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Good grief, wasn’t Aquaman terrible?

32 replies

Felty · 27/03/2021 10:40

Just spectacularly and consistently awful from beginning to end. And so long, way, way too long.
Needed to finish my tapestry yesterday so stuck it on for something to have on in the background. Wish I’d put on three hours of fake log fire on the telly instead. Would have been a more engaging plot line for a start.

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GooodMythicalMorning · 27/03/2021 10:45

I liked it.

FishyMcFishyfingersFace · 27/03/2021 10:57

Well, according to The Big Bang Theory "Aquaman Sucks!" So you may be right.

britnay · 27/03/2021 11:18

Just watch it muted :D ;)

SirSamuelVimes · 27/03/2021 11:29

Awful film but very nice looking man.

granhands1 · 27/03/2021 11:39

My son called it underwater power rangersGrin

noblegiraffe · 27/03/2021 11:40

How did they get out of the desert?!

HalfShrunkMoreToGo · 27/03/2021 11:42

Did you make the mistake of watching it for the story line and dialogue?

I watched it several times because Jason Mamoa is just so yummy. He also has some great sarcasm in that film which I enjoy.

emilyfrost · 27/03/2021 11:45

@FishyMcFishyfingersFace

Well, according to The Big Bang Theory "Aquaman Sucks!" So you may be right.
Nope. TBBT is talking about the character from the comics; nothing to do with the film which revitalised Aquaman with Jason Mamoa.

It’s a great film.

Babygotblueyes · 27/03/2021 12:03

I am with you - I watched it for JM, but the rest of it sucked. Some pretty stuff to look at though.

Billandben444 · 27/03/2021 12:04

I agree, it was a rubbish film and much too long!

ShivRoy · 27/03/2021 12:07

I started having my doubts when they played little guitar stings whenever a joke was cracked. Had to fully nope out once William Dafoe appeared on a battle seahorse

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 27/03/2021 12:07

I only put it on for Jason Mamoa, but it was so bad I couldn't even get through the whole thing, even for him.

The new wonder woman isn't great either. I thought it would be great because I love the first one. Watched it a few times, but it was boring too.

Bbq1 · 27/03/2021 12:15

I loved Aquaman! Great film. Also a massive fan of TBBT and I think Sheldon et al were referring to the old, original incarnation of Aquaman!

LordOfTheOnionRings · 27/03/2021 12:16

Just watched The Justice League Zac Snyder cut and Aquaman literally just got beat up the whole time

Bbq1 · 27/03/2021 12:18

Wonderwoman is my absolute heroine. My favourite Ww ever was the wonderful Lynda Carter and her cameo at the end of the WW 1984 had me I tears. Clearly I am a huge Marvel and DC fan but Ww is my absolute favourite and I enjoy the new movies with Gal Gadot.

Needhelp101 · 27/03/2021 12:29

Yes it was. Not even a half naked Jason Momoa could save it.

I mean, he almost saved it, but just not quite. I like the above suggestion to watch it on mute Smile

Needhelp101 · 27/03/2021 12:30

@ShivRoy

I started having my doubts when they played little guitar stings whenever a joke was cracked. Had to fully nope out once William Dafoe appeared on a battle seahorse
Grin
Cherrysoup · 27/03/2021 13:53

So, so bad. And yes, the new Wonderwoman was also appalling, directed at young children.

NeverDropYourMoonCup · 27/03/2021 13:58

You haven't seen Justice League, then. Aquaman is Dostoyevsky by comparison.

(said as a very disappointed lifelong comic book fan.)

What is it about the companies that they cannot achieve what Marvel have? Even Marvel's stinkers Fantastic Four, Elektra and DareDevil are hundreds of times better than the DC ones.

Whilst we're here, I'd also like to say that despite wanting to love it, Wonderwoman was fucking shit.

EscapeTheCastle · 27/03/2021 15:50

I've been very confused to read about all the fan love for the new Justice League Jack Synder cut. It came out a couple of weeks ago via streaming. Its 4 hrs long and in 4:3. I'm looking forward to seeing it very much.

I love Man of Steel so I'm hoping it has the same grim tone.

I didn't know such a thing could happen in the movie world, you know, redoing something because it didn't work the first time.

I thought the Wonder Womans and the Weadon version of Justice league were soooooo boring so I didn't even bother with Aquaman!

merryhouse · 27/03/2021 15:55

If you think Aquaman is bad: have you seen Shazam?

(Man of Steel wasn't good. The best bit was the momentary shot referencing Lex Luthor on a truck before it smashed. The second-best bit was the parts in the fancy temple-type place with his dad. The third-best bit was... actually, i got nuffin)

LadyCatStark · 27/03/2021 15:58

Yes it’s ridiculous! Jason Momoa is much better just glowering and uttering the odd word of Dothraki!

emilyfrost · 27/03/2021 16:28

I didn't know such a thing could happen in the movie world, you know, redoing something because it didn't work the first time.

@EscapeTheCastle That’s not quite why it happened; there’s a long history. It was originally Zac Snyder’s film, but Warner Bros. brought Joss Whedon on for rewrites and Zac Snyder had to step down as his daughter committed suicide.

Whedon did rewrites (80 pages of them) and reshoots, completely changing the entire tone of the film and adding in cringey comic moments that were just ridiculous. A cinematographer thinks only 10% of what Zac shot actually ended up in Justice League 2017.

Of course it was a box office flop and in the years since fans and the cast of Justice League have been campaigning for Zac Snyder’s cut, so they could see how the film was meant to be, and lo and behold it was finally released Smile

Andylion · 27/03/2021 16:33

@merryhouse

If you think Aquaman is bad: have you seen Shazam?

(Man of Steel wasn't good. The best bit was the momentary shot referencing Lex Luthor on a truck before it smashed. The second-best bit was the parts in the fancy temple-type place with his dad. The third-best bit was... actually, i got nuffin)

I tried to watch Shazam because I like Zachary Levi. I quit after 30 minutes. I don't think he had turned into Shazam yet.
Disfordarkchocolate · 27/03/2021 16:36

The worst film I have ever seen. They should have cut an hour out.