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Originally Posted by trackercowe
I dunno how strong your Aquaman review theory holds up. Critic reviews started in the 80% range during its initial day(s) on RT. Once the weekend hit it slowly slipped from Fresh status to a mere 64%, which is worse than Marvel's worst (Thor: Dark World at 66%). You can debate till the cows come home where the better DCU movies stand compared to Marvel, but most would agree there are at least ten Marvel movies better than anything DC has put out.
Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Man of Steel (which I have a soft spot for), are pretty middle of the road movies. They would be comparable to say the Ant-Man movies for me. Good movies, that either have problems or don't have the depth to reach Marvel's best.
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The initial official reviews always slide. Studios are able to butter up reviewers and even, in some cases, will pick and choose which reviewers are allowed to see their movies.
I do agree that clearly WW and Man of Steel don't reach the best of Marvel. Aquaman was definitely a different kind of enjoyment for me though. Nothing intellectual, but in terms of a pure visual experience, the movie is just enjoyable and fun to watch. Fast and the Furious meets Avatar. I haven't enjoyed a comic book movie on a pure action sense like that since Blade II.
For me anyways, it's not necessarily a competition. I enjoy a lot of different comic book movies for different reasons. The only two I would consider genuinely good movies (in terms of plot, acting, character development, etc.) are the Dark Knight and Logan, although there is a case to be made for V for Vendetta.