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‘Aquaman 2’ Opens To Terrible Reviews

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak
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It’s like something straight out of HBO’s Entourage. The first Aquaman movie is massive, followed up a disappointing sequel. Aquaman 2 has opened to terrible reviews online.

We weren’t given a lot of good movie options this holiday season. One of the only releases we got this year was Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Unfortunately, the reviews for Aquaman 2 on Rotten Tomatoes are incredibly bad.

‘Aquaman 2’ Opens To Terrible Reviews

The DCU clearly had high hopes for the movie. That’s why you choose to release it during the holidays. Well, that didn’t happen.

The Jason Momoa led movie currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 36%. That number seems to be falling, as well.

The movie is a sequel to 2018’s Aquaman. Despite Jason Momoa being one of the biggest stars on the planet, the movie is not being received well.

Here are some of the poor reviews the movie has already received since opening in theatres, per Rotten Tomatoes.

Bad Reviews For Aquaman 2

“Jason Momoa’s performance, like Chris Hemsworth’s as Thor, provides diminishing returns (has muscles, makes jokes, flicks hair), while the overuse of CGI would put a charging rhino to sleep” (Times UK)

“Lacking the sense of discovery and world-building that powered the original, director James Wan settles for a sort-of misguided buddy comedy. Whatever the intent, this doesn’t feel like the answer to lift superhero movies out of their slump.” (CNN)

“It’s a rather long two-hours. That seems especially true for Nicole Kidman, who looks truly, truly pained to be involved with this project.” (Silver Screen Riot)

Good Reviews For Aquaman 2

However, not every review for the movie was terrible. There were some good ones! Admittedly, there were much more negative ones. But some positive ones were found! Here are some good reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.

“The movie is clever enough, and plenty scary, and there is a sufficient number of jokes to keep the whole thing from getting too self-important.” (New York Times)

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom still stands as a well-oiled blockbuster that delivers something unique when compared to other recent DC movies.” (Discussing Film)

“Proves Hollywood hasn’t forgotten how to have fun with its franchise tentpoles. In fact, the film’s whole-hearted embrace of comic book ridiculousness may just be the shot in the arm the genre needs right now.” (Next Best Picture)

Is it me or are the “good” reviews not even that good? Seems like this isn’t the feedback DC wanted for the movie. They’ve already been struggling and this is going to be hard to shake.

Jason Momoa: 5 Times He Was Hollywood's Best Metalhead

Jason Momoa is an undeniable star. He has a list of impressive credits, and he’s not exactly hard on the eyes. One of the most endearing things about the actor is his love of heavy metal.

If you follow him on Instagram, you’ve undoubtedly seen a post touting his metal fandom. He’s certainly not shy about showing his fandom either, like rocking a Metallica shirt at Melbourne’s Comic Con in 2017.

Momoa even likes to jam with his kids. In a February 2021 interview with Bass Player, he recalled how he, his son and his daughter played an impromptu cover of Tool’s “Sober” while on the set of Aquaman. (He played bass, his son was on drums and his daughter was on guitar.) Why did they perform the cover? Because it was Momoa’s assistant’s birthday, and she’s a big Tool fan.

Momoa notably told Bass Player, “I studied and studied and studied bass, and I was like ‘My God, I wish I would have done this when I was young.’ I wish that I had that opportunity –but I’m making up for lost time.”

Since Momoa loves to celebrate his love of heavy metal, we thought it was only fitting to celebrate his fandom. (Plus, it’s just cool to see a notable metal-loving celeb!) Here are five times Jason Momoa was Hollywood’s best metalhead.

  • Being spotted in the mosh pit at a Metallica show

    Momoa was one of a handful of celebrities spotted at Metallica’s August 25 and 27 shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Fan-shot footage below shared by TMZ shows Momoa having a blast in the mosh pit. As if that weren’t enough, he shared on Instagram how he was able to go backstage to hang out with Metallica and Pantera. On top of that, he was able to FaceTime with a friend of his who’s battling cancer, so he was able to see the show and meet a bunch of rock stars virtually.

  • Jamming on his new birthday bass

    In 2020, Momoa received a fancy custom Fender bass for his 41st birthday that was personally delivered by Fender Master Builder Vincent van Trigt. So, what do you do when you get a new bass guitar? You slap the heck out of some Red Hot Chili Peppers, obviously!

  • Meeting Slayer and Anthrax

    Seriously, Khal Drogo is living a metalhead’s best life! In June 2019, Momoa shared photos of him meeting Slayer and Anthrax. He captioned the moment, “Love metal. So much fire. It was one of the greatest shows of my life. Childhood dream. @slayerbandofficial  @anthrax My mind was blown. Meeting your idols and they’re f—ing amazing. So thankful. So grateful.”

  • Joining Phil Anselmo on Stage at Slayer's final show

    Momoa had another touching moment with Slayer at their final farewell tour performance in November 2019. The actor took to the stage with opening act Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals to perform Pantera’s “This Love.” Momoa wrote of the moment, “My mind was blown f—in’ BLOWN. I was living out my childhood dreams.”

  • When he did a video for Ozzy Osbourne

    As part of Ozzy Osbourne’s 2020 studio album Ordinary Man, a number of videos were created. One of them was the clip below teasing the song “Scary Little Green Men.” Momoa stars in the clip and lipsyncs the tune and just looks beyond cool while doing it.

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

Have you seen the movie? What did you think? Let us know in the comments!

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