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Rating: 4.6/5
Review: "Aquaman 3D movie review" (143 minutes)

As the latest movie to the DC movie franchise, Aquaman has upped the scale in visuals and non-stop action. Director James Wan, famous for his horror movies, shows that he has the action mindset and he delivers. Although the 2 hours and 23 minutes movie may become exhausting, it is still massively entertaining.

The story: As an origin story, it has nothing new to offer the audience. James Wan smartly integrates the flashbacks with the present day so it will hold the audience's attention without becoming draggy. He throws in whatever a big-budget movie should have; non-stop action, romance, loads of CGI, grand set pieces, loads of characters, battle and fight scenes and more. As time passed by, it is clear that he is ticking off everything in the checklist. There are even chase scenes. After a while, it becomes exhausting to watch but I still can't take my eyes off the beautiful visuals. The chemistry between Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Amber Heard as Mera is believable. Their acting is decent enough. The rest of the cast are decent too. Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams is suitably epic but disappointing. The music is not distinguishable and there is hardly any theme music for Aquaman. CGI is great.

3D: It adds to the overall immersion of the movie. The 3D depth is there and as Bumblebee, the characters feel 3D. The underwater scenes look good with the additional depth however at times, it may become too much for the eyes to register. It adds extra oomph during the slo-mo scenes. Overall, a great usage of 3D.

Overall: Aquaman delivers what a blockbuster should. Pure fun. Although the story takes the backseat, it can't be denied that the highly energized action scenes and breath-taking CGI made the whole movie enjoyable. The bright colours are a complete contrast to Zack Synder's style. Although I like Zack's style, it is certainly refreshing to see some colours in a DC movie.  

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