Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

All about saving the environment and getting gross things in your mouth.

Continuing from his first film, Aquaman (played by Jason Momoa) is back and quite bored of his job while also being domesticated. Luckily for him (and the viewers) bad guys begin a plot to end the world using... global warming? Sure whatever.

Alas this film is a bit of a step down from the last one, with some really odd plot decisions that waste screen time. We don't need to be told the bad guys plans three times, all the shots of the bad guy doing stuff that doesn't interact directly with Aquaman can be cut out and everything before the first "vault raid" can be removed.

Then you have bad guys basing their operations on land... in a volcano that is spouting green fumes... and no one can find them? This is the same world where Superman is right? Said bad guys are also patrolling the volcano base in old style metal diving suits because... its comfortable like that? Not recommended.

Aquaman

Giving giant forks a chance in the spotlight.

Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) aka "Aquaman" is minding his own business, drinking beers, taking down pirates and giving people the bends, when he is summoned back to Atlantis to try stop his half brother from launching an all out war on the surface world.

Get ready for surprise explosions!

Flashbacks also serve as a backstory for Arthur, and the big budget CGI is used to full effect throughout this very entertaining adventure. I particularly liked how every time a scene threatened to get quiet or slow, something would just explode and push the plot into an action scene keeping it at a good pace.

Speaking of the story, it is pretty good - better than Justice League and one I'd definitely watch again. If you like superhero stuff, or Jason Momoa, or both, then I highly recommend this. I give Aquaman 4 tridents out of 5.

Justice League

DC still has a hard time catching Marvel.

When a cookie cutter bad guy with no depth suddenly appears to collect dangerous artifacts it's up to Batman and Wonder Woman to assemble a small team of superheroes to save the day. The effects are great, the funny bits work well and bonus points for the music which incorporates bits of recognizable themes.

It's like Aquaman was an after thought. As usual.

Alas, there are more than a few plot holes here and while I get why this needs to be an ensemble team, some could have just been cameos rather than main parts. All up it's a decent enough action flick, but I feel it could have been better / done more with what they had and leaves an odd sensation that the entire movie was "filler", which it shouldn't be. For that I give it 3 parademons out of 5 and am not so keen on watching it again.