Lonely, scared, and desperate, the young Black Manta saw Aquaman swim by. On that fateful night, young Manta cried out to Aquaman to save him, but Aquaman failed to act. From then on, Manta held a deep hatred for all things Atlantean, particularly the Sea King. Which brings us to Aquaman vol. And this one is as dark as the bottom of the deepest ocean trench.
In this second attempt at a Black Manta origin, it is revealed that as a boy, Manta had severe sensory issues as he could not stand the feel of cotton and the only thing that can calm the future villain was immersion into cold water.
The poor kid was put in Arkham Asylum where the staff would frequently restrain him on his bed…with cotton sheets. Later, the boy was a subject of cruel experimentation. His mind cleared, but severe violent tenancies were unleashed. Growing up, the tormented boy was fascinated by Aquaman and, yikes, there you go.
Watch Super Friends now and imagine Black Manta as a person on the spectrum victimized by ignorance and cruel torture. It can be reasonably said that the legacy of Black Manta owes as much to animation as it does to comics. Before the events of Brightest Day , Aquaman was believed dead. At peace, with his arch nemesis sleeping with the fishes, Black Manta retired from his life of baby murder and opened a fish market.
When the Sea King is resurrected because comics! Hyde was once a young husband and treasure hunter. When he and his wife were exploring the Bermuda Triangle, they were kidnapped by violent brigands from the sea realm of Xebel.
You know else is from Xebel? The infant was given hard water powers and fearing that the cruel Xebels would use the infant as a weapon, Mera rescues the child. Later, Manta and his child Aqualad are reunited during the events of Brightest Day. It seems after over four decades, Black Manta had an origin that stuck-and a family. And, no, the extended cut doesn't do anything that warrants improving its standing.
Best known as "the one Shaq was in back when he tried acting," "Steel" is pretty bad. But the fun kind of bad. Could have been worse, I guess.
But it's still morally gross and has a plot that doesn't make sense. That it's very pretty to look at doesn't override those things nearly enough to make it watchable. This is not a good characterization of the Joker as a human being, and aside from that it's just a soulless, meaningless experience.
Thoroughly horrible, but somehow amusing even so. Sad that it's seemingly been swept into the litter box of history. Rightly hated, but it's tremendously entertaining here and there.
Uma Thurman and Arnold Schwarzeneggar are going so far over the top I can't help but admire them. Featured a brilliant corporate rip-off -- one later referenced in "Office Space" -- but the attempt to funny things up with the addition of Richard Pryor didn't gel. There was also a weird bit about a weather satellite creating bad weather, which isn't what weather satellites do. Seeing Clark Kent fight Superman was pretty cool, though. Overreliance on cartoony visual effects during a period when big blockbusters were moving away from that aesthetic meant this was a movie nobody liked.
Not that it was especially horrible. It just looked like a dumb cartoon and is hard to watch. Probably wasn't intended to be a grim and gritty Shumacher Batmovie, but that is indeed what it is. This is Nolan going full Hollywood, smashing plot points into place by sheer force of will rather than because they make sense.
An extremely theatrical Tom Hardy as Bane is amusing front to back, and a nuke with a countdown clock on it will never get old. A total mess that hates Superman and turns Batman into a total maniac. None of those things are good. Ben Affleck can't save the thing, but he's excellent nonetheless and gives it a huge bump it probably doesn't deserve. I have no particular affection for the revered "Watchmen" comic the way a lot of other nerds do, so my distaste for this adaptation isn't personal.
It just doesn't add up to nearly as much as it thinks it does. How was this movie not amazing? Giving this its own slot because it fundamentally changes the narrative of the movie and the character of Superman in the DC Extended Universe.
This version is still not great especially at three freaking hours , but it's a monumental improvement over the theatrical version. Did you even know these were comic book movies?
Whatever, it's a great cast in a serviceable action movie and everybody's having a good time. Hard to remember, but fun. Fondly remembered mostly because it was the first Batmovie in a couple decades.
It isn't actually very good, though. The reveal that a younger version of the Joker killed Bruce Wayne's parents is as hamfistedly dumb as it gets in a "Batman" movie. Because of Nereus, Xebel is constantly harassing Atlantis. Born with blonde hair and a penchant for speaking to sea life, the Atlantean villain Kordax has a lot in common with Arthur Curry.
They both have royal Atlantean blood and have faced exile from their homeworld. Like Arthur, Kordax was born out of a forbidden union that stripped him of many privileges. Kordax even lost a hand like his half-human counterpart. Ever since he was banished by Atlantis for aiding an uprising, Kordax has been trying to destroy Atlantean culture -- beginning with its royalty.
Similar to her sister Mera, Siren is an advanced hydrokinetic with the ability to manipulate water. Because she looks a lot like his wife and is closely related to her, Aquaman always struggles when going up against Siren. There are numerous villains dedicated to usurping the King of Atlantis, including Corum Rath, Siren, and, less recently, Hagen.
The Atlantean magic-wielder known only as Hagen grew to power during the Aquaman series. His position as Prime Minister of Atlantis was mostly a farce -- he controlled Queen Mera like a puppet and was essentially the king. He knows how to be secretive and how to worm his way up any government ladder. Technically, the Thirst is just dried river mud magically molded into a humanoid form.
Using necromancy and some impressive intellect, the parasitic Thirst nearly defeated Aquaman in battle. Water is his domain, so It would seem impossible for an entire species of water-breathers to hide from the King of Atlantis. When huddled together in large groups as they typically are the Trench species is almost impossible to stop. This feeding frenzy behavior can easily decimate an entire surface village within minutes.
His outfit and name are right out of an episode of Spongebob and his bland personality leaves something to be desired. As a highly trained thief specializing in underwater tech, Fisherman regularly comes into contact with Aquaman. Elusive, intelligent, and always heavily armed, Fisherman routinely proves himself to be a better villain than his bland name suggests. However, the comics never documented his exact powers very well.
Permanently scarring Aquaman isn't easy. Of course, Aquaman wins but his victory is a little baffling. Triton has enhanced strength, speed, and endurance thanks to his divine blood. Sometimes this sort of rewriting is unneeded, but in the case of the Dead King, it was very needed.
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