The OFFICIAL "SHAZAM" movie thread - 4/5/19 release

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My review. First off this cripple niguh Freddie stole this movie. Don't know anything about the comics but his troll game with his first interactions with Billy was tremendous. Just a dope, dope sidekick. Him and Billy interactions was just good. Next, the sense of humor was not as bad as the trailers made it seem to be. I actually was LOL at alot parts which surprised me. As I stated before, I felt like I was watching the last Spiderman movie in some sense. Humor, adventure, storyline, good villian. Another strength was the demons. Given the trash that we experienced in Justice League with the bad guy henchmen, this was a pleasant surprise. The villians were not bad. Their battle was cool. The bad guy battles was straight with Shazam. Felt alot like 80's Superman movie. Now, could I like it because I had so low expectations. Overall this was a solid story. Again, it felt like their version of Spiderman: Far From Home. Movie year is still young with Endgame, Toy Story, and Spidey but it's movie of the year so far because it worked overall in alot of areas. Lastly, one kid sure grew up quick. No:sitdown:but when she grew up, she grew up:steviej:
 
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I was a little eh on this. Although the movie had a lot of storytelling depth, to me it felt a lot like a dumb kids movie. Stupid shyt like the generic bad guy who makes evil speeches, the legion of ancient spirit monsters, the cliche bully characters who aren't there for anything other than to prop up the protagonists,
there being a whole damn Power Rangers team at the end
, I just didn't feel like this movie was made for me, or anyone above the age of 12 for that matter.

By and large though, it left a pretty good taste in my mouth and I really appreciated the directions they went with the material, and I'd definitely check it out again because it's just a really fun movie.

What's heartbreaking to me though is how the main DCEU has settled for movies that just... fit in. The Snyder movies had their flaws, but at least they were unique in retrospect to traditional blockbuster filmmaking, and didn't feel like MCU-lite, which is how JL, Aquaman, and Shazam turned out.

I also feel like the MCU still epitomizes functional, smart storytelling in terms of the superhero genre. For example, compare the nameless bullies in Shazam with MCU Flash Thompson... very minor characters but still so much difference in terms of depth and how they serve the story and aid in the arcs of the main characters. I don't want to compare DCEU vs MCU, but it feels like them over at WB are dumbing it down for the purposes of just making something accessible, enjoyable, and un-complicated, so that they're not treated as laughing stocks and Marvel's little bro anymore.
 
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momma said:
I was a little eh on this. Although the movie had a lot of storytelling depth, to me it felt a lot like a dumb kids movie. Stupid shyt like the generic bad guy who makes evil speeches, the legion of ancient spirit monsters, the cliche bully characters who aren't there for anything other than to prop up the protagonists,
there being a whole damn Power Rangers team at the end
, I just didn't feel like this movie was made for me, or anyone above the age of 12 for that matter.

By and large though, it left a pretty good taste in my mouth and I really appreciated the directions they went with the material, and I'd definitely check it out again because it's just a really fun movie.

What's heartbreaking to me though is how the DCEU has settled for movies that just... fit in. The Snyder movies had their flaws, but at least they were unique in retrospect to traditional blockbuster filmmaking, and didn't feel like MCU-lite, which is how JL, Aquaman, and Shazam turned out.
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As long as it fits the character. Flash should definitely feel like an mcu movie unless it’s flashpoint
 
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ModernGameHero said:
As long as it fits the character. Flash should definitely feel like an mcu movie unless it’s flashpoint
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Not saying they should make an edgy Shazam movie, but again what's really separating this from the pack of superhero movies, let alone the rest of the big-budget CGI blockbusters?
 
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