, 11:20 PM

This wrap up 2023 and also DCEU all together

Hopefully no more intervention when Gunnverse and DC Studios begins

Never fck with the man that saved Marvel with 3 galaxy movies

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Dec 25 2023, 07:56 AM

To wrap up 2023 that so escalated quickly and we are worst off than no way home and avatar 2 with one of it is pandemic year

Only consolation was super mario and barbenheimer saved the grace of 2023



This post has been edited by skylinelover: Dec 29 2023, 09:51 AM

Better layan Ahsoka daripada tgk most of the movies kat wayang

Bye bye 2023

Hello 2024

John Wick 4 Super Mario and Barbenheimer plus The Eras Tour literally saved 2023

Still not on the scale of 2022 Top Gun Maverick and Avatar 2

Never forget i catched Maverick in 6 different formats😂🤣Normal hall Dbox 4DX (still best format ever) IMAX aurum (RM75 promo price original price RM150) and TGV infinity sounds

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Jan 6 2024, 10:01 PM