Aquaman Reviews: 9 Early Reactions You Have To See

9. It's DC's Venom

For better or worse, the film has inspired a great many comparisons to another comic book film from earlier this year: Sony's Venom.

Venom was released in October to unanimously awful reviews but became something of a so-bad-its-good underdog and has wound up making over $750 million worldwide. So while DC is undoubtedly hoping for better reviews than the film, they surely wouldn't be complaining if their Aquaman film did that kind of business.

From the actual reactions, this seems to be meant as a compliment. As @andrewbdyce says on Twitter;

"Forever grateful to Wan and Snyder that this is the Aquaman we get to have in movies. This is DC's blockbuster Venom."

Fandango recently reported that Aquaman's pre-sale tickets actually look to be outpacing Venom's, so DC might just have a bona fide blockbuster on their hands for the first time since Wonder Woman.