Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.
While there are many, I think one of the major strengths a superhero like Batman has over many others is that there is always the chance that he can die. He doesn't seem as invincible as other superheroes like Superman or Aquaman. Maybe I missed it, but apart from being struck by the Trident of Atlan, are we ever told how he and others like him can be killed? The fighting is like watching two rocks battling it out. Where is the weakness? The action is entertaining enough. Out of all of the scenes, I enjoyed the on-land action in Italy the most. Apart from that, movies like this do not need to be 2.5 hours long. I also rolled my eyes at the Octopus playing the drums. It was a bit much. And then the sharks with machine guns... I guess Karl Pilkington was right... "I don't know what they kit 'em out with but they're just ready for war." It's probably one I would've gotten more out of on a big screen but all of the water effects still looked good on the small screen. 3-2.5
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