movie review: Aquaman

First, a review of my pre-movie list:

1. Arthur does not have a nickname in the movie.  Maybe fandom will pick up the torch on this one?

2. Arthur calls himself Aquaman in the final voiceover, and I lol’d (okay, the green pants were pretty funny too).  The name Aquaman shows up in various media, along with “The Aquaman.”  Please let there be an extra filmed of Mera making fun of this name.

3. The IMAX EXPERIENCE was indeed GREAT!(!!)

And now for my post-movie list:

1. I may have to watch Justice League just to see him interact with the others.  (Okay, maybe just Diana.)

2. I look forward to watching this movie again when I can turn on closed captioning.  I frequently couldn’t tell whether my lack of comprehension was because A) they were using made up words (see: Xebel, Karathen); B) they were mumbling; or C) I was distracted by the ENORMOUS IMAX SCREEN.

3. I liked it!  Oceans are terrifying!  

BONUS: So the big question in the post-Avengers MCU movies was always, ‘Why didn’t the characters just call each other?’  The great thing about Aquaman is that you can legitimately explain that away, since he so clearly doesn’t have a phone!

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.