Why self-identify with racist #chan memespeak?
That lack of self-worth and self-respect is emblematic of a much larger personal issue. Like why you'd ever, EVER want to watch Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Gunn had 0 to do with this movie. Let me guess, you're still with the narrative that he had anything to do with The Flash being a bomb?
I thought it was alright even if it was very bland. Orm is still the best character and the tone and jokes were not atrocious, it being overall a decent movie to watch on a sunday evening. I did think that for a movie with such a huge focus on family it lacked Mera too much but eh.
Patrick Wilson eating a roach is the best part of the movie.
>Patrick Wilson eating a roach is the best part of the movie.
A joke so nice they did it twice.
Did this end up flopping?
No, but since this was the tail-end of the DCEU, there's no point to keeping it alive after it cost Warner a shitton of money.
>Gunn had 0 to do with this movie
he interfered with Shazam 2 and The Flash, but somehow not this one, also produced by Safran? C'mon now
That cringe intro montage to dadrock screams James Gunn
For a "who even cares anymore" movie it was a lot better than expected/feared but still mediocre at best.
Worst part was how they drive the movie from setpiece to setpiece without letting the viewer take them in for a moment.
Like, there's a fricking underwater Kowloon City or whatever in your movie, something that could've easily been the setting for the entire film, and you spend only like five minutes in the whole thing before you're off to the next setting?!
I thought it was alright even if it was very bland. Orm is still the best character and the tone and jokes were not atrocious, it being overall a decent movie to watch on a sunday evening. I did think that for a movie with such a huge focus on family it lacked Mera too much but eh.
Patrick Wilson eating a roach is the best part of the movie.
>Like, there's a fricking underwater Kowloon City or whatever in your movie, something that could've easily been the setting for the entire film, and you spend only like five minutes in the whole thing before you're off to the next setting?!
That probably costs a lot for VFX, they had to delay the movie to complete all the VFX and it still looked like shit. The PS2 level hair under sea looks so gross
You know the worst parts about Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Fifth Element? We should do the worst part of those with an okayish Geoff Johns story and act like it was directed by Joel Schumacher
>Black Manta was perfect. Though I wish his henchwoman had survived somehow.
What does it matter DCEU ends with this movie. Its all gonna be a new Aquaman in the DCU
Mamoa will probably play Lobo and someone else will be Aquaman or they might skip Aquaman altohether
Aquaman 2 allegedly had a budget of $205–215 million and its current worldwide box office is $413.4 million. Considering how studios get maybe half that, they probably broke even at best. Considering how little marketing there was (WB was convinced it would be a flop beforehand moreso than the prior three films) it's possible that it wasn't as large as the usual marketing budgets.
>Considering how little marketing there was (WB was convinced it would be a flop beforehand moreso than the prior three films)
Also, the actor strike means the actors would not promote the movie until th strike was over.
>I thought rule of thumb was triple
It has always been "double". Maybe some have introduced "triple" recently so that they can rant about even more movies flopping? But has always been double.
It was a genuinely fun adventure movie. Though I wish Mera had more screentime. Say what you will about Amber, but she was a big part of the last movie so seeing her diminished is a bit jarring. I hope we get an extended cut if nothing else.
Awful presumptive to think I have any plans of ever watching this movie.
you'd have to have seen it to have an opinion
Shove your market research bullshit up your filthy third world ass pajeet.
Ironically I am a pajeet...
Why self-identify with racist #chan memespeak?
That lack of self-worth and self-respect is emblematic of a much larger personal issue. Like why you'd ever, EVER want to watch Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
I wanted to watch filler goy slop as I clear my content backlog
I think they ruined the tone of the first movie and Gunn had a lot to do with that
Gunn had nothing to do with it and Wan made a great job continuing on this franchise.
Anyway, it made more than the double of its initial budget, so this means the movie is a financial success.
>Anyway, it made more than the double of its initial budget, so this means the movie is a financial success.
No, it means they broke even
That said, it did way better than the last three movies and had an uphill climb. WB thought it was gonna completely flop
>No, it means they broke even
Making than double means financial success.
It's just doubling down on the juvenile shit from the first movie.
Nothing good, nothing bad. It just is.
>I think they ruined the tone of the first movie
What tone?
>and Gunn had a lot to do with that
Gunn had 0 to do with this movie. Let me guess, you're still with the narrative that he had anything to do with The Flash being a bomb?
