Aquaman movie - Page 6

*Leo656* · 10-05-2018, 04:26 PM

I'm normally a pretty firm purist, as you well know, but Aquaman in general is pretty worthless, so my take from the beginning is, if any character gives you a blank slate to make them more dynamic and likable, it's Aquaman. So I've been onboard with Mamoa since the beginning. He's clearly having a blast.

If they wanted to "keep it real" and stick to the books, they'd have to have cast Evans and he's been a little busy with The Other Guys, y'know?

*Krutch* · 10-05-2018, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

Nice new trailer but I was already sold on seeing this movie with the last trailer.

Yup! Exactly why I didn't watch this new one. I'm already sold.

*sdp* · 10-05-2018, 08:53 PM

Wow, that 5 minute video really won me over, but still it's kinda hard to get excited for Aquaman when WB has no idea what they're doing with the DCEU and they change their plans every 3 months.

*TigerClaw* · 10-06-2018, 06:02 PM

Mark Millar Says ‘Aquaman’ Trailer Makes Modern Marvel Look Like ‘70s TV Marvel
https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/10/05/...l-mark-millar/

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2018, 02:35 AM

I know there's plenty of recent examples of movies coming out soon at various points that do show us whole scenes, or even "the first 5 minutes" or whatnot... but I'm not sure, can anyone think of any movies that have done that and ended up being good? Or successful?

*ZariusTwo* · 10-07-2018, 03:00 AM

Kind of just shows how increasingly irrelevant the need for cinema really is.

Hell, even movies that they know are gonna bomb are streamed on TV the same time they're released theatrically (films like Batistia's Final Score)

*Leo656* · 10-07-2018, 03:13 AM

People have been saying this kinda thing for over a decade. People said it once everyone had a VCR, for one thing. And yet, people still like to go out once in a while. They whine about the prices of tickets and popcorn and "I can just do all of this at home!", but human beings are hardwired to be social creatures. They may become more selective about which movies they go out to see vs. stay in to see, but the concept of "going to watch a movie in a theater" isn't going away anytime soon. Probably ever.

Just an observation? The people I most often see "rooting" for stuff like movie theaters to become "irrelevant", are typically ones who don't get on much with people in general and I assume don't go out as often anyway. Most people are well aware that they can watch the same thing at home, they just like the "experience".

If anything's making movies and the theater experience less relevant, it's the fact that video games are generally a better and more consistently satisfying form of entertainment.

But that's another topic.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2018, 05:06 AM

Yeah, theaters aren't going away in our lifetime. It's too ingrained in our social culture.

*Leo656* · 10-07-2018, 05:26 AM

I just think it's funny how long it's taking for it to happen despite people predicting it, even declaring it a certainty, decades ago.

You and I are close in age, so I'm sure you, like me, remember a time when a VCR was a "rich person's toy"; most families didn't have one, but they might rent one for Movie Night. Once they were under $100, though, even Grandma had one. That's when it first started; "Nobody's ever going to the movies again; why would they?"

Nothing changed; then came DVDs, and the improved picture and sound (specifically MADE for Home Theater Viewing!), and all the Bonus Feature and Behind The Scenes stuff that I still can't help but get hard over because I love that sh*t. Again, "Why would anyone go out?" But they did.

Then it was cheap, big-screen HDTVs. Again, a novelty for the upper-crust at first, but now even Grandma has one. Then Blu-ray, and however-many-times better it is than DVD. Then 4K. And let's not forget how every few years, people try to get us to care about 3D home theater headsets and sh*t, even though nobody does.

And yet, it really looks like more people are going to see films than they have in a while; they're just all mostly going to see the same few movies, over and over. But if ticket sales on average are anything to go by, then the theater experience is safe for a good while yet.

People love to go out in small groups, pay too much for junk, watch something they only half-enjoyed, then blow off steam at stupid Denny's. Even if all they're gonna do is bitch about all of it; in fact, I sometimes suspect that the bitching is the ultimate point of the excursion.

But whatever, they still went out.

I personally love going to the theater; I just rarely do because my tastes run counter to most peoples' so there's fewer films I'd prefer to see "fresh" instead of waiting. I will most likely be seeing Aquaman in theaters, though.

*ProphetofGanja* · 10-07-2018, 02:35 PM

Fishman movie look good

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 10-07-2018, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'm normally a pretty firm purist, as you well know, but Aquaman in general is pretty worthless, so my take from the beginning is, if any character gives you a blank slate to make them more dynamic and likable, it's Aquaman. So I've been onboard with Mamoa since the beginning. He's clearly having a blast.

If they wanted to "keep it real" and stick to the books, they'd have to have cast Evans and he's been a little busy with The Other Guys, y'know?

Man, Chris Evans would've been perfect casting.

