I rather enjoyed the first Aquaman movie, which I understand was a commercial success, but like some other big budget blockbusters in the last year or so, I see that this sequel failed at the box office.
I think this film demonstrates pretty well why hero-fatigue appears to have set in with the public. It was obviously expensively made with practically every shot containing some kind of special visual feature and like before, I was impressed by the depiction of the deep blue sea and its myriad inhabitants. However I felt there were less of those type of shots this time, with a much greater concentration on action sequences and really once you've seen one crash-bang-wallop set-piece you've pretty much seen them all.
In this one, Aquaman faces off against Black Manta, still carrying a grudge against the superhero for killing his dad last time out. The baddie then finds an enchanted trident which can unlock a phantom king of the past and thousands of his troops as exiled by the Sea King's father years before. To combat this imminent twin threat, Aquaman has to team up with his truculent younger brother Orm to save the seas and also seek to peacefully co-exist in the future with we land-lubbers above.
Like its predecessor, the movie is played less than seriously with much attempted humour centring on the Sea King struggling to change his infant son's nappy and his initially testy partnership with his reluctant sibling, so much so, that after some time it seems as if he's trying to win the day by punning his opponents to death.
While the camera set-ups often did look impressive, I didn't feel I saw anything in them I hadn't seen before last time out. Jason Momoa, for a big guy, I have to say, demonstrates considerable agility in the title part.
Otherwise I have to report that the film rather washed over me like the sea on the sand, leaving no discernible traces afterwards.
I thought it was interesting that there was no teaser trailer for a further sequel over the end titles which makes me wonder just how well the previews went. I personally think that expensive spectacles like this are on the way out and wonder how Hollywood will move on from here. It just seems like I'm watching the same comic-based movie every time, whether it be about a DC or Marvel character
Now there is a task for a budding superhero or two...
I think this film demonstrates pretty well why hero-fatigue appears to have set in with the public. It was obviously expensively made with practically every shot containing some kind of special visual feature and like before, I was impressed by the depiction of the deep blue sea and its myriad inhabitants. However I felt there were less of those type of shots this time, with a much greater concentration on action sequences and really once you've seen one crash-bang-wallop set-piece you've pretty much seen them all.
In this one, Aquaman faces off against Black Manta, still carrying a grudge against the superhero for killing his dad last time out. The baddie then finds an enchanted trident which can unlock a phantom king of the past and thousands of his troops as exiled by the Sea King's father years before. To combat this imminent twin threat, Aquaman has to team up with his truculent younger brother Orm to save the seas and also seek to peacefully co-exist in the future with we land-lubbers above.
Like its predecessor, the movie is played less than seriously with much attempted humour centring on the Sea King struggling to change his infant son's nappy and his initially testy partnership with his reluctant sibling, so much so, that after some time it seems as if he's trying to win the day by punning his opponents to death.
While the camera set-ups often did look impressive, I didn't feel I saw anything in them I hadn't seen before last time out. Jason Momoa, for a big guy, I have to say, demonstrates considerable agility in the title part.
Otherwise I have to report that the film rather washed over me like the sea on the sand, leaving no discernible traces afterwards.
I thought it was interesting that there was no teaser trailer for a further sequel over the end titles which makes me wonder just how well the previews went. I personally think that expensive spectacles like this are on the way out and wonder how Hollywood will move on from here. It just seems like I'm watching the same comic-based movie every time, whether it be about a DC or Marvel character
Now there is a task for a budding superhero or two...