Review of Aquaman (2018) by Uriel D — 24 Dec 2018

I went into this movie with cautious optimism as DC, besides the Wonder Woman movie, doesn't have a very good track record when it comes to their movies of late.  To be honest, I almost walked out of the theater about 45 minutes to an hour in as the acting from anyone that wasn't Jason Mamoa or Amber Heard (in the scenes where they were together anyway) were at best "wooden" and at worst (read mostly) overly dramatic and hard to watch.

The acting kept ripping me out of the narrative as did the over the top sound design.  Someone care to explain how an 8 inch dagger being removed from a small belt sheath sounds like a long sword being removed from a metal scabbard?  I mean really...Not only was the acting over the top and cheesy but the sound effects matched.   I haven't seen this bad of sound design since the late 90s Power Rangers when I was young.  Speaking of Power Rangers, Black Manta's suit.  Seriously, right up there with Apocalypse from that horrible X-Men movie.  I know Black Manta looks a bit silly in the comics but come on, a tweenage cosplayer could have made something that looked better.

And while I'm at it would someone like to explain exactly how humanity hasn't noticed a Tron like Gungan city with "highways" and vehicles and super powered laser cannons around the outside walls.

Im sorry but this movie just has so many technical and narrative problems that it can be hard to watch most of the time.

Even my lowered, cautious expectations were dissapointed here.  I rank this DC movie almost in a tie with Green Lantern.  Give it a pass.  It's not worth the cost of admission, much less the fuel to drive to a theater or snacks. .