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Shazam Review Thread: The original Captain Marvel is back
- Thread starter Bor Gullet
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Going with my fiancee on Sunday, can't wait. Sounds really good, I knew since I saw the trailers that this is a movie that I'd like.
I don't want to get spoiled so I haven't read the thread, but can anyone comment on how appropriate this film is for a 6 year old? My son did ok with spiderman homecoming and ant-man but usually sticks to cartoons and cgi movies like the Lego stuff and Pixar. Live action bores him (or terrifies him :p
A little too scary/violent in parts. Was completely fine for my 10 year old, but I think too much for a 6 year old.
There are acouple bits that are pretty brutal for a six year old...
I think Sandberg had a good example, do you think your kid could handle the original Jurassic Park?
People often misinterpret the fact that "Superman is vulnerable to magic" thing, it's not that magic is an instant win against superman, this isn't Pokemon, it just means Superman is as vulnerable to magic as any regular dude.
JP is actually a good example minus the dismembered arm and the sound of crunching bones.
I didn't imply it was. A vulnerability implies a potential win.
Thanks guys. I'll go with the wife and wait for DVD for the boy. He hasn't gotten any DC stuff other than the Adam West show and the lego stuff. He loved Spiderverse though so he is getting ready for older fare.
I just heard this on double toasted, although they didnt spoil it either. But Martin's reaction was "Daaaamn!"
This is supposed to be DC gets it, lets have a fun movie. Why is anything edgy even in there. Did they hire Alan Moore to punch it up?
It is a fun movie. There's nothing "edgy" about it - it's occult magic/monster stuff centered around making the villain threatening. It's not like Billy rips off some guy's lower jaw or something.
Shit is said twice which was sort of surprising to me but one scene in particular with the villain is pretty brutal. Some of the themes with abandonment are pretty heavy too. It earns its PG-13.
As a parent of a nine year old I think it's a bit of a shame that I have to worry whether this movie is OK for kids. The marketing and tenor certainly make it seem like it should be, so if it manages to scare away a fair number of parents that seems like a wasted opportunity.
Took my 8 year old and there were no issues. I think the concern regarding children seeing it was a little over blown to tell you the truth.
It's really mostly just one scene. I'll describe it generally so as to not spoil the set up to why this is happening:
Mark Strong can control the 7 deadly sins who are represented as monsters who form out of smoke. He goes into a board meeting and then kills everyone inside with their help. You see people pressed up against the glass while they're being attacked and are screaming. One character gets eaten off screen, one character is thrown out a window.
You should watch it before you complain like this. Or at least read the entire scene if you didnt already.
There's nothing "edgy" about this movie.
nice to see this buzz, i've been excited for this since learning Chuck was in it [perfect casting].
trailers also look fun as all fk.
great video by Zachary Levi on Twitter as well, good to see he's just as Chuck as Chuck.
trailers also look fun as all fk.
great video by Zachary Levi on Twitter as well, good to see he's just as Chuck as Chuck.
It's not Edge. It's just spooky.
It may be surprising to some of you, but a movie can have a range of tones and emotions.
I just meant edgy as content I had to worry about. The reaction of some of the reviews had me wondering how bad it could be. So the complaint was, with the marketing looking so family friendly, its weird to hear there's questionable content.
They made it PG-13 so I cant complain about it, just surprised to find its something I had to clear.
I think another example is that if your kids can handle the original Ghostbusters (which has a few scary moments for kids) then then they should be okay with this.
Having seen the film, I'm surprised by the reviews.
Don't get me wrong, the movie is fun as heck. The two main kids and Levi are awesome and the humour is amazing. It's just, a lot of the rest falls a little short.
Some little parts are pretty useless and don't add as much to the story as they should. The final act drags out quite a bit too (but at least it's a pretty solid final act overall).
The movie is at its best when it's just the kids and Levi messing around and it's an outright comedy. Can't say I'm a fan of adding an extremely dark villain into a film like this.
Don't get me wrong, the movie is fun as heck. The two main kids and Levi are awesome and the humour is amazing. It's just, a lot of the rest falls a little short.
Some little parts are pretty useless and don't add as much to the story as they should. The final act drags out quite a bit too (but at least it's a pretty solid final act overall).
The movie is at its best when it's just the kids and Levi messing around and it's an outright comedy. Can't say I'm a fan of adding an extremely dark villain into a film like this.
Just got back from watching it. I like it, its fun and the casts are great. The family theme also told well. Very solid origin movie.
Amazing. Looks like it might be one of the most entertaining movies if the year. Keep the streak going, DC
Watched it last night. It was a very fun movie! I laughed so much.
The fact that it's an origin story makes action scenes a bit lackluster though. I guess I am usually more impressed with cool choreograph fights in general because I don't find Captain Marvel's fights that exciting either.