>Patrick Wilson eating a roach is the best part of the movie.
A joke so nice they did it twice.
No, but since this was the tail-end of the DCEU, there's no point to keeping it alive after it cost Warner a shitton of money.
>Gunn had 0 to do with this movie
he interfered with Shazam 2 and The Flash, but somehow not this one, also produced by Safran? C'mon now
That cringe intro montage to dadrock screams James Gunn
>he interfered with Shazam 2 and The Flash
No, he really didn't either.
Right right Gunn can do no wrong.
For a "who even cares anymore" movie it was a lot better than expected/feared but still mediocre at best.
Worst part was how they drive the movie from setpiece to setpiece without letting the viewer take them in for a moment.
Like, there's a fricking underwater Kowloon City or whatever in your movie, something that could've easily been the setting for the entire film, and you spend only like five minutes in the whole thing before you're off to the next setting?!
I thought it was alright even if it was very bland. Orm is still the best character and the tone and jokes were not atrocious, it being overall a decent movie to watch on a sunday evening. I did think that for a movie with such a huge focus on family it lacked Mera too much but eh.
Patrick Wilson eating a roach is the best part of the movie.
>it lacked Mera too much but eh.
Amber Turd was too much of a liability to be more than she already was in the movie
Yeah I get why they didn’t have her more but the movie would have benefited from having more Mera from a narrative standpoint regardless
>Like, there's a fricking underwater Kowloon City or whatever in your movie, something that could've easily been the setting for the entire film, and you spend only like five minutes in the whole thing before you're off to the next setting?!
That probably costs a lot for VFX, they had to delay the movie to complete all the VFX and it still looked like shit. The PS2 level hair under sea looks so gross
>That probably costs a lot for VFX
99% of the movie was already nothing but VFX.
Underwater VFX costs a ton, why do you think they try not to have most of the movie underwater
i didnt even know this shit released yet
>It's already out digitally
I'll know what i thought of it tomorrow
I enjoyed it, I really like DCEU Aquaman
The inconsistent tone over each movie is a bit jarring
but he looks so old and tired now
kinda poochy too
He stopped giving a frick after his divorcw and just cashing checks
You know the worst parts about Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Fifth Element? We should do the worst part of those with an okayish Geoff Johns story and act like it was directed by Joel Schumacher
It's like a consolation award after all the box-office bombs in 2023 alone
I liked it. Wasn't too keen on the wienerroach joke, though.
Black Manta was perfect. Though I wish his henchwoman had survived somehow.
>Black Manta was perfect. Though I wish his henchwoman had survived somehow.
What does it matter DCEU ends with this movie. Its all gonna be a new Aquaman in the DCU
Mamoa will probably play Lobo and someone else will be Aquaman or they might skip Aquaman altohether
I liked it. Discord troonys on Cinemaphile hate cause they're all Deppgays I guess.
At least it ends the Snyderverse on a good note.
I actually want the general gist of those movies to become part of what Gunn is planning.
>I actually want the general gist of those movies to become part of what Gunn is planning.
You mean an incoherent mess?
>You mean an incoherent mess?
We still don't know how it will be.
I enjoyed it. The first one was big and dumb, and the sequel was bigger and dumber.
Did this end up flopping?
It made a bit more than the double of its cost, so it's technically a financial success.
I thought rule of thumb was triple to count for marketing and theater take.
Nah, that could be made up with VOD and international satellite rights
Aquaman 2 allegedly had a budget of $205–215 million and its current worldwide box office is $413.4 million. Considering how studios get maybe half that, they probably broke even at best. Considering how little marketing there was (WB was convinced it would be a flop beforehand moreso than the prior three films) it's possible that it wasn't as large as the usual marketing budgets.
>Considering how little marketing there was (WB was convinced it would be a flop beforehand moreso than the prior three films)
Also, the actor strike means the actors would not promote the movie until th strike was over.
>I thought rule of thumb was triple
It has always been "double". Maybe some have introduced "triple" recently so that they can rant about even more movies flopping? But has always been double.
It was a genuinely fun adventure movie. Though I wish Mera had more screentime. Say what you will about Amber, but she was a big part of the last movie so seeing her diminished is a bit jarring. I hope we get an extended cut if nothing else.
Waiting for it to come out on HBO Max
I just fap to Amber's Mera