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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Based on the "Come At Me Bro" thread I had an argument that fits here.
Aquaman is actually the worst of the current DC Universe films, worse than Justice League, Suicide Squad, and Batman vs. Superman.
It was overly cheesy, the dialogue was unbearable at times, it had horrible pacing, and was just overall boring.
The only reason it did well is because people liked looking at Momoa and Heard in their underwater outfits.
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I disagree.
A major problem with many modern superhero movies was that many were dumb movies, when compared to serious dramatic movies, yet took themselves very seriously.
Aquaman was just fun. The action scenes had excellent choreography, which is not surprising, as James Wan is one of the best. It was also a very visually beautiful movie at points. They did an excellent job of world building too. It was basically just fun escapism.
The dialogue was clearly purposely cheesy, and part of the beauty of the movie is that it wasn't trying to be something it's not. There is a scene where Dolph Lundgren attempts to stab a Scottish accented crab-man with a trident, because he won't call him the Oceanmaster. If they'd played it straight, it would have been a worse movie, and the cheese was the only way to handle the subject matter.