10 Best Superhero Movie Moments Of 2018

5. The Battle Of Atlantis - Aquaman

Aquaman Giant Crab
Warner Bros.

Though Aquaman was pretty all over the place as a whole, it's hard to argue with the go-for-broke nuttiness of the final action sequence, in which Orm (Patrick Wilson) pits his forces against the Kingdom of the Brine in order to stake his claim as Ocean Master.

Cue an absolutely insane fight as huge lava-throwing battle-crabs fight gigantic sharks, at least for a few moments before Aquaman (Jason Momoa) spoils the party by showing up atop the wildly over-powered man-eating leviathan known as Karathen (Julie Andrews).

The fight climaxes inevitably with Aquaman and Orm fighting mano-y-mano above the surface, and with his trusty new Trident of Atlan in tow, Arthur wins the duel pretty effortlessly.

What Aquaman lacked in fleshed-out characters or a particularly engaging narrative, it at least partially compensated with James Wan's slick, barmy action direction.

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