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Aquaman plays a P bass?

I'm so behind on my Marvel movies... I'm not sure if I've seen the second Thor.
There’s so many of them. I’m frequently confused.
I only remember it because of The Big Bang Theory.
Would’ve like to see a good Green Lantern movie, though.
I can’t imagine every getting to see my favorite on the big screen.
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Dude! One of my favorites! Pretty obscure.
 
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Or at least his dad does.

In the early portion of the Aquaman movie, the camera pans past what looks like a black Fender P in Thomas Curry’s living room.

I wonder if he taught his son to play? Maybe those are the vibes he uses to control sea life.
Oh man, I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed that. bass geeks of the world unite
 
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I just don’t understand how Aquaman got his own movie.

Jokes aside, there are a couple reasons for this. One is that people who read or work on DC comic books have known for a while that he’s not a joke; the Family Guy bits are aimed at people who only know him from the old Super Friends cartoon. To people who know comics Aquaman was nowhere near as long a shot as Ant-Man or Guardians of the Galaxy.

The other reason is that just by dumb luck Warner Bros and DC entrusted this flick (as well as Wonder Woman) to a director and stars who know how to get things done and done right. Their other big name heroes were handed off to people who either suck at these kinds of movies, don’t have their ***t together in general, or both. Until DC finds their own equivalent to Kevin Fiege over at Marvel they’re probably going to continue having a really hit or miss track record even with franchises that should have been easy hits.
 
No one does Deadpool, better than @dedpool1052...
I even do power windows better than Geddy Lee
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Uh, huh? Compared to recent Marvel releases (and Wonder Woman), this movie was a stinking mess.

Well, I haven’t seen it yet but given the reviews, ticket sales and positive word of mouth I’m going to guess most people disagree with you. Besides, my point wasn’t so much about whether the flick is good, it was that the flick actually got made and released and isn’t being lambasted by critics or fans. The same can’t be said of any of DC’s other recent superhero efforts other than Wonder Woman.
 
Well, I haven’t seen it yet but given the reviews, ticket sales and positive word of mouth I’m going to guess most people disagree with you. Besides, my point wasn’t so much about whether the flick is good, it was that the flick actually got made and released and isn’t being lambasted by critics or fans. The same can’t be said of any of DC’s other recent superhero efforts other than Wonder Woman.
Well, I’ve seen it and it suck eggs. To me. ymmv.