Or Joel Kinnaman. But I guess he's too busy playing Rick Flag.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-07-2018, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I just think it's funny how long it's taking for it to happen despite people predicting it, even declaring it a certainty, decades ago.

You and I are close in age, so I'm sure you, like me, remember a time when a VCR was a "rich person's toy"; most families didn't have one, but they might rent one for Movie Night. Once they were under $100, though, even Grandma had one. That's when it first started; "Nobody's ever going to the movies again; why would they?"

Nothing changed; then came DVDs, and the improved picture and sound (specifically MADE for Home Theater Viewing!), and all the Bonus Feature and Behind The Scenes stuff that I still can't help but get hard over because I love that sh*t. Again, "Why would anyone go out?" But they did.

Then it was cheap, big-screen HDTVs. Again, a novelty for the upper-crust at first, but now even Grandma has one. Then Blu-ray, and however-many-times better it is than DVD. Then 4K. And let's not forget how every few years, people try to get us to care about 3D home theater headsets and sh*t, even though nobody does.

And yet, it really looks like more people are going to see films than they have in a while; they're just all mostly going to see the same few movies, over and over. But if ticket sales on average are anything to go by, then the theater experience is safe for a good while yet.

People love to go out in small groups, pay too much for junk, watch something they only half-enjoyed, then blow off steam at stupid Denny's. Even if all they're gonna do is bitch about all of it; in fact, I sometimes suspect that the bitching is the ultimate point of the excursion.

But whatever, they still went out.

I personally love going to the theater; I just rarely do because my tastes run counter to most peoples' so there's fewer films I'd prefer to see "fresh" instead of waiting. I will most likely be seeing Aquaman in theaters, though.

Prices go up. The quality of theaters improves (most of the theaters out this way now have leather reclining seats)... but there is 0 danger of them going away.

They can say the sky is falling all they want.

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Or Joel Kinnaman. But I guess he's too busy playing Rick Flag.

Yeah, no kidding. Between all that Rick Flag stuff and Robocop remake sequels, it's a small miracle he's got time to be in anything else at all.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-22-2018, 10:25 AM

Momoa is pitching Aquaman 2:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/jason-mo...uaman-2-ideas/

Because that's going to happen...

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 10-22-2018, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Momoa is pitching Aquaman 2:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/jason-mo...uaman-2-ideas/

Because that's going to happen...

Well, it's at least more likely than Man of Steel 2 or Green Lantern Corps. Or maybe even The Flash.

*Andrew NDB* · 10-25-2018, 08:58 PM

What do you guys think? Will Aquaman so much as mention Batman or Superman or anybody from Justice League?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 10-26-2018, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

What do you guys think? Will Aquaman so much as mention Batman or Superman or anybody from Justice League?

Yeah. There'll be at least one reference to the events "of last year" or "last month", but it'll be vague.

*ranger_scout* · 11-23-2018, 03:29 PM

Entertainment Weekly announced that the legendary and lovely miss Julie Andrews has a secret role in the film. This I've got to see. I find it funny how she will be in a movie that will compete against Mary Poppins Returns, which is the sequel to the film that made a household name.

https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/23/julie-andrews-aquaman/

*TigerClaw* · 11-23-2018, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Entertainment Weekly announced that the legendary and lovely miss Julie Andrews has a secret role in the film. This I've got to see. I find it funny how she will be in a movie that will compete against Mary Poppins Returns, which is the sequel to the film that made a household name.

https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/23/julie-andrews-aquaman/

Maybe she plays Aquaman's Grandma?

*ranger_scout* · 11-23-2018, 09:56 PM

More information about her part has been revealed.

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She will voice Karathen in Aquaman, a character described as a sea creature who can help assist Aquaman’s quest to broker a peace between Atlantis and the surface world.

“We wanted the Karathen to have the voice of a classic British actress, albeit somewhat digitally altered,” Safran told EW in a story published Friday. “And when we found out Julie was interested and available and excited to do it, casting her was a no-brainer.”

https://deadline.com/2018/11/aquaman...le-1202508272/

*Andrew NDB* · 12-07-2018, 09:50 PM

Is it time for "the movie's almost out, let's build up hype by pretending the sequel is already greenlit!"?

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/aquam...sequel-a165155

Yep.

