Well, thank the gods its over finally.
Man, DCEU REALLY wanted to be MCU. Not sure why since, statistically, the DC films on the whole are better than the majority of the Marvel movies. This, unfortunately, isn't a good example of that opinion.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is, unbelievably, an improvement over its original film. NOT by much, and it's still really bad. It's basically a five-part Saturday Morning cartoon miniseries only live-action. And by "live-action," I mean some of the faces and bodies looked real.
Instead of joining forces with, I dunno, Superman, Wonder Woman or even Batman, Aquaman turns to his "last chance," his incarcerated, criminal brother to help find/defeat part one's foe once again. Meanwhile, let's learn what it's like to be a Daddy.
Heard this story before? Oh, yeah, Thor did it several times. Heck, they even acknowledged it. My suspicion is the normally more respected director James Wan threw that in because even he was embarrassed by this mediocre superhero adventure.
To be fair, it's harmless and not the worst I've seen. I've actually watched many more MCU movies I hated more than this. It's just a chore to get through and helped me realize why us humans sincerely do have Superhero fatigue.
At least the mid-credit scene didn't sadly promise more from the DCEU.
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Final Thoughts: In truth, I didn't want to see this. But, I'm a completist and needed to finish off the franchise with my final DCEU ranking:
1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition, 2016) 3. The Flash (2023) 4. Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Suicide Squad (2021) 6. Shazam! (2019) 7. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 8. Black Adam (2022) 9. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) 10. Blue Beetle (2023) 11. Suicide Squad (Extended Cut, 2016) 12. Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) 13. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) 14. Aquaman (2018) 15. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 16. Justice League (2017)
Man, DCEU REALLY wanted to be MCU. Not sure why since, statistically, the DC films on the whole are better than the majority of the Marvel movies. This, unfortunately, isn't a good example of that opinion.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is, unbelievably, an improvement over its original film. NOT by much, and it's still really bad. It's basically a five-part Saturday Morning cartoon miniseries only live-action. And by "live-action," I mean some of the faces and bodies looked real.
Instead of joining forces with, I dunno, Superman, Wonder Woman or even Batman, Aquaman turns to his "last chance," his incarcerated, criminal brother to help find/defeat part one's foe once again. Meanwhile, let's learn what it's like to be a Daddy.
Heard this story before? Oh, yeah, Thor did it several times. Heck, they even acknowledged it. My suspicion is the normally more respected director James Wan threw that in because even he was embarrassed by this mediocre superhero adventure.
To be fair, it's harmless and not the worst I've seen. I've actually watched many more MCU movies I hated more than this. It's just a chore to get through and helped me realize why us humans sincerely do have Superhero fatigue.
At least the mid-credit scene didn't sadly promise more from the DCEU.
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Final Thoughts: In truth, I didn't want to see this. But, I'm a completist and needed to finish off the franchise with my final DCEU ranking:
1. Man of Steel (2013) 2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition, 2016) 3. The Flash (2023) 4. Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Suicide Squad (2021) 6. Shazam! (2019) 7. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 8. Black Adam (2022) 9. Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) 10. Blue Beetle (2023) 11. Suicide Squad (Extended Cut, 2016) 12. Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) 13. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) 14. Aquaman (2018) 15. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) 16. Justice League (2017)