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Aquaman: Special Edition
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Original Release Date:
2018
Original Running Time:
143
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124
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Brief Synopsis:
A tighter, more focused story of the reluctant heir to the kingdom of Atlantis, now with much of the unnecessary exposition as possible removed, Depeche Mode and Pitbull songs removed, "Ocean Master" references removed, and as many plot holes as possible removed.
Intention:
Goals:
• To keep Arthur dumb and funny, and make the rest of the movie a little more more serious, closer to the rest of the DCEU.
• Remove as much unnecessary exposition as possible
• Remove Depeche Mode and Pitbull songs
• Remove "Ocean Master" references
• Remove as many plot holes as possible* (can't get them all)
• To keep Arthur dumb and funny, and make the rest of the movie a little more more serious, closer to the rest of the DCEU.
• Remove as much unnecessary exposition as possible
• Remove Depeche Mode and Pitbull songs
• Remove "Ocean Master" references
• Remove as many plot holes as possible* (can't get them all)
Additional Notes:
*2022 Update**
Now in 5.1 Audio with full subtitles
Release Information:
Digital
Special Features
*2022 Update**
Now in 5.1 Audio with full subtitles
Now in 5.1 Audio with full subtitles
Editing Details:
The goal was to take out as much "cheese" factor and make the movie feel more militaristic.
Cuts and Additions:
• Removed intro narration
• Movie intro starts with Lighthouse setting shot and removed Thomas tying the shutters OPEN.*
• Removed Atlanna and TV scene (to remove Atlanna expelling water)*
• Tightened scene with arrival of soldiers, removed some of the story Atlanna was telling to Arthur, removed the discussion with soldiers and Atlanna (for better mystery setup)
• Removed discussion about tears on pier between Thomas and Atlanna (lame)
• Removed Aquarium scene with young Arthur (not relevant anymore)
• Tightened Black Manta's arrival on the submarine to remove some of his dumb lines. He mostly only talks to his dad. (trying to create more villainous vibe)
• Removed Black Manta's lines to sub captain about jobs
• Removed Manta knife discussion (not important)
• Removed "its a man" lines from pirate watching the video of Arthur's arrival (silly)
• Removed Black Manta line "Its not a man"
• Removed Black Manta and Arthur discussing about meeting eventually, shortening fight (silly)
• Removed lines "you knew to live so you can kill that sob" (silly)
• Removed King Orm's history lesson about the meeting place (overt exposition)
• Removed mention of the "Ocean Master" title (silly)
• Brought explosion sooner (pacing)
• Removed Vulko's "to arms!" line (silly)
• Moved payout of gold to Black Manta to right after the attack (to connect his importance sooner)
• Removed Black Manta lines "he killed my father" and "keep the money, I want Aquaman" (silly)
• Tightened Mara and Arthur's discussion to remove JL references, and the lines "I’ve been looking for you", "because you’re a lady", "you are the firstborn... your people executed", and discussion of Volko and the Trident (overt exposition)
• Removed Mara introducing herself after saving Thomas (better that they just already know each other already somehow... JL?)
• Shortened Dr. Shin's rant to remove question of the existence of Atlanteans* (removed world not believing in Atlaneans in spite of knowing about Aquaman)
• Removed Vulko and teen Arthur swimming lesson (silly)
• Removed "They still think Atlantis is a fairy tale"*
• Removed "Ocean Master" reference by Mara (silly)
• Removed refence to the Trident being "forged"*
• Removed line "it gave us the ability to breathe underwater" (the evolved thing covers it)
• Removed Vulko's line "it’s an ancient recording dating back..."
• Removed Orms' line "I can’t believe you’re finally here. I've heard so many stories about you
• Removed shots of being killed from Orm's visual presentation (hypocritical)*
• Removed teen Arthur's lines "you mean the executed her? because of me?" (bad acting)
• Removed Mara's line about hating the surface people too
• Removed Orm throwing up water in the air pocket*
• Removed the second, higher pitched "bad guys behind us, aaaahhhh!"
• Removed Orm flying beside Arthur and Mara on their escape
• Removed Mara inside whale dismissing how he talked to it*
• Removed Pitbull song and the ocean exit shots, cuts directly to shadow of plane overhead
• Tightened Arthur and Mara discussion in plane to let her respond quicker
• Removed Orm's Captain (Murk) lines when tracking Mara
• Removed King Nereus describing his daughter Mara as the Princess of Xebel, instead just being a concerned dad
• Removed Black Manta's lines with Orm when getting equipment, and the shots and lines of how the gun works.
