Aquaman (2018)

[The Laughing Fish]

Aside from Arthur's idiotic pee joke that belongs in an MCU Phase 3 film, I suppose the latest trailer, as well as the first one, promises Aquaman to be visually stunning.

But I think I'll wait till it hits home video. WB's disgraceful PR handling of JL is leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth. At the moment, I don't feel comfortable to support them at the theater.

[The Laughing Fish]

Jason Momoa refers to when this film takes place after JL, specifically, in Zack Snyder's vision.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MehToAll/status/1069505229132058624

[The Laughing Fish]

Following up to my last post, Momoa let out a resounding "f*** YEAH!" when asked if he wanted to see Snyder's version of JL.

https://twitter.com/MTVNEWS/status/1071159918126755840

But does WB have any plans in releasing it? And if not, why the hell should anybody go see their films?

[Slash Man]

This movie was tons of fun. It was a self-contained adventure with brisk pacing and a big payoff. Tons of destruction and gratuitous special effects in its many action sequences. The humor felt pretty natural, mostly coming from Momoa. I actually really loved the cast of the film, as many were already bonafide superhero/fantasy veterans; Dolph Lundgren was an underrated Punisher, Temuera Morrison was the iconic Jango Fett, Nicole Kidman was in the Batman series, and Willem Defoe was of course the Green Goblin. What an all-star lineup. Also, Black Manta was seriously cool

[The Dark Knight]

Key points from this article:

https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-aquaman-2-flops-christmas-debut-1235850151/

"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" failed to make a splash at the Christmas box office, debuting to $28 million over the weekend and an estimated $40 million through the four-day holiday weekend.

The sequel cost $205 million and ranks among the worst debuts of the year for a superhero movie.

"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is shaping up to be the fourth of four DC movies this year to crumble at the box office. Already in 2023, "The Flash" ($55 million debut), "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" ($30 million debut) and "Blue Beetle" ($25 million debut) majorly flopped in theaters.

The DC brand has been trashed with these movies. Reading through the Wikipedia plot outline shows that Aquaman 2 pushes climate change fear porn propaganda, so I'm really hoping the movie flops hard.

[thecolorsblend]

Reading through the Wikipedia plot outline shows that Aquaman 2 pushes climate change fear porn propaganda, so I'm really hoping the movie flops hard

The way things are shaping up, I'd say you'll get your wish.

[Silver Nemesis]

We all knew Aquaman II was going to struggle. I might have gone to see it if the studio had left Keaton's scenes intact. Alas, the powers-that-be decided the movie didn't need whatever additional momentum Keaton's Batman might've brought (which probably wouldn't have been much, judging by The Flash's box office performance). Instead WB precipitously announced Gunn's reboot, which guaranteed their entire 2023 DC slate would bomb. Announcing the reboot as early as they did will surely go down as one of the worst marketing decisions in studio history. Especially if Gunn's reboot also fails to deliver.