WHAT’S IT ABOUT
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.
MoviesInMo Review
They did it . . . again (finally). Warner made another hit superhero movie. Aquaman is well worth the wait, although it’s not perfect, Jason Momoa has so much personality, the highs definitely outweigh the lows. Since this is the first Aquaman film, it’s the obligatory origin story, and for some reason, it’s not as boring as I thought it would be. We see how his parents met and why they split up. We also, see Arthur as a kid in school, and we see him train in several parts of the film. After the initial “this is how I got here” introduction, it’s time to find out what type of person Arthur is an adult. Aquaman does a good job showing off Arthur’s strength and moral compass, while at the same time introducing every major player in the Aquaman universe. The battles are huge since the majority of them happen in the ocean. This movie is rated PG-13, but the fight scenes and amount of death shown throughout puts Aquaman at an almost R rating. I loved it, but I’m sure some parent somewhere will complain about how violent this movie is. Whatever the case, Aquaman is a damn good superhero movie with only a few WTF moments that don’t take away from the film.
OUR RATING – AN ATLANTEAN 9
MEDIA
- Genre – Comic Book
- Street date
- Digital – March 5th 2019
- DVD/Blu-Ray – March 26th 2019
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Extras
- Going Deep into the World of Aquaman (HD, 20 min): An EPK-like piece with cast & crew interviews on various aspects of the entire production with lots of BTS footage.
- Becoming Aquaman (HD, 13 min): Jason Momoa is given a few minutes to talk about the character, his performance, and training for the role, letting fans know more about the actor.
- James Wan: World Builder (HD, 8 min): Featurette on the director working with others to build this universe from scratch, the performances and accomplishing the visual effects.
- The Dark Depths of Black Manta (HD, 7 min): As the title implies, an interview with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is on the character, his performance and the technology used.
- Aqua Tech (HD, 6 min): Closer look at the innovative CG special effects and the production design work that went into bringing this fantasy world to reality.
- Heroines of Atlantis (HD, 6 min): Interviews with stars Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discussing their respective characters and roles in the plot.
- Villainous Training (HD, 6 min): Focus on Patrick Wilson and Abdul-Mateen talking about the extensive physical training they went through in an effort to keep up with Momoa.
- Kingdoms of the Seven Seas (HD, 7 min): Dolph Lundgren takes viewers on a tour of the seven distinct undersea territories with special attention given to the future spin-off sequel.
- Creating Undersea Creatures (HD, 7 min): As expected by the title, this featurette explores the fantastical underwater creatures, from concept art to CG realization.
- Atlantis Warfare (HD, 5 min): More on the VFX and CGI work mixed with the practical choreography and discussion on the Atlantean weapons.
- A Match Made in Atlantis (HD, 3 min): Momoa and Heard chat briefly about their friendly chemistry both on screen and off, interspersed with lots of BTS footage.
- Scene Study Breakdowns (HD, 11 min): Detailing three key action sequences.
- Submarine Attack
- Showdown in Sicily
- The Trench
- Sneak Peek (HD, 3 min): A sneak preview of the upcoming Shazam! film.