AQUAMAN - Somewhat MarveLous /T²C² (tonguetocheekcelluloid )

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2019)

AQUAMAN - T²C² (tonguetocheekcelluloid )
In this sea of the comic book heroes it's getting tough to do something different. So I guess that crazy idea got abandoned. The lead, Mamoa, delivers his lines fluidly. He perfectly personifies the smarmy, slightly vulnerable, affable, wise cracking, confident, charismatic ... and somehow critically, not arrogant, character. That's hard to do.
Willem, the foe, of immorality spits out evil faster than a Goblin shark. Dolphen Lundgren plays the wise, yet stable voice of reason to the goofy bad Prince (Patrick Wilson) I think Nicole Kidman thought she was in Benjamin Button (wth?)
In terms of plot and story line... it was Marvelous. There was a misunderstood, much more fit, kind, outcast of a prince with great morals who was trying to return to a kingdom left behind by a missing or deceased parent. And it's not like the body building demi-god like, much more charismatic brother character was looking for an almighty hammer. He was looking for a trident. Not even close. They're different shapes. And it's not like the bad power mongering cruel, impossible to like and moreover, easy to hate, sibling of a brother, turned around emotionally and became a good guy. The writers however did great with the thin plot given. They cleverly used hydrology to create some cool water related concepts, such as unique weaponry. There were some interesting original concepts in here that I won't spoil . The CGI was awesome. The only blurring was on the lines of reality. As they would say in Akronym Ohio... IMHO3DIMAX is the only way to see this movie. (ya I know;) It shows up great in this format and really accentuates the production effort