• Changed Depeche Mode song to the Black Manta theme from the soundtrack
• Lowered romantic comedy sound effects as much as possible from Arthur and Mera's discussion in the desert
• Removed mention of "forging" weapons again
• Removed water fountain scene in order to better set up the Pinocchio reference
• Removed Arthur knowing who all the statues were
• Moved up explosion slightly to reduce the loving gaze between Mera and Arthur
• Removed Black Manta monologue on his arrival
• Removed Black Manta announcing his name to Arthur
• Removed Arthur telling Black Manta "I thought I told you not to make this a habit"
• Removed Mera breaking facemask of solder and shot of Murk healing his arm
• Removed Murk and the toilet
• Removed Black Manta stabbing Arthur with the Manta knife
• Removed a couple shots of Arthur on the boat to better set up the no-shirt to shirt shot
• Removed flashback shot of young Arthur talking to fish
• Removed Karathen saying Arthur is the only one who can hear it
• Shortened Karathen's arrival at battle to show less destruction to both sides (focus on Atlantean reaction)
• Removed Mera’s final speech (silly)
• Trimmed Arthur’s ending narration and final Aquaman shots, ends on sunrise on dock with Atlanna and Thomas, rounding out the love story.
• Added new Aquaman logo screen before cinematic credits.
• Changed music after Black Manta mid-credit scene to be more fast paced.
• Movie intro starts with Lighthouse setting shot and removed Thomas tying the shutters OPEN.*
• Removed Atlanna and TV scene (to remove Atlanna expelling water)*
• Tightened scene with arrival of soldiers, removed some of the story Atlanna was telling to Arthur, removed the discussion with soldiers and Atlanna (for better mystery setup)
• Removed discussion about tears on pier between Thomas and Atlanna (lame)
• Removed Aquarium scene with young Arthur (not relevant anymore)
• Tightened Black Manta's arrival on the submarine to remove some of his dumb lines. He mostly only talks to his dad. (trying to create more villainous vibe)
• Removed Black Manta's lines to sub captain about jobs
• Removed Manta knife discussion (not important)
• Removed "its a man" lines from pirate watching the video of Arthur's arrival (silly)
• Removed Black Manta line "Its not a man"
• Removed Black Manta and Arthur discussing about meeting eventually, shortening fight (silly)
• Removed lines "you knew to live so you can kill that sob" (silly)
• Removed King Orm's history lesson about the meeting place (overt exposition)
• Removed mention of the "Ocean Master" title (silly)
• Brought explosion sooner (pacing)
• Removed Vulko's "to arms!" line (silly)
• Moved payout of gold to Black Manta to right after the attack (to connect his importance sooner)
• Removed Black Manta lines "he killed my father" and "keep the money, I want Aquaman" (silly)
• Tightened Mara and Arthur's discussion to remove JL references, and the lines "I’ve been looking for you", "because you’re a lady", "you are the firstborn... your people executed", and discussion of Volko and the Trident (overt exposition)
• Removed Mara introducing herself after saving Thomas (better that they just already know each other already somehow... JL?)
• Shortened Dr. Shin's rant to remove question of the existence of Atlanteans* (removed world not believing in Atlaneans in spite of knowing about Aquaman)
• Removed Vulko and teen Arthur swimming lesson (silly)
• Removed "They still think Atlantis is a fairy tale"*
• Removed "Ocean Master" reference by Mara (silly)
• Removed refence to the Trident being "forged"*
• Removed line "it gave us the ability to breathe underwater" (the evolved thing covers it)
• Removed Vulko's line "it’s an ancient recording dating back..."
• Removed Orms' line "I can’t believe you’re finally here. I've heard so many stories about you
• Removed shots of being killed from Orm's visual presentation (hypocritical)*
• Removed teen Arthur's lines "you mean the executed her? because of me?" (bad acting)
• Removed Mara's line about hating the surface people too
• Removed Orm throwing up water in the air pocket*
• Removed the second, higher pitched "bad guys behind us, aaaahhhh!"
• Removed Orm flying beside Arthur and Mara on their escape
• Removed Mara inside whale dismissing how he talked to it*
• Removed Pitbull song and the ocean exit shots, cuts directly to shadow of plane overhead
• Tightened Arthur and Mara discussion in plane to let her respond quicker
• Removed Orm's Captain (Murk) lines when tracking Mara
• Removed King Nereus describing his daughter Mara as the Princess of Xebel, instead just being a concerned dad
• Removed Black Manta's lines with Orm when getting equipment, and the shots and lines of how the gun works.
• Changed Depeche Mode song to the Black Manta theme from the soundtrack
• Lowered romantic comedy sound effects as much as possible from Arthur and Mera's discussion in the desert
• Removed mention of "forging" weapons again
• Removed water fountain scene in order to better set up the Pinocchio reference
• Removed Arthur knowing who all the statues were
• Moved up explosion slightly to reduce the loving gaze between Mera and Arthur
• Removed Black Manta monologue on his arrival
• Removed Black Manta announcing his name to Arthur
• Removed Arthur telling Black Manta "I thought I told you not to make this a habit"
• Removed Mera breaking facemask of solder and shot of Murk healing his arm
• Removed Murk and the toilet
• Removed Black Manta stabbing Arthur with the Manta knife
• Removed a couple shots of Arthur on the boat to better set up the no-shirt to shirt shot
• Removed flashback shot of young Arthur talking to fish
• Removed Karathen saying Arthur is the only one who can hear it
• Shortened Karathen's arrival at battle to show less destruction to both sides (focus on Atlantean reaction)
• Removed Mera’s final speech (silly)
• Trimmed Arthur’s ending narration and final Aquaman shots, ends on sunrise on dock with Atlanna and Thomas, rounding out the love story.