10-05-2018, 04:26 PM	#101
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I'm normally a pretty firm purist, as you well know, but Aquaman in general is pretty worthless, so my take from the beginning is, if any character gives you a blank slate to make them more dynamic and likable, it's Aquaman. So I've been onboard with Mamoa since the beginning. He's clearly having a blast. If they wanted to "keep it real" and stick to the books, they'd have to have cast Evans and he's been a little busy with The Other Guys, y'know? __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-05-2018, 08:53 PM	#103
sdp Megan Fox = April Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 9,999	Wow, that 5 minute video really won me over, but still it's kinda hard to get excited for Aquaman when WB has no idea what they're doing with the DCEU and they change their plans every 3 months. __________________ *Bye* *TMNT !!! I'm unaliving tonight* Click to join The Drome Discord server

10-06-2018, 06:02 PM	#104
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,820	Mark Millar Says ‘Aquaman’ Trailer Makes Modern Marvel Look Like ‘70s TV Marvel https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/10/05/...l-mark-millar/ __________________

10-07-2018, 02:35 AM	#105
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	I know there's plenty of recent examples of movies coming out soon at various points that do show us whole scenes, or even "the first 5 minutes" or whatnot... but I'm not sure, can anyone think of any movies that have done that and ended up being good? Or successful? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-07-2018, 03:00 AM	#106
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 20,902	Kind of just shows how increasingly irrelevant the need for cinema really is. Hell, even movies that they know are gonna bomb are streamed on TV the same time they're released theatrically (films like Batistia's Final Score) __________________ TMNT Fan Script Discussion Thread "It Should Have Ended Here"...add your ideal ending to the Series Fauxnale wiki Add Your Story to the TMNT Fanfiction Wiki Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

10-07-2018, 03:13 AM	#107
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	People have been saying this kinda thing for over a decade. People said it once everyone had a VCR, for one thing. And yet, people still like to go out once in a while. They whine about the prices of tickets and popcorn and "I can just do all of this at home!", but human beings are hardwired to be social creatures. They may become more selective about which movies they go out to see vs. stay in to see, but the concept of "going to watch a movie in a theater" isn't going away anytime soon. Probably ever. Just an observation? The people I most often see "rooting" for stuff like movie theaters to become "irrelevant", are typically ones who don't get on much with people in general and I assume don't go out as often anyway. Most people are well aware that they can watch the same thing at home, they just like the "experience". If anything's making movies and the theater experience less relevant, it's the fact that video games are generally a better and more consistently satisfying form of entertainment. But that's another topic. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-07-2018, 05:06 AM	#108
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	Yeah, theaters aren't going away in our lifetime. It's too ingrained in our social culture. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-07-2018, 05:26 AM	#109
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I just think it's funny how long it's taking for it to happen despite people predicting it, even declaring it a certainty, decades ago. You and I are close in age, so I'm sure you, like me, remember a time when a VCR was a "rich person's toy"; most families didn't have one, but they might rent one for Movie Night. Once they were under $100, though, even Grandma had one. That's when it first started; "Nobody's ever going to the movies again; why would they?" Nothing changed; then came DVDs, and the improved picture and sound (specifically MADE for Home Theater Viewing!), and all the Bonus Feature and Behind The Scenes stuff that I still can't help but get hard over because I love that sht. Again, "Why would anyone go out?" But they did. Then it was cheap, big-screen HDTVs. Again, a novelty for the upper-crust at first, but now even Grandma has one. Then Blu-ray, and however-many-times better it is than DVD. Then 4K. And let's not forget how every few years, people try to get us to care about 3D home theater headsets and sht, even though nobody does. And yet, it really looks like more people are going to see films than they have in a while; they're just all mostly going to see the same few movies, over and over. But if ticket sales on average are anything to go by, then the theater experience is safe for a good while yet. People love to go out in small groups, pay too much for junk, watch something they only half-enjoyed, then blow off steam at stupid Denny's. Even if all they're gonna do is bitch about all of it; in fact, I sometimes suspect that the bitching is the ultimate point of the excursion. But whatever, they still went out. I personally love going to the theater; I just rarely do because my tastes run counter to most peoples' so there's fewer films I'd prefer to see "fresh" instead of waiting. I will most likely be seeing Aquaman in theaters, though. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-07-2018, 02:35 PM	#110
ProphetofGanja Dub Professor Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dub Side of the Moon Posts: 3,442	Fishman movie look good __________________ "We've been frantically trying to reach you, Dude."

10-22-2018, 10:25 AM	#113
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	Momoa is pitching Aquaman 2: http://www.darkhorizons.com/jason-mo...uaman-2-ideas/ Because that's going to happen... __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

10-25-2018, 08:58 PM	#115
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	What do you guys think? Will Aquaman so much as mention Batman or Superman or anybody from Justice League? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

11-23-2018, 03:29 PM	#117
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,055	Entertainment Weekly announced that the legendary and lovely miss Julie Andrews has a secret role in the film. This I've got to see. I find it funny how she will be in a movie that will compete against *Mary Poppins Returns*, which is the sequel to the film that made a household name. https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/23/julie-andrews-aquaman/

12-07-2018, 09:50 PM	#120
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	Is it time for "the movie's almost out, let's build up hype by pretending the sequel is already greenlit!"? https://www.comicbookmovie.com/aquam...sequel-a165155 Yep. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]