Review of Aquaman (2018) by Darthnihilus — 25 Jan 2019

I was initially skeptical that DC could catch lightning in a bottle twice after how good Wonder Woman was but boy was I wrong. Aquaman is a very entertaining and self-contained movie that breathes more life into the DCEU.

Gone are the overly serious tones of previous DC flicks. This movie required no prior knowledge and everything was explained without being condescending to the audience. The action was solid and believable.

The acting was great and the characters all lived up to the hype. This is how you build a franchise, I like that DC is now focusing on standalone films instead of going straight for the big team up. It shows maturity on the part of the studio.

Aquaman was never really a hugely popular character to begin with but this movie succeeds in making him cool to an entire generation of new fans. Once he was the most overlooked and ridiculed member of the Justice League but now he may just be many people's favorites.

I don't understand the level of criticism towards this film from various critics. It's like they want DC to fail. If this was a Marvel movie they would have us believing its the best thing since sliced bread.

If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a HUGE favor and go check it out.