The fact that it's an origin story makes action scenes a bit lackluster though. I guess I am usually more impressed with cool choreograph fights in general because I don't find Captain Marvel's fights that exciting either.
Ohmygodsnyderwhy
He literally rips off a guy's jaw!!!??
This is worse than marvel forcing in extra or removing unnecessary chromosomes. BRB going to RT.
"Too childish for adults"! LOL, that's the funniest shit I've seen in a long time. What world does this clown live in?
Wat? This is roughly what I have always understood and I'm 100.
Maybe it was different in Scotland where I grew up?
In the 90s the title was called "The Power of Shazam!" But he's still referred to as captain marvel in universe. The copyright law only concerned the title of the book on the stands.
Even in the 00s he had various miniseries and was a regular in Geoff's JSA where he was still referred to as CM.
The change happened after Flashpoint when Geoff rebooted the character during the whole widely panned new 52 initiative that the DC Cinematic Universe keeps pulling from for some reason.
I thought you were talking about the title not the character name. I was vaguely aware of that issue even as a kid because marvel and DC were Nike and Adidas. Actually Puma if we're gonna be honest. You decide who was who...
Copyright law isn't the issue, Trademark law is. A trademark is anything used to marketing, selling, advertising, etc. So they could keep calling him Captain Marvel but couldn't use the name to sell him.
Trademarks expire much, much faster than copyrights, hence marvel being able to snatch it up after it being unused for a decade.
They can definitely still call him Captain Marvel on the interior pages of books. I kind of wish they would as I grew up reading old C.C. Beck reprints. Marvel was the *family* name, you know.
I'm a little more gray on UK's Marvelman->Miracleman from the 90s until 2013. Of course now that Marvel owns the character it's kind of moot.
I'm a little more gray on UK's Marvelman->Miracleman from the 90s until 2013. Of course now that Marvel owns the character it's kind of moot.
actually, the change sorta happened well before the New 52, in 2006 after Infinite Crisis, with the Trials of Shazam! miniseries. I say "sorta" because that was a period where Freddy Freeman replaced Billy Batson and Batson replaced the wizard Shazam (under the name "Marvel" iirc), and I honestly can't recall whether Billy took the Shazam name back before Flashpoint
Just got back and really enjoyed it.
Such a well made movie, nothing slow, nothing dull and lots of fun throughout.
Zachary Levi in the lead role was perfect for the lighthearted superhero. Great cast around him too. Loved the family and foster parents.
They did well building a decent backstory without dragging it out and it moved at a great pace.
Lots of laughter in the almost full cinema too. Some subtle and not so subtle humour that was never too corny.
The CG was pretty good, similar to Justice League quality but without the slight jerkiness to the animated characters.
Highly recommended.
Such a well made movie, nothing slow, nothing dull and lots of fun throughout.
Zachary Levi in the lead role was perfect for the lighthearted superhero. Great cast around him too. Loved the family and foster parents.
They did well building a decent backstory without dragging it out and it moved at a great pace.
Lots of laughter in the almost full cinema too. Some subtle and not so subtle humour that was never too corny.
The CG was pretty good, similar to Justice League quality but without the slight jerkiness to the animated characters.
Highly recommended.
The character was Marvelman in the UK from the 1950s until whenever it ceased publication. Moore revived the character and made a weird sort of sense out of his backstory while also treating the character as his template for modernizing superheroes. (Much of went went on in that short-lived book would anticipate the shift of tone in superheroes for decades.) Marvelman ran for a short time in Warrior, which then folded. When Eclipse wanted to reprint and continue as a standalone book, Marvel Comics threatened to sue that Marvelman would infringe on the Marvel Comics trademark. So they changed to Miracleman.
The saga of the rights after that run are too complicated for me to remember. That's a hot and holy mess from the decline of Eclipse and the question of who owned what, including whether Warrior and Eclipse had the rights in the first place.
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Eh, I'll watch it when it's streamable. I won't ever trust another DCEU film or reviews on them, because people keep trying to sell that "Its fun" bullshit. Aquaman was an absolute mess of a movie that is at best only fun to riff on and laugh at, yet people keep trying to sell it as "one of the best DCEU movies" because of how "fun and outrageous" it is. It was just trash that we were more willing to accept because of how low the bar was because of films like BvS, JL, and Suicide Squad.
The Wikipedia page covers it but it's still a lot to decipher.
I was following it as it was happening (as I was a huge fan) and the competing claims coupled with the nature of the story mostly coming out as rumors along the way was boggling.
Oh, and this diversion gives me an excuse to post this Alex Ross work he just did.
Saw it a couple weeks ago with my son for the fandango early screening.
Shazam is my favorite DCEU movie, with Wondy being #2
Shazam is my favorite DCEU movie, with Wondy being #2