• Added new Aquaman logo screen before cinematic credits.
• Changed music after Black Manta mid-credit scene to be more fast paced.
Opening Sequence
User reviews
10 reviews
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(10)
Visual Editing
9.8(10)
Audio Editing
9.9(10)
Narrative
9.6(10)
Enjoyment
9.8(10)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Absolutely brilliant! Well done WUK!
A lot of the more irritating bits are gone now, and I like the rescoring of the Black Manta prep-scene, etc.
Think this will be my go-to version of Aquaman from now on. I've always wanted to cut my own one as my first fanedit ever, but this one accomplished almost everything I'd have done.
(For info - no comment on the fanedit itself at all - the possible bits I'd change from this, which are more personal than anything else: Remove the "pee on it" line. Remove the plinky plonky music bit in the desert designed to show how 'fun' the banter is. Remove the single half-line about the world needing Arthur to be "more than a king // a hero" (I think it would work as "Atlantis has always had a king - now it needs something more [cut to] a king fights for his nation - you fight for everyone"). Remove the profoundly un-physics-y bit of Arthur dragging those inflatable liferafts at high speed after the submarine rescue.)
Either way, in short - fantastic edit, far better than the theatrical, and fulfils the brief of "to keep Arthur dumb and funny" but remove plot-holes, etc.
Oh, and the small changes to the intro and ending are brilliant. The dock ending is perfect.
Thank you so much for this. I strongly recommend to all.
A lot of the more irritating bits are gone now, and I like the rescoring of the Black Manta prep-scene, etc.
Think this will be my go-to version of Aquaman from now on. I've always wanted to cut my own one as my first fanedit ever, but this one accomplished almost everything I'd have done.
(For info - no comment on the fanedit itself at all - the possible bits I'd change from this, which are more personal than anything else: Remove the "pee on it" line. Remove the plinky plonky music bit in the desert designed to show how 'fun' the banter is. Remove the single half-line about the world needing Arthur to be "more than a king // a hero" (I think it would work as "Atlantis has always had a king - now it needs something more [cut to] a king fights for his nation - you fight for everyone"). Remove the profoundly un-physics-y bit of Arthur dragging those inflatable liferafts at high speed after the submarine rescue.)
Either way, in short - fantastic edit, far better than the theatrical, and fulfils the brief of "to keep Arthur dumb and funny" but remove plot-holes, etc.
Oh, and the small changes to the intro and ending are brilliant. The dock ending is perfect.
Thank you so much for this. I strongly recommend to all.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
D
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This edit turns this movie from what was just a fun romp into a more faster-paced action-adventure film. The problems with the TC of Aquaman are removed and any moments of those cuts are not noticeable. Even though a lot of the 'fun' is cut out, Arthur still feels like the fun character he is mostly portrayed as in the original movie and other appearances. This version serves as a great shelf replacer and I would give it a watch if you are on the fence about it.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
M
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
After experiencing his outstanding WW84 and Suicide Squad edits, I was eager to see what Wakeupkeo could do with a DC film I actually enjoyed in the first place -- not surprisingly, the answer is "improve it considerably." All of the plot and tone quibbles I had with the original cut are smoothed over, and what's left is a flawless, beautiful psychedelic neon adventure movie with heart and humour, and nary a cringe moment to be found. A "B+" movie taken to an "A," well done.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
R
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Very good edit, and he has an astonishing collection! I discovered Wakeupkeo on reddit. Thank you, and keep this level of greatness on your edits.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
D
(Updated: September 23, 2021)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This edit of the film was really enjoyable for me! It was the first time I was able to watch this movie from the beginning till the end and I liked it (the original version was a bit too long winded for me). It is fast paced, the story unfolds really well, the characters build in a good flow and it comes across pretty natural and some "funny" scenes really made me laugh again.
It seems like a fresh and new movie alltogehter. The editing and cutting was done fabulously. This is the second fanedit I watched from Wakeupkeo and again, I loved it. This editor really seems to get he most out of these movies by showing the essence of the story and makes his audience love them (again).
There were no flaws recognized by me after the first watch. Fantastic job again, highly recommended!
All changes, musical and cut choices were ideal and the editor's vision once again resonates well with the audience! :)
It seems like a fresh and new movie alltogehter. The editing and cutting was done fabulously. This is the second fanedit I watched from Wakeupkeo and again, I loved it. This editor really seems to get he most out of these movies by showing the essence of the story and makes his audience love them (again).
There were no flaws recognized by me after the first watch. Fantastic job again, highly recommended!
All changes, musical and cut choices were ideal and the editor's vision once again resonates well with the audience! :)
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
G