Post by ReyKahuka on Dec 22, 2018 16:40:24 GMT
Aquaman was terrible. The humor didn't hit and frankly, it was hard to tell when it was trying to be funny and when it was unintentional. The film starts off with that hammy love story, moves on to that goofy bullying scene and introduces us to terribly written villains we won't see again for another hour.
Do even the silliest of Marvel films have the henchmen look at each other and make stupid faces before getting their asses kicked? Was Ocean Master as bad or worse than Ronan the Accuser? It's like the director told Patrick Wilson, "There is no such thing as over the top in this film." "RIIIIIIIIIIIIISE ATLANTIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-If Orm knew Willem Dafoe was betraying him, why did he let it go on so long?
-Why did Mera and Aquaman need to commandeer a boat? They're both living torpedoes. (They needed a boat to stage that fight with the fish creatures, which was also corny as hell.)
-How did those guys in the bar know he was Aquaman? (Granted, that was kind of funny)
-When did Atlantis fall? If it was supposed to be thousands of years ago, why does the king's riddle reference a statue of a Roman ruler built more recently and the creature defending the trident says it's been there for a thousand years?
-Why is Orm treated like a misguided sad sack instead of a tyrant at the end? "When you're ready, let's talk." Really? How many people do you suppose he killed with that tsunami? Do you think that fish princess that watched Orm murder her father would have some choice words for him?
More to the point, why can't DC make a good movie? Why is it so hard? They try to go dark and they fail. They try to have fun and they fail. Why can't they strike the same balance as Marvel films? Get somebody who knows what they're doing so we can all enjoy these characters the way they should be enjoyed.
I still like this version of the character, the dude-bro Aquaman. He just needs a better movie. The world of Atlantis was visually stunning, but I didn't care about any of it because all of the characters were so one dimensional. The dialog was cringeworthy so I don't want to blame the actors. Black Manta is one of the worst villains I've ever seen in a CBM. He looked ridiculous and again all of his dialog was cliched garbage.
I'm so fed up with this franchise and I'm not even a DC fan. They have one good movie to their name (Wonder Woman), and it's only 2/3rds of a good film at that. The spiffy DC intro at the beginning is a sad reminder of all the great characters with limitless potential that will continue to be ruined on screen until these hacks figure things out.
Do even the silliest of Marvel films have the henchmen look at each other and make stupid faces before getting their asses kicked? Was Ocean Master as bad or worse than Ronan the Accuser? It's like the director told Patrick Wilson, "There is no such thing as over the top in this film." "RIIIIIIIIIIIIISE ATLANTIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-If Orm knew Willem Dafoe was betraying him, why did he let it go on so long?
-Why did Mera and Aquaman need to commandeer a boat? They're both living torpedoes. (They needed a boat to stage that fight with the fish creatures, which was also corny as hell.)
-How did those guys in the bar know he was Aquaman? (Granted, that was kind of funny)
-When did Atlantis fall? If it was supposed to be thousands of years ago, why does the king's riddle reference a statue of a Roman ruler built more recently and the creature defending the trident says it's been there for a thousand years?
-Why is Orm treated like a misguided sad sack instead of a tyrant at the end? "When you're ready, let's talk." Really? How many people do you suppose he killed with that tsunami? Do you think that fish princess that watched Orm murder her father would have some choice words for him?
More to the point, why can't DC make a good movie? Why is it so hard? They try to go dark and they fail. They try to have fun and they fail. Why can't they strike the same balance as Marvel films? Get somebody who knows what they're doing so we can all enjoy these characters the way they should be enjoyed.
I still like this version of the character, the dude-bro Aquaman. He just needs a better movie. The world of Atlantis was visually stunning, but I didn't care about any of it because all of the characters were so one dimensional. The dialog was cringeworthy so I don't want to blame the actors. Black Manta is one of the worst villains I've ever seen in a CBM. He looked ridiculous and again all of his dialog was cliched garbage.
I'm so fed up with this franchise and I'm not even a DC fan. They have one good movie to their name (Wonder Woman), and it's only 2/3rds of a good film at that. The spiffy DC intro at the beginning is a sad reminder of all the great characters with limitless potential that will continue to be ruined on screen until these hacks figure things out.